My New Old Town
NEARLY 50 YEARS have passed since I went to sleep every night in the slant-roofed room at the top of the stairs on Seventh Street in Las Vegas. One twin bed was mine, the other my grandma Celia’s, one…
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Posts From: November 2018
How To Live, Sleep, And Eat With Folk Art
Above: Judith Espinar in her Santa Fe home. Photographs by Bill Stengel. The man on the other end of the phone meant business. In his native French, he declared, “Non!” Do not come to his village. A…
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The Only Native Comic Book Shop In The World
Above: Red Planet Comics. Photograph by John McCauley. The facade is hard to miss: “Red Planet Books & Comics” blazes across the middle, like the title of a comic book. On one side, it reads, “505…
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Time to Aggie Up
Above: The Aggies at last year's WAC Championship. Photograph Courtesy of NMSU Basketball. It’s time to Aggie Up at the Pan American Center, where the New Mexico State University men’s basketball…
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Yup, We're Still a Forgotten State...
FORBIDDEN FRUIT Mary Ann Appleton and her husband were excited to show off their new Albuquerque digs to relatives from Santa Barbara, California. The visitors planned to drive to town and stay in a…
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A Very New Mexican Thanksgiving
MY HUSBAND, Guy, and I hosted our first Thanksgiving when we were in our twenties and living in Santa Fe. Dinner was a potluck rebellion against all the family Thanksgivings we had ever had—in lieu of…
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There's A Tree in That Restaurant
Above: The 100-year-old elm growing inside of El Parargua. Photograph by Minesh Bacrania. At 300 years old, the cottonwood in the parking lot at El Paragua might be the most ancient tree in the…
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Sweet Sweet Succulents
Above: The various botanical offerings from Optunia Cafe. Photograph by John McCauley. 1. Begonia, Kimmy Rohrs/Whiskey and Clay Pottery ($52). 2. Senecio rowleyanus, Kimmy Rohrs/Whiskey and Clay…
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