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We are back home after spending several weeks in the mountains in northern New Mexico. It was a great relief after all the heat here in Texas. It was also good to come home to rain and cooler weather.
The little town we stayed in has one grocery store. It's a chain that is in northern Texas and New Mexico. I didn't see it in Colorado when we visited our oldest son. Anyway, this store is very small and it had one whole isle dedicated to organic and gluten free items. I was pleasantly surprised. I tried a new cracker that was great tasting. There are three flavors and are made by Blue Diamond. There are a mixture of rice and nuts. Even the guys like them when I served them with a salmon cheese ball.
I want to extend a welcome to all the newbies. I'm sorry you had to find us due to your illness but it's nice to meet new folks.
Jan
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While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart. - Saint Francis of Assisi
Jan,
You must have brought the rain back with you - thanks for doing that. It's been dry so long here, that a lot of the trees are dead, and many more are in critical condition, but we had over seven and a quarter inches of rain, yesterday, and it's raining again today. After seemingly-endless hundred degree days, the temperature didn't get out of the 70's yesterday, and probably won't today, either, since it's still raining.
I love the mountains of New Mexico. Where'd you go in NM, if you don't mind saying?
Tex
You must have brought the rain back with you - thanks for doing that. It's been dry so long here, that a lot of the trees are dead, and many more are in critical condition, but we had over seven and a quarter inches of rain, yesterday, and it's raining again today. After seemingly-endless hundred degree days, the temperature didn't get out of the 70's yesterday, and probably won't today, either, since it's still raining.
I love the mountains of New Mexico. Where'd you go in NM, if you don't mind saying?
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Tex,
We were up in Chama, NM (northwest of Santa Fe). It was sure great to have 70 degree days and cool nights after the 100+ for the month of July.
I wish I could accept responsibility for the rain. We traveled in it Friday on our way home. All along the way from Amarillo there was water standing everywhere. I hope this doesn't shut off soon. You've had more rain that we have. So far our rain gauge shows 3 1/2 inches. We had some straight line winds while we were gone and lost a big post oak in the front yard. It was hollow on the inside. We have several more trees dead or dying. We always plant a new tree every year but may have to plant more this fall.
Shirley,
Yes, those are the crackers. I don't remember seeing any dairy on the pecan ones and didn't buy the hazelnut ones. The almond ones definitely had cheese on them so would be out for someone who was dairy sensitive. They sure were good (just a little pricey).
Jan
We were up in Chama, NM (northwest of Santa Fe). It was sure great to have 70 degree days and cool nights after the 100+ for the month of July.
I wish I could accept responsibility for the rain. We traveled in it Friday on our way home. All along the way from Amarillo there was water standing everywhere. I hope this doesn't shut off soon. You've had more rain that we have. So far our rain gauge shows 3 1/2 inches. We had some straight line winds while we were gone and lost a big post oak in the front yard. It was hollow on the inside. We have several more trees dead or dying. We always plant a new tree every year but may have to plant more this fall.
Shirley,
Yes, those are the crackers. I don't remember seeing any dairy on the pecan ones and didn't buy the hazelnut ones. The almond ones definitely had cheese on them so would be out for someone who was dairy sensitive. They sure were good (just a little pricey).
Jan
While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart. - Saint Francis of Assisi
Yeah, they are pricey but nice for a treat.After reading your post this AM, I found some that were a flavor I'd never seen before. It is "Smokehouse". I believe they have added some new ones which I think you are talking about. I've never had the "Almond with Cheddar Cheese" or "Country Ranch Almond". I bought the "Almond Smokehouse" without reading the ingredients. I just did and they don't say "milk". Unfortunately it does say soy. Now I'm afraid to eat them. Haven't even opened them yet.
The ones I was familiar with were just plain Almond, Hazlenut & Pecan.
I should know better than to buy something without reading the ingredients but I still mess up a lot.
Tex, I didn't realize how bad the drought is where you are. I surely hope it's broken now (but not to the point of getting flooded).
Love, Shirley
When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber"
-- Winston Churchill
-- Winston Churchill
Jan,
That really is beautiful country, alright. I've driven right by Chama several times, but I don't believe I've ever actually been there. I've passed nearby on my way to the Jicarrillo Apache reservation a couple of times, (Dulce), and I've stayed at Angel Fire, Taos, and a ranch near Tres Piedras. What I like about New Mexico, is the fact that there are so many different types of scenery, and few people to obstruct the view.
I need to spend some time in Chama, one of these days. Did you ride the train? If so, is it worth the time and expense?
It's raining cats and frogs, here, again.
Tex
That really is beautiful country, alright. I've driven right by Chama several times, but I don't believe I've ever actually been there. I've passed nearby on my way to the Jicarrillo Apache reservation a couple of times, (Dulce), and I've stayed at Angel Fire, Taos, and a ranch near Tres Piedras. What I like about New Mexico, is the fact that there are so many different types of scenery, and few people to obstruct the view.
I need to spend some time in Chama, one of these days. Did you ride the train? If so, is it worth the time and expense?
It's raining cats and frogs, here, again.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Tex,
The rv park that we stayed in was right on the tracks so we (and a bunch of other folks) waved to all the passengers in the a.m. and p.m. We took the train half way this year. It's a little pricey (about $75/person) but the scenery is breathtaking. It included a lunch buffet at the halfway point. I got to talking with one of the cooks and she told me that the water for there came from an extinct volcanoe that was hollowed out and gravity fed to the train station. We understand that the second half of the trip is even better than what we did. We have it on our agenda for next year to do the whole route. We made reservations for 6 weeks next year.
We made the run to Dulce a couple of times. I don't know when you were last there. I was surprised how upbeat the reservation looked. I lived in Albuquerque in the mid 70s and the reservations there were really downtrodden.
I'll see if I can move some of the pics. from the laptop to the desktop and put them on the site.
Jan
The rv park that we stayed in was right on the tracks so we (and a bunch of other folks) waved to all the passengers in the a.m. and p.m. We took the train half way this year. It's a little pricey (about $75/person) but the scenery is breathtaking. It included a lunch buffet at the halfway point. I got to talking with one of the cooks and she told me that the water for there came from an extinct volcanoe that was hollowed out and gravity fed to the train station. We understand that the second half of the trip is even better than what we did. We have it on our agenda for next year to do the whole route. We made reservations for 6 weeks next year.
We made the run to Dulce a couple of times. I don't know when you were last there. I was surprised how upbeat the reservation looked. I lived in Albuquerque in the mid 70s and the reservations there were really downtrodden.
I'll see if I can move some of the pics. from the laptop to the desktop and put them on the site.
Jan
While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart. - Saint Francis of Assisi
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Hiya Jan-----sorry I missed seeing U popping in-----happy to meet U--
Your trip sounds wonderful and I bet that the scenery was something to see--
I would luve to see the pictures also!!!
When we travel to visit our son--in Arizona--we always drive---thus giving us a day or 2 to stop and see sights that we havent seen --
But after all the years we have been going I do believe that we need a new route cus we dont stop to re-see all the same sights-
Last year we made a change--drove to Illinois to spend Turkey day with friends that we met in AZ.---and then we took a few dayz to get to Colorado and spent time with our daughter Deb----I luve CO.--then it was off to AZ.
This year we are staying home----every so often I want to see a noreaster --shiver and shake---and watch the icicles sparkle on the trees---
Barbara
Your trip sounds wonderful and I bet that the scenery was something to see--
I would luve to see the pictures also!!!
When we travel to visit our son--in Arizona--we always drive---thus giving us a day or 2 to stop and see sights that we havent seen --
But after all the years we have been going I do believe that we need a new route cus we dont stop to re-see all the same sights-
Last year we made a change--drove to Illinois to spend Turkey day with friends that we met in AZ.---and then we took a few dayz to get to Colorado and spent time with our daughter Deb----I luve CO.--then it was off to AZ.
This year we are staying home----every so often I want to see a noreaster --shiver and shake---and watch the icicles sparkle on the trees---
Barbara
the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness and self-control
Jan,
I hunted on the Jicarrilla Reservation, about the time that you were living in Albuquerque - back when hunting permits there were very reasonably priced. (I think I made my first trip there in 1973). I certainly agree - I felt sorry for the people on most of the reservations that I passed through back then. The Jicarrillas were/are different, though - they've always been much better off than most of the other tribes in New Mexico, because they were fortunate enough to have oil, gas, and timber resources, and they learned early on, how to manage them. Tribal members lease land from the tribal council, and own the high-quality cattle that roam the reservation, and the cattle that I saw there, were always fat and sleek, and appeared to me to be as good as any I've ever seen. Even back then, the first year I was there, we stayed in a brand new modern lodge, that they had just finished, and they also had a high-fenced area, where they were raising trophy elk, using management techniques that have been catching on here in Texas, for trophy deer, during the past 15 or 20 years.
As a tribe, the Jicarrillas have always been good managers. Of course, they still have their problems, just like most tribes. The guide that we hired the first year, went straight to the bar, as soon as we got back to the lodge, each evening, and he stayed there until it closed. At the end of our stay, when we paid him for his guide services, I have no doubt that he owed all of it to the bartender there. The rest of the year, he "made a living" as a smokejumper, and had a severe limp, to prove it. I'm guessing that his share of the oil and timber royalty payments probably provided him with the necessities of life - otherwise I don't see any way that he could have survived.
The next year, we camped out in a tent, right on the continental divide, and guided ourselves. Soon after that, though, they realized there was no point in leaving that tourist money on the table, so hiring a guide became mandatory.
I've got to make that train ride, before I get too old to enjoy it.
Would you like your own forum in the "Photo Gallery"? If so, what do you want to name it?
Tex
I hunted on the Jicarrilla Reservation, about the time that you were living in Albuquerque - back when hunting permits there were very reasonably priced. (I think I made my first trip there in 1973). I certainly agree - I felt sorry for the people on most of the reservations that I passed through back then. The Jicarrillas were/are different, though - they've always been much better off than most of the other tribes in New Mexico, because they were fortunate enough to have oil, gas, and timber resources, and they learned early on, how to manage them. Tribal members lease land from the tribal council, and own the high-quality cattle that roam the reservation, and the cattle that I saw there, were always fat and sleek, and appeared to me to be as good as any I've ever seen. Even back then, the first year I was there, we stayed in a brand new modern lodge, that they had just finished, and they also had a high-fenced area, where they were raising trophy elk, using management techniques that have been catching on here in Texas, for trophy deer, during the past 15 or 20 years.
As a tribe, the Jicarrillas have always been good managers. Of course, they still have their problems, just like most tribes. The guide that we hired the first year, went straight to the bar, as soon as we got back to the lodge, each evening, and he stayed there until it closed. At the end of our stay, when we paid him for his guide services, I have no doubt that he owed all of it to the bartender there.
The rest of the year, he "made a living" as a smokejumper, and had a severe limp, to prove it. I'm guessing that his share of the oil and timber royalty payments probably provided him with the necessities of life - otherwise I don't see any way that he could have survived.The next year, we camped out in a tent, right on the continental divide, and guided ourselves. Soon after that, though, they realized there was no point in leaving that tourist money on the table, so hiring a guide became mandatory.
I've got to make that train ride, before I get too old to enjoy it.
Would you like your own forum in the "Photo Gallery"? If so, what do you want to name it?
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Shirley,
I think the drought is broken, (it's certainly broken here, for a while at least), because I've already measured over 10 inches of rainfall, and it's still raining. The flooding hasn't been too bad, (here, at least), because the rain has fallen slowly enough that a lot of it has soaked in. Of course, as it continues to rain, with the ground already saturated, the water tends to run much sooner, as time goes on.
I've lost track of the drought in Florida. I know that there have been some decent rains, now and then, but are you still in a drought there?
Love,
Tex
I think the drought is broken, (it's certainly broken here, for a while at least), because I've already measured over 10 inches of rainfall, and it's still raining. The flooding hasn't been too bad, (here, at least), because the rain has fallen slowly enough that a lot of it has soaked in. Of course, as it continues to rain, with the ground already saturated, the water tends to run much sooner, as time goes on.
I've lost track of the drought in Florida. I know that there have been some decent rains, now and then, but are you still in a drought there?
Love,
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Yes, it's broken here in my area (and I think all over Florida) but I live in a community called "Spanish Lakes....." and the "Lakes" are still not full. They can look much improved (and are compared to the worst of the drought) but then the water level goes down as it "perks" (I suppose) it's way down to the water table.
We have gotten quite a bit of rain but when it rains here it is usually a short downpour which makes for a lot of runoff.
Hope you'll get several dry days and then another couple days of nice soaking rain.
Love, Shirley
We have gotten quite a bit of rain but when it rains here it is usually a short downpour which makes for a lot of runoff.
Hope you'll get several dry days and then another couple days of nice soaking rain.
Love, Shirley
When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber"
-- Winston Churchill
-- Winston Churchill