Tuesday, November 08, 2022
October was the busiest month. I gave a Zoom talk, three cemetery tours, and taught a paper flower and crown making workshop at the Presidio Museum. The workshop had 14 women, including five from San Francisco. They had such a good time, I really enjoyed them.
Crown ladies.
I also constructed an Offrenda (altar) at the Museum, the theme was Thrift Store Ancestors, consisting of photographs I have purchased at thrift stores, antique stores, or estate sales.
Thrift Store Ancestors.
I hosted an All Souls Procession cocktail party yesterday. I made an Offrenda and decorated it with photos of my ancestors and pets. Each year I have to make hundreds of paper flowers. The arch is a bit crooked, I probably need to get a new piece of plastic pipe for it.
Offrenda.
I made Better Homes and Garden sugar cookies and gingerbread cookies. I messed up one batch of each and had to start over. But they got baked, finally. Peter and Corey came over and helped decorate them with lemon icing. They were delicious.
Cookies.
For the party I made vegan chili, jalapeno cornbread, squash casserole, hummous, fruit salad, pico de gallo salsa, and a chocolate mayonnaise cake. People ate most of the food, although I have a lot of hummous because I made a big batch.
I did a lot of people's makeup.
Armando and Robert.
I had made five paper flower crowns. Ginger was one of the persons who wore them, she looked great.
Ginger and husband.
Caleb, Ben, and Homer.
Homer and Matt
We walked down to the Procession. As always, I enjoyed seeing the creativity of so many people.
Afterward when I got home and washed my face I discovered the red dots were very stubborn.
