The following post was written by Kikita. It's that time of year again! Time for the Cuban Festival! It's been a few years since I've been, but I'll definitely be there this year! So... COME AND DANCE WITH ME!(Seriously, if you're a blog reader and you decide to go to the festival and you do see me, please come up and say ...
Archives for May 2011
Always Right
Blog hijacking shall commence in 3... 2... 1... Hi. This is Lucy. My mom doesn’t know that I’m posting this. But she does know that I love to tell stories. I got that from her. And there’s a beautiful story I know about my mom that I would like to share. But because ...
Celebrating Abuela
I never knew my grandparents. We left Cuba when I was so very young that I barely remember my grandmothers. I think my dad's parents had already passed away by the time I was born. And I have just the few mental snapshots that a five year old can retain of my mom's mother. Here's a beautiful old photo of her, my maternal grandmother, ...
May the 4th Be With You
In 1977 when I was young and adorable (This is NOT a lie), a film was released that changed my personal perseption of movie making forever. (This is NOT a lie, either.) It was only playing on a few screens and there was no advertising for it. It was completely word of mouth. We had friends who dragged us to this screening. Apparently everyone was ...
The First Born
The experience of having a child is possibly the most traumatic, amazing, delightful and life-changing event of any woman's life. If you have more than one child, you are a little bit better prepared for child #2 or #3 or #4 (or #6 or #8...). Having that first one, however, is so incredibly new and so incredibly different from anything ...
