Springtime in Albuquerque
We brought this fellow home with us
Mariposa Gallery is in downtown Albuquerque near the Flying Star and the Guild Theater. They were showing work by Lisa Smith, and we couldn’t resist. More of Lisa’s work below:
Santa Fe
at the Brant Mackley Gallery
At the Rug Man, looking for a new rug.
The Tea House, our favorite Santa Fe lunch spot. Apple, avocado, cheese & bacon salad / eggplant parmesan.
"Beyond Van Gogh"
It’s called “Beyond Van Gogh: An Immersive Experience.” We visited it at the Sawmill Warehouse today.
Aggles and Me Again
I made the exciting discovery of an app called WallPicture. It allows you to place your art in all sorts of rooms. The version I’m using is free, and includes 12 backgrounds. You can pay 25 bucks and get countless backgrounds.
Shopping Bag
Our Beautiful Walk Along the Canal
Fence
Work In Progress
illustrations for a book about a baby dragon, by Mem Fox
It happened again.
Now I know for some of you this doesn’t look exciting. But for me, it’s thrilling to wake up to!
Flourless
I made it myself!
Snow!
Still Smitten with Albuquerque
Duran’s, our drugstore (!!), serves the best Mexican food and has the most fun gift shop (see above).
Another Evening Walk, Another Sky
Our Stalwart Neighbors
The Open Space Division not only shares plans for the Rio Grande Nursery, but donuts too. Mine was the chocolate frosted with sprinkles (lower left).
Lotty and Katy
Lotty and Katy are Felix’s incredible nieces who came over from England to help with Felix’s estate. We hit it off during a sad time.
Email Exchange
Aggle: Made a batch of cinnamon pecan shortbread bars. They are pretty good but not exactly what I had in mind. Mom had a great recipe but it appears that I didn’t save a copy so now I’m questing for it.
Me: I don’t remember this cookie! Tell me more about it.
Aggle: This wasn’t a cookie we grew up with. You may have already gone off to Centre College when Mom started making them. They were a bar cookie made in that little 7” x 11” pan. They weren’t that gooey ‘pecan pie bar’ kinda cookie. Instead they were kinda crisp and were dusted w/ lots of pecans & cinnamon sugar. Mom cut ‘em into rectangles about 1” by 3”.
Me: NOT FAIR.
Aggle: Honey, there are many things in life that are “not fair.”
Me: Name a worser one.
Aggle: Alas, I cannot. There is no worser inequity.