Pip and I were on to adventure, on the edge of danger, full of life and energy—the way I want to live.
Blog Posts about New Mexico
The Beauty Way
Since I first moved to Santa Fe twenty-five years ago, I’ve longed to gain an authentic and appropriate understanding of the people among whom we live and who were here long before us, and will remain.
Renewed
Perhaps even the natural cycles we have abused to such a great degree have an innate strength and will to survive not only human depredations but the disorders of our disordered climate.
Mule Day in Santa Fe
I’ve always been fascinated by mules, perhaps because Kentucky and Tennessee were said to breed the best mules in the country because they were part thoroughbred.
Hillary, and Torrential Rain
Torrential rains are pouring across our political landscape these days, and sometimes seem about to erode all vision.
Touch
It has always been clear to me that words, on which I’ve built my creative life, can’t heal. They can illuminate and inspire… but those same words would be powerless to heal in the face of tragedy.
My Wild – Number 2: July
What is priceless about the enclave on Apache Mesa is that it is not only us newcomers who have found little pockets of paradise there; the people who have lived there for decades are still in place.
Mabel’s House
It seems we are still confined, in our appreciation of women, to admiring our roles as facilitators of other people’s lives.
And Sparklers, Too!
Since I have plenty of reservations about July 4th… it seemed wise to give a party to celebrate.
The Little House on the Prairie
At last I’ve found a house that fits me perfectly. I call it (with a bow to Laura Ingalls Wilder) The Little House on the Prairie.