It's Monday. Which means it's time for another Blog Hijackery. (Yay!!) Because you know that I am all about documenting my life, and I have such great friends, I thought this would be a fun way to do both. So Monday Blog Hijackery was born. This one courtesy of my BFF, Pam. Her blog is called It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple ...
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First of all, thanks to all of my blog readers/friends/family for the wonderful anniversary wishes. Eric and I are truly blessed to have you all in our lives. (Our cyber-lives?) I love being able to just write from my heart about whatever is going on in our world. That you guys find it entertaining is just icing on the triple layer cake that is my ...
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 ...
Monday Blog Hijackery or I love when someone else cooks for me
You know that my daughters often hijack my blog and I'm totally okay with that. It gives me (and you) a break and adds a fresh perspective to this blog. Today I want to introduce you to my friend The Class Factotum. As much as I love Cuban food, the truth is that I like just about anything that's well prepared and tastes good. (Oh, ...
It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life
My BFF, Pam and her husband, Pastor Gene (Mr. Train Report himself) are celebrating their 33rd wedding anniversary today. 33! That's like 145 in Dog Years!! (I have had the privilege of knowing them for about 34 years, but that's not important right now.) Congratulations, my friends. I think you definitely qualify for a Gold Medal ...
Tiki Tiki – stories with cultura, color and sabor
I'm involved in a lot of projects.But I'm particularly proud of this one: It's a new magazine-style site called the Tiki Tiki. (I'm soooo excited about this!) The best part of this project is that I have had the privilege and pleasure to collaborate with three amazingly talented and passionate Latinas: Carrie, Carla and ...
Where else would a Cuban be on Mother’s Day?
Happy Mother's Day! We began our day with a visit to Arlington Cemetery and some of the kids in our group (congratulations, Jessica!) got to participate in the Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.So I'm moved and emotional and in a fragile and contemplative mood as we slowly walk back to our tour bus. There are many ...
“It’s a good thing.”
My friend and faithful blog-reader, Mica (whom I had the pleasure to meet at Cuba Nostalgia last year), shared a sweet moment she had at the 2009 Food and Wine Festival in Miami a few weeks ago. She got to meet Martha. Yes, THAT Martha. I swear. I want to be her sometimes. (Martha, not Mica.) Martha. She who represents everything I ...
I *heart* blogging or $8.95 well-spent
I've been blogging for about 2 1/2 years now.When I first started it was kind of a dirty-little-secret. I just didn't know how to explain it. So I didn't. But I know I was constantly looking for stories to tell. Maybe it was an age thing? Or an untapped (for me) creative outlet? I just know that as a ...
Fat Tuesday
Another fabulous post by Kikita A few days ago, a box arrived at my home. And abuela was instantly excited. From the outside of the box, she and I both knew the glorious heaven that lay inside. And she reminded me about the game. About how there is a baby Jesus somewhere in the cake and whoever gets the piece with him in it has to buy the next ...
