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Archives for May 2014

A Bright Summer With Pier 1 – Gift Card Winner

May 30, 2014 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

From the day we set up our new patio furniture from Pier 1, I swear we have been out there enjoying it Every. Single. Day. We find any excuse to get ourselves out to go sit on the comfy cushions and watch the world go by.  I feel ridiculously proud of this. I thought we spent a lot of time out on our porch, but now it's become A ...

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Hello, Summer. – A Pier 1 Giveaway

May 22, 2014 By Marta Darby 73 Comments

Today's the day for the Big Reveal and a cool Pier 1 Giveaway. My patio is seriously so bright and inviting now. I'm so excited to share. To see where I started, read my original post here: Making My Summer Bright With Pier 1. My vision was to create a new, brighter and much more inviting space in the front of our home on our porch. Like ...

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59 Wonderful Truths About Getting Older

May 21, 2014 By Marta Darby 13 Comments

I'm 59 today. There's so much I want to tell you about how this feels. And because this is all about me, here are My 59 Wonderful Truths: 1. I feel the same inside as I did when I was 17. (Nobody tells you this.) 2. I still have moments of insecurity about: my hair, my hips, my gut (pick a feature). I just don't care enough to ...

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A One-of-a-Kind Gift

May 20, 2014 By Marta Darby 1 Comment

It's been so exciting and busy around here! I've been creating custom subway posters for some really fun people and today I've asked one of them to share their experience and how the poster was received. First, this is the poster I created for her husband's 50th birthday. Very cool, no? I'll let Liliana Romero describe ...

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Million Dollar Arm – A Review

May 16, 2014 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

I realize that any movie review is completely subjective to the reviewers taste. My view on this, however, is that if you've been reading my blog long enough, you know the type of person I am and so you'll get a better perspective of where I'm coming from when I talk about the movies I have seen. Today I'm going to tell you ...

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Making My Summer Bright with Pier 1

May 15, 2014 By Marta Darby 2 Comments

It's 90 degrees here in our little corner of Southern California and I know it's only May, but this weather is making me sooo ready for summer.  As I mentioned before, we have been in serious remodel mode around here. Read about that here: Where There Is Life, There Will Be a Mess And now that the painting is complete, everything ...

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It’s the Real Thing

May 14, 2014 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

You know that we Cubans love baseball and have embraced it as part of our national identity.  A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to attend a press junket for the upcoming Disney film, 'Million Dollar Arm,'  which is about a sports agent named JB Bernstein, played by the handsome and talented Jon Hamm of Mad Men ...

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Hospitality 101

May 12, 2014 By Marta Darby 3 Comments

Yesterday (Mother's Day) morning, I came downstairs and found this:I'm glad they opted for the sit-down-in-the-dining-room breakfast because I'm so not the breakfast-in-bed type. Happily, my children learned this about me many, many Mother's Days ago. Don't get me wrong, I love breakfast. It's The Most Important ...

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What I Love About Summer Concerts at the Hollywood Bowl

May 7, 2014 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

ATTENTION: Today I have a Public Service Announcement from the Hollywood Bowl and the LA Phil. Because I love you. Also, you can just call it 'The Bowl' like us cool kids do, but that's not important right now. Summer is rapidly approaching (yay!) and that means it's time to start making Summer Bucket List plans. Read about how ...

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I Have A Kleenex Tissue Style. Who Knew?

May 6, 2014 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

We always have people in our home. I mean other than the ones who actually live here. When I say always, I promise I'm not exaggerating. Even if we're not formally entertaining, we always (<--I said it again!) seem to have extra guests. Whether it be our neighbors or friends who just happen to pop by, there are always extra people ...

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