I decided to take some action about that property with the awesome longhorn skull painted over the front gate … I reached out to the real estate agent whose name was on the front sign. It turns out it’s being packaged with the property next door; two buildings, the one I liked used to be … Read more
If you like the Southwestern vibe, as I do, wouldn’t you love to have a home with an entrance like this? This adobe wall with the painted longhorn skull over a weathered turquoise door makes for a very cool front entrance to a property on West Rodeo Road in Santa Fe. Of course all I … Read more
As I mentioned yesterday, I went into Mexico Lindo Furniture in Santa Fe with a specific goal: I wanted to track down the retablos I saw in this store in 2022, and hopefully buy one. As I was looking around the store, I saw plenty of cool things – like this double-headed angel carved out … Read more
I had some free time on my 2nd morning in Santa Fe before meeting up with my aunt, and I wanted to get out and just enjoy the local scenery. I remembered from previous trips that there’s some great views of the moutains from the Museum Hill area, so I drove up there. I was … Read more
I arrived in Santa Fe last Tuesday, and that night I walked around downtown, just taking in the sights of various establishments and store windows. As I passed the Coyote Cafe (which I mentioned the other day), I looked in and saw this glowing red glass chandelier, in the style of Dale Chihuly. My first … Read more
Today is the day that my trip to Santa Fe has begun. It was a long day, due to mechanical problems with the plane at the airport in Newark, which led to delays that made me miss my connecting flight in Dallas. Fortunately, they got me on another plane out of Dallas to Santa Fe … Read more
I’m heading out to Santa Fe to take care of some family business, and in preparation of doing so, have been looking back at some old pictures from previous trips there. Today’s collection comes from a trip in 2014, and includes some street photography taken at that time. This sign featuring colorful tiles at the … Read more
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I’ll be heading out to Santa Fe next week, and hope to visit some favorite places that I’ve visited in the past. One such location is the Railyard Artisan Market (located in the Santa Fe Farmer’s Market Building, as pictured below left), which has a wide variety of paintings, … Read more
I’m heading out to Santa Fe next week on some family business, and I have to admit, something I saw during my last visit 3 years ago popped into my mind recently: retablos. I was at an antiques and home furnishings store in Santa Fe in the fall of 2022, and remember happening upon these … Read more
On my way up to Livingston, NY to see the Mission Revival style house, I stopped in Tivoli to take a look around as I was in the area a little early for my realtor appointment. I didn’t get as much time to explore Tivoli as I would have liked, as it was an interesting … Read more