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Behind the Scenes at the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Press Junket

December 16, 2015 By Marta Darby

I get to attend some pretty amazing events as part of my blog life, but none more anticipated (and shrouded in secrecy) as the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Press Junket.  I received the coveted invitation which was pretty much a 'save the date' with no information as to the time and place. Can you imagine? Of course, I responded ...

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Styling a Quick and Easy DIY Thanksgiving

November 12, 2013 By Marta Darby 7 Comments

I love a beautifully set table. I do. It doesn't have to be fancy or elegant, although it could be. My preference is for fun and welcoming. Here are some examples of Thanksgiving tables that I've done in the past here, here, and here. Today I want to share how I went about styling my Thanksgiving tables last year. So, buckle in and welcome to my ...

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Here, have some “Pi”

October 30, 2013 By Marta Darby 1 Comment

Do you love fall? I truly do. Although, here in Southern California, Fall is a little schizophrenic. We have very cool and blustery days and then the sun will come out and suddenly it's just a regular beach day. It even rained one day in September. We didn't know how to act, of course. We just don't know how to "do" weather. However, the calendar ...

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October 31st.

October 31, 2012 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

I've been saying from the beginning of this month that I was too tired to "do" Halloween this year. I insisted that they were getting too old for this. (Notice I didn't say the "I" on that one? I know. Shut up.) Let's just shut off all the lights and sit upstairs in the dark and watch movies and ignore the ...

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When the Zombie Apocalypse Happens, Havana Will Be Ready

October 3, 2012 By Marta Darby 14 Comments

And now for something completely different.... I don't usually enjoy horror movies. Wait. Let me rephrase. I don't like horror movies. At all. In fact, I hate them. They're usually so... well, horrific. (But I did enjoy An American Werewolf in London back in the day, mostly because of the comedic elements, but I'll deny it if ...

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Cuando Sali de Cuba – Elena’s Story

October 2, 2012 By Marta Darby 65 Comments

Marta here: Most Cubans are familiar with Santayana Jewelers. They are a mainstay of the Cuban exile community in Miami. I'm delighted that Elena Santayana has graciously agreed to share her family's stories. Her memories of growing up Santayana are both hilarious and poignant. (Translations to her Cubanisms are marked with a red * and are at the ...

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My (Super) Hero

April 3, 2012 By Marta Darby 13 Comments

A few months ago, my son, Jonathan (16) breathlessly runs in. "Mom, you've got to see this!" He then proceeds to show me the following movie trailer: Explosions! People in peril! ! MARVEL SUPERHEROES ! ! (Win.Win.WIN!) He knows (because I've told him repeatedly, as I have all four of my kids) that I was a nerdy ...

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No “El Tri-co-tri” for you!

October 31, 2011 By Marta Darby 1 Comment

My mom calls. "Van a ir al tri-co-tri?" She's asking if the kids are going out and Trick or Treating. El Tri-co-tri. You have to say it phonetically, TREE-COH-TREE. It's what Trick or Treat sounds like with a Cuban accent. The "El" is just to make it grammatically correct.  El Tri-co-tri. Noun. (Or verb?) The act of dressing up and begging for ...

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Kikita and the Ashes Go To Cuba

February 12, 2010 By Marta Darby 14 Comments

(I, Kikita, wrote this post.) If you're Cuban (or any other type of Latino) I'm sure you know about New Year's Eve Traditions. This year I decided that, since I was now 26, I would do things MY way. First, I did all of the classic traditions on Miami time. When it was midnight in Miami (9pm here) I was listening to a Cuban song, ...

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Pumpkins. Food. Costumes. Food. Candy. And food.

November 1, 2009 By Marta Darby 3 Comments

There are so many things about our Halloween celebration that I love. I love the dressing up and the treats. I love the combination of purple, orange, black, and green (It's all very 60's mod to me, but that's not important right now). I love the cute decorations. (These were from a particularly brilliant last minute pdf. download ...

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It’s a Dead Man’s Party

October 26, 2009 By Marta Darby 3 Comments

I have a love/hate relationship with Halloween. I love the kids in costumes and carving pumpkins and all that but I kind of hate the creepy/ghoulish stuff. We never got to do any of this when I was little. At least until we came to the U.S. That's when we began to get involved in the dress-up-and-beg-for-candy novelty that is Halloween. But ...

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Today. October 16, 2009

October 16, 2009 By Marta Darby 9 Comments

(Inspired by The Simple Woman's Daybook by way of Ali Edwards.) Outside my window...Serious sunshine. Purple and white cosmos in my garden almost as tall as me. I am thinking...about that stack of recipes I have that I want to try. There are old-school bocaditos I want to make and a Flan Cake I have been itching to try. (I think today is that ...

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The Obsession Continues . . .

November 23, 2008 By Marta Darby 7 Comments

Kikita here. I'm sure you are wondering why I've hijacked the blog so consistently this week . . . well, the first reason is because I've done so many cool things . . . Helloooo Andy! But the other reason is that Mami went to Vegas this weekend so she was busy getting ready for her mini-viaje. I'm sure that she will have some ...

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Falling back

November 2, 2008 By Marta Darby 5 Comments

We had no big plans for the weekend after our Halloween party on Friday.  Like I said yesterday, we were feeling pretty zombie-like and didn't have energy for much.  Honestly, I like weekends where we are all just puttering around the house, reading or watching movies, or working on projects without the "tyranny of the ...

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Dia de los muertos

November 1, 2008 By Marta Darby 3 Comments

Not really sure what's up with these singing skeletons, but they are up at Disneyland as part of the Day of the Dead display outside of the Rancho del Zocalo Mexican Restaurant at Disneyland.  Here in So Cal, because we have such a sizable Mexican population the Dia de los Muertos celebrations are very common. Having grown up going to ...

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