Southwest Real Estate (NM)
A blog about Southwest Real Estate
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2010
I will preface this by saying I am NOT a home inspector, a contractor nor do I have the expertise/knowledge to tell a homeowner how to go about home improvements or repairs. A friend of mine and I were talking the other day about her favorite show on HGTV called "Holmes On Homes". I don't know m...
10/30/2010
Thanks to Mike Sackman for re-blogging this important post. What a great way (and easy) to support our men and women in uniform during trying times. I can't imagine being active duty, in a war zone and find out that your family is losing their home. Please take a moment to click through to th...
10/27/2010
Across the Organ mountains, to the east of Las Cruces, is one of our local treasures - White Sands Missile Range. It is the largest army base in the United States, spanning 3200 square miles and stretching through 5 counties in Southern and Central New Mexico. Established in 1945, its mission a...
10/26/2010
I've written a bit about the amazing mexican food that awaits you in the Mesilla Valley but, believe it or not, there is some incredible Italian food around here as well. Those that know me may say that I'm a bit biased but, to me, that's a good thing! Lorenzo's Italian RestaurantS - there are...
10/24/2010
Wow. What a week in Southern New Mexico! It all started last Tuesday when the International Symposium for Personal and Commerical Spaceflight opened in Las Cruces at the Farm and Ranch Museum and New Mexico State University. The schedule was jam-packed with amazing speakers from the aerospace i...
10/23/2010
What's October without going to an Octoberfest?? I don't know about you but it's been a tradition of mine since I was a little kid growing up in El Paso, Texas. Back then, the German Air Force -Luftwaffe - was stationed at Fort Bliss and, through my father's business connections, we were invite...
10/22/2010
The Las Cruces International Mariachi Conference is celebrating it's 17th year with amazing performances, workshops and the Mariachi Mass on November 14th. All of the weekend events are held at the Pan American Center on the campus of New Mexico State University. The workshops are geared toward...
10/20/2010
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I can't pull myself away from the television right now. As of right now, the third Chilean miner is on his way to the surface. It is truly remarkable to watch. The sheer fact that these men survived 70 days at 2,040 feet underground is amazing. Seeing the incredible shape that the 2 rescued m...
10/12/2010
In the history of television, I don't think there was ever a better TV show than "The West Wing". I learned so much from it and, well, it was just good stuff. There is a wonderful scene from the show that is going to help me introduce my blog topic - "Schools should be palaces. Teachers shou...
10/11/2010
Yes, I know what you're saying - fall colors? In the desert? Sure! Granted the century plants and prickly pear aren't changing colors but if you take a quick drive to the Lincoln National Forest in the Sacramento Mountains to the east, you'll see plenty of seasonal changes. The Lincoln Nationa...
10/09/2010
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