Road Pride

Posted on February 18, 2013February 10, 2013 by Simon

In 1928 they built a concrete road in Santa Fe and they were pretty proud of it. How do I know the year and that they were proud of it? They inserted a brass plaque in the concrete: The road is now an... Read More

Public Art Santa Fe

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Simon

Santa Fe is one of the top art destinations in the USA and as a result there is lots of public art. Bronze Bear Brass lizard Granite Shape Massive Shapes There are a few more pictures on Flickr What a... Read More

Casa Rondena Winery

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Simon

First a word about New Mexican wine. We have tried a few on previous visits and have been underwhelmed. But the Blachers took us to Casa Rondena Winery and we drank a lovely bottle of Meritage sit... Read More

Balloon Fiesta

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Simon

We went to the to the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque for the “glowdeo” on Thursday night but it was canceled because of high wind. Click here to see some pictures from three years ago whe... Read More

Inn of the Governors

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Simon

When you go to Santa Fe and you should. Try to stay at the Inn of the Governors. They have beautiful flower baskets. and very nice rooms The Inn of the Governors is only a block or two from the Plaz... Read More

Buddha Fitness

Posted on October 8, 2010October 8, 2010 by Simon

Is it a good idea to call a gymnasium in the west: “Buddha Fitness Club?” To me and I think to many others in the west Buddha connotes mental but not physical health. We saw the sign on a ... Read More

Santa Fe January 2009

Posted on June 12, 2009June 12, 2009 by Simon

While posting the pictures from our trip last month to Santa Fe I discovered that I had never finished the pictures from our trip there in January cheating you out of a short vicarious vacation. Here ... Read More

Santa Fe in May

Posted on May 30, 2009June 2, 2009 by Simon

Nurit and I went to Santa Fe last week with our friends Gretchen and Randy. We shopped, I wrote postcards, we looked at art and we ate great food. Mostly what we did was soak in the atmosphere of a ... Read More

Mobile Homes of New Mexico Calendar

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Simon

The title is self explanatory. Here is the first entry: An unmatched set in Espanola Mobile homes are an underrepresented group in the annual calendar sales catagory. This one reminds me of “T... Read More

The Road to Los Ojos

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Simon

Our first week in Santa Fe Nurit and I drove up to Los Ojos with Missy the dog. We went up to see the weaving cooperative they have in Los Ojos and the countryside on the way. It was magnificent. We d... Read More

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