Category Archives: Change

Fire Season

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

  The above picture was taken from our porch yesterday evening. It doesn’t show the brilliant orange of the sun, but it does show how the smoke is obscuring the view of Jemez Mountains a couple of miles away. The … Continue reading →

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Busy Week

Posted on November 6, 2011 by

This past week was a productive one. Andy filled the back of the truck with wood to give it more traction in the snow when he plows:     The well driller installed the new lid for our well house … Continue reading →

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Still Waiting

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

  This view of the clearing was taken last Thursday. That was the day Joe was supposed to go down to Bernalillo to get the building permits, so between that and the weather we weren’t surprised that Andy was the … Continue reading →

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Working and Waiting

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

For larger view click on picture.   For larger view click on picture.   They continued preparing the site for the shed Friday while Steve and Joe (supposedly) went down to Bernalillo to see if they could get some building … Continue reading →

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Unexpected Aftermath

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

    Last Thursday and Friday the road to and from the mountains was closed by semi trucks that rolled over. A company from Colorado was hauling away cars destroyed by the Las Conchas fire last summer, and apparently some … Continue reading →

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Aftermath

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

Las Conchas Fire Information. Creative Commons license. June 26, 2011. Flames are slightly below our house. July 18, 2011   The big story around here for the past month has been the fire, of course. That’s finally under control and … Continue reading →

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Amen to That

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

WebMD just posted an article that resonates with me right now: Marriage Advice: New Rules for a Good Marriage. The points I especially agree with are Forget the old rule “Never go to bed angry.” Instead calm down, sleep on … Continue reading →

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Update 7/13/2011

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

It looks as if we will get to go up Monday morning at 10 am. A group of homeowners and insurance adjusters will be escorted in at the same time, which makes sense. We plan to take a lot of … Continue reading →

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Update, 7/11/2011

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

Three insurance representatives came up around 8:30 this morning so we got the ball rolling on the insurance. And Andy saw our architect at 10. It looks as if we will have enough money to build a smaller and more … Continue reading →

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Up in Smoke

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

June 24, 2011. Taken from outside of town. June 25, 2011. Taken at the edge of town.   The above two pictures were taken of a fire in a national forest by Santa Fe, across the valley from us. It’s … Continue reading →

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