“When I got to New Mexico, that was mine,” said Georgia O’Keeffe, and she proved it by capturing the essence of the red rock lands around her beloved Ghost Ranch and Abiquiu, about 60 miles northwest of Santa Fe. → Full Clip of Immortal Images for Hyatt Destinations magazine on … Continue reading
By Tania Casselle for Hyatt Destinations magazine, published by HCP/Aboard, The Miami Herald Media Company’s custom publishing division. I wrote and updated this annual 6,000 word travel section on Santa Fe and Albuquerque for 6 years, from the 2006 to the 2011 editions. Read the 2011 Santa Fe and Albuquerque leisure … Continue reading
Through the Photographer’s Eye: Interview with photographer Kitty Leaken by Tania Casselle You’ve probably already seen the work of photographer Kitty Leaken, in magazines and in books including Cooking with Cafe Pasqual’s and Cooking with Johnny Vee. When publisher Gibbs Smith asked her if she had any other book ideas, … Continue reading
From Dawn to Dusk: Ways to Spend the Day during Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta It’s Fiesta time! Out-of-towners join locals to sky-gaze as Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta takes off. But between the morning ascensions and evening events, you can take time out to enjoy the rest of the Duke City too. … Continue reading
Taos School of Music Celebrates 50 Years The mountains come alive with the sound of music again this summer when the Taos School of Music celebrates its 50th anniversary season, featuring the chamber music stars of today—and tomorrow. Feature for New Mexico Magazine (June 2012) on the history and highlights … Continue reading
Sequins and bell bottoms – do we hear disco, baby? In color, there’s a new purple reign, and gray is still the cool neutral. Trend-lovers with more dash than cash can find plenty of budget-stretching ways to spark up the wardrobe: get an immediate style injection with a pinch of … Continue reading
Santa Fe Spice Santa Fe Style gurus gave us their fashion tips for the new season, and the jury is definitely in. We’ve thrown away the concept of throw-away fashion in favor of a few wise buys to bring a new zing to the wardrobe. The big picture trend is … Continue reading
Tough justice, hard fate Book Review by Tania Casselle of Then Came the Evening by Brian Hart Vietnam veteran Bandy, believing his wife died in the fire that destroyed their cabin, goes crazy with rage and remorse and commits a crime that makes the reader gasp. Bandy, who’s also half-drunk … Continue reading
The Stories We Believe: Book review by Tania Casselle of Madewell Brown by Rick Collignon Madewell Brown is the fourth novel in Rick Collignon’s “Guadalupe” series, set in an imaginary village in northern New Mexico. But it reads as a stand-alone, even while spiraling back to explore the fate of … Continue reading
Good-enough mothers Book review by Tania Casselle of Wrecker by Summer Wood In her second novel, Wrecker, New Mexico author Summer Wood draws on her personal experience as a foster parent. Wrecker is a bruiser of a boy who “seemed to need to feel his body collide with the physical … Continue reading
