What do you call your Cuban mother? (or your mother of any nationality for that matter...) I started wondering about this earlier when I noticed that my sisters and I call my mom by different names. Her given name is Luz Aurora and her first precocious granddaughter, Annette, liked the sound of that and so christened her Luza. The name ...
Archives for February 2009
Happy Arbor Mardi Gras?
Kikita posts again! You knew it was coming . . . Sheila still refuses to take down the tree. One of our devoted readers and Facebook friends, Billy, encouraged her madness and sent her decorations, New Orleans music, and King Cake! Obviously, "Tree Decorating" is a lovely excuse to have a party . . . So we had our own little Fat ...
Sapo verde eres tu
I don't know her very well, because, well, she lives in Miami and I'm here in So Cal. We've a little bit of face-time in the past year, but not enough to where I can say I know everything there is to know about her. But I do know this..... Not only did my nephew, Michael, fall in love with her, so has every single person in our big, ...
Ninety-five.
She still dyes her hair and wears makeup every day.She only wears her glasses for reading because she's a little vain about her looks.She remembers everyone's birthday.If you're sick, she'll call you every day until you report that you are well.She saves every card from every birthday, Mother's Day and Christmas and works ...
Minivans and Mariachis. Nicole marries Isaac. Helen was there.
While I was up to my eyeballs in Oompa-Loompas on the 7th of February, my niece, Nicole was getting married to Isaac. Obviously we were unable to attend, but my other niece, Helen,was there. The wedding was held over the border in Ensenada, Mexico which made it a "Destination Wedding." I'm sooo sad that we missed ...
Be it ever so humble…
Thanks to all of you who participated in the drawing for the mugs: I took all of your names and plugged them into a list at RANDOM.org and the following names/comments popped up: 1) Marti, I think I have been reading MBFCF for about two years. Actually, it's been longer that that. Wow - in the cyberworld, that's probably the equivalent ...
“Un sanwiché Cubano, por favor.”
It's lunchtime and you're in a Cuban restaurant. (I wish. *sigh*) You think to yourself, "Self, I don't want anything too big. Maybe I'll just have a sandwich." So you peruse the menu of said Cuban restaurant and find a few noteworthy sandwiches that you can choose from: There's the classic Pan con Lechón or ...
I *heart* blogging or $8.95 well-spent
I've been blogging for about 2 1/2 years now.When I first started it was kind of a dirty-little-secret. I just didn't know how to explain it. So I didn't. But I know I was constantly looking for stories to tell. Maybe it was an age thing? Or an untapped (for me) creative outlet? I just know that as a ...
Convalescing in style
So, apparently I have something called "walking pneumonia" which isn't life-threatening or anything. I'm just extremely fatigued and need lots of rest. So here comes Valentine's Day and my poor husband has a sick wife who has to lay low and stay in bed and rest and convalesce. What's a poor doting husband to do?? Take ...
Nothing but style…
A very Happy Birthday wish to my nephew, Mr. Michael Verdés, who has been working diligently since he was a kid to make the Top Ten Best Dressed Cuban Men List. (I don't even know if there is such a thing, but that's not important right now....) You're not just on the list, you RULE the list, mister! Happy Birthday, ...
Go ahead and say it…
I know what you're going to say. You're going to say I overdid it.You're going to say I worked too hard.You're going to say I pushed myself too much.And that it was only a matter of time before my body let me know that I wasn't Superwoman.And you would be absolutely right. I know. I have one big "I told you so" ...
Pure Imagination
This was a magical weekend for my son, Jonathan (the 13 year old). He actually became Willy Wonka. Our homeschool drama group put on the play/musical Willy Wonka Jr. No, seriously. He wore the purple coat and the trademark top hat in a remarkably comfortable manner. He wielded the glass-top cane as if he had been doing it all his young ...
The view from the cheap seats
While he's on stage rehearsing, I'm still painting and touching-up sets and helping to transform a rented hall into a "world of pure imagination." I am completely content to sit back here and do what I do to make all of them look good. To pull off this (or any) production it takes an amazing group of people. ...
I might not have minded if George Clooney was involved*
I say it all the time when we have a lot going on: "We don't have time for an emergency room visit this week." It's rehearsal/tech week for Willy Wonka which is this coming weekend and besides putting some last minute touches on those backdrops (will share later), I am also dressing 20 Oompa-Loompas, 8 Candy Kids, and assorted ...
Barbie and the Nail Salon
I must apologize in advance for the following post. My brain is fried from all the recent creative output. Proceed at your own discretion.... ************************************************************* So, I'm sitting at my local nail salon getting my nails done (obviously) which requires me to sit still for a prolonged period ...
