I've been up to my eyeballs in costumes, props, and set painting for my son, Jonathan's high school production of The Wizard of Oz. Unlike some of the other shows he's been in, this one has a lot of moving parts to it. (Which, I'd like to just say right here that the original creators of the old-school 1939 Wizard of Oz were genius. *bows ...
Archives for May 2013
21 Things I Know For Sure (with 37 years of experience)
Today I mark the 58th time the earth has gone around the sun with me on this planet. All that to say this: today's my birthday. My 58th birthday. It seems I should have, at this point in my life, acquired some wisdom to share. Or I could just write down some random thoughts... 21 Things I Know For Sure About Myself: People always respond ...
Cuba Nostalgia – Tell them, “Marta sent me!”
I didn't get to go to Miami for Cuba Nostalgia this year. And I'm feeling a little sorry for myself. It's the 15th anniversary of Cuba Nostalgia and the brilliant Tony Mendoza did the poster for the event which I'm totally in love with. Get it? 15 years. The Quinceañera. Genius. I already put out the word to my people on the ...
Ahora Si!
*The title of this post, "Ahora si." translates literally to "Now yes!" It's an idiom we Cubans like to use when something is REALLY happening. As in "this is really going down right now." It's also the title of a song sung by Andy Garcia and the Cineson All Stars, but that's not important right ...
La Llave Coffee Basket – A Winner
Someone's Mami is in for a wonderful surprise. Congratulations to the winner of the La Llave Cuban Coffee Basket for Mother's Day. ****************************************************************************************************************** Nery, please send me an email with HEY, MARTA! I WON SOMETHING ON YOUR BLOG in the subject ...
Mami Loves Cuban Coffee – A Giveaway
Mother's Day is next week, people. It always comes on the 2nd weekend in May. And yet, I'm always surprised that it comes so soon after the month starts. What's that about? Anyway, because I love you, and I know that you love Cuban coffee as much as I do, I have fabulous news: My good friends at Gaviña & Sons Coffee have ...
