When we went to Spain, of course we had a few visits to Marta and Pepe's house in Sabadell. They had a surprise for me as well, they invited Antonio and his wife to be there as well! I am completely overwhelmed sometimes how you can meet people on the net, and then in person, and love them so much. Marta and Pepe made my trip to Spain very, very special. I hope to see them again soon. Here is a ... Read More

In 1998 our family took a trip to Spain. I am just now able to  take the movies from the video camera and get them onto a DVD. (thanks Roger!) I chose this excerpt, as I love the area of Lleida. It's a great place to explore and the shopping is fun there too.The children and I enjoyed our day there. Here are some of the photos taken that day. ... Read More

Ah your first kiss...sweet, isn't it? In Miquel's case, it was hard to tell, as he did the old KISS and WIPE it off! :) ... Read More

38 KM from Barcelona, appears from flat plains, what seems to be a freak of nature, the mountain range of Montserrat, 1,236 meters above sea level. It's beauty is rare, and every day it shows you something new. Montserrat is also home to one of the most popular pilgrimage destinations in Spain: the Shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat. Since the 12th century, pilgrims have been drawn to the mountain to venerate the miraculous statue of the Black ... Read More

After visiting the ships at the Harbor, we strolled around Baltimore Harbor in the evening.... ... Read More

The Santa Maria was a small nao, about 70 feet long, used as the flagship for the expedition for Christopher Columbus in 1492. She carried 40 men. Interest in reconstructing the Taylor Santa María started in the 1890s for the 400th anniversary of Columbus's voyage. The 1892 reconstruction depicted the ship as a nao. A subsequent replica built in the 20th century depicts the Santa María as a caravel. Commissioned as part of the 500th Anniversary Jubillee of the Voyage of Christopher Columbus, ... Read More

While going over our home movies, I found this clip I thought would work well for a small video tour of Baltimore's Aquarium. It truly is a wonderful aquarium, but the video only shows a small part of it. Since this was created in 1992, they've added so much to the place, like an Australian section! The National Aquarium in Baltimore is a public aquarium located at 501 E Pratt St. in the Inner Harbor area of Baltimore, Maryland, USA. It was ... Read More

On my birthday 1992, we went to the Baltimore Harbor and the Science center. Here is a clip of video of our day. Enric and Miquel were so young! ... Read More

For weeks and months I tried to establish a bedtime for Miquel. He wouldn't have it. He busted out of his crib (literally), he tried everything he could. He wouldn't even THINK of sleeping until he got to watch the late night talk show starring Arsenio Hall. Finally I had to give up and let him watch the show with me. Even though I would have loved to have some peace and quiet time, often, it became "our time" together. We'd ... Read More

I grew up from ages 0-7 in East Baltimore on North Milton Avenue. We had the best neighbors, the Sovines and the Metzgers. We enjoyed a lot of memorable times together. Some were filmed, and I have a few clips, not in any kind of order, of our times living in the city. Things to watch for: Cliffy as a baby, my legs going crazy while I played piano... and keep in mind there wasn't sound in home movies back then. Also, for ... Read More

This is  a special birthday clip. Enric was turning 9 and we chose a 5o's theme for the occasion. A lot of music preparation went into this day. We didn't have the children dress up, but the decorations were 50's theme and we even had a jukebox piñata. In this clip there are a lot of neighborhood children, Tamisha, Anthony, Chucky, Brett, Cj, and Corey just to name a few. Family was there too. Donna was there with her boys. We had ... Read More

Miquel has been the 'star' of the latest posts putting excerpts of our home videos on the web, but I thought to share the three I know of him that were food related, kind of together. So here is another Miquel moment, eating ice cream, or what he calls "eye cam". (He was close!) Seen here also are my mom and dad. Miquel had to be forceful early on, as mom is hard to tell NO regarding food, and she was insisting ... Read More

So a few days ago, I blogged an old home movie about a young Miquel and his love affair with food. The video showed his struggles as he tried to eat a bowl of potatoes. The video that follows, he is about the same age and we are at a friend's house, who before the main meal, put an assortment of snacks on their living room coffee table. While I am taping, I am already chuckling because I could see what is ... Read More

Taking another trip down memory lane.... Well, still looking at home movies. Only this time it was my sister's home movies! This came to be because one year for Christmas, I did a lot of homemade gifts. I found my sister's old home movies, you know, the kind that requires a projector and a screen to view? I took my video camera, recorded her movies that was being projected on the wall, set it to music, and gave her this for her present. She ... Read More

I've added a new category to the blog, "Memories," as I am in the process of trying to preserve home movies of our family. Today's memory is of Miquel eating a bowl of potatoes. Every since I can remember, Miquel has had a love affair with food. From the day he was born, I swear he would watch us chew and swallow and smack his lips, aching for a taste. Here, I think I might have boiled some potatoes for him. I often ... Read More