The following quote was attributed to Manuel Armijo (c. 1793 - 1853), a New Mexican soldier and statesman who served three times as governor of New Mexico:
"Poor New Mexico! So far from heaven and so close to Texas."
Sorry, Texans, no offense intended - just thought it was a funny quote. LOL
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Thursday, February 2, 2012
It's Crazy Time in Santa Fe.
January every year brings around the crazy season in Santa Fe as the state legislature is back in session.
Big news this session is that longtime Speaker of the House Ben Lujan will not see re-election in the fall because he is battling lung cancer.
Second biggest news seems to be the complete impasse between the Democrats who control the legislature, and Governor Susana Martinez who governs the state from the executive branch. The impasse hurts all of us, as nothing is being accomplished in getting good legislation passed.
A side story during this session was that a group of Republican legislators who were attending a private dinner at the Eldorado Hotel were surrounded by an unruly crowd of Occupy Santa Fe protestors who draped yellow crime tape over the diners, and injured a guest of State Rep. Bill Rehm, hitting her with a menu and injuring her eye.
On the opening day of the session on Jan. 17, tea party groups from all over the state assembled for a rally at the west entrance of the Roundhouse, and Occupy protestors had their own rally on the east steps.
Here are some pictures I took of the tea party rally:
Yep. Crazy days in Santa Fe.
Dax Contreras of Los Hispanos Unidos:
Santa Fe TEA Party table:
Santa Fe TEA Party activists Orlando Baca and Sherry Morrison:
Lt. Gov. John Sanchez:
State Representative Jim Smith:
Energy guru Marita Noon:
Honoring our military vets:
Big news this session is that longtime Speaker of the House Ben Lujan will not see re-election in the fall because he is battling lung cancer.
Second biggest news seems to be the complete impasse between the Democrats who control the legislature, and Governor Susana Martinez who governs the state from the executive branch. The impasse hurts all of us, as nothing is being accomplished in getting good legislation passed.
A side story during this session was that a group of Republican legislators who were attending a private dinner at the Eldorado Hotel were surrounded by an unruly crowd of Occupy Santa Fe protestors who draped yellow crime tape over the diners, and injured a guest of State Rep. Bill Rehm, hitting her with a menu and injuring her eye.
On the opening day of the session on Jan. 17, tea party groups from all over the state assembled for a rally at the west entrance of the Roundhouse, and Occupy protestors had their own rally on the east steps.
Here are some pictures I took of the tea party rally:
Yep. Crazy days in Santa Fe.
Dax Contreras of Los Hispanos Unidos:
Santa Fe TEA Party table:
Santa Fe TEA Party activists Orlando Baca and Sherry Morrison:
Lt. Gov. John Sanchez:
State Representative Jim Smith:
Energy guru Marita Noon:
Honoring our military vets:
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Happy Birthday New Mexico! 100 years of Statehood..
New Mexico was admitted to the union 100 years ago today, on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
When John and I moved here in 1970, New Mexico had already been a state for 58 years. We fell in love with this land of enchantment, and dreamed for 38 more years of returning here to live. In 2008, we made our dream come true, and New Mexico became our adopted home by choice. I have never been disappointed one single time about our decision to move to this state - it turned out to be far better than we even dreamed it would be.
HAPPY STATEHOOD, NEW MEXICO!
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Friday, December 16, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Our first snow - 2011
Last night we had our first measurable snowstorm of the winter and this morning everything looked so pretty. Nice to have snow right before Christmas to get into the holiday spirit.
Most of it melted throughout the day, though.
Here are some pictures around my property:
The snow covered mountains in the late afternoon sunlight today:
Most of it melted throughout the day, though.
Here are some pictures around my property:
The snow covered mountains in the late afternoon sunlight today:
Thursday, November 24, 2011
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
To all of my blog friends and faithful readers of La Casa de Towanda, I wish you a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving. I hope you will be spending the holiday with loved ones, enjoying good company and good food.
I will be going to my friends' house and we will have 12 people there, most of whom I know, and several other new ones to get to know.
This has been a tough year, but there is still much to be thankful for ... and I count ALL OF YOU among my blessings!
Enjoy your day!
Love, Sharon
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)