Saturday, November 22, 2008
My new friends, McGriff and Maddux, and I get to look at this incredible view of Taos and Taos Mountain every day from their home south of Taos, up past the Stakeout Restaurant!
They are cuties, aren't they? And they sleep in till 6 a.m.!
We also get to see Tres Piedras (3 Peaks) Dos Piedras (2 Peaks) and the Rio Grande Gorge, too!
Oh, and did I mention that it's just us: McGriff, Maddux, mountain lions, coyotes and bears, OH MY!
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
America elects Barack Obama
I am so proud to be a citizen of this great country that just voted their hearts and elected Barack Obama to be our next leader.
No more fear and negativity and devisiveness. This experience has moved me to tears.
It really is about each of us now.....electing people who will represent our best interests as we move our country in a new direction --- the one promised to each of us ---- 'of the people, by the people and for the people'.
I also celebrate that this was my son Max's first vote! It was also his father's, too, as a new citizen of the United States of America.
I am in Taos, NM, watching history and feeling more overwhelmed and grateful and hopeful than I ever have relative to the man whom we've elected as our new leader.
Photo courtesy of Reuters.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Black Mesa Winery, Valverde NM
A quick stop at Black Mesa Vineyards and Winery, in Valverde, just out of the canyon south of Taos, en route to Santa Fe. Lots of fun, and we got to meet the owner & vintner......that's Marv, an artist, renaissance man, handyman, funny man, and musician; Vicki, artist, spirit shaman creator, educator, mom, and all around good time and great friend; and RuthAnn, business woman, great friend, and "foodie" .....
Unloading the wood fired kiln in Tres Piedras
What fun! The local potters who use this wood fired kiln invited us to come out and help "unload" the kiln - we had to wear gloves because the items were still quite warm to the touch.
Very exciting to see the finished pieces coming out of the kiln.....and to watch the faces of the potters as they saw their creations for the first time after firing.....very much a birthing process!
This firing required 24/7 vigilance and stoking for 12 days.....amazing!
Storm Clouds over the Rio Grande Gorge
An amazingly windy, powerful, delicious storm blew through Arroyo Hondo late Monday afternoon.....this was the sky as I was driving back from Taos to the west, over the Rio Grande Gorge and just to the north of Tres Piedras, the three peaked mountain.
This storm brought driving rain that came in horizontally, winds that I thought might take the house off the hill it sits on, and hail.
River and Bogy, the flat back retrievers I'm hanging with, flanked me as we stood at the window and watched this storm ..... quite the event!
Marv Davis' creations
Marv Davis is a true renaissance man. He and his wife, Val, lived in an earth home out on the mesa that they built when they first arrived. They've since moved into town, but their love of the land is evident just by looking at their home area.
They are also known in Taos as "Square Peg", an 'Americana' music duo and are "rock starts" to all of us who know them.
These masks are in their garden.
The double rainbow is not Marv's creation.... or maybe it is.....
They are also known in Taos as "Square Peg", an 'Americana' music duo and are "rock starts" to all of us who know them.
These masks are in their garden.
The double rainbow is not Marv's creation.... or maybe it is.....
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Returning to Aspen/Snowmass and Taos in August
I'm back out west! Flew from Nashville to Denver on Monday, July 28 to go stay with Sage in Old Snowmass. He's as loving as ever, and just a bit slower, but still in the game! He even ran with me when I biked around the neighborhood! I was fortunate to be here during the world renowned Aspen Music Festival, and was able to attend one of the performances of the Aspen Symphony....fantastic!
Tuesday, Aug 5 I took the CME shuttle back to Denver and flew to ABQ, where my car has been parked since June 2! And what a champ it is - started right up!
I have 2 new friends in Taos - Lucy, a chocolate Lab and Bobbi! They live in a great home on a rock cliff overlooking the confluence of the Rio Pueblo and Pot Creek. Magic!
Madeline worked her magic scissors again in Santa Fe and cut my hair - short...and do I see the resemblance between me and my mom now!
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Meet my friends at 32 Katydid in Old Snowmass, CO
I'm back in Old Snowmass, CO,hanging out with my new friends. Bodhi is the smiling Golden, Keesha isthe beautiful long haired sheepdog, and Bailey is the golden puppy. And then there's Ace, the 28 year old mare, who was eating when I took this photo.
Today I experienced two firsts! I fed a horse, and repaired a fence. I felt like a real cowgirl! Ace, the mare, was really good about my not having any idea of where to put the hay and the food. I put the bucket in the corner, and looked at her. She looked at the bucket, looked at me, and then turn her head and looked very pointedly at the big, black, EMPTY container on the floor of the stall. Ah, it's amazing how the animals talk to us if we just listen. So that was my introduction to Ace and that she DOESN'T eat from a bucket, thank you very much. I don't think she cares where I put the hay. She was also really great about me walking behind her, before I recalled that it's not a good idea to walk and stand behind horses. As soon as it STOPS SNOWING I will take her for a walk.
And, speaking of horses and snow, I am really happy to have my new mud boots, the cute black and white polka dot ones .....I have no idea what I'm walking in when I enter Ace's area, and don't have to worry about ruining shoes!
I've included a photo of the fence repair...using the twine used to hold the hay bales together....
We (the dogs and I) just returned from a walk around the neighborhood, and then fed Ace.....we're hoping NOT to get the 12" of snow everyone is talking about!
The good news is that we only got about 4 inches....not 10.....and it may be over. I heard that it is supposed to be 70 degrees this Sunday!!
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
New moon, new location and a new quarter
Wow, where have these last 3 months gone?? I loved my time in Florida in January, and really appreciated the warmth AND humidity upon my return to Old Snowmass, CO in early February. My pal Sage, an 11 year old male yellow Lab, and I stayed warm and enjoyed the snow until I left for Taos in early March.
The March full moon and April 1 sunset photos were taken from Taos - these sunset photos don't give mother nature her due justice...but you at least get the idea of what I see every night here....unbelieveable!
I have a new client in Taos, a lovely couple who live on the south end of town, and have 2 great black cats and a wonderful female dog named Shug, who's a Pit Bull, Akita and Lab mix. A gentler, sweeter dog I've yet to meet.
I've been behind in everything due to some projects that have recently come my way, keeping me busy day and night, both in CO and here in Taos. However, last week my friend Deborah and I committed to hiking every day, and we've logged many a mile on the "old road to Santa Fe" trail, which follows the Rio Grande gorge all the way down to the water.....the walk back is a work out! It's still on the map as Highway 110. After a week of "training", we felt we were "ready" to take on Divisadero, and we did make it to the top of the peak...overlooking Taos and south, including the Rio Grande gorge.
I hope to have a new digital camera soon.....I am constantly reaching for it because the beauty surrounding me is incredible. I am "making do" with the camera in my cell phone for now.
Deborah called today from the south end of the canyon to tell me that just 25 miles south the forsythia is blooming!! Lilacs can't be far behind!
I'll be in CO till the end of April and will then return to Taos to stay with Shug, Chica and Paco.
Monday, February 18, 2008
It's 2008!
It's 2008! And none too soon! I found 2007 to be an exciting, trying, amazing year!
I worked in Taos, NM; Albuquerque, NM; Santa Fe, NM; Snowmass, CO and Las Vegas, NV.
Max visited me in Snowmass in December, I spent New Year's Eve in Aspen with Paula, pictured with me at the St. Regis Hotel, where her husband Chris and his band were the featured attraction! And they are a great jazz band! I visited Florida in early January....and none too soon, after the 20 below weather we had in Snowmass, as well as the many feet of snow that had already fallen! Great for the ski business! Even Sage, the beautiful yellow lab I'm staying with wouldn't walk in the 20 below weather!
January found me working in Florida and having the opportunity to visit Max in Orlando and my mom in West Palm Beach, as well as friends in Sarasota, Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, and Naples. I had a blast! The sunset photo is in Ft. Lauderdale. My great and long time friend, Tari, (from 5th grade!!) were out and about in her golf cart, cruising her 'hood, and this is what we saw.....just another night in paradise!
Max's dog, Hurley, is shown here......he's just a great dog, and just turned a year old.
I worked in Taos, NM; Albuquerque, NM; Santa Fe, NM; Snowmass, CO and Las Vegas, NV.
Max visited me in Snowmass in December, I spent New Year's Eve in Aspen with Paula, pictured with me at the St. Regis Hotel, where her husband Chris and his band were the featured attraction! And they are a great jazz band! I visited Florida in early January....and none too soon, after the 20 below weather we had in Snowmass, as well as the many feet of snow that had already fallen! Great for the ski business! Even Sage, the beautiful yellow lab I'm staying with wouldn't walk in the 20 below weather!
January found me working in Florida and having the opportunity to visit Max in Orlando and my mom in West Palm Beach, as well as friends in Sarasota, Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, and Naples. I had a blast! The sunset photo is in Ft. Lauderdale. My great and long time friend, Tari, (from 5th grade!!) were out and about in her golf cart, cruising her 'hood, and this is what we saw.....just another night in paradise!
Max's dog, Hurley, is shown here......he's just a great dog, and just turned a year old.
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