Category: Sante Fe

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Road Pride

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 orphaned section of Marcy St just East of the intersection with Paseo de Peralta.

So a construction project from 85 years ago is still surviving because it was made from that incredible new product concrete.  But the evolution of the community has passed it by and now it is a little one way block that is mostly used for parking.

The lesson: Don’t be to proud of your accomplishments but do put your name on them.

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Casa Rondena Winery

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 sitting on the winery patio.  It was the start of a beautiful evening.

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The winery grounds were magical,

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the wine was excellent

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They had the sound of running water

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and the company was great.

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We saw the sun setting on the on the Sandia Mountains.

In Santa Fe we drank a bottle of Cabernet from Milagro Vineyards it was also excellent.  I think New Mexico Vintners are making progress.

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Balloon Fiesta

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 when I went with Gene B.  The next day we shopped and sent postcards and went to dinner with our friends the Blachers.  It looked like we weren’t going to see any balloons.

On Saturday morning I opened the curtains of our hotel room and there were about a hundred balloons drifting by.  I took a few pictures:

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A floating urn

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An air cat.

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Our first look

It is a remarkable folk festival.  Like the Rose Parade in the air or the running of the bulls in Pamplona.  I’m looking forward to meeting some of the balloonist someday and trying to figure out why they chose this pursuit rather than cars or horses or hiking.

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Inn of the Governors

When you go to Santa Fe and you should.  Try to stay at the Inn of the Governors.

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They have beautiful flower baskets.

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and very nice rooms

The Inn of the Governors is only a block or two from the Plaza so it is easy to immerse yourself in the culture.  Central Santa Fe is one of the few cities in the USA that is different from everywhere other city in the USA.  Others are Savannah, GA and New Orleans.

Nurit likes the air and the art.  I like that you can walk everywhere.  We both like the food.

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Buddha Fitness

Is it a good idea to call a gymnasium in the west: “Buddha Fitness Club?”

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To me and I think to many others in the west Buddha connotes mental but not physical health.

We saw the sign on a new business in the Santa Fe Railyard District.  They have a web site and seem to realize the irony of there name because their tag line is:

“Give your Buddha Belly a Six Pack.”

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As a marketing concept maybe it can work?  Remember in marketing:

“If you aren’t different you don’t exist.”

Good Luck to the Buddha Fitness Club.  We will follow your progress on the seven step path.

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Santa Fe in May

Nurit and I went to Santa Fe last week with our friends Gretchen and Randy.

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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 place that is different.

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It was an excellent trip and a great relief from the elder management issues we are currently dealing with in Pasadena.  You can see all of our pictures from the trip here.

You can see more of our Santa Fe pictures Here.

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Mobile Homes of New Mexico Calendar

The title is self explanatory.  Here is the first entry:

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Mobile homes are an underrepresented group in the annual calendar sales catagory. This one reminds me of “The Roundabouts of Derby” calendar I received from my brother Tom B. in England a few years ago.  Unfortunately it and any reference to it on the web are still missing.

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The Road to Los Ojos

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 drove into town on the back road and had a beautiful view of the town from above and the local catholic shrine.

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The shrine of mystery
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On the way up we stopped in an area that was having an art and crafts festival and saw a few of the vendors.

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We also passed some spectacular scenery and took some great photos.

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