This morning I found this blocking the way to our side gate... Admittedly it's an amazing thing of beauty, if you can detach from the thoughts of the size of the spider that probably made it, (which I cannot because we were all in Lord of the Rings mode from earlier this week and I couldn't help but think of Shelob when I saw the ...
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Bilbo? Quien es Bilbo?
The following post has been brought to you by the fabulous Kikita: Every year I go through the same thing. Every year it cracks me up. Every year I am reminded of what an Uber-geek I am when it comes to this Lord of the Rings stuff. Ever since we've been throwing these parties for Bilbo's (and Frodo's) birthday, we have to get a ...
Celebrating birthdays in Middle-earth
NOTE: If you know what I mean when I refer to Middle-earth, and you consider yourself a Tolkien uber-geek, then read on.... (If not, then come back in a few days when I will be posting a delicious recipe for a Cuban Pudín de Pan or Cuban bread pudding). ;-) You would think that for all the fuss we go through that it's a family ...
Cuban Voodoo in Suburbia or Mami suggests a “cocimiento”
This flu thing is really doing a number on me. I was even tempted to try an over-the-counter remedy like Thera-Flu or some such thing. But I did what any smart Cuban woman would do... I called my mom instead. My 94-year-old mother is the original Old (Cuban) Wife from whence come the tales. =D Her solution: "Dos aspirinas y un ...
I feel bad.
I've been complaining for the past few days that I'm tired. So I start rationalizing... Four Tried and True Rationalizations as To Why I Might Feel Tired:I've been running around way too much. I have been working way too hard. I've had a lot on my mind. I've spent too much time out in the night air.(I totally ...
How an arcade game can double as a personality test or WARNING: Perfectionism can strike at any moment!
Our good friends, Gene and Pam were visiting this week, so of course we met them at Disneyland. ;-) My entire goal for this trip, besides spending precious time with my BFF, was to experience Toy Story Mania, the newest attraction at Disney's California Adventure Park. So, I call my niece:"Helen, I'm going to meet Gene and Pam at ...
So many golf courses, so little time…
Okay, so let's say you've been working for the greater part of your adult life. And let's further say that you have worked hard at said job for what seems like a gazillion years. It seems the ideal thing in this situation would be to retire. Am I right? Because there are definitely perks when you retire. For example, your family goes ...
Kikita the Traveling Cook
Kikita here. I know I've told you before about my African friends and how I totally appreciate and adore them. Well, I just had another very Afro-Cuban evening. Meet Exhibit A: My dear friend Cedric.He is studying to be a chef. Have any of you ever been friends with someone going to culinary school? Let me tell you how much fun it is . ...
PP is my BFF
My very best friend, Pam P. (how cool is it to still have a best friend at my age??) and Lover of All Things Disney is having a birthday today. You can read about how much I love her here. She is celebrating her birthday at Disneyland (where else?) this week, so in honor of this auspicious occasion, I thought she would enjoy having her very ...
Is it me?
You know how much I'm loving my white picket fence and so I was thinking how much fun it would be to plant a wall of sunflowers along the fence. Can you picture it? A little sunflower army lined up to greet us each day. (Okay, well, I was sort of fantasizing about that, but that's not important right now.) So we planted the ...
