This post was written by Kikita. A few months ago I received an email in my inbox and all it had was a picture attached.This picture: Did I notice "El Gran Combo" (a group that, as a salsera, I have grown to love)? Of course not.I only had eyes for Willy.Immediately, I send Mami an email. There was no question as to whether we were ...
Lifestyle
Posts about everything going on in my life. Enjoy!
The Writing Sample
NOTE: Lucy is now in the 11th grade. She has been homeschooled for most of her school life. She was asked to provide a writing sample for a class she's petitioning to get into. As someone who stares at blank pages hoping and praying for inspiration to come, I totally enjoyed this. I think you will, too. (She wants to be a published author one ...
God is in the details.
When I was a kid in Cuba and lived in Havana, we never spent summers in the city. Never. We would leave the heat and humidity behind and head out for Varadero Beach. Ahh, Varadero. Home of pristine white sand, warm water and some of the best family-summer memories of my life. Varadero is where we "did summer." And we did it well. In ...
I *heart* the internets!
As if I wasn't busy enough in real life.... I'm also stretched a little thin in my cyberlife. (Is that a word? It should be.) There's a quiz over at the Tiki Tiki I want you to take. Come on, be a sport. Grab a cup of coffee and click on over. (Plus, it makes me look really good if there are lots of comments. Thanks! =D) ...
Fiddling on the Roof
The following post was written by Kikita.For Lucy's Happy Sweet 16th Birthday, Mami got tickets for us all to see the stage show “Fiddler on the Roof” on opening night. (Luckily, opening night also happened to be Lucy's birthday, is that so accidentally cool or what?)Anyway, the moment Topol walked out onto the stage the audience ...
Monday Blog Hijackery or Parrots, El Puma, y el Cubaneo
Today's Monday Blog Hijackery is brought to you by my friend, Chantel Acevedo. You'll find her linked in a few places here on my blog. She is part of the blogroll titled Smart Cuban Women and Friends. Her personal blog is called Yuca Baby. (Go there. Right now. Tell her Marta sent you. =D) You'll also find her listed in the Smart ...
Not my real life
So, we're in beautiful La Jolla. (pronounce like "la hoya" not the Bugs Bunny way, of "la joe-la", but that's not important right now.) And our hotel is Right. On. The. Sand. (I know. Shut up.) And the sea is warm. And we're spending HOURS in the water. And then we lazily make our way back to the hotel (about ...
El sol y la playa
Today's Spanish lesson: "escuche y repite" - listen and repeat... "el sol" - the sun."la playa" - the beach. We're on vacation for the rest of the week. Rest being the operative word here. We've found the perfect place to relax and recharge and all those other "R" words that mean ...
Monday Blog Hijackery or Hey, isn’t it still Sunday?
I am hoping that by introducing you to my friends that 1) you'll go visit their blogs and get to know and love them as much as I do. And 2) That you'll forgive me for not posting as often. Today's Monday Blog Hijackery is courtesy of my friend who's practically a sister, Amanda Dufau. She blogs over at Brandon's ...
My Big, Fat, Cuban Family – The Book.
One of the reasons I started blogging was for my posterity (which is just a fancy way of saying "future generations.") But let me tell you why... I am blessed with having my 95 year old mother still around with her mind still sharp and her enthusiasm for life (and my projects) still intact. That was not the case for her. She left Cuba ...
