As I mentioned the other day, I have a Summer To Do List. I call it my Summer Manifesto. I'm quite proud of us. We've been busy scheduling and checking things off the list which has made it quite a lovely and busy summer so far. I just got back from a weekend in New York, which I will write about later (I have sooo much to tell you!), ...
The Things I Say
My dear friend, Jana has embarked upon an ambitious project. She is quite the accomplished hand lettering artist. Each day she chooses a thought, or a recipe, or a quote and works it into a beautiful piece of art and she's determined to do this for 333 days. I love visiting her portfolio site, janaleemiller.com. It always makes me ...
Summer Manifesto
The definition of the word manifesto from Dictionary.com:man·i·fes·to [man-uh-fes-toh] noun, plural man·i·fes·toes.a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization.I know from experience that unless I am very intentional about doing something, it just ...
This Guy.
Every year when birthdays come along, I pause and reflect. My own birthday doesn't bother me much, but the birthdays of my kids make me physically feel the rotation of the earth. It moves so crazy-fast! My son, Adam, is 27 years old today.I suppose I could tell you about all the great ways he's grown into the man he is today. (And he ...
“If you build it…”
I'm a sucker for lifestyle magazines. You know the ones where everyone is super well-dressed and chatting and dining in gorgeous surroundings? Sucker. Me. I'm the one who tears pages out of said magazines and puts them into an idea file. That's right, Pinterest, I was way ahead of your time. I'm not casting aspersions on ...
Documenting the Magic
As you know, I take pictures every day. No, seriously. Every. Single. Day. With the advent of smart phones, it's too easy not to. I think that I still have some deep, internal scarring left over from when my family had to leave Cuba and we had no pictures of ourselves from that time, but that's not important right now. So I'm always ...
Start spreading the news…
I'm going to New York! Yes, that's right. I'm so proud and humbled to share that I've been invited to be a part of the 12th Annual Congress of the Central Cultural Cubano de Nueva York (Cuban Cultural Center of New York). The theme this year is "Cuban Cuisine: del casabe al mojito."René Portocarrero, “La cena” ...
A Decade of Babalú-ing
Most of the blogs I read have only been around for a few years. The one blog that inspired me to go out and tell my Cuban-inspired stories, Babalú Blog turns ten today. TEN! That's like a hundred in dog years!I'm very proud to be associated with Babalú. I've been part of the Babalú family since 2007. They have consistently kept ...
About the Monkey Bread or Rule Breaking 101
My mother-in-law has a wonderful Christmas tradition. Yes, you read that right. Christmas tradition. I know it's only June, but there's a story here which applies. She makes the most fantastic Monkey Bread. Monkey Bread, for the uninformed, is a beautiful thing. Simply put, it's pieces of biscuit dough dipped in sugar and cinnamon ...
Hello, Outdoor Movie Nights
I know this might sound odd, but at the beginning of every summer, we make a Summer Bucket List. I may just have to blog about it soon, but today is not that day. We've always been pretty intentional about the things we choose to participate in and the places we go. I think it's a holdover from being homeschoolers for so long. ...
