Roasted Vegetables

parsnips, rutabaga, potato, carrots, brussel sprouts with olive oil and garlic at 400 for 40 minutes -

delicious with homemade biscuits!

Happy 12.12.11

What are your plans for the holidays? Have you decorated your house .... made cookies .... found a special gift for a special someone? I'm certainly working on all above!

(thanks mom for the cute red bird ornaments! and thanks Michelle for the beautiful glasses!)

I'll be back in a few...

Bullet & Crystal Earrings

I'm working on a new collection of glass jewelry for FCMOA's gift shop (re-opening during the upcoming Chihuly exhibition). But I needed to get my creative juices flowing again so I made a pair of found object earrings for myself...

Playing Catch-Up

December is already a busy month, but add to that all the catching up 

I need to do after being on vacation and I'm exhausted ... yet there is still so much to do!
(Kimber, if you are reading this, email me your address so I can send you the mix cd: morganpfaelzer at gmail dot com) 

 Denver Botanic Gardens, 11/2011

Trip to Santa Fe

I took a trip to Santa Fe with my mother for a very special Thanksgiving, here are some photos...

Paused to take in the grandeur of the Palisades Sill on the way to Taos.

Santa Fe public library green window and the shops/buildings in the downtown area...

We made two trips to the O'Keeffe Museum on Friday.

One of the oldest houses built ~1646 is next to one of the oldest churches, the San Miguel Mission.

inside San Miguel

The Kagyu Shenpen Kunchab Buddhist Center and Bodhi Stupa; I wish we could have gone inside, but they were closed on Thanksgiving day.

We stayed at the Santa Fe Hostel -- good people, awesome kitchen and food, which made up for having to seriously clean our room before feeling at home. I suggest upgrading to get your own bathroom! The staff were generous and cooked a delicious and healthy meal to celebrate Thanksgiving.

Breakfast at the Counter Culture is a must! (and stop by the book store and other shops next door, plus the Hospice Thrift Store just up the block) Lunch at the Shed is about an hour wait, but delicious once you make it in! (strategy: put your name on the list, walk around the Plaza, come back in 45 minutes and get a buzzer so you'll be seated within 10-15 minutes)

I am always looking to experience donuts like the Doughnut Plant in NYC, so when I saw the write up for Whoo's Donuts in THE, I had to try a couple. My favorite was the Candied Orange with Apricot Glaze filled with Cardamon Cream donut (I ate too fast to take a photo of). The lemon pistachio white chocolate was awfully tasty and if you are looking for dessert, the pecan bourbon cream filled donut was something else. Still not as perfected as the NYC donuts, but still very good (coming from someone who doesn't really like donuts).

Saturday we spent most of the day near the railyard at the Flea Market, Farmers Market...

I bought these vintage embroidered napkins at the Flea Market.

Agitated Histories at SITE Santa Fe was interesting. I had seen Daniel Joseph Martinez's Divine Violence at the Whitney Biennial, but enjoyed seeing it again. (Sam Durant's neon in front)

Detail of Deborah Grant's Suicide Notes to Self at SITE.

Yummy salad and fish/chips to go with the Imperial Porter and the Cream Stout at the 2nd Street Brewery.

On the way home, we stopped in Pecos at the Hummingbird Cafe. If you have a chance, its delightful -- live music, astrologer, homemade pie and 'jars of things'.

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