O’Keeffe’s assertion of ownership of a mountain is outrageous and refreshingly so, in itself affirming that she was not a “nice woman.”
Blog Posts about New Mexico
At Last
Radical change is never achieved slowly and quietly. This is a conservative country, by and large, and we have to be shaken out of our complacency for anything notable to happen.
A Dream Deferred
I was unable to move through my bitter disappointment that my original dream, dependent on a man, had collapsed.
My Bear
She’s not my bear, she’s certainly not my friend, but I am very happy to share my porch with her.
Gold
At this time of year and on till the end of October, the hills around Santa Fe are heavy with gold hunters, carloads of people who want to look at the gold leaves on the Aspens.
Intemperate
We are riven, today, not only by righteous concerns for justice on all levels but by the need to express those concerns in very loud voices
The Best of the Best: Small Town Newspapers
This past week brought about the demise of the Los Alamos Monitor here in New Mexico, done away with by its owner Landmark, with the usual excuses about declining advertising.
Train Me
Yesterday morning Pip and I started on a new adventure: our first obedience class.
Claudio
I saw Claudio the other day, waiting for his order of barbecued ribs at the van that sits these days of the pandemic in a parking lot…
What’s Good About It
As we head into the sixth—or is it the seventh month?—of the pandemic, I’m reflecting on what sweet juice can be extracted from these sour grapes.