Taking The Long Way Home

This is the first in a series of small adventures in and around Taos, New Mexico. My idea is to go out and explore favorite places as well as places that are new to me--well known, and obscure, tourist spots, and local haunts--at my own pace, which is not necessarily that of a typical travel writer. I want to show you this wonderful place from the perspective of one who has lived here for years, and is still discovering it. My hope is not to make you feel that you've been here, but that you want to come here to see it for yourself.  The old San Francisco de Asis church is a well known part of Taos history. It's the first stop to make at the south end of town, as you drive into Taos from Santa Fe. The subject of countless photographs and paintings , it's a must-see when visiting Taos. Living near it, I've stopped to look at it numerous times, usually with visiting friends in tow. The other day I decided to wander over by myself, to check out a local craft fair being h...

We're waiting, waiting, sort of patiently, for our house to be empty. There is some slosh-over of timing that can't be avoided, and while we feel the clock ticking on this ideal time of year to sell a house, which we really need to do, we also realize we can only rush things so much. We have a lot of work ahead of us. OK, that's actually a pretty huge understatement, but I'm trying really hard not to freak out. We can only do what we can do, and soon enough it will be time to get to work and fix things up. Until the renters have their stuff out, we have no choice but to keep up with our Patience Practice, and make the best of this Time Of Waiting. I think we're doing remarkably well, and are even managing to maintain a good sense of humor. Nothing is ever going to be what we imagine. So we thought we were getting into one thing, and it turns out to be something pretty different. We're adaptable. We'll deal with the delay. Meanwhile, we're finding all ...