A Movie House Lives On
Last week I introduced you to Sugar Nymphs Bistro, a very cool eatery just north of Santa Fe. What I didn’t mention was that the restaurant shares space with the Peñasco Theatre, a vintage community theater built in 1940. Once the original movie house for the town, it now offers the local community such creative and artistic programs as a summer theatre season and youth performance workshops based in circus arts, puppetry and dance. The murals on the outside of the buildings are a spectacular indication of the energy and creativity that happens inside.
My Kind of Frosty Morning
Cinnamon rolls are one of H’s favorite treats. We usually save them for special occasions, and a recent icy morning seemed like the perfect time.
Fashionable Family Friday: The Sisters Three
We’re a happy trio of sisters, but I look a bit prim with those pearls and tightly coiffed hairdo.
A Roadside Oasis
It’s been so gloomy lately that I’ve been daydreaming about our travels to Santa Fe — especially the delightfully quirky Sugar Nymphs Bistro that we discovered on a day trip to Taos. (H happily gave the desserts two thumbs up.)
The Art of Paper
Last week my sister and I visited a little gem of a museum… the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking, located at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Its collection is packed with fascinating history, beautiful books and papers, watermarks, tools, and machines. Directly across the lobby is the Paper Education Center, which focuses on the mechanics of producing paper throughout history. It was a delightful way to spend the morning.
Fashionable Family Friday: Camera-Ready
Sister S (as usual) looks quite pleased with herself in this family photo, while I appear to be in deep thought (or pouting, which was more likely).
Little Tough Guys
We have an abundance of pine siskins this year, and I am fascinated by their behavior. They are the first to visit this feeder in the mornings and the last to leave each afternoon, territorial and competitive to the very end. There’s lots of posturing, lunging, spreading and flapping of wings as their battles cause them to spiral several feet into the air. For such tiny birds, they can certainly hold their own.
Hitting Pay Dirt
I have always been a huge fan of carrots… they’re tasty, nutritious, colorful, and intriguingly shaped. Imagine my surprise when I found these variations this past weekend — I had no idea that they came in such gorgeous colors. I feel like I’ve hit the mother lode!
Fashionable Family Friday: Dining in Style
Back in Mom’s day, pearls were in, and it was fashionable to dress for dinner.
Come and Get It
I realize that even on the coldest days, Mother Nature is keeping a watchful eye on her feathered brood, but I always feel better leaving a little something extra for the birds… just in case.
Tree Fishing 