teal in town!

we had an eventful weekend with teal in town, starting with andee's "dia de los muertos" gathering--a time to indulge in homemade tamales & sugar skull sugar cookies, but also a time to honor lost loved ones.  andee lost her dad when she was a teenager, & i lost my dad a few years ago.  i added pictures of my dad to her mantle this year, among the candles & handmade sugar skulls.

after andee's, we ran over to land gallery where nikki mcclure was showing her work from next year's calendar (the purchase of which is an annual tradition in our family).  i've seen her work in person a few times at land since moving to portland, but this was the first time meeting her.

after the gallery show, teal & i had a movie night slumber party & ate a yummy kasha (minus the mushrooms) +sunny-side-up eggs breakfast upon waking.

sunday was a rest day, then church, & then... my brightest diamond at mississippi studios!  a-MAZING!  authentically quirky lady, that shara worden, but beautifully moving, haunting performance.  entirely captivating.  (and this song, one she wrote for her son, had tears streaming down my face as i thought of my little shepherd)  best show in years, i'd say.  it was a great finale to teal's stay, as she left for l.a. today!