Sixteen years ago today, I said that I would.... take him to be my lawfully wedded husband, tohave and to hold, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from that day forwarduntil death did us part. Of course, those vows were easy to say, not knowing what was life had in store for us... But ...
Going south.
About 30 years ago (or... in another life) I was vacationing in Mexico and stumbled onto a lovely resort near Monterey, Mexico. The food was your high-end resort fare and with one exception, mostly forgettable. The exception? Avocado Cocktail.Like shrimp in cocktail sauce, but instead it was made with fresh Haas avocados. Genius! It remains, ...
Some Perks that come with being the First-born
Kikita here. You know, "La Hija de Marta La Cocinera de Babalú." (but only in the blog world)Otherwise, it's just Kikita. In case you didn't know, I live with my abuela (yes, Luza). In her house, above the mantel, there is this AWESOME picture of her (and my abuelo, Papi) with all of my tias and my tio. There are two factors to ...
“That’s MY mom!”
One of the most wonderful things about the ages of my kids is that they have always been in such different places in their lives that there's never been a dull moment. Amy was in Junior High when Jonathan was born, so I've had a teenager in the house for at least the last thirteen years except for thirty-three days in 2006 when Adam had turned ...
How about a little cheese with that whine?
I have finally managed to find my computer today in the Mess-That-is-My-House. I wanted the work done. I genuinely did. In fact, I pretty much badgered encouraged (=D) my husband to get the guys out here to work on the house as soon as possible.I just never stopped to ponder how it would affect my real life. I had visions of the beautiful look of ...
Eight is great. (yes, I can rhyme!)
She was born in 2000 on this date.I remember being in an emotional state.(I don't know if you can relate.) She's my Grand-niece, which makes me, not just her Aunt, but her Great. Being half-Cuban is her happy fate.(I'm a little alarmed by her growth-rate.) Her name is Daisy - let's just get that straight. She's not two, ...
3 with 6 zeros
I started reading Babalú blog a few years ago as a result of a Google search for “Cuba news.” From day one, I was hooked. The writing was always wonderful, sometimes provocative, but for the most part compelling. But the comments! There were people out there reading and caring and giving their opinions on what had been written. I loved the forum ...
“She’s THAT Marta??”
I never feel like I get enough time in Miami to see all the things I want to and visit with all the people I want to. (sigh) But my mom (yes, Luza, the 94 year old), has been there all summer. Which means she has connected with lots of people from her life. When she arrives in Miami the first thing she does is pull out her address book, sit ...
Whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on…
I have this shelf on the wall behind my desk. It's like an homage to the animation gods at Pixar (but that's not important right now). See all those cute little innocuous toys on my shelf? At 11:42 today, those little happy meal toys started dancing around on their own. Magic? No. EARTHQUAKE! It knocked over poor Sid the Sloth, (see him lying ...
Meet me on Calle Ocho
Kikita here. I'm still recovering from my time in Miami. And I'm realizing just how much I miss being there.After spending the rainy days alone in my hotel room without Cuban food, Mami was on a mission to only eat Cuban food for the rest of the trip. So her first day she begins texting furiously.And gets Amanda (one of our ...
