We are back from our road trip to Santa Fe, a work trip for BigJ and fun for me. Driving along the old Santa Fe Trail is a long drive with views of vast wide open space. Once we arrived in Santa Fe and got settled into our casa, we went for an evening walk down along the Plaza.
It is early spring in Santa Fe. The air is still cool, but flowers and trees are beginning to bloom, adding more beauty to the Santa Fe sunsets.
The weather for the first part of the week was warm and sunny, reaching just into the 70’s. By week’s end, the temps were in the high 30’s, low 40’s with gusty winds and little moments of snow. Even on the cool days, we enjoyed sunshine while shopping at an eclectic outdoor market.
One evening we took a drive out to one of our favorite restaurants. The views along the way were spectacular.
Of course, we visited several of our favorite restaurants. This is a stop at The Shed, to have blue corn enchiladas at the request of a friend.
I even managed a little bit of sewing, giving English Paper Piecing a try. I’m making the Pollen Pillow, a sample of an EPP pattern designed by Kitty Wilkin. This is the center of the pillow; the next step is to stitch five rosettes to this center piece.
While I was gone, I did read your blogs, but I couldn’t comment on them. I thought I had gotten my phone set up to do that, but it didn’t work. I enjoyed keeping up with you and seeing your projects!
As much as we enjoy road trips, it’s good to be home!
Wendy
Looks like a fun trip : )
We missed you both at MÂCHÈ.
We gathered in a blizzard, again! Many prayers were answered and I think our attendees were encouraged and blessed by many of the speakers.
Much to be thankful for : )
Glad it was a good conference!
Some beautiful shots here Wendy; thanks for letting us travel vicariously through you, and I love that your friend ATE vicariously through you! You’ve given me an idea for a new technique I could try for an Island Batik challenge…
Thanks, Sandra! I’ll be watching for that IB challenge!
Looks like you and Big J had a nice getaway! Love your EPP project!
Thanks, Karla!
Wow you actually put a pic of yourself on your blog-love it!! Glad you made it back home safely;)
I know! Gutsy move, since I don’t like photos of me!
I love Santa Fe – I Have an old uncle that lives there it is a beautiful place to be. I always have trouble doing blog stuff from my phone, I can do comments but the blog posts themselves never turn out right
I brought the wrong password, otherwise it would’ve worked!
I love that part of the country – all those wide open spaces are beautiful! Glad you enjoyed your trip and even got a little stitching time in. Did you visit any quilt shops?
I did visit some shops, and brought a few things home with me 😊
Glad you made it home okay!! sounds like a fun trip!
Thanks! It was! Hope you enjoyed Sewtopia!
Looks like a nice trip. I love Santa Fe…such a pretty little town.
It is a pretty town, with interesting history.
Hi Wendy! Aww, what a fun road trip. The views are so pretty and it is a nice area to visit. I’m glad you got to get away and relax a bit. ~smile~ Roseanne
Thanks, Roseanne!
A wonderful trip and glad you are home too. I have decided that I am going dark now whenever I am away….it is too stressful to keep up. I may be able to sometimes better than others. Like the EPP that I am seeing!
Thanks, Kathleen! I get too distracted when I’m away, and I’m never organized enough to schedule posts ahead!
Santa Fe is such a great place to visit, thanks for bringing back some good memories! I never knew there was red chili sauce and green chili sauce until we were in Santa Fe. Paper piecing project looks interesting, great project for travel!
What beautiful photos! Colorful, spring-like and delicious! Does that mean you drove all the way to Santa Fe and back?
Yes, we drove. Thanks!
Welcome back Wendy! I wish I had gone there with you! It looks beautiful.
Thanks, Lisa!
What a wonderful place to visit.
Sounds like you enjoyed a lovely time. We live in Santa Fe, and The Shed is one of our all time favorites. We’re on an extended vacation in Texas, enjoying visits with family & friends, and the wildflowers.
Enjoy Texas! Maybe next time I’m in Santa De, we can meet 😊
It looks like you and Big J had a fabulous time! So glad you could get away for a bit. Welcome home! ♥
That looks like a great trip. I love your photo of the market 🙂