Santa Fe

Rest until you feel like playing, then play until you feel like resting, period. Never do anything else. ~Martha Beck Hello dear friends!  SWD is taking a little siesta as we begin to focus in on the uploading of our…

“When are you going to cover the Inn & Spa at Loretto?”  This is the question we’ve heard countless times from friends and readers who’ve told us it’s one of the most photographed buildings in Santa Fe, if not all…

When Mr.D and I are in Santa Fe we like to have lunch on the historic plaza and then walk about four blocks over to the The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum.  This is the largest single repository of her work…

During the summer of 2017, we traveled the Santa Fe Trail from the Santa Fe Plaza in New Mexico to the trail head in Franklin, Missouri and back again.  When we got home to review the photos and video of…

When we hear that an iconic venue is going into a remodel under new ownership, particularly when it’s the oldest bar / restaurant in the city that dates back to the late 1700’s, we hope and hold our breath that…

As we walked the Santa Fe plaza this past Labor Day weekend, the town was buzzing with excitement for the kick-off of the Fiestas de Santa Fe … particularly for something called Zozobra.  We’d seen news clips of this…

When people first visit Santa Fe, the very first thing we suggest they do is take the Loretto Line Tour, the city’s oldest touring company.  Their enthusiastic guides drive you around the historic downtown and outskirts of the city…

One of the oldest houses in America is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The De Vargas Street House was built in 1646 and the front original rooms are carefully maintained and still standing for touring.  It rests on part…

We took a seat in the living room to get a feel for where we were and where to begin, then glanced into the kitchen and saw a group of kids open the refrigerator door and walk on through. A…

If you’re looking for a place to stay that has Route 66 nostalgia, distinctive Southwestern design, and is situated smack in The City Different … hello El Rey Inn of Santa Fe, New Mexico!  We’ve driven by hundreds of times…