6 posts tagged “grandma”
Show us something (or someone) old and beautiful.
Submitted by falcon.kmc.
and of course I must also include my grandpa...
Show us your oldest family photo.
Submitted by Alex Leonard.
Juanita Herrera Garcia, 1935
This is my grandma. She was beautiful!
What's one family recipe that you wish you knew how to cook?
Before my grandma died I talked to her. I pretty much interviewed her and asked her about her life and I got 2 recipes that I always wanted from her. I got her recipe for carne guisada and her recipe for capirotada. I have only made the carne guisada and it is so good. I make it very very close to what she did, hers tasted better, of course.
She use to make us these chicken legs in a gravy sauce that was a tomato sauce base. I wish I wish I had gotten that recipe also. My mom doesn't really remember Grandma making this but I do, boy do I remember.
Let's make a list. What are 20 things in your life that you're grateful for?
Inspired by wyndslash.vox.com.
1. Beautiful, Healthy Children
2. A Wonderful Husband
3. An Awesome Mother
4. Fanflippingtastic Friends (Ande, Sarah, Elsa, Brookie)
5. Supportive FIL and MIL
6. The Coastal Fog Coming in This Morning
7. Autumn
8. Pumpkin Patches
9. Pumpkin Spice Lattes at Starbucks
10. Being Able To Buy Whatever I Need
11. The Smell of the Air Coming Over the Hills
12. Living in the Suburbs
13. My Education
14. Sesame Street
15. My Kool Thing Baby Sister
16. Hansen's Green Tea Soda with Pomegranate
17. My Antepasados: My Grandma, My Grandpa, My Pop, My Father, My Tio Louie
18. Hot Tea with Honey
19. Love Notes Scribbled on the Whiteboard
20. Yoga
What are your personal memories of September 11th?
I was in San Antonio, Tx. I had just spent the evening before in the company of Vicky, Sylvia and Dave. We were at the Slayer midnight record release party. My friend Dave owned a record store and he had the party. I remember think how cool it was that I was here in SA with my friends. I was leaving in a couple of days so we still had some hours of debauchery left... I was completely hung over when my friend Deena called me to tell me to turn on the TV. I did and all the joy and happiness of the evening before fizzled.
I remember being really scared and almost frantic because I wanted to go home. When i talked to my mom I told her, "I wanna go home" and she said, "You are home." And at that moment it was when I realized that my home was with my now-husband, then-boyfriend Dave. Defining moment much?
As I said in my post before, 9/11 was also the last time I ever saw my Grandma alive.
I remember where I was. I remember what I thought, I remember all the things that happened that day...
I was not in NYC. I was in SATX. At the time I lived in NorCal.
It was also the last time I saw my beloved Grandma alive. I went to her house to let her know that I would be leaving the next day via car or bus or something! Now I wish I had stayed until everything was cool again. I would have been able to spend more time with her. I miss her. I would like to turn back time 5 years please. Thank you...
