*The following post was written by Kikita, la hija de Marta.* Here in "The Bubble" (as Mami likes to call it), there is not much Cuban food to be had. That's why Mami posts recipes over on Babalú Blog. That's why we cook so much. If we want to eat out and we want to eat Cuban food, we have to take a road trip. So, imagine ...
Archives for August 2011
Back-to-(Home)School
Jonathan started his sophomore year of high school today. The beauty of homeschooling is that we can "do school" anywhere that has WI-FI, amazing food....and tiny dinosaurs. ;-) Happy First Day of School! ...
The Summer House
My friend, Jana blogs over at The Summer House. It's called the Summer House because she loves the simplicity of living in a summer beach rental-type atmosphere where everything is clean, decluttered, and ready for fun. She lives out her philosophy of simple living beautifully. And I'm always impressed and inspired by ...
This Girl
I fell in love with this girl the moment I first laid eyes on her. It was August 11, 1993. Today is the 18th Anniversary of the Beginning of the Love Affair. Her good friends, Brandon and David made the following film in her honor, with a little help from her brother, Jonathan and a few willing strangers. Get some popcorn. And let the ...
Marta Makes Fajitas (I totally sizzled, too.)
Did I tell you we were on vacation this week? We usually take this week off to celebrate our anniversary and Lucy's birthday (that's tomorrow) and we spend a wonderful week laying around doing nothing but eating and surfing and sunset-watching and eating some more. It just so happens that this week I was due to participate in another ...
The Help – And the winners are…
Thank you again for your willingness to share your stories. (And for letting me share mine!) If you must know, my very favorite character, especially in the film, was Celia Foote. I loved how she totally disarmed Minny with her innocence - or was it ignorance? And the winners of the giveaways are: The Dreamworks The Help Gift Pack goes to: A ...
19 Years.
On August 8th, 1992, we said, “I do.” And I'm so glad “we did.” I've been happily kissing this face ever since. (I don't think I'll get tired of doing that any time soon, but that's not important right now.) Happy 19th anniversary, Honey. I love you MORE. ...
The Help – A Memory and A Giveaway
When I was a small child in Cuba B.C.* my family had "Help." (*Before Castro) Pita (pronounced in Spanish - PEE-TAH) was the family chauffer. He was a beautiful, old mulato that took us everywhere. Well, he took my mom and us kids everywhere. My dad drove himself to work and back. It fell to Pita to take us shopping and to the movies and ...
Just call me Marta, La Blogona
We (Eric, Lucy, Jonathan and I) are headed down to San Diego. For the next three days I'll be up to my eyeballs in BlogHer 2011 activities. Because I blog. So I'm attending a blog conference where I will meet other bloggers. And celebrate being a part of the blogosphere. (And I kind of like seeing my name and blog on a badge, but ...
Cuando Sali de Cuba – Anna’s story
Editor's note: One of the best things I love about blogging is hearing your stories. When I do a comment giveaway, I read each and every one of your comments. A while back I was doing a giveaway for the Mariel DVD and asked you to share your Leaving Cuba stories. I was at once astounded and deeply touched. If you're a Cuban living in the ...
