I might have already told you about me not being much a a book reader & yet, so much here on Substack has grabbed me enough for me to read through the articles.
Yours have been amongst them.
Admittedly (& in embarassed confession! 😊), I haven't read every single article, & much though I started to read the beginning chapter of your book & meant to follow it through, I am afraid the overwhelm has caught up with me & I haven't got further.
I have wanted to check in on your latest though, thus, just read this, & loved it so much it's made me want to try to go back & catch up! However, realistically, my track record has held me back from not being quick to say "I will ...", definitely not "I definitely will ..." as it will likely be a broken promise I cannot afford to make, so instead, I apologise.
However, I love your childhood memories & photo backing of them, as I feel I already have a sneak peak of your story ... thank you for sharing these precious moments 💜 💖 💗
I definitely enjoyed reading your memories & as I said, it's tugged at my heart strings to be drawn to None so what I will definitely do is to tell you should I get to!! Keep sharing your memories that have inspired your story ...
God's blessing over your story as your heart in writing this will lead many to the living hope we know!
My family regularly travelled to Florida for vacation, via car. That's how I fell in love with the South. Many years later, my parents retired to North Carolina. That's how I got to love the Carolinas. Then, more than 20 years later, I moved to Charleston, SC. That's how I got to love the SC Lowcountry of which I write today.
Traveling to NE New Mexico, did you ever come across Angel Fire, or Taos, or Philmont Scout Ranch?
My grandparents lived in Florida, and I have two aunts who still live there. It is a nice place to visit, I find the traffic not to my liking. 😅 I recent flew into Raleigh for my trip to West Virginia and thought I had landed in Florida. 😉
As for New Mexico, I've never been farther south than Albuquerque. But it is beautiful country, especially the closer one gets to the Mojave.
I know Wolf Creek Pass and Blue Mesa. I have cousins in Clinton and Sayre, and more in Cloudcroft, and Silver Mountains. My father installed all tbe switchboards along Route 66 from Tucumcari amd Santa Fe to Las Vegas in the 1960s. I went to kindergarten at Tesuque Pueblo. Gorgeous country all of it.
That’s quite a coincidence. I graduated from high school in Oklahoma. Altus, not the panhandle. But I’ve been in that country—it’s gorgeous. Thanks for sharing those memories.
I think I recognize that volcanic cone! We drive by it every time we go to Colorado Spring. We always stop and my family walks it (minus me, since I’m sensitive to elevation).
Oh Jessica I have so enjoyed this!
I might have already told you about me not being much a a book reader & yet, so much here on Substack has grabbed me enough for me to read through the articles.
Yours have been amongst them.
Admittedly (& in embarassed confession! 😊), I haven't read every single article, & much though I started to read the beginning chapter of your book & meant to follow it through, I am afraid the overwhelm has caught up with me & I haven't got further.
I have wanted to check in on your latest though, thus, just read this, & loved it so much it's made me want to try to go back & catch up! However, realistically, my track record has held me back from not being quick to say "I will ...", definitely not "I definitely will ..." as it will likely be a broken promise I cannot afford to make, so instead, I apologise.
However, I love your childhood memories & photo backing of them, as I feel I already have a sneak peak of your story ... thank you for sharing these precious moments 💜 💖 💗
Oh dear you are so very sweet. It is easy to get overwhelmed with articles and stories here.
If you read it, wonderful, and if you do not that is all right too.
I'm glad you enjoyed my memories. I was happy to share them.
Thank you for being so kind, Jess.
I definitely enjoyed reading your memories & as I said, it's tugged at my heart strings to be drawn to None so what I will definitely do is to tell you should I get to!! Keep sharing your memories that have inspired your story ...
God's blessing over your story as your heart in writing this will lead many to the living hope we know!
Beautiful, Jessica; thank you for the backstory.
My family regularly travelled to Florida for vacation, via car. That's how I fell in love with the South. Many years later, my parents retired to North Carolina. That's how I got to love the Carolinas. Then, more than 20 years later, I moved to Charleston, SC. That's how I got to love the SC Lowcountry of which I write today.
Traveling to NE New Mexico, did you ever come across Angel Fire, or Taos, or Philmont Scout Ranch?
Thank you!
My grandparents lived in Florida, and I have two aunts who still live there. It is a nice place to visit, I find the traffic not to my liking. 😅 I recent flew into Raleigh for my trip to West Virginia and thought I had landed in Florida. 😉
As for New Mexico, I've never been farther south than Albuquerque. But it is beautiful country, especially the closer one gets to the Mojave.
I know Wolf Creek Pass and Blue Mesa. I have cousins in Clinton and Sayre, and more in Cloudcroft, and Silver Mountains. My father installed all tbe switchboards along Route 66 from Tucumcari amd Santa Fe to Las Vegas in the 1960s. I went to kindergarten at Tesuque Pueblo. Gorgeous country all of it.
What a neat history. Thanks for sharing!
That’s quite a coincidence. I graduated from high school in Oklahoma. Altus, not the panhandle. But I’ve been in that country—it’s gorgeous. Thanks for sharing those memories.
I think I recognize that volcanic cone! We drive by it every time we go to Colorado Spring. We always stop and my family walks it (minus me, since I’m sensitive to elevation).
That is Capulin, and if you take the highway out of Dumas and cross through Clayton, toward I-25, you’ll definitely see it from the road.
Sensitivity to elevation is terrible, I am so sorry.
We have always been in a rush to get through there, so we have yet to stop, but I told my kids and husband that next time we’re taking the time.
Yes!!!!! That is the one!!
I wish I could share pictures in the comments!
Me too! We should petition Substack