Welcome to Paulita’s Blog
We Love the Southwest. Sierra Blanca Mountains Part 1
We Love the Southwest Blog #1 Sierra Blanca Mountains. The intent of We Love the Southwest is to be something like a travel blog of the Southwest United States. As a geologist, I've been [...]
Hatch Chile Harvest 2017, Blog #1
Hatch Chile Harvest 2017 July 28th, 03:45 and it's down to Arrey/Derry to check on the chile. It was a gorgeous morning for a drive. Just a perfect light rain was falling all the [...]
The search for Hatch Chile
La Busqueda de Hatch Chile? (The search for Hatch Chile) So, what is Hatch Chile and why should I be interested in it? Let's define chile first. To a resident of the southwest, [...]
We’ve been so busy!
La Cocina The kitchen is almost done and we’re very excited. As you can see from the photos, the sheet rock is in, texture and paint are done and we’re hanging lights! We had [...]
Walls Up, Trusses Up and Most of the Roof On!
Walls up, trusses up and most of the roof on! The last week had been a whirlwind! As you can see by the pictures we now have our walls [...]
We’ve been slabbed, finally!
We’ve been slabbed, finally! Paulita’s poured concrete today! After 3 months worth of plans, finding a contractor, slab removal, more plans, more approvals, more mess, hidden gas lines and [...]
Paulita’s Building Plans are APPROVED!
We’re approved! What a fantastic early Christmas present. Thank you so much to all who have worked so hard on this and a super big Thank You to Janill Zanotti. The plumbers will descend upon [...]
Den destruction and Sauce and Seasoning pass at NMSU
Oh my heavens, our poor den! Today was difficult coming home and seeing the mess. The Lambert guys did everything they could but still, YIKES. I know it will look great when they are [...]