When I lived and worked in New York, I was quite fortunate to work with a lot of other Puerto Ricans. Why do I consider that fortunate? For Christmas, so many of them would make my favorite pork dishes and Puerto Rican eggnog. Our version of eggnog, called […]
2017 is coming to its natural end Wish I could say it was a jolly good time Year long, day in and day out But there was always one solid A baby boy with the brightest smile The sweetest giggle The kindest heart And apparently a brain for math […]
I love this time of the year. I love dancing and singing to sweetly sweet songs. Growing up, Christmas was a bit hard. However, now with my son, Christmas is just divine. I want to freeze in place his wonderful smile, cheery disposition and wondrous belief in […]
This is going to be a rather odd narrative for the holiday season. Especially considering that along with Hanukkah and Christmas, we will now be celebrating Three Kings Day. Our very first celebration. Although, we actually celebrated this by mistake when we were in Greece in January, many […]
I have been running around the house, the past week, like a madwoman. Cleaning, tidying up, throwing things out. I have been chasing the dog. I have been holding the dog as boxes upon boxes get delivered to our house. It has felt like everything has been […]
The winter solstice has come and so has my sister. My family is whole now in Los Angeles. Today is the shortest period of daylight and the longest night of the year and the house is teeming with love, energy and giggles. Right at the end of the […]
Here we are again at the end of another year wondering what is to come. The year of 2017 came and is almost gone and there is much reflecting to be done. Many of us can have set ideas as to what we think may happen in […]
When I first adopted my fur baby Winston, he was a bit raggedy, quiet and mellow. In two weeks time, he became less mellow. In a month’s time he was wll groomed and his pretty face shined through. In two month’s time, he is no longer quiet. Apparently, […]
Yes, my nine year old son still believes in Santa Claus. I love the magic of the season and the fact that he believes that a man in the North Pole spends the whole year working on toys. How can one not find that cute? We shall see […]
I have been trying to remain calm amidst the large number of storms brewing around me. At times I feel like I am a little paddleboat in the middle of an ocean about to be caught up in a hurricane. But, I am also someone who firmly believes […]
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