Monday June 27, 2016
This was a utility day for me and a drive into Taos for groceries and haircut. Very quiet evening with wine coolers and reading on the patio. PRC
Tuesday June 28, 2016
I left Angel Fire to pick up June Yvonne in Santa Fe. It was the last day of JY’s conference and I attended the closing session. It was all very academic and somewhat over my head or interest. Then it got interesting. We ate dinner at the buffet sponsored by the hotel and there were many people from the conference there. I saw one gentleman eating alone so I asked him if III could join him while JY sat with a group of her conference friends. This man was wearing priestly robes and a purple skull cap. We chatted for about 10 minutes then I introduced myself and he did the same. Turns out he was Bishop Walker (an independent Bishop) from the Santa Fe diocese. While we were talking and eating he said I could call him Doug. After chatting for 45 minutes and he gave me his business card and agreed to stay in touch.
After dinner a group of us walked to a nightclub in the old town square and attended a Flamenco show which was just as good as the ones we saw in Madrid. PRC
Yes, it was pretty ironic that my agnostic non-church going husband spent so much time with a Catholic bishop at a crypto-Jewish conference. What was particularly interesting to me was that Bishop Walker (or Doug) was with The Church of Antioch at Santa Fe. He is not a Roman Catholic, but an “Independent” Catholic. The church is “Progressive-Inclusive-Sacramental-Loving-Universally Catholic.” I had never heard of these type of Catholics.
So, Bonnie and John, Kay, or anyone else have you ever hear about “Independent” Catholics?
I am including some pics from the Sephardic Festival and the Conference for crypto-Judaic Studies.
These include pics of my roommate, Lucia, another crypto-Jew from Texas and Hershel who organized the Festival. I will be seeing them both in Albuquerque in a couple of weeks at an RC workshop. Friday night at the Shabbat dinner I met a woman from Paradise Valley. I have remained in contact with her and look forward to seeing her when we return to Phoenix. I also bought a book from an author that lives in Scottsdale. There is also a pic with Debbie and I at a jewelry booth where I bought some gorgeous earrings. JY
Wednesday June 29, 2016
We shared a room with Lucia, a friend of June Yvonne’s. In the morning the hotel had a complimentary breakfast buffet which was very good. After breakfast we decided to take a trolley tour of Santa Fe. Santa Fe is a very interesting place and we would like to come back with the RV at some time in the future and spend a couple of weeks. This why they call it the “Land of Entrapment” cause once you’ve been here you are going to come back.
We also did a walking tour of the NM State capital building. It is fascinating how they operate it in NM – the legislators only get paid a per diem when they are present during each 30 day session. They have to be re-elected every two years, have no benefits and must support themselves with their own full time work.
Tour ended at the hotel and we packed up and left Lucia at the hotel where she was meeting some other friends and then headed back to Angel fire. PRC
As indicated in a previous blog. We spent Wednesday sightseeing with Lucia on the Santa Fe trolley. I wish we would have had more time for seeing more of Santa Fe. We will return at another time for a couple of weeks.
After the trolley we had lunch at The Shed a restaurant highly recommended by Stev C. I am in the land of chilies which is a plus for our time in New Mexico. The food is a lot different from Arizona Mexican food. People, mostly tourists, ask if green or red chili is hotter. You can order your dish “Christmas” style which is both red and green which is how I solved this dilemma. (I never met a chili that I didn’t like.) JY
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