It's time to get ready for Noche Buena at the Darbys! I wish you could all come. It's going to be such a fabulous event! We've been up to our eyeballs in party preparations and I'm totally excited. This year we are hosting my big, fat, Cuban family. And our house is small. Freakishly small when I think of the logistics ...
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Making believe.
{Oops! TypePad techno mix-up.. Here's the original Believe post....} Isn't it gorgeous? I sit and stare at it up on my hutch and I feel both peaceful and inspired. And I remember that I BELIEVE. I believe in Santa Claus and I believe in Christmas miracles. I do. I was once a struggling, working single parent with two small children and ...
Making it up as I go…
When I was about Jonathan's age (soon to be 14) the place to see movies was at the dome. The Cinerama Dome. It was an amazing architectural feat. The screen swept across a geodesic dome and you'd have to turn your head to see the action on the gigantic screen on the other side. It was THE theater to go to for The Ultimate Movie-Watching ...
Lattes for you!
Thanks to everyone who left comments told their latte stories. The very cool got milk? giveaway goes to:Michele caridad said...Totally should have been there as a room full of flavored and perfectly prepared cafe con leche is defenitely my version of heaven! And side note... Everytime I think of cafe con leche I think of my nephews ...
Whole lotta latte
Kikita here! Last week, Mami and I stumbled into a weird and wonderful world.(Ok, we didn't really stumble, we were invited and we took Lucy & Katie with us, but that's not important right now.) A land of milk and honey. (Ok, mostly milk and I don't think there was any honey at all, but that is not important right now ...
Getting the Party Started
The beginning of December (last week) always signals the countdown to Christmas. And as I've said before, we don't usually decorate our house or even put up a tree until closer to Christmas. (Yes, ours is the "dark house" in the neighborhood for most of the month, but that's not important right now.) But just because we ...
All Desi. All the time.
So we went to Vegas and Boulder City the week before Thanksgiving to see the fabulous Tormé Sings Tormé show. It was absolutely delicious and satisfying in every way. First of all Steve March Tormé's tribute to his incredibly talented dad (Mel Tormé) was both exhilarating to watch and yet tugged at the heartstrings as he sang while ...
He Danced With Me
The following post has been brought to you by the lovely and talented (and oh-so-humble) Kikita. About 10 years ago, when I was an adorable teenager who didn't remember much of the Spanish she'd spoken as a child, I saw the movie "Dance with Me." It was magical. There was a beautiful Puerto Rican guy (Chayanne) who was playing ...
Operation Christmas Child
I often refer to my family as being "rich." And I know that I lead a charmed life. In Cuba, before we left, our family was wealthy by any standard. We had a big sprawling house (yes, it could be called a "mansion") in the city of Havana. We kids went to private school (El Instituto Edison). We spent Christmases on our family ...
The Dam City
Eric and I were privileged to spend last weekend among friends in Historic Boulder City, Nevada. Boulder City was built to house the workers who built the Hoover Dam, also known as the Boulder Dam. Either way, let's just call it what it is: The Dam City. (This is where the fun begins...) We loved staying in the Dam Hotel. The Hotel has ...
