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Austin icon Lucinda Hutson’s festive garden is always a joy to visit. But for the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead, she pulls out all the stops in her decorating. Smiling skeletons dangle from trees, gates, umbrellas, and the front porch. … Read More
Lucinda Hutson welcomed me into her garden last week to see it decorated for Day of the Dead. This is a treat I look forward to all year.… Read More
Lucinda Hutson’s garden blazes with color every day of the year. But come October, for Day of the Dead, she kicks it up a big notch. Yellow and orange marigolds blaze from every pot, mingling with colorful hibiscus, coral vine, and roses in sherbet hues, all set against the backdrop of a house and garage painted grape, turquoise, and goldenrod.… Read More
In early November each year, Austin writer Lucinda Hutson celebrates Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday for remembering and honoring deceased loved ones. Decorating her Rosedale home — her purple casita, as she calls it — and Mexican-style garden with colorful flowers, food, tequila bottles, skeleton decor, and her collection of Mexican folk art, she creates festive and sentimental altars to family members who’ve passed away, while welcoming friends in a celebration of life.… Read More
November 01, 2019For more than a decade I’ve attended Austin’s annual Day of the Dead parade, Viva la Vida, which this year took place on October 26. For newcomers, Day of the Dead is easily confused with Halloween because of … Read More
November 05, 2018 As a native of border city El Paso and a veteran traveler throughout Mexico, Lucinda Hutson has long embraced Mexican culture and traditions like Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. She recently hosted a … Read More