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 ...
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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 ...
I’m not superstitious, but…
Isn't it bad enough that I have to tip-toe my way through yet another Friday the 13th in a span of 28 days?? I also have to deal with this creature crossing my path, back and forth, back and forth, a dozen times a day:Meet The Cat Bastet. Not just Bastet. Her full name is: The Cat Bastet. (I highly recommend that you read ...
Cuban guys can COOK – part 2
My very first post, which I wrote on October 1st, 2006 was titled Life on the Hyphen. That also happens to be the title of a wonderful book by one of my very favorite authors: Gustavo Pérez Firmat. In fact, if you look over to the right you'll find a couple of his books under Smart Cuban Authors. Seriously. He's just ...
Celebrating birthdays in Middle-earth
NOTE: If you know what I mean when I refer to Middle-earth, and you consider yourself a Tolkien uber-geek, then read on.... (If not, then come back in a few days when I will be posting a delicious recipe for a Cuban Pudín de Pan or Cuban bread pudding). ;-) You would think that for all the fuss we go through that it's a family ...
TTFN (ta-ta for now)
It's officially SUMMER (!) for the Darbys and we're on vacation for the rest of the week. I will have the laptop and I may or may not be inspired to blog. See there? I have this total "Don't mess with me - I'm on vacation" vibe happening already (but that's not important right now). I leave you (and my house and ...
Why we homeschool – reason # 4,285
He's almost twelve and in the sixth grade. He has grown about two inches this past summer and is not showing any signs of slowing down. He is constantly hungry and regularly has second and third helpings of whatever we're having for dinner and about an hour later is on a food hunt once again. He eats practically one of everything in the ...
Affirmations
Thanks again to everyone who stopped by to wish me a Happy Blogiversary yesterday. I made my famous Arroz con Pollo to celebrate, because, as you know, I like ANY excuse to cook Cuban food. =DI'm still in awe and a bit humbled and just "coming to" from the celebratory sugar-coma hangover. So, I woke up still smiling from all the kind and ...
“The more that you read the more things you will know.” – Dr. Seuss
Remember the robot, Johnny Five in the movie, Short Circuit? "Must have input!" That's totally me. I'm a reader. I read.I probably should just end the post right there. The Bible, Newspapers, Political Commentaries, Diet Books, Devotionals, Chick-Lit, Magazines, Cereal Boxes, Blogs.If I see print, I MUST READ IT. I'm caught up in ...
