Roque Tudesqui House - Historic Santa Fe Foundation

August 11, 1960
Boris left for Illinois early this morning. He told Tony to get his
damned tractor out. We had waited three days for him to come back to
finish. We got two men in the neighborhood
cleaning up the drive and front.
to dig with Boris to finish
Ray Gonzales fixed light in bathroom. How elegant it is to actually
see in there. [We had been using a kerosene lantern.] We spread gravel
all over the placita and how elegant it is. It looks enormous and so wonderful.
We really feel it's on its way now.
This afternoon I'm going over to my sister Kay's to get a lot of
perennials to put in the beds I've been fixing with manure and peat moss.
Next year we'll have pretty flowers blooming. It's going to be a truly
lovely place. Last night Boris hung some of his slate carvings on the placita
walls. It's going to make a magnificent gallery, such light and surroundings.
August 13, 1960
I have been throwing mud this AM. Hope to get all the walls covered
with the first coat before Boris returns. It's the mixing that's the work.
[1soon gave that up.] I have a phone! Can't get used to the idea. Thought
it might be a good idea while I'm here alone. [Boris was in Illinois for a
long time. While he was gone, 1got the front room all done myselfthe
inside work that is.]
Have been trying to catch a mouse for four days. Four times he's
taken the food without setting off the trap. He must be smart. Boris should
arrive in Evanston today. Should get his airmail card Monday. Do hope it
wasn't a miserable trip. It seems strange here alone.
August 15, 1960
It's lovely, empty, and quiet. Storms have been all around. But no
rain here, which we need badly. Threw mud all morning but, being Sunday,
decided to clean up and be lazy. I read all afternoon, lying under the
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