I know what you’re thinking: Surely those Darbys have enough grandchildren by now. But you would be wrong. I’m a Cuban grandmother, after all. (I know. Shut up.) Today I’d like to introduce you to Miss Elizabeth Nicole Darby.Born on August 1st, 2026 to Jon and Ariana. Weighing in at 7 lbs. 4 oz. of pure adorableness.She’s already a ...
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Rocking Miss Molly
A year and a half ago, (has it really been that long??) Lucy asked us to please move in with them to help with the baby that would soon be coming. (Well, with all 3 kids, but that’s not important right now.)Of course, we agreedI wrote about that here - "Downsizing or Upgrading?" Lucy handled her pregnancy beautfully and ...
America the Beautiful
I have often written about how much I love America and am grateful for all this country has given me and my big fat Cuban family. We had a lovely America 250 Celebration that began with walking in the local neighborhood kids’ parade.It just doesn’t get any more wholesome than that. It was like being in one of those cheesy ...
Welcome to Casa de la Loma
If you read my last post, I explained that we needed to move out of our home and turn it into an AirBnB. Let me start with the full disclosure: I did NOT want to leave my home and (holds nose) RENT IT OUT. EW!We had moved the big stuff into storage and moved ourselves and our most pertinent items into the Jackson’s home. All this happened ...
Downsizing? Or Upgrading?
A year ago - last March to be exact - Eric accepted an invitation from Lucy to accompany her on a business trip to Seattle. Meanwhile, I invited Amy and Sebastian (you may call him Bash) to come and keep me company. I feel compelled to share this part of the backstory because somehow it seems to explain the interestingly ...
Getting Our Kicks
In 1976 I was 21 years old and it seemed like everyone everywhere was proudly and patriotically celebrating America’s Bicentennial (as God intended). 🇺🇸 Here we are in 2026 which marks America’s 250th or the “Semiquincentennial”which is a mouthful, so let’s just go with the official quarter millennial hashtag: #America250. Although, I low key kind ...
The Bench
I promised to regale you with the stories that are missing from the last year. And as you know, I like to give you backstory. Let's start with this one... When Lucy and Jonathan were in first and fourth grades we began homeschooling in earnest. One of the first projects we tackled was digging up a cutesy portion of the back yard so we could plant ...
19 Stories I’m Excited to Tell
As I dip my toe back into the world of OverSharing, I have some Really Big Thoughts, but that’s not important right now. It all began the other day when I was talking to Lucy and she began filming my frustration without my knowledge. She basically inspired me to go ahead and fearlessly write about my own extraordinarily ordinary life. Don't ...
Santayana loves Celia
I've said it before and I'll say it again: I love me some Santayana Jewelry. Not gonna lie: their azabache has saved my life a time or two.And I'm not ashamed to say I also love love love! our very own Cuban icon Celia Cruz.To my everlasting delight, today Santayana Jewelers in Miami "le pusieron la tapa a'l pomo" as we like ...
Post Solar Eclipse – Café La Llave Giveaway
4/22/2024: CONGRATULATIONS! We have a winner! Good job, Eva! Please contact me via email – send me your physical address so I can forward to Gaviña and they can send you your goodies – also put HEY MARTA! I WON STUFF ON YOUR BLOG so I don’t accidentally delete your email. Buen Provecho and thanks for playing along! Editor’s Note: If Eva ...
