I often wonder how my Cuban grandmother spent her days. I wonder what she cared about and how she decided what to have for dinner. I have stories, of course, from my mom, about how she would make desserts every night. Homemade desserts EVERY NIGHT, people! Doesn't that just sound glorious? I know some things just by word of mouth. She ...
Archives for April 2010
Brace yourself, South Florida!
On May 20th, 1902, a small island in the Caribbean known as Cubadeclared her independence from Spain. La Republica de Cuba was officially born on the 20th of May. In fact, for years as I was growing up, I thought the celebrations were all about ME, but that's not important right now. (I know. It explains so much...) 20 de Mayo, is Cuba's ...
Today. April 26, 2010.
(Inspired by TheSimple Woman's Daybook.) I usually do this every six months or so, just to kind of "take the temperature" of where my life is at the time. I encourage you to do the same. It's a wonderful way to celebrate the extraordinarily ordinary lives we lead. Outside my window... a dozen birds are scrambling for the ...
You can’t stop the beat…
So, if you're a regular reader, you know that my kids are all theater geeks. And I know I'm the mom and everything, but they really are pretty good. (No. Really. They are.) Can I just tell you how much I love to sit in the audience and applaud them? Because I get to see all of their hard work to get to that moment when they're on ...
The Butterfly Effect
Last week was our Spring Break. We were able to enjoy some wonderful family downtime. We read books and watched movies and did a lot of nothing. But there was also a birthday to celebrate. Eric, my hard-working husband, was set on celebrating his birthday doing something "different." (He couldn't really define "different" ...
Win-Win
When I started blogging three and a half years ago, I thought about why I wanted to do this. I decided I wanted to write stories about my life and what it's like to live "on the hyphen." I wanted you (my readers) to feel right at home. I wanted you to laugh and cry with us. I wantedyou to feel like you wanted to be friends with us ...
How Google Works – A very Cuban explanation
My mom, Luz, as most of you already know, is 96 years old. She reads a lot and is still very sharp for her advanced age. She has seen quite a few amazing things in her lifetime and still tells stories of listening to music on the first radio her family owned and being in awe of the sound traveling through the air. She is still a ...
WHAT? Another Giveaway!?
Here at MBFCF we are putting together A Press Kit. (I know. Shut up.) It feels like graduation time. We have received a few queries from various advertisers asking if they can advertise on our blog. (Crazy, isn't it? But, seriously, we're totally smiling from ear to ear.) We couldn't have come this far without you, our loyal ...
What’s in a Name?
From Thomas Jefferson's Monticello to Ronald Reagan's Rancho del Cielo to Bilbo Baggins' Bag End, I have always been fascinated by homes with names. I have always liked the idea of a home being so deliciously different from all others that it needs a name of its own. But how does one go about deciding on a name for a home? And ...
Kikita and La Casa de la Loma
Kikita wrote this post about her recent trip to Cuba; depending on the kind of person you are you may or may not need tissues. Have you ever had one of those moments where you thought, "Dang it! I should have taken more pictures!"? I am having one of those moments. At the time, I was worried about running out of battery power or ...
Feliz Pascua!
My garden is fragrant and full of new life. I am crazy-happy with all of the beautiful colors and of course, torn by the usual dilemma: Do I leave the flowers on their bushes to bloom and grow and fade naturally? (And therefore let my neighbors enjoy the beauty that is Marta's Garden in the spring?) Or do I trim off some of the ...
