As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I’ll be heading out to Santa Fe next week, and hope to visit some favorite places that I’ve visited in the past. One such location is the Railyard Artisan Market (located in the Santa Fe Farmer’s Market Building, as pictured below left), which has a wide variety of paintings, … Read more
I’m heading out to Santa Fe next week on some family business, and I have to admit, something I saw during my last visit 3 years ago popped into my mind recently: retablos. I was at an antiques and home furnishings store in Santa Fe in the fall of 2022, and remember happening upon these … Read more
On my way up to Livingston, NY to see the Mission Revival style house, I stopped in Tivoli to take a look around as I was in the area a little early for my realtor appointment. I didn’t get as much time to explore Tivoli as I would have liked, as it was an interesting … Read more
I’m struggling with a decision. I’m doing my best to convince myself that a rural estate upstate with a cool Mission Revival style house, old barn, and 2nd house (and a few sheds thrown in) is a bad decision, as there’s so much expensive work that would need to be done, renovation-wise. And it’s far … Read more
When I was in Ithaca on a long weekend with my girlfriend, the living room of the Airbnb where we stayed had these two chairs. We were rarely sitting in this room at the same time, but it seemed like the few times we did, I somehow always ended up in the chair on the … Read more
I’m considering the purchase of an old house, and the phrase “this old house” came to mind, which I see is a television show on PBS that perhaps I should start watching. You can see my back-and-forth debates with myself as to whether this is a a good idea or not here. I’m still in … Read more
… and that is the question. What is the more-likely thing that a person might say: “I took on a historic house that needed a lot of work as a new chapter in my life, and it’s the most satisfying thing I’ve ever done,” or: “I bought a historic house that needs a lot of … Read more
On my first night in Madrid, I wandered the streets for hours, taking in as much as I could. While I was in the neighborhood of Gran Via, I was wandering side streets in addition to the famous Gran Via thoroughfare, and when I was on Calle de la Montera, this mural caught my eye. … Read more
I was strolling down Calle Gran Via in Madrid last October, checking out what is known as “Spanish Broadway,” in the sense of it being the Madrid counterpart to New York City’s Broadway. This stretch of street is a prime shopping areas, with a large number of hotels, high end stores, and various other shops. … Read more
I traveled out to Park Slope in Brooklyn in June to explore and enjoy the area. I was walking around Park Slope to revisit the neighborhood where I lived in the early 1990s. It’s a nice residential neighborhood with plenty of shops and restaurants on 7th Avenue, but as I was walking and exploring, I … Read more
