Fire in the fireplace - Life is good

Last night we had our first fire in the fireplace in our house in New Mexico.

Been a long time since we have had a house with a fireplace - almost 30 years!

So finally enjoying an evening in front of the fireplace was really cool.

This one's for you, Laurel..

We were at an Open House at the Eldorado Fire Department today and we saw this:





HINT: It is a dog.

Any idea what breed it is?

First time I had ever seen one of these; the owner said they are quite rare. Indeed.

Four months at La Casa Towanda

It's been four months today since we arrived at our new home in Eldorado. Been quite a summer!

Getting the house settled, watching our garden bloom, getting acquainted with the library here in Eldorado, enjoying nightly sunsets behind the Jemez Mountains, taking some drives around the area to see the sights, many trips into Santa Fe for errands, doctors appointments, meals at some great restaurants, and that weeklong stay at St. Vincent's in August.

We love it here! It's everything we hoped it would be. And now that summer is winding down, we look forward to the fall -- cooler days and nights, the golden quaking aspens up on the mountain, chamisa in bloom everywhere with that wonderful fragrance, the aroma of roasting chile all over town, chile ristras for sale at the farmer's market and shops in Santa Fe, the smell of wood fires in neighboring homes, and soon ... our first fire in our fireplace.



(That's Sugar in the doorway.)

Santa Fe Farmer's Market, Part 2

At the Farmers Market in Santa Fe

Santa Fe has a new location for the Farmer's Market, a great new building in the just-renovated Railyard District of the city.

A trip to the Farmer's Market is full of wonderful produce, flowers, crafts, cheeses, food, color, music, and interesting people to observe. It's becoming a weekly event for us.







Next post: more pictures.

Grammy and Victoria

This post is not about my life in New Mexico or my house here or any day trips we have made lately.

This post is just to say I love my four-year old grand-daughter Victoria and I miss her every day. Hopefully I will see her in a few weeks!


(This picture was taken in July in upstate New York.)

September in Towanda's courtyard

Star is watching for geckos:


Ooops, there's one: