Blogging in the Land of Enchantment

While I am waiting to move to New Mexico, I can keep in touch with life in New Mexico through my favorite bloggers in the state:

The Zees Go West. clairz moved to Clovis, New Mexico from New England earlier this year, and her blog is full of information about the state ~ everything she is learning and researching. Every time she posts a new entry, there is more for me to learn!

Santa Fe Journal. The blogger of this journal lives in the area near Santa Fe that I will be moving, so her blog is of special interest to me, because she is just a wealth of information that will be so helpful to us when we move.

Exile in Portales. Buck, who blogs at this site, is a retired military guy; he blogs about New Mexico but also about military, cultural, and political stuff....and I agree with his political views about 99% of the time.

If The Creek Don't Rise. The blogger, Lin, and her husband are a couple living off the grid in Northern New Mexico...and her blog is fascinating. Reading their trials and tribulations, I am amazed and know I could never do what they are doing. Wonderful writer!

New Mexico bloggers have given me a lot of information and entertainment, and they help me to get the feel of life in New Mexico even though I cannot be there yet. And, maybe best of all, reading other blogs helps me, a newbie blogger, learn how to improve my entries.

THANKS YOU ALL!

Majoring in New Mexico 101 this fall

It feels like we are in a holding pattern right now. We cannot move to Santa Fe until May 2008. We cannot put our house here up for sale until early spring. We cannot buy a house in Santa Fe until the same time.

So. We continue our work on our house, getting it readly to sell. We still can find things to donate or throw away. We still find things to pack up. But spring of next year sure seems a long way off.

Here in the midwest for the present time, I use my spare time to learn more about New Mexico. There is a rich array of New Mexico websites out there, as well as some excellent work by New Mexico bloggers.

My favorite New Mexico websites:

City-Data.com - http://www.city-data.com/forum/new-mexico/ I love the New Mexico forum, and am learning so much from the members who post there. The City-Data site also has a wealth of statistics about the state.

Santa Fe New Mexican.com - http://www.santafenewmexican.com/ The Santa Fe daily newspaper carries news from all over northern New Mexico. It is my lifeline to the latest community news from my future home. Lots of great features.

Kent Jones Eldorado Area Real Estate - http://www.eldoradoarearealestate.com/index.html Kent is our realtor in Santa Fe. He has a great website that has the latest information on available homes in the area. I check it often to see what is on the market, even though it will be months before we are out there to buy a house.

Santa Fe.com - http://www.santafe.com/
Santa Fe Always Online - http://sfaol.com/
These are my two favorite Santa Fe sites. A wealth of information about the city.

El Surfo.com - http://www.elsurfo.com/todo/nm.htm A really fun site about things to do in New Mexico.

New Mexico.org - http://www.newmexico.org/index2.php Website of the New Mexico Department of Tourism

New Mexico Scenic Byways - http://www.byways.org/explore/states/NM/ Wonderful site for planning trips around the state.

New Mexico Magazine - http://www.nmmagazine.com/ We get the magazine in the mail, but the website provides a quick reference to features from the magazine.

Off the Road - http://www.offtheroadnm.com/ Another great site for NM trip-planning.

Spanish Santa Fe - http://www.spanishsantafe.com/ Highlighting the spanish culture of Santa Fe, NM.

Duke City Fix - http://dukecityfix.com/ Everything you need to know about the city of Albuquerque, NM

Gil's Thrilling Web Site - http://www.nmgastronome.com/index.htm Gil has traveled all over the state reviewing restaurants. I love his insights and opinions, and I will never have time to eat at as many NM restaurants as he has!

This is just a sampling of my favorite web sites featuring New Mexico.

Next post: I'll list my favorite New Mexico blogs.