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Consumers R Us

September 29, 2009 By Marta Darby 5 Comments

I know I should be used to it by now, but I'm not. It still surprises me that my cupboards and refrigerator can be fully stocked one week and then Bwammo! everything seems to be gone the next. Like gone, gone. With nothing but crumbs and cobwebs left behind. *sigh* I once heard someone say that assembly-line workers were apt to depression ...

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Good Enough

September 8, 2009 By Marta Darby 12 Comments

A few short years ago, you would not have found me in many pictures. In fact, aside from Christmas card photos or group photos, you'd be hard pressed to find me in any of our family events. I have always been more comfortable behind the camera documenting everyone else's lives. Besides, we People Of The Round Face are not the most ...

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Not my real life

July 28, 2009 By Marta Darby 10 Comments

So, we're in beautiful La Jolla. (pronounce like "la hoya" not the Bugs Bunny way, of "la joe-la", but that's not important right now.) And our hotel is Right. On. The. Sand. (I know. Shut up.) And the sea is warm. And we're spending HOURS in the water. And then we lazily make our way back to the hotel (about ...

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The Lake

July 21, 2009 By Marta Darby 4 Comments

Today's Self-Portrait Tuesday involves one of my very favorite places in my town. There's a lake here in Mission Viejo. Cleverly named Lake Mission Viejo by some original city founder. It's man-made and has two beaches. I have been going to this lake since I was pregnant with Adam (23 years ago!) and to survive the hot Mission Viejo ...

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Miles of Smiles.

July 14, 2009 By Marta Darby 28 Comments

Self-portrait Tuesday once again... Some things ALWAYS make me smile (in no particular order)... 1) Cuban food.2) Disneyland.3) Clean sheets.4) When my kids love on each other.5) Telling a really great story.6) Cuban music.7) Connecting with old friends.8) My mom telling me she loves me.9) Lucy's laugh.10) A box from Amazon on my doorstep. ...

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A summer story in three acts

July 7, 2009 By Marta Darby 4 Comments

Self-Portrait Tuesday again. (See the category cloud for more information. And you know what? I really need to create a logo for this to make it more official, but that's not important right now.)Act one:She gets a Killer Pedicure.Act two:She goes down to Crescent Bay in Laguna Beach.Act three:She photographs her toes for Self-Portrait ...

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Self-Portrait Tuesdays. The Real Thing.

June 30, 2009 By Marta Darby 3 Comments

What happened to Self-Portrait Tuesdays, you're asking? Well, I've been Self-Portraiting on Tuesdays over on Facebook. (So, if you're on Facebook, look up and join Self-Portrait Tuesdays.) I know. Sorry. I'm a little A.D.D. and I get easily distracted, but that's not important right now. The Self-Portrait thing started a ...

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Fat Tuesday

January 27, 2009 By Marta Darby 6 Comments

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 ...

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SPT (self-portrait Tuesday) – 2nd week of December

December 9, 2008 By Marta Darby 1 Comment

Kikita. "Aqui como to' lo' dias." Marta. At my desk, working on Christmas Photo Quiz books for the family.  LOVING my 24 inch monitor. =D    (thanks, Honey!) Happy Tuesday! ...

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sELF-portrait Tuesday… Holiday Style. =D

December 2, 2008 By Marta Darby 8 Comments

I couldn't do Christmas without them.  ;-) http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=Wp0qgCt6cXEj78iD&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself Send your own ElfYourself eCards SELF portrait. Get it?  (I crack myself up.) ...

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This is what my life looks like today

November 25, 2008 By Marta Darby 1 Comment

Amy Kikita reminded me that she had officially reinstated Self-Portrait Tuesdays last week and I totally spaced because I spent a large portion of my day driving my people to different places. So here they are.... tarde pero seguro: Kikita. On my way to work. Marta. On my way to ... everywhere else. ;-) We didn't plan the car theme.  ...

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The Official Re-Instatement of Self-portrait Tuesdays

November 18, 2008 By Marta Darby 1 Comment

A couple of years ago Mami decided to do an art journal. She had all these creative exercises . . . one of which was called "Self-Portrait Tuesdays." The idea was to get used to seeing yourself on film. You know how we all are . . . we love to hide from the camera. Nobody likes how they look in pictures. This was an exercise in getting ...

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