Amy here. Mom cooked a gourmet dinner for Dad last night and is also making Fricasé de Pollo over at Babalú today so I figured I could take over the blog for a day.But what to write about?My Mom's (& Dad's) Anniversary yesterday? My sister's birthday party tomorrow? Man, what were my parents thinking having my sister just ...
Archives for August 2007
So is this like our “quinceañera?”
Established in 1992. That's what it says on the wall of our stairwell. August 8, 1992, to be exact.That was fifteen years ago today. That's right. Today is our Happy Anniversary. Fifteen years. Or one hundred eighty months.Or five thousand, four hundred seventy-five days. In that time: We have warmed countless seats at football games, high school ...
Miss Scarlet in the Conservatory with the Lead Pipe
I remember one of the most fun things about summer in Varadero was playing Clue late into the night (Yes, the very same Parker Brothers game played here in the U.S.) and we LOVED it. Adults as well as children got to play. Our family is full of SERIOUS game players. (Is that a Cuban thing?) Card games, dominoes, board games, trivia ...
Compassion or codependence?
It's cooler today and a little overcast. The perfect morning for sleeping in.We really don't have anything planned for today. So I didn't wake the kids.I just couldn't bring myself to do it.In fact, I am letting them sleep in.Then suddenly and without warning, the internal codependent voices jump in to the debate: ~"They have to learn to be ...
They were made to be broken…
I have rules. Serious unbreakable rules. Rule #1 - I only eat ice cream if the temperature goes over 95°. Rule #2 - I will not be photographed eating food, particularly ice-cream. Rule #3 - I will not post pictures of myself eating food, particularly ice-cream, online. So, umm... here is a picture of me eating ice-cream when it was only 85° ...
Getting to the Heart of the matter…
That's pork (spiced with garlic, rum and brown sugar) on the left. And white rice on the right. And just when you think you've got the makings of a typical Cuban dinner - bammo! you notice the big, scaly green thing taking up a third of the dinner plate. At our house, this is cause for celebration: "Artichokes? Yay!!" And phone ...
The Legend of Sylvia
We've got a dear family friend whom we'll call "Sylvia." We'll call her Sylvia because, well... that's her name. =D Sylvia is and has always been the representation of perfect Cuban womanhood to me. I've known Sylvia since I was a little Cuban girl and I have always marveled at how she manages to be consistently put together. ...
Driving Miss Daisy
Blogosphere, meet Miss Daisy.Miss Daisy, meet the Blogosphere. She is the first of my mom's seven great-grands. I am her GREAT aunt. (goes without saying) Besides being OBVIOUSLY adorable with a great sense of humor, she is smart as a whip. In fact, I'll bet you would be hard pressed to know as much stuff as she does. 1) She can easily name the ...
El Morro in my heart…
This is a postcard of El Morro Beach in Laguna from the 1930's. This is El Morro Beach in Laguna today. As in... where we were literally swimming earlier TODAY. I love Laguna, not just because of the beautiful coves, white sand and picture perfect surf. I love that the city of Laguna Beach has a certain nostalgic charm. It feels like a throwback ...
