Fiestas are as much a part of New Mexico culture as they are in Spain and Mexico and Truchas is no exception.
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Unexpected Visitors
How many of you have found yourselves arriving home after a long day to unexpected visitors? Well, that’s what happened to me the other day. As I came up my driveway, there they were, headed toward my place!
An Amazing Storm in Truchas, NM
I’d promised you all that I would try to capture another storm, one that would better show you the beauty and intensity of our New Mexico monsoons.
On the Road in New Mexico: Some Good BBQ
Kim had been hearing for years about a little barbeque place that was supposed to be excellent, so off to Bob’s Bodacious BBQ we went.
Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet: The Second Letter
Letters To A Young Poet are ten letters written to a young man about to enter the German military. His name was Franz Kappus, he was 19 years old, and he wrote Rilke looking for guidance and a critique of some of his poems.
Dog Days and Summer Monsoons
What could possibly be better than soaking in the fresh running water of the acequias in early spring? That would be a dip in a deep mud puddle, in the heat of a summer’s day, after a night of delicious rain.
Cheese Hound!
Bubby is a very mild-mannered, undemanding cat by nature, asking for very little except a little love now and again. But he has sharp Parmesan sensors.