Today is my grandson Antonio's 12th Birthday and I wish him all the best in the world! He's been my inspiration, my buddy, my hero and one of the reasons I enjoy being a grandfather so much!
And he's also a bright student at school!
Showing posts with label grandkids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grandkids. Show all posts
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Sleeping Positions With A Kid
Whenever I visit my grandchildren, there's always that bonding moment where
you go to bed with one of them. The experience can be somewhat distressing if you
don't know beforehand what this adventure entails.
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Happy 9th Birthday, Lorenzo!
It is always a joyful occasion when one of my grandkids celebrates his or her birthday...
and today, it's Lorenzo's turn to have his birthday cake topped with nine candles! Congratulations, kid!
Sunday, October 29, 2023
REBECCA'S 9TH BIRTHDAY!
Happy 9th birthday to my beautiful little granddaughter, Rebecca! 🥰😘😍😄😄🤗🍰🎂🎁🎈🎈🎈🎈🎀🎉
Sunday, October 22, 2023
IT'S ALMUDENA'S 5th BIRTHDAY!
My little princess turns 5 years old today! Happy birthday, you beautiful and sweet girl!
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Thursday, September 7, 2023
First Day of School!
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Summertime is over and a new School Year begins for my two grandchildren in Hoboken!
That's the cycle of life!
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
EMILIANO'S 12th BIRTHDAY!
Grandson Emiliano is now celebrating his 12th birthday and I wish him all the best in the world! May all your dreams come true, Emi! Love you! 💖👏👏👏
Emiliano - September 6, 2023
Thursday, May 18, 2023
SENIOR ROAD RUNNER
Try running after your four year old granddaughter when you are 71 and you will immediately
sympathize with Wile E. Coyote's efforts to catch the Road Runner!
Friday, March 31, 2023
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Monday, November 28, 2022
Lorenzo's 8th Birthday!
One of my dearest little grandkids, Lorenzo, became 8 years old today!
A big celebration ensued!
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Friday, July 15, 2022
TWA Photo Booth, 2022
The day I arrived at JFK to visit my son and his family in Hoboken, NJ, and the day I left. (With my son Ricardo by my side, as always!)
Sunday, May 1, 2022
CUCURUCHO - The Llera Covers
Forty seven years ago, I was hired to do some comic stories for a kiddie magazine in Mexico. The magazine was titled CUCURUCHO and it ran for 20 issues. My job was to provide some comic pages between the fun activities like coloring, origami folding, puzzles, read aloud stories, word games, and other kiddie related material.
I came up with three different titles for the mag: "Cucurucho, The Magical", about a boy who had magical powers and lived in a little box; "Gavin, The Cowboy Mouse", about four rodent rustlers in the Old West; and "Hector and the Detective", about a gangster's ghost who lives in an old revolver owned by a private eye. Pretty exciting stuff, eh?
I managed to do the cover art on 14 of the 20 issues released. The rest were done by the editor of the magazine, Checo Valdez and the late Eduardo del Rio (RIUS), the celebrated Mexican political cartoonist.
By the end of 1975, after very faulty promotion and some bad economic choices by the
publishing staff which resulted in rather poor sales, CUCURUCHO was finally discontinued.
Beginning 1976 after my 12 month hiatus, I was back at Editorial Novaro, doing
THE PINK PANTHER and BEEP BEEP THE ROAD RUNNER for the Hispanic markets.
However, even today, I still get comments from children who read the magazine back in 1975, and remember it fondly for its original content and who thought highly of the effort poured into the project by all the people who collaborated jointly in helping the magazine to flourish briefly during their childhood.
I have revisited the pages of CUCURUCHO lately and, although it is obviously a product of its time, it still holds up well in terms of originality and humor. Kids nowadays would find it naive and out of step with the era of social media and internet gamers but on its day, it was a worthwhile and entertaining publication for children of the 70s.
These were the last two issues of CUCURUCHO. I don't think my grandchildren would appreciate them as much as the kids from four decades ago so I guess I'll put them back into my personal archives and let the memories hover around for a little while before going on to something else.
Saturday, April 30, 2022
HAPPY CHILDREN'S DAY, 2022!
This is me in 1956. Wish I could go back in time and warn myself about the future!
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
ANTONIO'S 10th BIRTHDAY!
My Grandson is 10 Years Old Today!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANTONIO!
Best wishes! Love you!🥰😘😍❤️💕❤️
Friday, October 29, 2021
REBECCA!
And the birthdays keep coming!
My little dear granddaughter REBECCA is 7 years old today, so...
Friday, October 22, 2021
ALMUDENA!
It is always with great joy and pride that I wish happy birthday to any of my grandkids! This time it's little ALMUDENA's turn. She's 3 years old today!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DARLING!
Friday, April 30, 2021
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