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| Finn, Robyn, Lucy, Anila |
Today was great fun. We hung out with Robyn, Lucy and Finn for a while this morning, then headed down to Ranchos de Taos under the guise of visiting the
St. Francis de Asisi church that was made so famous by southwestern painter Georgia O'Keefe and photographer Ansel Adams. Built of adobe between 1772-1816, it is a world heritage church and is still an active parish in our community.
My not so secret motive for this educational tour was to have lunch next door at the Ranchos Plaza Grill, which is THE best New Mexican food in town. I wanted our visitors to experience some good old home food, along with our beloved sopaipillas, heavenly pillows of deep fried bread. Sounds icky, but mmmmm good...the locals eat them for desert slathered with honey. How could you go wrong?
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| We found a fixer-upper for Robyn! |
After lunch and our foray through the church, we headed out to the
Greater World Community, hoping to visit the demonstration center and tour some earth ships. No such luck...they wanted $7.00 a person which is kind of a rip for what it is. Too bad. We opted for driving the dirt roads and gawking at some of the privately owned earth ships. It was decided, I believe, that this was not something worth leaving New York or Newfoundland for. Say what? You don't want to live miles from anywhere with no utilities or water? Well gosh; but having been there/done that, I can't say I had much to argue.
We are having more unseasonably warm weather. Today the winds of spring hit us, and I mean winds, not breezes. Spring in NM is my least favorite season here and despite what the calendar may say, this is spring. Even the weeping willows are turning yellow in preparation for their new leaves. I have officially requested that when Robyn comes back, bringing
Shawn, that they come in fall, when the air is at its best and the colors can blow your mind. Got that, Shawn???
