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Archives for June 2008

Cuban-American Pride

June 29, 2008 By Marta Darby 1 Comment

Kikita here.  Boy, do I have a story today! In my many dancing travels, I have made some Cuban friends.  I'm sure I've mentioned them before, but that's not even that important right now. By some fluke, my friends were playing a venue early in the evening at a place close to their home.  Being that we've become really close (there ...

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dan•ger•ous (adj) – able to inflict injury or harm.

June 27, 2008 By Marta Darby 3 Comments

Okay, so now I know just enough to be dangerous. I've been taking some online classes. Specifically, I'm learning how to scrapbook digitally using Photoshop Elements 6. I'm still just doing the assignments from class, but I'm all proud of myself and I wanted to share.... The journaling is from a blog post I did about a year ago. (journaling my ...

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Extreme dessert names?

June 26, 2008 By Marta Darby 12 Comments

I publicly disclose a private fantasy today over at Babalú. You're curious now, aren't you?Don't get excited. It's just another uber-geeky moment I've taken to the extreme. I made this amazing caramely-coated-flaming-bananas-over-ice-cream-and-pound-cake dessert thing. (kind of like a Bananas Foster, but not....) but I need ...

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Tuesdays with the Millers

June 25, 2008 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

We have a standing beach date on Tuesdays. Our friends, the Millers have two delightful young men, Josh and Chase, that happen to be the same ages as Lucy and Jonathan. If you're a parent you know that one of the trickiest things about having your kids have friends over, is that you are not sure you will really get along with the parents. I ...

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They just don’t make ’em like that anymore

June 24, 2008 By Marta Darby 4 Comments

Did I mention that my mom is in Miami again? That's right. My 94 year old mother. In Miami. For the summer. (sheesh!) She's spending the summer with her two brothers - one older, one younger. She'll be staying through July so she can attend my nephew, Michael's wedding. We had a scare about a week ago because her heart rate ...

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It smells like a Cuban home

June 23, 2008 By Marta Darby 8 Comments

When I was growing up, I remember that each day I woke to a most distinctive blend of aromas.I knew my dad was up and getting ready for work when the mingled scents of Vitalis, Bustelo, and H.Upmann Finos insinuated themselves into my dreams and yanked me out of my sound sleep. To this day, the distinctive aroma of Cuban coffee gives me a sense of ...

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They only come out at night…

June 22, 2008 By Marta Darby 7 Comments

Onthe 23rd Day of the Month of September in an early year of a decade not too long before our own, the human race suddenly encountered a deadly threat to its very existence, and this terrifying enemy surfaced as such enemies often do in the seemingly most innocent and unlikely of places... Mission Viejo, California.  =D I have something to ...

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Who’s the Adult here?

June 20, 2008 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

Kikita here.  I'm older now, so I should behave older, right? And for the most part I do, but every now and then . . . I feel the need to let the kid in me out.  So I called my younger sister (Lucy - she's 14) and invited her over for an old fashioned "sleep-over."  We had a blast!  We made popcorn and drank ...

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Yo Ho, Yo Ho….

June 19, 2008 By Marta Darby 2 Comments

(Indulge me here while I delight in my grand-nephew, Ben, who is three years old today.) And like most three year old boys he's got his ..... umm....... opinion about things. Take Disneyland for example. If you're a three year old boy and you're going to Disneyland, you must dress up.Preferably like a Pirate. Your costume should ...

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Where’s my mojo?

June 18, 2008 By Marta Darby 4 Comments

I don't seem to have a creative thought in my head these days.I know. Sad for me. =(I really need to do something to get that creative mojo back. (not to be confused with the Cuban garlic sauce you use to marinate meat, which sounds really tasty, but that's not important right now...) So I have set up a regimen that looks something like ...

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Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens.

June 17, 2008 By Marta Darby 8 Comments

If you were our neighbors..... You might start recognizing the Cuban music and the open door to mean that the Darbys were going to be having another party. You would most likely be able to smell that amazing aroma coming over the fence and straight into your nose. "What do they put into the chicken and rice to make it smell that way?" You ...

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Simply irresistible

June 16, 2008 By Marta Darby 10 Comments

When you first see her you're immediately aware of her presence.You are completely blown away by that beautiful smile. You are overwhelmed by how much power she seems to possess.Yes, power. She is naturally bossy and can talk anyone into anything!She talked these intransigent, rabid, anti-castro bloggers into making KISSY FACES, for goodness ...

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Happy Father’s Day!

June 15, 2008 By Marta Darby 4 Comments

Ok, I'll admit it.  I'm no good at sharing.  (It's me, Kikita, again.) I'm not really sure how it happened, perhaps those first three years of my life while I was an only child really stuck with me and I simply never got used to the idea of sharing anything . . . And (as you may have noticed) I LOVE being the center of ...

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Belgian Waffles Recipe – Easy Like Sunday Morning

June 15, 2008 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

Ask any of them: "What's dad's favorite meal?" No hesitation: "Breakfast." "What would he order?" No hesitation: "Belgian waffle." Wherever we go on vacation, or out to breakfast, he always orders the Belgian Waffle. Usually with strawberries if they're in season.  So, Father's Day ...

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Rich girl

June 14, 2008 By Marta Darby 1 Comment

Sometimes I feel like I'm really rich. Seriously. I enjoy the tremendous blessing of being the youngest in my family. I have four older sisters and one brother. I feel like I've had the best of both worlds, being the baby, I was "mothered" by my older sisters, but now that I'm an adult, they are my friends. See? Rich. And ...

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