We're taking the day off, of course.We'll swim today. It's hot here in Southern California.Later we're meeting some other families to share food and a picnic at our local lake.We'll wait until the sun has set and we'll all watch the fireworks together.Just a typical family celebrating a typical 4th of July. With one small exception.When I typically ...
Thinking of you
The Hallmark people are so clever.You can pretty much get a card for just about any occasion. So if you're thinking of someone, you get them a "thinking of you" card and sign it and send it off. The recipient opens it and thinks, "Ah, someone's thinking of me." It's a very sweet exchange all around. However, I think I can one-up Hallmark ...
Island girls blog, too.
The Balboa Island Ferry.Just one of those local historically charming things we have here in South Orange County.Since 1919 the auto ferry has been taking 3 cars at a time (plus pedestrian passengers) back and forth between Balboa Island and the Fun Zone at the Balboa Peninsula. To my complete excitement and delight, my Cuban friend, Carrie, of ...
A Sasquatch by any other name would smell as sweet
I have 2 sons. Having sons gives me a glimpse into another world that would probably not even show up as a blip on my radar if it weren't for them. Take the following example:There are dozens of names for the quasi-mythical ape-like creature with the massive feet who purportedly roams the great northwest. He is known most commonly as "Bigfoot." But ...
Cuban-American Pride
Kikita here. Boy, do I have a story today! In my many dancing travels, I have made some Cuban friends. I'm sure I've mentioned them before, but that's not even that important right now. By some fluke, my friends were playing a venue early in the evening at a place close to their home. Being that we've become really close (there ...
dan•ger•ous (adj) – able to inflict injury or harm.
Okay, so now I know just enough to be dangerous. I've been taking some online classes. Specifically, I'm learning how to scrapbook digitally using Photoshop Elements 6. I'm still just doing the assignments from class, but I'm all proud of myself and I wanted to share.... The journaling is from a blog post I did about a year ago. (journaling my ...
Extreme dessert names?
I publicly disclose a private fantasy today over at Babalú. You're curious now, aren't you?Don't get excited. It's just another uber-geeky moment I've taken to the extreme. I made this amazing caramely-coated-flaming-bananas-over-ice-cream-and-pound-cake dessert thing. (kind of like a Bananas Foster, but not....) but I need ...
Tuesdays with the Millers
We have a standing beach date on Tuesdays. Our friends, the Millers have two delightful young men, Josh and Chase, that happen to be the same ages as Lucy and Jonathan. If you're a parent you know that one of the trickiest things about having your kids have friends over, is that you are not sure you will really get along with the parents. I ...
They just don’t make ’em like that anymore
Did I mention that my mom is in Miami again? That's right. My 94 year old mother. In Miami. For the summer. (sheesh!) She's spending the summer with her two brothers - one older, one younger. She'll be staying through July so she can attend my nephew, Michael's wedding. We had a scare about a week ago because her heart rate ...
It smells like a Cuban home
When I was growing up, I remember that each day I woke to a most distinctive blend of aromas.I knew my dad was up and getting ready for work when the mingled scents of Vitalis, Bustelo, and H.Upmann Finos insinuated themselves into my dreams and yanked me out of my sound sleep. To this day, the distinctive aroma of Cuban coffee gives me a sense of ...
