Help Trees Survive Drought
Now that we are in the midst of severe drought we should take some special steps to minimize the effect on our trees and shrubs.
- Recognize Drought Symptoms – Don’t Overreact
Drought will manifest itself differently in different plants. In some foliage will appear wilted. Others exhibit leaf yellowing and defoliation. Many conifers will exhibit brown needles. Homeowners may mistake these symptoms as death; regrettably, plants may be unnecessarily removed. Check for live cambial tissue as Read More
Liddie’s Traditional New Mexican Recipes: How To Make Apricot And Pineapple Pastelitos
Apricot pie. Courtesy photo
By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley
Apricots have always been a revered arrival in Northern New Mexico, and on the rare occasions when blossoms don’t freeze with the late frost, we rejoice in their arrival.
Apricots were introduced to New Mexico during Spanish Colonization in the late 1500s and have remained a beloved but elusive fruit. In my youth, green apricots were often the weapon of choice for our mischievous neighbor boys who pelted my sister and me from hidden posts as we wandered to the neighborhood acequia to gather the jewels.
We would come home with our shirts Read More
LAAC Offers Opportunities To Hear Traditional Music
Cantos de Taos will peform 7 p.m. June 20 in Fuller Lodge. Courtesy photo
Los Alamos Arts Council
When friends mention they are going to a concert of “traditional music” you might think they mean a folk, or gospel concert. Certainly those genres are traditional music, but now so is jazz, opera, all forms of classical music, rock and pop, and of course, marches and dances.
When a musician speaks of traditional music, it usually means that which was used for a specific purpose: marches, dances, processionals, socializing (background music), cultural Read More
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