Before our trip to Santa Fe we heard an advertisement by the USPS (formerly the Post Office) about how you could go online and forward your mail. No muss no fuss. So we tried it and we have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that everybody at the post office was really helpful. All of the staff were friendly and genuinely cared about our mail. The bad news is that the system for forwarding mail is archaic, slow and failed… Read More »Postal Purgatory
We went to Tent Rocks one very windy day in October. It was cold but very clear and we had a nice scramble up the canyon and through the very different formations in the area. Missy the dog was a trooper and only had to be lifted up a few of the highest ledges. If your in Santa Fe and you are interested in geology be sure to visit this unusual natural formation. More photos on Flickr
To sojourn means to “live temporarily.” Which is what we did in Santa Fe in October. Santa Fe was a particularly nice place to sojourn but to sojourn anywhere is a particularly nice state to be in. A sojourn is longer than a vacation so there is not a sense of urgency to see and do everything. But it is not taking up permanent residence so there is no need to think about things like house maintenance or the neighbors. Riestras at La Fonda So… Read More »Sojourning in Santa Fe
Last month I posted a picture of the Hebrew inscription above the door of the Santa Fe cathedral and promised to find out “how it got there and why.” I asked about it at Congregation Beit Tikva in Santa Fe when we attended services there and got a bit of an answer. Beit Tikva is the new temple in Santa Fe and it suited us the best. Later in the SCKML at PJTC I found the book Jewish Pioneers of New Mexico by Tomas Jaehn. … Read More »Hebrew at the Cathedral Solved
The title of this entry reminds me of the grammar rule “avoid alliteration always.” Around the country new houses are wrapped in Tyvek before they a finished. Dupont the brands owner has convinced builder, code writers and the public that Tyvek will make houses more weather proof. It sounds true. a new home near Santa Fe Taken with my iphone Here in the southwest almost all houses are colored adobe brown when they are finished. But for the few months during construction that they are… Read More »An Adobe Idea
It wasn’t many years ago that if you wanted a drink of water in public it was free at a drinking fountain. Now a store will sell you a bottle of water for a $1.00 and most of the fountains are gone. A cause for concern? What happened? Briefly it was the convergence of a few separate issues: It was chic for those who could afford it to drink Evian (spelled backwards is naive!) Immigrants from countries with bad public water systems demanded bottled water.… Read More »Public Drinking Fountains
Missy, the dog, came to Santa Fe with us and so we take her places. Some of the places are not very dog friendly including some restaurant patios. But at Counter Culture they accommodate nice dogs and have a sign about it: Counter Culture has very nice sandwiches, matches and a generally nice laid back attitude. It is highly recommended with or without a dog. This is the first photo taken with my new iphone In Pasadena where we have a dog door in our… Read More »Dogs in Santa Fe
There has been a long dispute between St Augustine, Florida and Santa Fe, NM about which is the oldest European settlement in what is now the United States. West of the Mississippi we believe that it is Santa Fe and East of it they are convinced that it is St Augustine. Of course, to paraphrase Bill Clinton, it all depends on what “oldest” is. We found this house in Santa Fe that unequivocally claims to be “The Oldest House in the USA” It sure looks… Read More »Oldest House in the USA
Nurit and I had to fly back to Pasadena on Monday to see Gary D. who is still very ill. The trip meant we had to leave Acequia Madre at 5:45am and wouldn’t be home until midnight and because we were flying Missy, the dog, couldn’t go with us. Nurit googled (new verb) petsitters (new noun) and found NMpetsitters.com Missy A few phone calls led us to Sloan Cunningham of Pet Care by Sloan. We hired Sloan over the phone and she turned out to… Read More »Missy Stays at Home
What do you get when you mix Texas and California? Santa Fe!