We went to Lakewood to renew our driver’s licenses this morning, and stopped to pick up my new camera on the way home. I haven’t had much time to play around with it, but the battery is charged and I took these pics around 4:10 pm. The top photo was taken with the flash, which […]
These blue plates, which we picked up this weekend in the camping section of the store. I grew up with everything blue enamel. We had pots, pans, teapots, plates, bowls, cooking utensils, serving bowls, and even tiny dishware for the kids. Dollhouse enamelware, too. I remember buying a blue frying pan for my mother’s birthday […]
In our travels into civilization this weekend, we found this coonskin cap at a mountain market. We’ve gotten lots of “Hey, Davy Crockett!” and “Are you Daniel Boone?” He just grins. It’s the only hat he will wear, and he thinks he’s incredibly funny when he has it on. (Which he is.) We also stopped […]
Almost from the time we were married, we’ve dreamed of owning a home and a patch of land in the mountains. When I started this blog, I even called myself a mountain girl–but it was just a dream. When Zia was tiny, we began working toward that dream with a budget chart marked Lucero Mountain […]
So it seems the house we liked has been sold. I know it’s ok–it’s just a house–and really, it must not have been the right house for us anyway. It just wasn’t the right time for us to make an offer. We are still in our lease here, and the pre-approval for our loan is […]
