We have a pleasant evening at the hotel, complete with a wee fire in a kiva fireplace.

Meet the Cottonwood--one ‘ell of a terrific tree.

We head to Taos, home to 1000 years of history, and not a few amazing artists.

Cafes, Flying Dogs, and a velociraptor on a velocipede. What more could you ask?

We eat at the Kitchen Of Blue, and stay in a positively Adorable Adobe.

We are off to New Mexico, and I'm freaked out by altitude sickness.

And we're back to New Mexico...for a very important birthday.

Some last thoughts about New Mexico...and life.

We have Contemporary Art and really great chicken.

We leave the Turquoise and head to High Noon for a terrific lunch...against all odds.

Happy Mother's Day

Just some technical background on Turquoise, and asking if we can make it in a lab. (Answer: Yes. But do we want to?)

We exit the Turquoise Museum, and meet the informative and insightful “Mrs. Joe Dan.”

We are inside Albuquerque’s Turquoise Museum, and it is amazing!

We enter the Turquoise Museum, and it is as magical as Aladdin’s Cave.

So last time I had us almost getting into the Turquoise Museum. I was originally going to do that in today’s post...but...but...I thought...

I consider the savage and senseless destruction of the lovely Alvarado.

We explore the history of the Zachary clan, heirs to a great turquoise dynasty.

We travel the Santa Fe Trail and discover the great New Mexican jewelry dynasties.

How the late, great Gertrude Zachary built a castle in downtown Albuquerque, NM.