We’ll remember Halloween 2020 as our year of masks.
Mateo and his friend since kindergarten in our visit to a pumpkin patch are seen above. Below, Charlie and I are on a morning walk, pausing in front of a whopper of a pumpkin weighing 769 lbs. You may not see in the photo, but next to the pumpkin is an equally giant menacing cat, which Charlie believes is real and insists on barking at, every time.
No trick-or-tricking last night, but fun still had by all.
This Friday, October 30, I’ll be zoom-chatting about my novel, Mother Mother, with Larkspur Library librarian Franklin Escobedo. Time is 2 to 3 pm Pacific Time. Registration is required via the Eventbrite link here; admission is free. A nice distraction in these distraction-filled days. Hope you can join us!
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I’m proud to share this review of Mother Mother posted on “Adoptees With Guatemalan Roots.” As someone in my family said, after listening to me read it aloud, “This review makes me want to read the book more than a review in The New York Times.” (Although, okay, I’d take that, too.)
Benjamin Fossen writes: “The way the book touches on issues of race and identity is so realistic and it tells the story that so many people who were adopted from Guatemala experienced growing up…I finished the book in one sitting…There were many moments […] that felt so real and relatable. I highly recommend Mother Mother to anyone who is interested in learning more about adoption, and especially adoption from Guatemala.”
Thank you Ben and Adoptees With Guatemalan Roots! @guateroots
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I’ll be chatting about Mother Mother with Larkspur Library librarian Franklin Escobedo on Friday, October 30 from 2 to 3 pm Pacific time. Please join us!
Hosted by Eventbrite, the book chat is free of charge, but registration is required. Sign up here.
Would be wonderful to see you! xo
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We drove over the Bridge to the Frida Kahlo exhibition, “Appearances Can Be Deceiving” at SF’s deYoung Museum. We were a group of 7—my family of 4, plus Patrice and Susan H and her daughter. Everyone was required to wear masks and tickets were sold at 25% capacity. And, to be honest, the less-crowded galleries were a welcome change.
The show featured many of Kahlo’s signature fashions, and the kids were delighted to spot two huipiles from Guatemala: one from Coban, the other from Totonicapan. Naturally, those were our favorite textiles. Olivia’s favorite work overall was a photograph by Tina Modotti that features corn, a guitar, and bullets. Olivia stopped short when she saw it, staring for a long time. Finally, she pulled herself away, but not before noting, “This picture says everything. Everything. Wow.”
After our group ate a delicious snack outside the cafe, Susan snapped my family’s photo in front of the exhibition advertisement in the museum window. Besides us and the beautiful visage of Frida Kahlo, Susan caught the reflection of a 150-foot Ferris wheel that’s currently parked on the green across from the museum. The resulting image is very Diane Arbus, or so it feels to me.
“Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving” is on view at the deYoung through February 7, 2021. Timed tickets are available for purchase on the museum website.
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