How the Hen House Turns: Chickens, Dogs and Retirement
How the Hen House Turns: In retirement communities, residents are usually encouraged to have pets, but they must weigh no more than 25 pounds. Guinea pigs and chinchillas are nice, friendly choices. They don’t have to be walked, nor let out like cats, but they do add to one’s housekeeping chores.
Gwendolyn, my Americauna hen, weighed less than 25 pounds, and our kind director said I could bring her here to California. However, a little thoughtful consideration made me realize she would have to be caged–not a happy option for Read More
Food on the Hill: Burns Night and Scotch Eggs
Food on the Hill
Photo by Felicia Orth“Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face, Great Chieftan o’ the Puddin-race!
Aboon them a’ ye tak your place, Painch, tripe, or thairm:
Weel are ye wordy of a grace As lang’s my arm.”
The national poet of Scotland, Robert Burns, wrote these words as part of an ode to a haggis in 1786. Haggis is a seasoned pudding of sheep or beef organ meats, onions and oatmeal boiled in a stomach casing. The piercing of that casing with a shiny dagger (sgian-dubh) while Read More
Cowboy Breakfast With All The Fixins Sunday
Smart Design With Suzette: 2015 Color of the Year
Smart Design with SuzettePantone LLC, a subsidiary of X-Rite, announced Marsala, an earthy wine red, as the Color of the Year for 2015. X-Rite is a global leader in color science and technology.
What does this mean? This means you will see this hue everywhere, from the runways, to make up, to interior design.
Courtesy photoTOTH: Come On Down!
Map of the Old Testament world. Courtesy/bible-history.comCome on down and join us this Sunday evening, Jan. 25, at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, for our Contemporary Worship Service, where seminarian Laurie Triplett will be teaching on why Christians believe the Old Testament.
Also, be sure to attend as we bless and say farewell to our awesome guitarist and vocalist, Jason Osborn — he will be heading to boot camp for the National Guard. We will truly miss him (but the good news is that he will be returning this summer)!
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Mrs. Beadsley’s Jewel Box: An Introduction To Vintage
Debra Lowensteil at Mrs. Beadsely Vintage Jewelry, 2101 Trinity Dr., Suite G. Photo by Bonnie J. GordonI am Debra Lowenstein, the owner of Mrs. Beadsley Vintage Jewelry. I am new to Los Alamos, having moved here three years ago. Nine months ago I moved my shop up the hill from Santa Fe where I was in business for approximately eight years. This is the first of a monthly series of columns I will be writing on various aspects of vintage jewelry.
Since I now live in a town that, in general, appreciates the gift of knowledge, I hope my Read More
Scenes From Great Blessing Of Water At Ashley Pond
Rev. Theophan Mackey of the Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church in Los Alamos submerges a cross in the water three times Sunday at Ashley Pond to call down new blessings during the great blessings of water celebration. Courtesy photo
Rev. Theophan Mackey and members of the Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church gather for the Great Blessing of Water Sunday at Ashley Pond. Courtesy photoAt noon Sunday, the people of Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church gathered at noon Sunday at Ashley Pond for the Great Blessing of Water.
Rev. Theophan Mackey of the Saint Job of Pochaiv
Smart Design With Suzette: Trash To Treasure
Smart Design with SuzetteHave you ever thought about updating some old furniture with a coat of paint or adding something new to an old piece? Until I became passionate about eco-design, it never occurred to me.
Recently, I ran across a pair of vintage mid-century modern chairs at a local thrift store. They struck me because they had great lines but were in such a sorry state. I HAD to rescue them. I purchased the pair for $20 and drove off with a big smile on my face. I was very excited about the thought of recovering them and saving them from the landfill. Yay!
Better yet, Read More
How the Hen House Turns: The Carnivore Dilemma
Next to the mayo-drenched BLT, I like chicken salad sandwiches best, even though I have come to know and to love chickens for who they are, far better than I ever knew a pig.
All this didn’t strike me until I was eating a chicken salad sandwich one day in 1975, some 30 years after I heard a pig’s death squeal on our World War II Victory Farm. Deep is the irony that lies in the nature of humans as both carnivores and animal lovers.
I had brought my chicken salad sandwich out to the picnic table because I wanted to be with my daughter’s Read More
‘Blue Buses’ Not In Service MLK Day
NCRTD News:
The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has announced that the RTD “Blue Buses” will not be in service Monday, Jan. 19 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Read More
Ark Kids Get Creative At Smith’s Marketplace
A group of 3- and 4-year-old children from the Ark Child Development Center at First United Methodist Church of Los Alamos decorated cookies with their teacher Tammy Jones Tuesday at Smith’s Marketplace. Kathryn Fulton of Smith’s said the children were ‘so cute and very well behaved.’ Courtesy photo Read More
Public Invited To Special 100 Year Celebration
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SCUMC News:
The congregation at the Santa Cruz United Methodist Church invites the public to celebrate its 100 years of serving people in the Espanola valley. The celebration begins at 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 25 at the church at 405 S. McCurdy Road.
The missionary work and the church development began with the United Brethren Church in the early 20th Century. In 1946, the United Brethren Church merged with the Evangelical United Brethren Church. That denomination merged with the Methodist Church to become the United Methodist Church (UMC) in 1968. Over the years, the Santa Cruz church Read More
Atomic City Transit Keeps It Clean
During Tuesday’s snowy conditions, an Atomic City Transit driver took a moment to pull over on Central Avenue to clean the large rear window of his bus. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Dedication Night At NNM Revival Center
Worship team members from left, Justin Alei, Lauren Griffith and Dave Alei. Courtesy photo
Nearly 50 people gathered Jan. 9 for a night of dedication and celebration at the NNMRC in White Rock. Courtesy photoA night of dedication and celebration was held Jan. 9 at the new Northern New Mexico Revival Center (NNMRC) at 134 N.M. 4 in White Rock.
Nearly 50 people from around the area, and from as far away as Albuquerque, joined together to worship, share and dedicate this ministry to God’s plans and purposes. In addition to the pastors/directors of the NNMRC, Read More
K of C To Sponsor Youth Free Throw Championship
K of C News: Los Alamos County Terminates NM Airlines Contract
COUNTY News:
New Mexico Airlines suspended service for two weeks in December and has not operated flights between Los Alamos and Albuquerque for the past week.
County Manager Harry Burgess stressed that today’s announcement about contract termination is not
Food on the Hill: Irish Hot Potato And Smoked Salmon Starter
Food on the HillMy husband’s brother is married to Anne, an accomplished woman from County Cork, Ireland. In December 1989 we traveled to Ireland to attend the wedding of Anne’s sister, Carmel, and enjoyed the warm hospitality for which the Irish are well-known. I made notes about the meals we were served at the wedding, in homes and in pubs. This was my introduction to so many wonderful dishes: prawn salad, broccoli-almond Read More
Return Of Spanish Jews Of NM Conference Jan. 23-24
Smart Design with Suzette: Furniture Arrangement
Smart Design with SuzetteFurniture arrangement can be the simplest or the hardest thing to do depending on the size, shape and traffic flow of your room.
When you get this right, you will know it. The room will be welcoming and relaxing.
Courtesy/PinterestStart with an overview of your room. Look at the traffic flow and do not to place any furniture in its path. Next set your focal point. For a living room, it should be a fireplace, television or window. The bedroom should be the bed and the dining room should be the table, etc.
To help with placement Read More
NCRTD Receives Clean FY2014 Audit
NCRTD News:
The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has received an Unqualified Opinion with no findings and no carryovers as reported in its Fiscal Year 2014 Independent Auditor’s Report.
The findings, which have been verified by the New Mexico State Auditor’s office, were presented today at the NCRTD monthly Board meeting by Farley Vener, President of Hinkle and Landers, P.C., which conducted the audit.
The report issued an Unqualified Opinion with no new findings and no carryovers. A carryover last year was resolved in the current year. The report also found no liquidity issues. Read More
