One town in the Navajo reservation south of us is Mexican Hat. It’s mentioned in a few Hillerman books, and is right on the route to Monument Valley, so fairly popular with tourists. Tiny town, right on a river, scenic, but pretty much nothing there – one cafe, one motel, one gas station, that’s pretty …
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Garden
The garden in the front of the house has come in nicely, now that it’s summer: The prickly pear cactus had a nice yellow flower on it at one point; unfortunately I didn’t get a picture. They finally finished the twin-home (semi-detached) across the street, under the large cottonwood tree. Fairly nice home, but not …
Quesadillas!
Food trucks have become a huge thing over the last 10 years. It started in places like Los Angeles, where there are real known chefs who abandoned their regular restaurant for a truck, and where you can get some really cutting-edge food – Korean/Mexican fusion, anyone? And yes, we have a food truck here in …
Movie Set
This is an old movie prop, currently located at a gas station just north of town. It was moved there from the original location, about 20 miles away in Canyonlands National Park. The movie was “Riders of the Purple Sage”, an old Zane Grey western that has been made into a movie not once, not …
Meimei Barking
Well, not barking exactly, yipping? Not a traditional cat-like noise, although it is fairly common for Ocicats. Warning: if you don’t like cats making all manner of sounds, you’ll hate Ocicats. She’s at the top of their new floor-to-ceiling cat post which I got for their first birthday. They both love it; there are …