Southwest Discovered

Our Thanksgiving main event begins early afternoon, with turkey and all the side dishes.  The traditional snacking and grazing continues until it’s time to re-heat everything for dinner.  And later, that…

From eclectic artful, to fun stocking stuffers, to high end splurges.  Shopping in Durango is a unique experience.  This week I popped by a few spots for holiday gift ideas…

Years ago when Mr.D first visited Santa Fe we sat down for our  first dinner and ordered enchiladas.  “Would you like red or green?”  And that’s when we learned that if you want…

I love photography.  From landscape to portrait, to black and white nature details, to photo essay coverage.  The funnest has to be restaurant food shoots with the chefs and owners.…

Tortilla Soup (Sope de Tortilla)  Now that we’re entering soup and chili season this flavorful, healthy, easy to prepare soup will be on our weekly menu through springtime. There’s a…

When the cottonwood trees along the Animas River in Durango look like this, it’s time to pull out the winter sweaters and scarves, remember to take the camera everywhere, check…

When I was growing up we always had a grill.  And when I went to college my parents gave me a little smokey joe charcoal cooker that fit perfectly on my…

I really thought I could cover all of  Mesa Verde and the Metate Room restaurant in only two posts??  This is my fourth article photo essay from our amazing trip.  Shown…

When my mom and pop said they were coming to visit, I asked them to plan for late September.  Because that’s my favorite time to take the train from Durango, up into…

Isn’t it just the warmest feeling to find a gift basket waiting for you when you visit someone?  You walk in the room and — ooooh, how lovely that someone’s been…