It’s September – we’re tiptoeing toward autumn here, cooler nights and mornings although still hot during the day. Let’s talk about a new (but fun!) challenge I’ll call eating for one, and please chime in! For decades I’ve been feeding… Continue Reading
I love goings-on as a tourist – I’m totally down to go to your local garlic festival or llama parade or county fair or fireworks display, and to sample some regional cuisine while I’m at it. So here’s a post… Continue Reading
I love walking in an unfamiliar place early in the morning – while at the beach, or in a strange city, or maybe when I’m visiting a friend. (I would love to walk in the gardens Cinnamon visited in her… Continue Reading
Y’all, I’ve forgotten how to do nothing. It makes a certain amount of sense – stuck at home for a year-plus during the pandemic, when I couldn’t do a lot of fun, social things I’d ordinarily be doing, coupled with… Continue Reading
Hey, everyone – special treat today! Here’s an interview with Roxana Villa, founder of Illuminated Perfume. Roxana relocated to Santa Fe a few years ago, and I’m excited to talk to her. We conducted an email Q&A, and there’s a… Continue Reading
Today I want to write about what “home” is. This is a long meander. I’ve moved, I’d imagine, a not-unusual number of times for a woman of my age in the US, including twice (oops, now three times!) 1,900 miles… Continue Reading
I’m writing this on the summer solstice. I hadn’t realized it, but I should have. I’ve felt … something, some faint magic, shimmering in the air around me since last night. So, today I went and smudged my new rental… Continue Reading