Epiphany, meaning appearance or manifestation, is a Christian feast intended to celebrate the "shining forth" or revelation of God...

Havin' kind of a Blue Xmas here, but the kids' enthusiasm and joy have helped keep me afloat. We celebrated Christmas here with my ...

Well, now that I'm DIVORCING, God help me, the "annasanchez" domain probably isn't a good idea.... *Sigh* Those of you who...

Laz and Maggie have *loved* seeing their Uncle Charles again! I'm back on a new domain, temporarily, MAYBE -- annelear.com is in Registe...

Finally, here are some photos of the store. More to come soon.

As I was taking pictures of our apricot tree in full bloom, I noticed this tiny nest in the upper branches -- a hummingbird nest, awaiting t...

This is Maisy, our new half-boxer, half-mystery dog. We brought her home a week ago Saturday, and the kids have definitely taken a shine to...

Three years ago today, Maggie came to stay. I can't believe it's been that long, but here she is, over the years...

Every morning I try to sneak up to the loft to get a bit of computer time -- at least to check email -- but soon enough I hear the pitter-p...

Yes, it has been a long time since I've posted. December was too busy with the store, and after Christmas I fell hard into my usual win...

Here's where we'll be for Thanksgiving. That's a few miles northwest of Dusty, off NM 52, in case you were wondering....

I got some great pictures of the kids on our Halloween trip to Cloudcroft to see Jai and Christine. Laz and Jai looked great in their cos...

So let's just say the Democrats do gain control of the House of Reps on Tuesday. And then in January, when all the newly minted reps sh...

Antonio asked a rancher friend to take Laz up in his workhorse Cessna 182, and this is what we saw: Magdalena sure ain't much, from the...

Senecio Aster Originally uploaded by stannabelle . One of the many, many wildflowers from last week's outing: a Senecio Aster (thanks t...

We took a little drive today, undeterred by the continuing threat of rain and road washouts, and came across some interesting neighbors: Th...

Last Saturday we paid our respects to Antonio's grandma and grandpa Sisneros, who died some time ago but waited patiently for the family...

Every year in July, the weekend after the fourth, Magdalena holds its Old Timers Reunion come rain or come shine. Sometimes it's almost ...

We went to Jai's birthday party today, and Marin (our marvelous babysitter, who is going off to college a year early -- sniff) was there...