Hi there. Thanks for popping in. All back safe and sound. Packed planes, wedged between big guys on both the flight from Albuquerque to Dallas, and then Dallas to Heathrow, (which would sound quite appealing in any other setting except American Airlines Economy!) Good to be home, I can tell you! We had a little fiasco at Albuquerque Airport. Never had an issue there before, they’ve always been pretty friendly there, but the guys we dealt with this time had…
Hiya! Thanks for popping in. Suitcase packed, left Nancy at the house as we waved bye bye until the next time. Sitting outside the coffee shop blogging to you before we head to the airport. Just wanted to tell you about yesterday. It was quite amazing. The three of us headed up to Acoma, Sky City. The natural rock formations leading up to the pueblo are out of this world. No small wonder they chose this place to settle. We…
Howdy! Thanks for joining me again on our trails through New Mexico. Picture the scene right now. She sets the alarm for 6am, wraps up warm, because it is chilly here at the crack of sparrows, and sets off to the coffee shop to blog, having been told it is always open at 6am. Is it? Is it heckaslike! So she parks up outside near where she know the modem inside to be, and tries her luck. Bingo. We have…
Howdi. Greetings from Mountainair, New Mexico. Steve and I have already taken a tour of the pueblo ruins El Quarai, and I shall be stepping it up again there with my dear friend Nancy (she who built her tyre home, remember?) later this afternoon. It is just the most beautiful circuit, and while I’m fulfilling my pledge of 10,000 steps every day for the love of Jayne Nestorenko, why not do it in a place of outstanding natural beauty? I…
Hi there! Greetings from America! The weather’s here, wish you were lovely! Only kidding…. Remember the postcards quips when you were a kid? I’m a monkey for buying postcards, even writing them, then forgetting to post them! Mostly end up handing them to the recipient when I get back! One of you called this blog a postcard blog yesterday, which I thought was very cool. Found a corker today at White Sands. Here’s the road runner, strutting his stuff across…
Howdi!Thanks for popping in. What a jam packed day we have had today! This is a wall hanging in the zoo we visited which I fell in love with : We started out with a long walk around the Living Desert Zoo. First thing I saw was a great quote on the wall: In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks, – John Muir We strolled around the park in the hot desert sunshine. Saw so much,…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in and joining us on our New Mexico adventures. Glorious weather, blue skies. We set off this morning on a little road trip. This time we headed south. Destination Carlsbad Caverns. Past the salt flats, through Vaughn. I remembered that there’s a great diner there, so we had a pit stop. Spotted something on the menu which tickled me… Ham and Eggs: A day’s work for a chicken; a lifetime commitment for a pig. It’s…
Howdi. Greetings from New Mexico. Went walking with my brother up in the hills around the pueblo ruins again today. Beautiful sunshine, deafening silence, only crickets chirping and not a soul to be seen – except for the dude who decided to do the strimming – or weed whacking as they say round these parts. Easter Sunday of all days. So Steve and I headed up the trail, away from the racket. And it occurred to me that I would…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. It’s 7am on Easter Sunday here in New Mexico. What time is it where you are? The sun is just rising over the mountains, and the sky is beautiful blue. The very talented Jerri Jimenez from Florida kindly made us this wonderful artwork to celebrate Easter. She used another very talented lady’s flower designs: Jayne Nestorenko. Thank you Jerri. And thank you Jayne too. We have captured Jayne’s floral designs in both stamps and Groovi for parchment….
Hi there, Thanks for popping in. I know we’re supposed to be on holiday, and we are! But today it’s back to crafting… I have something very beautiful and very exciting to show you. (If you actually hold one, and you consider the feat of engineering, you will understand why I call them beautiful). I wanted to tell you about the new Super-fine grids. This blog is for all those parchers out there who have been asking for the A4…