New Mexico
Stephanie
La Loma, NM
Stephanie, a teacher, I worked with years ago in Chicago met up with me when I was in Santa Fe, NM in September. We walked on a local hiking path, where the Chamisa shrub was in full bloom, Stephanie's favorite and the reason she chose that trail. As we walked, she told me about her life as a teacher.
Bob & Louise
Santa Fe, NM
Bob and Louise met later in life—after other marriages and children—and they seem perfect for each other. They’ve made a life together on an alpaca farm outside Santa Fe. They describe it as a busy life, but not a hard life—though the pandemic has stopped the tours of the farm they used to offer, which is economically rough.