The crosses in my house

I have been accumulating cool little crosses for my house ... here are some of them:


From the Plaza in Santa Fe:


This cross is made from tin from the roof at the church at Chimayó:



Cross from my friend Clara in Kansas as a going away gift:



Cross from my friend Patrick in Ireland:

Rallying at the Roundhouse

We had a spirited rally Wednesday afternoon with a group of our Republican candidates in this November's election.

We heard from John Sanchez, candidate for Lt. Governor, Dianna Duran, Secretary of State candidate, Matthew Chandler, who's running for NM Attorney General, Ned Fuller for Court of Appeals Judge, and Brigette Russell, 47th state congressional district.

Less than three weeks to go until the election, and our candidates are in high gear, presenting a message of change, lower spending, and anti-corruption in giving the voters of New Mexico a choice on November 2.



JOHN SANCHEZ, CANDIDATE FOR LT. GOVERNOR:



DIANNA DURAN, CANDIDATE FOR SECRETARY OF STATE:



MATT CHANDLER, CANDIDATE FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL:



BRIGETTE RUSSELL, CANDIDATE FOR NM HOUSE DISTRICT 47



NED FULLER, CANDIDATE FOR COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE:



GREAT TEAM!







TOO YOUNG TO VOTE YET:

Our house through Susie's eyes

When my friend Susie was here a month ago, she took some pictures of our house and property. It's fun to see our place through someone else's point of view. I love this pictures, and I am sure she won't mind if I post some of them here:

Susana comes to Santa Fe

Yesterday was our Susana Martinez rally in Santa Fe at the GOP Victory Office.

It was one of those gorgeous fall days in northern New Mexico, and we estimated that 350 people attended the rally. The crowd was enthusiastic and it felt like a party atmosphere.

I was pleased to see how many Latinos were in the crowd, and also the number of people with “Democrats for Martinez” signs. That is a clear sign that her support reaches across ethnic and party lines. Susana spoke and spent a lot of time talking with people in the crowd, posing for pictures that voters will cherish. I had a chance to greet her and also Chuck Franco her husband, who a such a nice man.

Matthew Chandler, the Republican candidate for Attorney General spoke, as well as some local candidates and dignitaries.

Here are some of our pictures:


Getting set up:






Matthew Chandler speaking:


SUSANA:








Matt Chandler and a colorful citizen:

The Constitution Ride Across America

Daren Gardner is a 50 year old Virginia businessman who became committed a year ago to doing something for his country. He decided on a motorcycle ride across the United States, stopping at every state capitol to give a speech on the U.S. Constitution, and getting an elected official in every state to sign a petition pledging to uphold the Constitution.

On Wednesday, October 6, Daren rode into Santa Fe, accompanied by 6 riders from Gallup, NM. It was a gorgeous New Mexico early fall day, and a small but enthusiastic crowd was there to greet him and hear his speech.

(The elected official that he got to sign his pledge was State Senator George Munoz from Gallup. He is a Democrat who has been in the state legislature since 2009.)

I got some pictures at the rally:


Daren Gardner:




Daren with veterans behind him:


John speaking at the rally:

Opening Day at Dixon's Mountain Grown Apples

September 23 was opening day at Dixon's Apple Orchard. The orchard lies in a mountain canyon up in the Jemez Mountains just beyond Cochiti Pueblo. Just the trip up there is a wonderful scenic drive.

Located in the 6,200 foot-high, lava rich Rancho de Cañada in Peña Blanca New Mexico, this 50 acre orchard has been producing excellent apples for over 60 years. This particular Cañada has proved to be one of the really rare apple growing spots in America. The volcanic ash soil and a sunny southeast exposure results in the delicious popular Champagne apples, which some consider to be the best apple in the world. Dixon's Orchard also produces a very good cider.

So it is no wonder that the road from Cochiti to the orchard is bumper to bumper traffic on opening day, and you sit in line for at least an hour waiting to arrive at the orchard. And you do need to get there early because the apples are sold out in days.

I used the apples this year to make pies, applesauce, fritters, cobbler, and apple cake, as well as putting them in fruit salads and eating them fresh.

Here are some pictures John got of opening day at Dixon's:


The road up to the orchard:










Dixon's Mountain Grown Apples.