Five years ago, we moved to the edge of the Chihuahuan desert of southern New Mexico. To say it's been a challenge here is not a lie. We bought a 1966 mid-century modern rancher in town and found soooo many things that the inspector just happened to overlook. It's taken us five years go do the repairs, modernize this house (REAL AC!) and design and start planting the gardens here in this previously chemically bombed place where trees were burned in bonfires and other activities.
I think it's looking good, considering we've had a "heatwave" of 30+ days over 100.
Of course, that's pretty much what we're used to, coming from Texas where we lived through over 65 days of over 100-degrees, back when we were remodeling our old house in Taylor.
As some of you know, I specialize in herbs, and it turns out, herbs do very well here in NM. Lack of rain sometimes is an issue, but with three rainwater barrels, we've done just fine.
I plan on renewing this blog, perhaps moving it elsewhere. We'll see. Right now, I have social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.
Stay tuned as I sort through photos and give you a little picture of our NM urban herb farm.
Happy trails!
bobbi c.
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