My niece Natalie has so much going for her. Ah! To be eighteen! She was so little; I thought she'd be taller now. Happy Birthday, Nat!Aunt Marti's so weird. Her haikus are ...
Silly Things
El gato y la computadora
The computer printer is on my desk and it networks to the rest of the pc's in the house. It will sometimes crank up (seemingly) out of the blue and start printing history pages or marketing files or math printouts (depending on who's doing what around here). I'm kind of used to it now as it starts to make the familiar wind-up noise and I casually ...
Time warp
I know this clock says it's about 11:18, but I can't help thinking it's really 10:18. Or at least it was three days ago. Before Daylight Saving Time. Now when I look at the clock I have to do the mental gymnastics it takes for me to adjust to today's time. SIGH. This whole time change thing makes me crazy. Seriously. Certifiably. Do you know ...
Can you hum a few bars?
This was taken at The Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens. Don't we look pretty in pink? ;-) This is in the Japanese garden and I was seriously floored by how amazingly beautiful these cherry blossoms were. I just couldn't understand why they would plant such a tranquil garden near such noisy power lines. But wait . . . I quickly ...
Brujeria? or How much power does my abuelita actually wield?
Amy here. I have a burning question that I thought maybe some of mom's Cuban blog readers could answer. Here's the story: My Cuban Abuela curses and blesses me. The blessings go something like this: "Algun dia tu nieta hara lo mismo por ti." ("One day your own granddaughter will do the same for you.") That sounds ...
Must be his evil twin. . .
I hear Eric speaking in a seriously harsh tone: "Things are going to have to change around here. Do you hear me? I'm not going to let you get away with this stuff anymore. Got that? I'm sick of you and your attitude. You're not the center of the universe so quit acting like it!" It's so foreign to listen to this. He never ...
El gato makes me look “estupida”
I can't say that I'm actually used to earthquakes, but having lived most of my life in Southern California I think I am pretty good at recognizing when the earth is quaking. Sometimes it's so subtle, that all you notice is a hanging lamp or a curtain that is slightly swinging and then you wait for the swift shake that's sure to follow. ...
I’ve been busy.
You're probably wondering where I've been the past few days. I've . . . Traveled from Balboa Island to The Fun Zone on a ferry with my cousins.Left footprints in the sand of beautiful Laguna Beach.Visited the World's Largest Thermometer in Baker, CA. (Gateway to Death Valley - what a great touristic selling point!)Posed for a picture in the ...
Why we just can’t get along
See that sweetly innocent look? Meet The Cat Bastet. Sometimes known as "the black one." She hates me. No. Really. Hates me with the heat of a thousand suns. (or maybe I'm just projecting because I'm the one who hates her? Hmm. . . food for thought.) Anyway, she's really high-strung. And a drama queen. And she hisses at ...
20 – Gato Fino
Of course I'm superstitious. It's part of my Cuban DNA. I come by it honestly. As a Cuban baby I had the mandatory black azabaché (to ward off the Evil Eye, Envy, Illness, Bad Luck and Violence) pinned to my clothing before I was even able to open my eyes to the world.I still look at my watch and wince a little when we're at ...