Raymond and Busby: Hoosier Cats: Dia De Los Muertos

Monday, November 1, 2010

Dia De Los Muertos

Hello friends! Today is La Dia De Los Muertos, which is Spanish for the Day of the Dead. It's basically a day to remember family and other loved ones who have passed away. We have been celebrating it at our house for many years. My Mom used to live in the Mission district of San Francisco, and that is where she first grew to appreciate this wonderful holiday.

We have an alter in our home that contains photos and mementos of our loved ones. We decorate it with candy skulls and marigolds during this holiday.

On top of our alter are the ashes of Toot & Alex, our two older sister and brother cats. Plus we have their photographs and that cool tile of skeleton cats.

Inside our alter are photos of our loved ones and mementos from their lives.

Here's Walter Peyton. He was a football player who my Mom was a big fan of.

We have famous people and family members and little bits and pieces of things that remind us of their lives.

Next to our alter is this wonderful quilt square our Grandmother made of Toot and Alex. Can you see the two cats?

We hope you take a moment today to celebrate your family and loved ones who have gone before. We are especially remembering Yuu Chan, Sniffie, Perry and Skeeter today.

xoxo, Busby

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Dia De Los Muertos Gatos

Hello! Busby here. Today is Dia De Los Muertos. In English, that means the Day of the Dead.

Today we honor and celebrate loved ones who have gone before. For Raymond and I, that means our older sister Toot Suite and our brother Alex. Our Mom bought this tile for them.

We have a Dia De Los Muertos alter that we maintain in our house year round.

It has mementos and photos of our loved ones who have gone before, plus other people who were important to us. (like Elvis, Keith Haring, Walter Peyton and John Lennon!)