Thursday to Sunday in Santa Fe, NM

Bob and I have been busy here in Santa Fe the last few days. On Thursday we went to the Plaza to walk around. Unfortunately the Palace of the Governors was being renovated so we couldn’t walk through it this time (we did take the tour three years ago and it was wonderful) but there was so much to see that it didn’t ruin our day.

This area is full of shops and restaurants and we enjoyed walking around and talking with people.

On Friday the weather was a bit cooler and we decided to stay in. Bob replaced our water pump because it was not pumping properly, and then spent a lot of time adjusting it so that our water temperature would not fluctuate during a shower. Success! It’s so good to be married to a handy guy.

I worked for hours on my current cross stitch project, the skirt of a half doll pincushion. Here’s the doll part and what I’ve done on the skirt.

I’d hoped to finish it before we got to Mesa but it may have to wait until we get settled.

On Saturday Santa Fe has a farmers market by the railroad tracks. We visited it three years ago but it has grown since then. We were lucky to find a parking spot, it was so crowded. There were musicians  playing music and all kinds of vendors were selling fruits and vegetables, yarn, handmade craft items,  and honey. A fellow was roasting hot peppers and it was interesting to see how he did it.There were even some folks from the local Raptor Center with an owl and a hawk.

On Sunday Bob and I went to the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art.the only museum in the country dedicated to exhibiting and interpreting the art of the Spanish colonial period with a focus on New Mexico.

It’s a small museum, set in a Spanish-Pueblo Revival-style building, and boasts over 3700 pieces.
We were amazed at the art created by children in the children’s room.

This Nativity was carved by Roberto Barela, age 14, from Rancho de Taos, NM.

Outside the museum there is a Mexican colonial house built in 1780, constructed with 300 pound Mexican pine planks using mortise and tenon joinery. The carvings on it were amazing.

Tomorrow we head to Deming, NM.