The Zees Go West

A New Englander moves to New Mexico and writes about a number of things

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The House on High Street


Living in a 1770 antique colonial home in small town New Hampshire.

1 - Finding Our Own Bit of History
  • 2 - Finding Our Own Bit of History, Part 2
  • 3 - Moving In
  • 4 - Plumbing Surprises
  • 5 - The Pretty Room
  • 6 - Strangers in the Bathroom
  • 7 - Meeting the Laundry Ghost
  • 8 - Fire!
  • 9 - A Hiding Place for Slaves?
  • 10 - Bumps in the Night
  • 11 - Before and After
  • 12 - The Old Kitchen, Before and After
  • 13 - The Keeping Room
  • 14 - The Captain's Staircase
  • 15 - Hattie, Josiah, Sophia, and Abigail
  • 16 - The Upstairs Lady
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"The world is so full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings."

~Robert Louis Stevenson


"Sun, silence, and adobe - that is New Mexico in three words. "


~Charles F. Lummis, in The Land of Poco Tiempo, 1928



"All calculations based on our experiences elsewhere fail in New Mexico."
~Lew Wallace, Territorial Governor of New Mexico, 1881

About Me

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Who knew that retirement would be so much fun? I enjoyed working with kids and books and technology as a school librarian, but now I love having time to get together with friends, and to enjoy walking, taking photos, reading, researching, blogging, knitting, and gardening.
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