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Archives for March 2014

The BBC, The Cold War, and Me

March 31, 2014 By Marta Darby 1 Comment

I did an interview a while back with NPR talking about my recollections of the Cuban Missile Crisis as a young Cuban child living in Miami. (Also, that sounds really cool to say, but that's not important right now.) Here's the link to that - Is Anybody Listening? Apparently, that link was picked up by a reporter from the BBC News Magazine ...

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Gaviña Coffee Basket – A Winner

March 28, 2014 By Marta Darby 5 Comments

Before I tell you who won the giveaway, I want to thank all of you who shared your coffee memories. I felt like I was hanging out with you at a "ventanita" in Miami talking about that magical first time delicious coffee was introduced into our lives. Thank you. The winner of this fabulous Café La Llave Coffee Basket is (drum roll, ...

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The Smell of Home – Gaviña Coffee Basket Giveaway

March 25, 2014 By Marta Darby 56 Comments

I remember being about 5 years old when I really took notice that my family brewed coffee a dozen times a day. It was almost a Sacred Ritual. This also happened, I took note, in every single Cuban home I had ever entered. The daily brewing of the perfect Cuban cafecito is something that happens repeatedly throughout the day in Cuban households ...

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Where There is Life, There Will Be a Mess

March 22, 2014 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

My preference, when I'm blogging or sharing anything online is to show you the fun aspects of my life. (Thankfully, there are many.) But, of course, my life is not clean and shiny and perfect all the time. Especially right now. We are in the throes of fixing up our sweet little home. We've torn down the rotting wooden beams from the ...

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Muppets Most Wanted – A Review

March 21, 2014 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

Speaking of the Muppets... My family and I were delighted to attend a pre-screening of Disney's Muppets Most Wanted. Well, technically, I've already seen it twice, but that's not important right now. The first screening took place at the Disney Studios in Burbank, which is always magical, particularly at night. As any serious Disney ...

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It’s Not Easy Being Green

March 18, 2014 By Marta Darby 2 Comments

Last week I had the incredible pleasure of participating in the press junket for Disney's "Muppets Most Wanted," the sequel to the 2011 film, the aptly named, "The Muppets." Here are Tina Fey, Kermit the Frog, Ricky Gervais, Constantine, Ty Burrell, and Sam Eagle. There I sat at the beautiful Beverly Hilton Hotel as part ...

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A Match Made in Cuban Coffee Heaven

March 14, 2014 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

You know how much we Cubans love our cafecito. We also love lattes and cappuccinos and café con leche. Any iteration of coffee will do for us. There's even a subset of us that just love our Americano. All that to say this: We love a cup of strong coffee any way we can get it. Particularly a shot of hot, sweet espresso. In light of that ...

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I Have Naturally Curly Hair

March 6, 2014 By Marta Darby 8 Comments

I'm the youngest of six, five of whom are female. Hair is a big thing when you're growing up Cuban. I was born with a big, unruly mop of natural curls. Here I am at 6 years old in all my newly-arrived-from-Cuba glory with my freshly-coifed-by-Mirta-de-Perales-herself afro. My mom seriously did not know how to parent a curly haired child. ...

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The LEGO Movie Experience at Legoland. Yes, we did.

March 3, 2014 By Marta Darby 2 Comments

My son, Jonathan is 18 years old. He's not your typical high school senior in that he's been homeschooled since the first grade. He's got a ton of friends and pretty much does your typical teen guy stuff. It was my delight to take Jon with me when I was invited to Legoland® for the day to preview The LEGO® Movie Experience. I was ...

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