Comments on: July 15, 2008

By: Lowell

Lowell — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:57:58 +0000

A favorite cafe of ours in Santa Fe (actually in Tesuque, NM) is the Village Market and a special item for breakfast are the Blue Corn pancakes. Then, for browsing, and enjoying their free samples, is the Wild Oats Market in Santa Fe. I once saw the actress Ali MacGraw there and we shared thoughts about what were the best food samples to taste. She lives in Tesuque as does a former next-door neighbor and good friend of ours, Kyra Kerr. Those two ladies frequently see each other at the postoffice. The newspaper stand in downtown Santa Fe, near the capitol building, is a good place for coffee and to just hang out.

By: mira wiegmann

mira wiegmann — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:58:36 +0000

Hurray for blood counts that hold steady and rain in Seward in July. I’m glad that the last few days have been more “whippy” for you. Dick & I enjoyed the scenic portions of the trip to Portland and our hosts graciously welcomed us before departing for a beach holiday. We have been doing our “homework” of exploring Portland’s neighborhoods for possibile habitation. Today we met with a realitor and looked at several homes with the following results: 1. a 1921 bungelow that had a structure with a complete kitchen/bath that could be a studio for Dick, but contained unneeded appliances and was rather small. 2. a charming bungelow in a wooded part of the city close to the city center that advertisized a “workshop” that was below ground and smaller than half a garage – not workable as a studio, and no lot space to build one. 3. a 1940’s bungelow that had small rooms, a small yard and a garage that could be remodeled into a studio. 4. A loft condo with 1,600 sq. feet on two levels on the 7th floor of a former warehouse that had an industrial but excellent designed high tech look and floor to ceiling (16 ft.)windows the width of the apt.in the Pearl Districk. Guess which one we loved and which one is the most expensive? We plan to contine house/condo hunting in Vancouver and Salem before giving ourselves to the pleasures of mts. and ocean. Have a great trip filled with “whippy” days, family, laughter, and arias. We will all have stories to tell in Aug.that should tide us over the winter. You are in my thoughts and prayers daily.
Mira

By: Becky Pfabe

Becky Pfabe — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:27:30 +0000

Connie, Lately I’ve thought that all that’s on You Tube is Sheryl Crow! What a pleasant surprise to find that wonderful rendition of a great hymn. We went to Sante Fe last October and I felt like I could see forever–spectacular!
Love, Becky

By: Mindy Werling

Mindy Werling — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:20:20 +0000

Dear Connie,

Kudos to John-Paul on the clever Big Bird animation! That was a surprise! And the Spectrum Yellow color looks great on the house. Just think of all things yellow — bananas, school buses, lemons, the sun, daffodils, chicks, taxicabs, sunflowers, post-it notes, yellow squash, corn on the cob, yellow Laffy Taffy, ducks, goldfinches, “Yellow Submarine”, etc. — primarily fun and happy things. Yep, I think your architect nailed the color for your house!

I drove to Oklahoma this last weekend for one last round of genealogy research on my great-uncle. Several farmers were burning off their fields, and it was incredible to see the orange flames licking at the blue sky and sending great clouds of dark smoke billowing up and away. It must be quite an art to safely accomplish this feat, although I noticed on the return trip that one of the fires had apparently gotten out of control and had burned up to the highway in one spot. I’m glad I was not driving by at that moment!

Have a YELLOW (i.e., fun and happy) time in Colorado!

Love,
Mindy