by Melodie Kenniebrew | May 6, 2017 | Borderland Restaurant Reviews, Destinations, eateries, eats, Musings, Restaurant Reviews, Southern NM & Borderlands
Collect moments, not things. ~ Aarti Khurana Could be I’m feeling a tad more enthusiastic about traveling than usual since I’ve just come back from nearly a month in Italy. (And that was a great trip, too ~I’ll share about it in a post to come.) But, the fact is April...
by Melodie Kenniebrew | Aug 1, 2016 | Attractions and Events, Destinations, Musings, Restaurant Reviews, Southern NM & Borderlands
Adventure is a path. ~ Mark Jenkins I’m just winding up a beautiful weekend where wifi was nowhere to be found no matter what path I took. Thank goodness there is no expiration date on the attractions featured in this month’s short and sweet selection of...
by Melodie Kenniebrew | Jun 26, 2016 | Dishes, Foods and Dishes, Musings, Southern NM & Borderlands, Southern NM Living
When Hubby L and I flew back east to visit a while back, I took a book about New Mexico along with me. Glad I did. Because even though three of our four flights ended up leaving an hour late and the onboard movies were lousy, I couldn’t have cared less. The book I...
by Melodie Kenniebrew | Jun 5, 2016 | Attractions and Events, Destinations, Dishes, Foods and Dishes, Musings, Southern NM & Borderlands, Southern NM Living
Now, what’s all this crud about the red and green chile? That was the question posed by Karen, one of the women I met with over ice teas one afternoon at a Las Cruces cafe about two years after I arrived here. Her expression seemed only half-serious, but I...
by Melodie Kenniebrew | Mar 29, 2016 | Attractions and Events, Destinations, Musings, Southern NM & Borderlands, Southern NM Living
No doubt about it, the Southwest’s obsession with roadrunners is as old as dirt. You can’t go a day in New Mexico without seeing the word “roadrunner” as part of a street address or local business name. And you spot sculptures of roadrunners,...
by Melodie Kenniebrew | Mar 11, 2016 | Las Cruces, Musings, Southern NM & Borderlands, Southern NM Living
The Doña Ana County Building is a haven of calm. Whether you’re there to pay your property taxes or register to vote, you’re in and out within 15 minutes. Helpful, often smiling clerks, initiate eye contact with you saying, “May I help you?, “Yes, Ma’am,” and...
