Santa Fe

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

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…

This week our Guest Q&A is with Kristin Connolly Schillaci … an artist we’ve consistently art-stalked every September when she exhibits with the Durango Autumn Arts Festival.  The first time we met her she was standing in her booth,…

Nambe, New Mexico is a widely known place in the Southwest, and collectors of the tableware line (by the same name) are from virtually every continent.  When in Santa Fe, we always stop into the Nambe store near the historic…

We recently had a beautiful lunch at Santacafe that surpassed everything we'd heard about their elegant, seasonal reputation. Half way through the meal I was asking Mr.D, "How in the name of Pasqual (patron saint of cooks) have we not been here until now???"

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

Right now at this very moment all across the Southwest people are spotting bright hand-painted pottery and yelling ‘Stop the car!”  These places really don’t need signage.  I know when I’m driving and see vibrant orange-faced suns with wispy psychedelic …

When I travel around the Southwest, I’ve already researched where to stop for the best green chile cheeseburger in town.  I love them, like people in Philly love their cheesesteaks, Kansas City loves their burnt ends, and New Orleans…

Owner Randy Rodriguez says he’s ‘too lazy to work and too honest to steal’ and that’s why he’s run his antique store for almost three decades now.  A treasure trove of ‘Cowboy & Indian Collectables’ where you can sift through…

“Let’s talk about the history of American Southwest foods dating back 14,000 years.”  “Having fancy kitchen tools doesn’t make you a better cook.  Just like a golfer with a big bag of fancy clubs doesn’t mean he/she is a better…