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We can in no way be classified as "Richy Riches". Sure being rich would make a Santa Fe lifestyle a lot more lavish and we could hang out down on the Plaza eating expensive dinners, and purchasing expensive art-work to fill our pricey home.
But that is not us, and has never been us.
We live a very frugal lifestyle.....yes, even in Santa Fe. It is easily done, as long as you aren't the kind of person who wants to keep up with the Joneses .... errrrr, the Riches.
We made the choice to live here and live a modest lifestyle....because it is the weather and the mountains and the food and the culture and the sheer joy of the atmosphere of Santa Fe that we love -- and not the material things.
Come on out and check out Taos, and see if you think you can do it. I am one who thinks we should live our dreams if it is at all possible for us to find a way to do so.
> My husband and I retired to Santa Fe a year ago.
> We can in no way be classified as "Richy Riches".
Oh sure!
Do you have one of those red chile ristras hanging about your house?
"The ristra represented civilization and wealth in the Southwest ..."
Chile Peppers and Identity (http://food-culture.org/Haverluk.pdf - broken link) ( page 4 )
Hi Towanda,,, sounds like you and your Mister are enjoying your Santa Fe life,, especially since you are affluent enough to have a "chile ristra",, thats wonderful,,, can I ask where you migrated from?? oh and I think we will start saving now so we can have a chile ristra too!! haha
I'm originally from New York, where I lived till I was 23.
Then all over the country, with the longest time frames being in San Antonio Texas for 9 years and the Kansas City area for 28 years. I have never lived any place I didn't like, but New Mexico is really really special .... and I look at it as our last big wonderful adventure.
This Christmas Madam bought one of those atrocious ristras and had it hanging on our door like we were newcomers basking in the new found glow of Santa Fe. One day a shaggy, homeless dude was doorknocking for handouts. I routinely do not answer the door when beggars come a knocking, and so to my surprise and joy, said gentleman could be seen with the ristra. He had about 5 of them on his arm, and my guess is he was taking some off the doors of those who did not answer, and selling them to those people who were answering their doors. I would personally like to thank this gentleman for ridding our residence of the foul and offending ristra, and hope he made some profit on the deal.
I wonder if the degree of our wealth is decided by the size of our ristra?
Had I known all this, I would have bought a MUCH larger one!
LOL Me too, except I was being frugal and didn't want to spend alot of $$ on a larger one.
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