I have amazing news! I'm proud and privileged to announce that I was invited to be on the planning committee for Cuban Heritage Day at Dodger Stadium this year! (I know. Shut up.) Seriously, if I was going to add an item to my Bucket List, this would be it. Of course, I didn't know I would have added it until they actually asked me, but ...
The Best of MBFCF in 2013
I'm looking at my calendar and it's already the 8th day of 2014. I was planning on taking a few days off at the beginning of the year and wow, did they go by quickly! Come to think of it, 2013 feels like it went by pretty quickly also. Is it just me, or is this one of those things people tend to repeat a lot as they get old? Shut up. ...
Documenting the Magic
As you know, I take pictures every day. No, seriously. Every. Single. Day. With the advent of smart phones, it's too easy not to. I think that I still have some deep, internal scarring left over from when my family had to leave Cuba and we had no pictures of ourselves from that time, but that's not important right now. So I'm always ...
Celebrating Every Day or My Week in Instagram
Most people start the new year with big plans and a "let's do this" attitude. And I do, too, mostly... But this year started off with crazy. Here's how I documented my week via Instagram. (Photo sharing app for smart phones.)Jonathan had his first semester performances the very first week, which meant we were at the theater ...
I’m. On. Vacation. (via Instagram)
Every year, just like my parents used to in Cuba B.C.* (*before Castro), we enjoy spending a beautifully relaxing time at the beach. In this case, we're in Del Mar, California and the weather is perfect. If you follow me on Instagram, you would already have this information, but that's not important right now. Here's the ...
Lessons from the Garden
My roses are blooming.All of them. All at once.And although they look very beautiful,and some are quite spectacular,they require my attention. Right now.And it feels like quite an overwhelming task. But I'll grab my pruning shears and go through each bush, dead-heading as I go. It's quite a big job when they're all going ...
