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Beyonce hysteria, date night with my son and the real Diva finally gets her party!
Well last week, the whole of Havana was wetting their pants about Beyonce and Jay-Z gracing Cuba with their presence and causing a bit of a rumpus down Havana Cafe Thursday night, including a lot of grown ups who really should … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Cuba, culture, Family, Fashion, Film, Uncategorized
Tagged beyonce, BIrthday, cuba, Diva, El Cocinero, French School, Havana, Jay-Z, mediocre music, party, piñata, sunset
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A life less ordinary …..
I have been back just over a week from the UK and feeling as though I am just getting back into my routine, but also at the same time realising that there is no routine. That is the best thing … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Cuba, culture, Fashion, Film, Music, UK
Tagged AUtumn, Bisto, Cuban DJs, Deja Vu, DJ, Jamainitas, lots of people, margerita, motherland, Musicians of Bremen, no routine, party, second hand shops, SPitalfields market, Uniqlo, Virgin, WIchy de Vedado
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Parties, Cadillacs, potatoes, Valentines ……and blogging
Yesterday was Valentines day. They call it the day of love here for anybody or anything. You can even say I love my cow. I actually prefer this to the sloppy fake romantic rubbish that has been marketed to us … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Children, Cuba, culture, Family, Film
Tagged blogging, Cotswolds, cottage pie, facebook, film school, Habana, Havana, Hemingway's House, immigrant mother- emigre-Guatemala- Antigua-Cuba-Lucy Jordan-Milan Kundera-The Unbearable LIghtness of Being-England-serendipity-mother tongue-exile-identity-culture-Cuba, Las Terrazas, Malecon, party, photos, potatoes, social research, steak, strawberry jam, tescos, Valentines day, vegetarian cuisine Cuba
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Our house, the party and the French lover who fled the country
Our first party in our wonderful house all went very well. Everyone from the film school helped me to make it a success. Maeda arrived with flowers to fill the house from San Antonio and then a team of caterers … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Children, Cuba, culture, Family, Film, Guatemala
Tagged 25 years, 99 military beach club, a little gem, AL Capone, barman, Caribbean, Casinos, coco loco, cuba, Cubanacan, EICTV, Fidel, film script, FLores, Francesita, French lover, Fulgencio Batista, Guatemala gangsters, Habana, Habana Club, JFK, Mafia, party, primer avenida, Protocol House of EICTV, tranquility
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Leaving school and cats …..
The boys are leaving their little school here in Guatemala. They have only been there half a year but have been very happy. Academically they have both excelled which really helped their confidence, especially Nico who learnt to read and … Continue reading