Over the last couple years, we've had our fair share of death. My wife lost her parents, I lost my grandmother, the kids have lost a couple pets. During this time, Talia has become interested in the Day of the Dead through a couple of books she's reading, and asked if we could build an...

In a few minutes I will be going a few blocks away to celebrate my Grandson Sean's 4th Birthday (CAKE will be there!) This Friday, January 22 at 11am I will be going 5 blocks away to the Methodist Church ..for my Mother's Memorial Service.... I put the notice of her death on Facebook recently...

I decided that I need a few cauldrons this year and decided to make them. Here is the first. I based it off an old pot I remember my grandmother having. It had belonged to her grandmother and was cracked from use, the rim hammered and distorted for a number of repairs. I took a large...

Tonight a Grandmother, Mother ,and Granddaughter were here for the house tour. After just two rooms the Daughter was upset,scared? Whatever? The Grandmother was too, it seemed ? The Mother seemed to really like the house and the tour. The Grandmother and Granddaughter left after I changed the...