Saturday, May 26, 2018
Members of New Mexico Roadrunner Chapter of Alamogordo, New Mexico and LOCO Red Hatters of New Mexico Chapter from Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico took a day trip to the Iris Farm in Hondo, New Mexico. It was a wee bit late for the Irises but other flowers were blooming and they've added an absolutely delightful "Fairy Garden" which we all enjoyed immensely. There is also a lovely shop owned by Alice Seely (a fabulous artisan) on the grounds and it seems I can never visit there without buying something. The clothes and jewelry are not to be found anywhere else!
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| These beautiful flowers shall go unidentified |
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| A colorful area for photographing wedding parties |
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| Some of the fairy homes made from logs |
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| Another look at the wedding area |
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| A lovely bench to take a rest on |
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| Fairies riding unusual creatures |
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| An old creel basket made into a little home |
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| I thought it was important to note this |
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| AND, this is the Fairy Ring |
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| An interesting grouping |
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| These fairies have created a space above the crowd |
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| This is the fairies golf club "The 19th Hole" |
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| This an Indian themed fairy encampment |
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| A gathering of fairies |
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| A couple of fairy homes built into the tree |
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| Another charming fairy home being inspected by a bird |
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| Just beautiful in miniature doses |
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| This is the fairy Feed and Grain Store |
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| A fairy artsy park |
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| The home of an artistic fairy |
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| Fairies and butterflies |
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| Fairy Flying School |
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| Fairy Ballerinas |
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| Another individualistic fairy's home |
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| Yet another fairy art park |
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| The fairy Feed and Grain Store #2 |
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| A fairy rocket ship titled "Fly Me to the Moon" |
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| I believe this is a fairy potter's house |
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| This little fairy is out for a swing |
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| An interesting fairy garden character |
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| Another fairy home built into the tree |
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| Fairy Dew Drop Oil |
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| This is one of trolls on the troll bridge crossing the creek from the fairy garden |
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| These lovely flowers are some type of lily |
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| The last beautiful purple Iris of summer |
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| Red Hatter Martha Chavez from the LOCO RH Chapter (Their members are from Alto, Nogal, Alamogordo and Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. The Chapter Name LOCO refers to Lincoln and Otero Counties in New Mexico.) |
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| Trudy Reese with Queen Jean Walthall (LOCO RH Chapter) |
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| Margaret with Lu Mattson of the New Mexico Roadrunner Chapter |
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| Gail Swineford, Royal Scribble of NM Roadrunner Chapter |
I hope you weren't bored with all of the fairy photos, but I wanted you to get the full flavor of our visit. It was like being kids again just immersing ourselves in the moment and ever so much FUN. We left the Iris Farm and drove further up the highway to the Silver Dollar Saloon for lunch.
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| Lu and Martha |
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| Gail and Trudy |
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| Martha and Queen Jean |
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| Carla (Queen Ladybird) and Lu (our birthday girl) |
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| Lu with her gift and card |
We sang "Happy Birthday" with our Kazoos and Lu appeared quite pleased with her 20th Anniversary Red Hat Society coffee mug and her card.
On another note:
We will not be returning to this restaurant. They have new owners and the food was very disappointing. Two of us ordered cheeseburgers "done" and they came out charcoaled. I ordered a 6 oz glass of red wine. The waitress said "We only have "Lohrs" and it is our house wine." To which I replied, "Fine." When I got my bill, that 6 oz glass of wine cost $18.00. I complained, but they just looked at me like I was a bother. Between the burnt cheeseburger and the $18.00 glass of wine, I was not a happy camper!
This is all I have to say for now.
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