Time for a break

Just a note that I will be gone for the next week. I am expecting a friend from overseas to visit for the holidays, plus I am entertaining my whole family at my house for Christmas dinner. It will be a busy two weeks. So I am going to take that bit of extra pressure off my own shoulders and allow myself to take a break from the blog thing here so I have time to enjoy myself.

I hope you give yourself a similar gift. ;)

I don't have any images to post on my blog right now, but I will leave you with this link for Luminarias Photos by Deanna Nichols, a talented photographer I know through Flickr. :)

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, best wishes to you whatever holiday you may be celebrating at this time. :)

God Bless.

Day of the Dead

Otherwise known as "Dia De Los Muertos" in Spanish, a traditional Mexican holiday celebrated also in some parts of the U.S. is a three-day Mexican holiday to honor occurs on the 1st and 2nd of November, in connection with the Catholic holy days of All Saint's Day and All Souls' Day which take place on those days. Day of the Dead celebrates loved ones who have passed away, and is not a morbid but a joyful holiday.

Colorful and celebratory, it is a fun holiday filled with flowers, food, images of skeletons and family get together.

I didn't make it to any festivities this year due to my surgery, however, my friend Crystal humored me and let me paint her up and do photographs.

Enjoy.