No longer in Limbo, I’ve moved all material possessions, dog and husband (not exactly in that order) to Las Cruces, New Mexico. The old California house is sold—new house is in escrow. Meanwhile we (me, dog, spouse) are camped above the Mesilla Valley—material possessions on their way. Last night the weather changed abruptly. Darkened skies […]
Remember the old days (or should I say, young days) when all worldly possessions fit in whatever size car (or backpack) you had at the time? See somewhere else to go? —quit the job, call the landlord, pack up and you were on your way. Well times, at least for me, have changed. Somewhere […]
The pledge to the New Mexico state flag is available in English and Spanish: I salute the flag of the state of New Mexico, the Zia symbol of perfect friendship among united cultures. — New Mexico Statutes and Court Rules, Section 12-3-3[9] Saludo la bandera del estado de Nuevo México, el símbolo zia de amistad perfecta, […]
These Kachina dolls live at the Hopi Cultural Center on the Second Mesa of the Hopi Reservation outside of Winslow, Arizona. They represent the spiritual beings who visit the Hopi villages during the first few months of each year to bring gifts to the children and more important–rain for the coming growing season. The rest […]
Sometimes it’s difficult to pull a story from a place—especially when its secrets are so well hidden. This is the case with my work-in-progress, “River” a contemporary environmental novel encased in archeological digs, folklore, religion and legends that intertwine with wide-ranging beliefs in the lost continents of Mu, Lemuria, and Atlantis. My jump off […]