HERE WE ARE AGAIN...LAND OF ENCHANTMENT...2024

 By

Gypsy Rhapsody

(a 1977 Airstream that is in love with the Land of Enchantment)

Here I am in all my glory!!!

Lovin' my spot at Gloria Gonzales' RV Park in Questa, NM.

It is just 10 miles down the mountain from Red River,

where Vannie and Dave have their part-time jobs

Markie M., V and D

V and D attended a wonderful graduation party for Markie

after they arrived in NM.  Markie is the son of their boss

at the Caribel Condos...Angelique Gonzales.

We've been knowing Markie since he was a little tike.

He is such a handsome, kind, helpful guy.

Just a great kid!!!

V and D ran across this old friend at the party, Vickie C..

Vickie is the cousin of our good friend, Helen, who lives in Rio Rancho and

our boss, Angelique.  

The party was full of great people and wonderful food.

...and all those people are cousins of Angelique.

 

The fishing pond at the Caribel.

It is full of rainbow trout.

About every 2 weeks in the summer,

a big truck arrives from Colorado and restocks the pond.

Fry up your catch for the day...

now that's come good eatin'.

There is V and D's miracle truck.

2010 F150

330,000 miles

Runs like a top.

It's sitting at the Caribel waiting 

for V and D to get off work.

The gazebo at the Caribel

Great place for a picnic

or just to sit and enjoy the view.

Memorial Day in Questa is celebrated with this

awesome flag display.

The flags, the mountain, the blue sky, the white clouds...ahhhh

Vannie said that one of her favorite Memorial Day

creations was this flag that a child drew with chalk

on the sidewalk in Red River .

Drawn straight from the heart!!!

The Red River Car Show

V and D's good friend Jay displayed his old VW bus.

Dave said there were lots of refurbished cars with their proud owners.
Jay used to own the thrift store in Questa.

Great place to shop 

Of course, V and D had to hike up to the Questa Cemetery.

It's always a good first hike of the summer.

This picture was taken from the cemetery which is situated on a plateau.

I am in this picture...barely.

I am right in the middle. 

 You can see a wee bit of my silver skin. 

Another adventure was to visit their new friend, David K.

David lives up the mountain on a very bumpy road.

They both said it was worth it.

This is one of David K.'s structures

that he created for meditation.

Vannie was mesmerized by these shadows.

David K. really has a peaceful place.

It was a delightful visit, despite the very bumpy road to get there.

David said it was starting to cloud up, so they headed

for home...Ute Mountain rose up in the landscape to guide

them along the road...and back to civilization. 

A day in Taos for Vannie's birthday...

This was one of the shops in the John Dunn area of Bent Street

right off the plaza in Taos.

V said that all the clothes were in categories by color.

A school teacher's dream!!!

op.cit.books

What a fabulous bookstore in the heart of Taos!!!

V and D had visited this bookstore many times

but had never been upstairs.

It was a whole new experience.

The photographs on the ceiling...the collections of books...

the reading nooks, the furnishings...they loved everything

about this discovery.

This bookstore was voted "Best in Taos".

The flowers in the John Dunn area are spectacular.

BLUE

PINK

WHITE

...and then...

V and D topped off the birthday with a picnic in the park.

A Delightful day!

...and then there was another birthday...

Their friend, Sharon, from the Senior Center, gave her

mom a big birthday party in Amalia, NM.

It was a pig roast with all the trimmings.

Her mom is in the middle with her sister and a friend.

Our friend, Dorothy Jowers, is peeking around.

Dorothy and her husband, Dan, are parked

next to us in Questa.

Just as a finishing touch, Vannie finished knitting

this baby blanket for her good friend's baby.

Sweet Caroline will enjoy this blanket for years to come.

Vannie was very thankful that she completed

this blanket before Caroline started school. lol

Dulces Suenos