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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Thankful – November 22
Today I am thankful for ... Chocolate! (and for the friends who provide it.) Thanks, Amy for your generous and gracious hospitality. Of course, I love Lucy, too. ;-) ...
Thankful – November 21
Today I am thankful for ... the many wonderful people that I have met, just because I blog. I know. Shut up. ;-) ...
Mixing business with pleasure
We're back on the road to Vegas this weekend, but let me tell you why... My blog-pal, Amy Arnaz, wife of my pastelito-loving friend, Desi Arnaz Jr. invited us to come and enjoy a special tribute concert this coming weekend at their beautifully renovated Historic Boulder Theatre. Yes, of course we're going. For three reasons: 1) The ...
Thankful – November 15
There's so much that I have to be thankful for. There's a Facebook prompt going around now that reads like this: Every day this month until Thanksgiving, think of one thing that you are thankful for and post it as your status. "Today I am thankful for..." I invite you to take that challenge. If possible, see if you can also ...
How to be a good Cuban woman in order to marry well.
I had some company over the weekend. My mom and my oldest daughter. And if Luza (my 95 year old mom) is here, that means I'm cooking. Or, in this case, baking. And then, of course, there's Amy (my first-born), who is 26 years old, which, in Old-School-Cuban-Grandma-Land is code for "Old Maid" (or "solterona"). Of ...
Cuban in the USA – Hey! That’s me!
Sometimes I find myself in the oddest places. (There are so many ways this could be interpreted, but that's not important right now.) Just this past week I found that My Big, Fat, Cuban Family was featured on an interesting site called Pocket Cultures under Blogs of the World. The title is Cuban in the USA. Who and what is Pocket ...