Archive for November 1st, 2008

Day of the Dead

November 1, 2008

We spent the afternoon/early evening at a Day of the Dead celebration for our friend Nick Gallo.
Nick was a great friend we had known since we moved to Seattle. His family misses him greatly, but are moving ahead and creating art that celebrates his memory and keeps it fresh. They are also making it possible for many old friends to gather, connections to be made and to expand the web of threads that bind people together into a society.

I had one of those, do I know you? moments, but we assumed it had been at a previous gathering with Nick & Laurie. But when Carl joined a conversation the connection was made to a toddler coop that we had benn in with Rey and they with their daughter. So, almost 20 years later … And this was after they had provided a potential connection for Rey’s job exploration. Fate – it works in funny ways.

Toast to all we miss – to your memory and continued influences on our lives.