So I got this wild hair a while ago and started playing with charms–you know, like charm bracelets from the 50s for those of you who were around for that. I’m making something I’m calling “charm necklaces.”
The Española Valley, Part 2, Española
Today Española feels as though it is a series of highways and strip malls, with no center, despite its glorious setting and its remarkable history. I’m sorry, but it’s true. It sits right on the Rio Grande and there is no city park or any clear access anywhere to the river!
The Española Valley, Part 1, Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo
That first capital of the United States was, in fact, established at Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo. This detail required some untangling, as several different modern-day places have claimed the first capital as their own.
Chimayó Rocks, Española, New Mexico
It’s a great store that deserves to survive their singular ordeal within our collective nightmare. I hope you’ll go check it out.
Continuing
So let’s take this occasion and make the effort to deeply seek out our core during our present unprecedented time of stopping. Let’s breathe. Let’s pay attention to the certainty that is revealed now that we’re quiet.
Times of Trouble
This is the time for us to pull together as a people, as a nation, as a world. We must find the grace to forgive, to set aside our differences, our politics. We must stand strong together and we will find the path that endures.