Words + Cuban Food = Comida Cubana on a subway style Cuban poster! I know. The whole thing kind of blows your mind, right? I've designed a beautiful Cuban poster in a "subway art" style in 2 popular sizes. (Note: The red water mark at the bottom is not on the finished Cuban poster.) I have 2 poster sizes ...
Lifestyle
Posts about everything going on in my life. Enjoy!
Los Angeles Cuban Festival – A Winner
Me and Amy with PitbullI love doing giveaways here on my blog. I seriously love hearing from you folks and I appreciate that you take the time to write out some thoughtful responses to my questions. Thanks for all your input. I'm delighted that I can now add to my growing list of "Best Cuban Restaurants in the LA Area." Thanks, ...
Los Angeles Cuban Festival – A Giveaway
Living in Southern California, it's sometimes difficult to find Cubans living nearby. Which is why I'm super delighted to be involved in this year's LA Cuban Festival. It's the very best place to celebrate all the things that we love most about being Cuban. It's a wonderful event bringing together our people for a fun day ...
Tearing Down Fences
The fence separating our property from our next door neighbors was falling down. Too many years of watering and the daily wear and tear of life was making it wobble and it had started taking on a slight I've-had-one-drink-too-many look. Looking down at the wobbly fence from my screened bedroom window.But you know how you look at ...
59 Wonderful Truths About Getting Older
I'm 59 today. There's so much I want to tell you about how this feels. And because this is all about me, here are My 59 Wonderful Truths: 1. I feel the same inside as I did when I was 17. (Nobody tells you this.) 2. I still have moments of insecurity about: my hair, my hips, my gut (pick a feature). I just don't care enough to ...
A One-of-a-Kind Gift
It's been so exciting and busy around here! I've been creating custom subway posters for some really fun people and today I've asked one of them to share their experience and how the poster was received. First, this is the poster I created for her husband's 50th birthday. Very cool, no? I'll let Liliana Romero describe ...
Making My Summer Bright with Pier 1
It's 90 degrees here in our little corner of Southern California and I know it's only May, but this weather is making me sooo ready for summer. As I mentioned before, we have been in serious remodel mode around here. Read about that here: Where There Is Life, There Will Be a Mess And now that the painting is complete, everything ...
What I Love About Summer Concerts at the Hollywood Bowl
ATTENTION: Today I have a Public Service Announcement from the Hollywood Bowl and the LA Phil. Because I love you. Also, you can just call it 'The Bowl' like us cool kids do, but that's not important right now. Summer is rapidly approaching (yay!) and that means it's time to start making Summer Bucket List plans. Read about how ...
I Have A Kleenex Tissue Style. Who Knew?
We always have people in our home. I mean other than the ones who actually live here. When I say always, I promise I'm not exaggerating. Even if we're not formally entertaining, we always (<--I said it again!) seem to have extra guests. Whether it be our neighbors or friends who just happen to pop by, there are always extra people ...
‘A Falling Star’ – A Book Giveaway
My friend and Cuban American author, Chantel Acevedo is at it again.She's just finished her latest novel, 'A Falling Star' and I know you will be anxious to read it. Here's the synopsis:Daysy Maria del Pozo and Stella Maris Morales-Quinn both came to the United States as part of the 1980 Mariel Boatlift—Daysy settling ...
