tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post4798851552945908265..comments2024-03-29T08:51:36.088+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: Old New MexicoSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-3843791449853328052020-01-14T18:43:02.014+00:002020-01-14T18:43:02.014+00:00Hi,
I really enjoyed this trip back in time. Some...Hi,<br /> I really enjoyed this trip back in time. Someday you might look back more fondly on the trip with your mother. I so wish I had more memories with mine but I treasure the memories that I do have.<br /><br /> I lived in New Mexico someplace when I was little. I think it was Dublin but not sure. I remember we lived on an Indian reservation and I was terrified when I went to bed at night because we could hear the drums beating and I was so scared that the Indians were going to ride up on their horses and scalp us all.<br /> Even worse was the fact that I couldn't understand where the cowboys were???? lol.....<br /><br /> Beth Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12103650100630485292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-951620649002661412020-01-10T06:01:54.644+00:002020-01-10T06:01:54.644+00:00I spent a few days in Santa Fe in 2007. I loved it...I spent a few days in Santa Fe in 2007. I loved it. I went everywhere on foot, by local bus and the inevitable day tour, which included Taos...<br />I also ate at the Blue Corn café. <br />I'd forgotten about until I read your post.<br />AlphieAlphie Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041492283753978975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-91360484216606024982020-01-09T19:42:44.913+00:002020-01-09T19:42:44.913+00:00I think I now understand why you live in England. ...I think I now understand why you live in England. ;^/Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-17653210597866290202020-01-09T19:19:20.675+00:002020-01-09T19:19:20.675+00:00the photos are lovely, new mexico is quite an inte...the photos are lovely, new mexico is quite an interesting place, the land is exceptional. So glad you have kept a journal, that is the coolest part! Pretty sure your Mother appreciated your 28 year old self being with her. I would have! Santa Fe is at a very high altitude, it would take most people a week to acclimatize, let alone run around.Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-54301316619511922092020-01-09T17:30:16.287+00:002020-01-09T17:30:16.287+00:00How much we appreciate having spent such time with...How much we appreciate having spent such time with our parents when we are able, years later, to look back on it. This was a precious time, and you are a good son.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-70899429060347918022020-01-09T16:31:37.333+00:002020-01-09T16:31:37.333+00:00I'm so glad you kept a journal complete with p...I'm so glad you kept a journal complete with photos. I've never been to this part of the country so it was wonderful seeing it and hearing the descriptions. Thanks for the trip. You have a wonderful day.Edna Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02550994321689374875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-74879112215718515202020-01-09T15:52:40.126+00:002020-01-09T15:52:40.126+00:00I did a little bit of traveling in that area once ...I did a little bit of traveling in that area once with my husband and two sisters-in-law. It was a strange trip in many ways but I did love the area, the art, the architecture, the food. I realized that it wasn't my place to live but I was glad to visit it. <br />I'm glad you kept a journal. Pictures alone would never bring back the experience in the same way. I'm sure it was odd to travel with your mother but it's a memory that you have now of a time that the two of you shared. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-14639968722052403932020-01-09T15:43:08.022+00:002020-01-09T15:43:08.022+00:00my niece and her family live in Albuquerque, well ...my niece and her family live in Albuquerque, well my two great nieces are away at different colleges so really it's just her and her husband now. my sister visits a couple of times a year and she really likes it. I've never been but I enjoyed you journal entries. and Taos is just about what I would expect.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-26879338345393001392020-01-09T15:27:38.492+00:002020-01-09T15:27:38.492+00:00I loved reading this and seeing the photos. Your ...I loved reading this and seeing the photos. Your descriptions of places in New Mexico are spot on. I do love the natural beauty of New Mexico. As the only 'single' daughter, I traveled with my parents many, many times. I always enjoyed myself on these trips but there was always a nagging suspicion that something was wrong with me since I didn't have a partner to travel with. Looking back today, I'm so glad I had that time with them.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-8290064178141589912020-01-09T15:17:57.960+00:002020-01-09T15:17:57.960+00:00I lived in Questa, New Mexico right after I marrie...I lived in Questa, New Mexico right after I married. It is just north of Taos. Back then it was a sleepy little village with little to do. I loved driving down to Taos and visiting the shops and art galleries. <br />The photo of the cemetery looks similar to the Terlingua Cemetery.Penelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01869670673483172196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-6519685085883221982020-01-09T15:02:48.176+00:002020-01-09T15:02:48.176+00:00Reading this and looking at the photos made me wis...Reading this and looking at the photos made me wish I had done more than just drive through New Mexico all those times I drove across country. I love that you kept a journal back then. I wish I had done that as well. Journal details and photos are such great memory sparks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-63439159932583474252020-01-09T14:40:51.518+00:002020-01-09T14:40:51.518+00:00"I'm with Mom, of all people..."
Ha!..."I'm with Mom, of all people..."<br />Ha!<br />O to be so young and dismissive again, eh?<br />(NOT to say our parents were our ideal companions!)Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-45259761877955063112020-01-09T13:18:53.388+00:002020-01-09T13:18:53.388+00:00Ah, New Mexico. My husband's family live in AB...Ah, New Mexico. My husband's family live in ABQ now, having moved from out East. In fact, they live in the Sandia Heights area, just below the Sandia Crest you mention. A lot of people don't realize a lot of NM is high altitude, like Denver, so it takes time to adjust. But let's just say: not my cup of tea. The ubiquitous Mexican food, the endless beige landscapes and turquoise jewelry...yeah. I don't miss it either. Not that there aren't some interesting landscapes, places like the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge area (gave my DH vertigo just trying to look down) and Sandia Crest. Like you, we've also driven the loop around Taos mountain area and stayed in a small town of Red River. Agree with you about the tourist areas of Santa Fe and Taos, but I enjoy going to the Georgia O'Keefe Museum in SF and then driving around isolated places to see the landscapes that inspired her. Okay place to visit. I just don't want to live there.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587652444835060129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-82072838650708691742020-01-09T10:38:31.926+00:002020-01-09T10:38:31.926+00:00A fascinating post that I enjoyed reading. However...A fascinating post that I enjoyed reading. However...<br /><br />June 19th 1995<br />Last night I ate so much Mexican food that I did explode! There were gruesome bits of me all over the walls of the "Los Potrillos" Mexican restaurant. The staff were none too happy but they called for an ambulance and I was rushed to St Vincent's Hospital in Santa Fe. Luckily Mom had collected up my internal organs and had stuffed them in her purse so that I could be put back together again. Oh I wish that I lived with a fellow called Dave in a garden flat far away...perhaps in Sheffield, England or even London. Do dreams ever come true?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-47591533388421346662020-01-09T10:06:04.558+00:002020-01-09T10:06:04.558+00:00Wow, do you feel differently about this trip now t...Wow, do you feel differently about this trip now than you did then? You have some very cool photos and memories with your mother here. Speaking of your mom, how is she doing?ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.com