Goodbye Summer and Hello to Fall. As I write this, just a few more days remain of September, the favorite month of many people. September 2025, personally, continues to be a Golden Time, a sort of harvesting. The hard year of moving from a house to being an apartment dweller in a senior community is over. I’m here, with no home maintenance to interfere with living life.
A bit of background. In the spring of 2024, I sold my house and moved to The Montecito. Both the old and new homes are in Santa Fe, New Mexico, not far from one another. And while I miss the old place — the apple and pear trees, backyard deer, raised bed gardens, perennial flowers I’d nurtured over the years, the neighbors, land with a mountain view, there are real advantages to not having a home to care for. Time to pursue interests…
During July and August, I’realized that this is the right place for me to be at this time of life. First and foremost, new friends I’ve met here are wonderful. They hail from all over the country. Thankfully, I’ve managed to keep up with the old friends as well. Free from home ownership, I’m enjoying the gift of time.
But, as the saying goes, pictures are worth a thousand words.
Below: Santa Fe Botanical Garden, where I volunteer weekly, Vladim Contemporary Museum, which sponsored an Art Nouveau exhibit featuring Alphonse Mucha, Homecoming weekend at my alma mater, St. John’s College.
It’s been a mellow few months. But, you might be asking, what about writing? Still at it. I’ve taken over as publisher of my longtime guidebook, Santa Fe on Foot. I’ve updated as needed but kept the urban trails, a biking and running section, and original drawings by artist Eli Levin. My WWII book of letters, From Calcutta with Love is being published by Pajarito Press. Both re-issues will be out by December 1, 2025. A work-in-progress is a reminiscence/memoir about my birthfather Giovanni Cecchini. My working title: O Mein Papa. For the latest, follow me on Facebook at Elaine Pinkerton Coleman and follow me on facebook.com/elainepinkertoncoleman and @elainepinkertonbluesky.
The Goodbye Baby 