3.08.2011

AN ANGEL IN THE "HOOD" - SANTA FE

                                                                                  Photos by C. Whitney-Ward
Santa Fe is filled with astounding visuals and not all of them are in galleries or museums. Some of these wonders appear when you least expect them, while driving down a neighborhood street, for instance.


Color & texture galore.


The front door...


The mailbox...


  A mural on the side wall of the house...




Amazing!
743 Calle de Alto

Translation above the door:  
"That which you are looking for in your life is what implores you to your God."

3.05.2011

DOODLET'S - FIFTY YEARS OF DELIGHT

Doesn't everyone need just a little bit of whimsy in their life? Like a fancy, dancy steering wheel cover that makes you smile every time you take to the road..

                                                       Photos by C. Whitney-Ward

And speaking of smiles. If you're not up to one, this smile-on-a-stick can do it for you.


For more than fifty years DOODLET'S, has been creating magic for  anyone who steps through their door.  Opened in 1955 by the legendary Theo Raven, the store changed hands this past summer, purchased by Lisa Young who remembers her first visit to Doodlet's when she was only ten years old. "I fell in love with Doodlet's. It was a magical place filled with fun, whimsy and the unexpected. It's such an honor to carry on its tradition as the heart of Santa Fe." 












And Doodlet's has books, wonderful children's books, gift books and books with rich story lines and lush illustrations like: Esterhazy - The Rabbit Prince by Irene Dische and Hans Magnus Enzensberger, illus. by Michael Sowa. The story is simple and charming - it concerns a royal dynasty of very small rabbits (they grew small because they ate chocolate rather than veggies), and it spins a tale of love amid the fall of the Berlin Wall. It's a keeper.


The book will launch Doodlet's first adult
WINE & READ EVENING
Wednesday, March 16  @  7pm  
R.S.V. P.
   T: 505.983.3771    

DOODLET'S
120 Don Gaspar Avenue

3.02.2011

ADOBE DESTINATIONS - HOME AWAY FROM HOME

Spring is coming and Santa Fe offers such wonderful vacation possibilities. There are gorgeous inns and hotels to cozy up in; scores of delicious restaurants to satisfy your taste buds; and myriad outdoor, cultural and shopping adventures to fill all of your waking hours. But, if you plan to stay more than a few days and you're traveling with friends or family, then you might just consider renting a quintessential Santa Fe home. Adobe Destinations has more than 30 wonderfully-furnished vacation rentals available that sleep six to twelve guests in the lap of luxury.










                                   Photos courtesy of Adobe Destinations

ADOBE DESTINATIONS
T: 1 -855IRENTSF (Toll free)
In Santa Fe: 505-471-9186