by Deonne Kahler | Apr 9, 2014 | Travel
Most of us think of cactuses (yep, that’s an acceptable plural, for you writers out there) as harsh little creatures. I happen to love them, despite the trouble they’ve caused me in the past. (Hence my idea to change Arizona’s motto to “Land of...
by Deonne Kahler | Apr 7, 2014 | Travel
I just got back from Tucson, Arizona where I had a fabulous time with a dear friend I’ve known since junior high and her equally dear husband. The first day I was there they both had to work. (ITEM: I propose a law that states if I’m on vacation, everyone...
by Deonne Kahler | Apr 2, 2014 | Travel
Mom and I just got back from a trip to Nova Scotia where we had exactly one day of sun. Did that put a damper (zing!) on the Kahler mood? Please. Nova Scotia is ridiculously pretty, even in the gloom, so it’s hard not to love it. (It also has super nice people...
by Deonne Kahler | Apr 2, 2014 | Home in Taos
You know what it takes to grow Taos from its usual 7,000 people to 17,000 in just one day? Invite bigger-than-God Mumford & Sons to play in Kit Carson Park. Visitors got a good taste of Taos weather that day. Here’s the sky, which proceeded to dump hail,...
by Deonne Kahler | Apr 2, 2014 | Travel
I was just in Denver visiting the lovely and talented Garrett Hacking, and the first thing he wanted to do was check out The Buckhorn Exchange, a bar and steakhouse that opened in Denver in 1893. It’s not only the oldest restaurant in Colorado, it got the very...