Thursday, December 7, 2023

November 2023

With just one day of turnaround from Arizona, we headed to New Mexico to attend Clara's performance in Noses Off at Santa Fe Prep. We had some fun outings with the Hastings, but the most memorable event was when a pack rat chewed the wires in the electrical/computer system of our car during the night. We were ready to pack up and head home, but the steering wouldn't work. We had the car towed and left it for an overnight repair at the Santa Fe Honda dealer. They did an incomplete fix, but we left for Provo nonetheless with a partially functioning auto. Back in Utah, Honda of Orem completed the repair. The whole thing cost about $5,000.00. Fortunately everything was covered by State Farm. November also included Thanksgiving, beautifully prepared and hosted by Emily. I had a good work over by the doctors of Provo for bronchitis, skipped heart beat, and wonky knees (more to come on that front in January). Thankfully all went well and I am alive and kicking with a clean bill of health. And finally, we managed to meet Millie Kay in SLC for an impromptu Cousins' Breakfast.

Navajo taco in Cortez: the fry bread was a C-

The drive to NM is always beautiful

The play was tons of fun

A visit to our favorite Talavera store

Clafoutis for brunch and a slice flan to go: killing
my longing for Paris

Canyon Road for lunch at The Compound

New Mexico Museum of Art-Vladem Contemporary
at the Railyard

Angela Ellsworth was raised Mormon, and her Pantaloncini
series creates temple garments out of pearl-topped pins

Lee Bull, South Korean artist's fanciful chandelier

Piece by Yayoi Kusama who did the enormous self portrait 
at Louis Vuitton in Paris - she loves dots

New Mexico Museum of Art

Rick Dillingham's wonderful kiln-fired reassembled ceramics

Louise Crow's Yen-see-do

Lunch at Rancho de Chimayo

Santuario de Chimayo

Pilgrimage church known for its healing dirt

Abandoned crosses left by pilgrims

The start of a complicated journey of repair

Tasty!

Thanksgiving with the Ensigns in Spanish Fork


Madeline's beautiful charcuterie plate

That's Alondra, Meg's Venezuelan roommate

Yummy vittles

Cousin love

That brings us to December and Christmas. So there will be more.

OXO

D.