Historic Dance hall now transformed into a workshop/studio & adjoining home are waiting for you. Fine opportunity for the artist/craftspeople to live & work in the wonderful heart of Ribera, NM. Only 40 miles from Santa Fe. Property has 3 buildings: charming adobe home, large workshop/studio, & stone outbuilding all with a with an abundance of character. Located in the lovely Pecos-river community, home to artisans & farmers. Blend the new world with the old in a verdant New Mexico valley.  Located across the street from the La Risa Cafe and General store, and up the road from the Villanueva State Park.

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MLS 201001784      Price $249,000

Santa Fe has been blustery for over a month now and many of are exhausted by it - however there is a good side.  The wind is blowing in buyers like one would not believe.  With 3 under contract and 6 more buyers looking.  I have to believe that as blustery as we have been it is worse elsewhere.  So I will keep taking my allergy pills, keep those tissues handy, and keep driving those beautiful buyers around town. 

Have we done enough? Have we let those close to us know we love them? Have we told them we care. Or have we taken for granted that they know. I ask each of you to make that call. Don't take it for granted that your mother, your father, your child, or your friend know. Tell them now, tell them you love them and tell them how much they influenced your life. Don't wait and wonder later if they knew.

Peaceful Northern New Mexico at its upmost charm will inspire the artist and gardener within you. Enter into fields of wildflowers and lavender while the multi-fruited orchard beckons you to come enjoy the sounds of the river. This home is calling you to her. Grow your mind as you watch your harvests of vegetables and fruit mature. Take them into this special home and feast upon them while watching the sun set on the mountain view from your living areas.

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Your chance to showcase your artwork and those you admire. Wonderful Gallery opportunity on the famed Canyon Road. Located a block away from Geronimo and El Farol restaurants. With a wonderful separation of spaces, and private office with a full kitchen There is storage and dedicated parking along with being conviently located across from the city's public parking. Owner financing or lease to purchase available.

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Yes - Let the good times roll!  2010 looks to be a wonderful and exciting year.  In honor of that, and the Saints winning (even if you were a Colts fan), and the fact that tomorrow - Tuesday, February 16th is Mardi Gras here is my favorite Gumbo recipe. 

Enjoy!

Cajun Seafood  and Chicken Gumbo with Andouille Sausage.  Serves 10 main or 20 appetizer servings

2 cups chopped onions

1 1/2 cups chopped green bell peppers

1 cup chopped celery

1 Tablespoon minced garlic

5 1/2 cups chicken broth

1 pound andouille sausage or Kielbasa, cut into 1/2 inch pieces

1 pound chicken breast, cut into 1 inch pieces

1pound peeled medium shrimp

2 1/2 cups cooked rice

SEASONING MIX:

2  whole bay leaves

2 teaspoons salt

1/2 teaspoon white pepper

1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 teaspoon thyme leaves

1/4 teaspoon oregano leaves

ROUX

3/4 cup vegetable oil

3/4 cup flour

Combine the onions, bell peppers and celery in a medium bowl and set aside.  In a small bowl combine the seasonings ingredients and set aside

Heat oil in a heavy Dutch oven over high heat.  Add the flour, stirring constantly with a long-handled wooden spoon or wooden spatula.  Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until roux is dark red-brown to black, about 2-4 minutes, being careful not to let it scorch.  Immediately add the vegetables and stir for 1 minute.  Add the seasoning mix and continue cooking for 2 minutes.  Add the chicken broth and mix well.  Add the chicken and sausage and boil for 15 minutes.  Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.  Add shrimp and return to a boil for 5 minutes. 

To serve mound rice in the middle of a bowl and spoon gumbo over. 

I love the snow and I hate the snow.  I love to look out at the snow and enjoy it's beauty and sereneness.  I hate the cold, the wet and icy roads.  I love snow days and baking ginger snaps.  I hate shoveling the walkway.  I love the smell of pinion and cedar burning in the fireplace.  I hate cleaning the fireplace.  I love crunching through the snow.  I hate falling down in the snow. 

I guess you could say I have a love/hate relationship with snow!

No.  Plain, simple - no.  Blogging helps, having a website helps but so does getting up in the morning.  It is what you do after you plant your feet on the side of your bed that matters.  Many times I find myself feeling overwhelmed and perhaps procrasting abit more than I should.  But when we set a plan, write that To Do list and hunker down is when we begin to see the results. 

So I now have 11 listings ranging from the low 300's to over a million.  I have homes, condos, townhouses, ranches, land and a commercial building ...and I need to get them sold.  The MLS is a great start but not the only means of getting my property out there when 87% of buyers are heading to the internet first.  You need to invest in yourself in order to promote yourself, and not all of it is costly. 

1. Update your head shot every 1 to 2 years
2. Update your profile on every imaginable real estate website - Realtor.com, Zillow, Trulia, Homes.com, Facebook, Twitter, etc.
3. Get a website - legitimize your business.  Advanced Access is a great and easy to use website group for real estate professionals.
4. Sign up for Sawitonline.com, postlets.com, and/or Animoto.com
5. When you get a listing input them into all of the above sights.
6. Share your listings on ActiveRain, Facebook, Twitter, Craigslist, You Tube and so forth.  Be sure to follow MLS rules and regulations and have your companies information included
7. Answer the inquiring emails and phone calls
8. Update the photos of your listings.  There is nothing worse than snow in a photo in the middle of summer. 
9. And most of all write an incredible description of the property.  Make someone visualize the property.

Make 2010 work for you. 

I have no excuse - just hit a wall and didn't know what to write about which when I think about it - it is quite ridiculous.  I am one who is never at a loss for words or things happening in my business or personal life. 

So the real reason - I didn't think anyone was watching.  But when you get notices that so & so wants to follow your blog, friend you, be your tweet pal it is time to get back into the flow. 

So before the month ends I resolve to lose 12 pounds, blog at least 3 times per month, participate in at least 4 charitable functions, and smile even more.

Rarely available beautiful light filled Beverly Spears designed home with a fantastic art studio. Combining Northern New Mexico with a splash of Provence. Located 6 miles from downtown off Old Santa Fe Trail. This magnificent home/frame construction features a dramatic living space, high ceiling, fireplace, stunning outdoor kitchen with a private gardens, lavendar fields, a petite vineyard, and spa. The property allows horses. Full basement with rooms & walls of storage.

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