Kelly Winters

Welcome new followers! Look forward to learning about my life in remote northern New Mexico and the quirky high-desert, artsy, and culturally diverse region around Taos. There will be mentions of cats, native plants, romancelandia, healthcare and education policy inequities, and climate change.

I only stop for the bread, potty and gift shop. Okay, sometimes that cafe over other building.

Installation of Jesse Littlebird's "Petrol-glyph" for Route 66 Community Day, today, 9/20 11am-5pm.  Thank you to artist, Jesse Littlebird, Petro-glyph's producer, Max Baptiste and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture for arranging to have it for the community celebration of 100 years of Route 66!

Gas in Taos, New Mexico jumped from 4.39 to 4.69 during the two hours I was in my book club, with all stations but one at 4.69. The one outlier was selling gas at 4.59.

30 years of delivering jaw-dropping moments later and we're finally experiencing a ROADSHOW reaction of our own! After 24 nominations, we are truly humbled and thrilled to receive our first Primetime Emmy® Award for Outstanding Structured Reality Program!

Check out my new-fangled purring keyboard stand. My co-worker today decided he wanted all of my attention and desk space. While I hunt and peck gently with one hand, the other provides chin scratches when I use the mouse.

It's National Suicide Prevention Month, so you've likely heard a lot about 988 and the Crisis Text Line. This is different. docs.google.com/spreadsheets... This is a guide to the numbers you can call before things get to the point of total despair: warmlines and other forms of peer support.

A report released Monday by the nonprofit Animal Protection New Mexico details "systemic failures" in the north-central region of the state's animal services. Animal shelters struggle with high capacity, while rural communities lack shelters entirely. sfnm.co/4wYTUCF

Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris performing “Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow” on The Dolly Parton Show (1976)

Experts are warning of a fresh uptick in student loan scams right now, as fraudsters seek to prey on borrowers' fears of skyrocketing payments. https://to.pbs.org/4ffP6mL

Happy “Your Student Loan Repayment Amounts Tripled Day” for all those who celebrate. Today my student loan repayments went from $160/ month under the Biden admin’s SAVE plan to $475/ month under Trump’s RAP program. My middle income household now has $0 available for surprise expenses.

I mean, we all know this is Finn right? #antiquesroadshow

I personally do not have children, but my dental hygienist, mental health care provider, and a leader of a local non-profit all do. In all cases, they told me NM’s universal childcare means they could continue working full-time in my small town. www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legisla...

I hope Sahan Journal wins a Pulitzer for its work on the ICE occupation and terrorism of Minnesota. Turns out there were at least 70 children taken: sahanjournal.com/immigration/...

Long form, critically needed analysis on the effects the war with Iran has already had on the economies of several Asian countries, putting decades of economic and democratic(ish) growth at risk of quick collapse. Gift link article from today’s NYT: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/w...

if you want any oil or fuel price posts myth busted, screen shot and post them. Don’t interact with them, it builds the hype for lies and misinformation and if you interact with it, it boosts the visibility of bullsh*t

#AntiquesRoadshow had an excellent appraisal of a signed copy of this famous photo. www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadsho...

On this #caturday I am building a LEGO wildflower bouquet and this sweet face is my assistant.

No Lilies For Kitties is a great band name.

Feeling this so, so much in Northern New Mexico right now. Yes, we got a few tenths of an inch of rain this week, but the monsoon season is a long, long way off...

I like big buttresses and I cannot lie.

We have received wonderful artwork from the community for Southside Library's #MailArtShow, including adorable pieces from Ms. Tammy's Pre-K class at Nye Early Childhood Center! It's not too late to send in your artwork and be a part of this gorgeous show for the month of April!

6th generation Minnesota farm kid hot take: I don't know what fancy Midwestern funerals they're talking about here as I've never seen my people put olives on anything (Pimentos? Yes. Olives? No). Cheese whiz on cinnamon swirl bread was the usual snack at the 4-H meetings of my youth.

Today's MPR show with Angela Davis is a conversation with faith leaders about their resistance to Metro Surge and it's really worth listening to. I'd especially recommend it to faith leaders out of state. www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...

"This is a Tiffany. Maybe" #antiquesroadshow #hmmm

Great to see Taos showed up today for #nokings!

Normies (complimentary) unite! #NoKings

At this point, I'm genuinely hoping for our country's collective dignity that there aren't any nudes leaked as a part of the stolen Kash cache.

Just saw #ProjectHailMary and found it to have a lot of heart, which the audience enjoyed. My favorite character from the book, Rocky, was sweet and a crowd favorite. What the movie misses is the seriousness of the stakes (the sun is dying!). Gosling did a great job carrying the film.

Oscars looks 🤝 medieval manuscripts Some of these outfits felt suspiciously familiar, so we went digging in the collections… #MedievalMonday Shelfmarks: MS. Bodl. 265 fols. 58r, 60r; MS. Douce 364, fol. 61v; MS. Douce 195, fol. 003r

If you're among the more than 43 million Americans who have federal student loan debt, significant changes are coming. https://to.pbs.org/3OzHr7W

Just in case you haven't heard about it yet: I loved the Oscar-nominated short film "Jane Austen's Period Drama," which literally made me LOL several times and brought me a great deal of joy! Romancelandia, this is very much Our Shit™. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxpj...

holy shit

I remember when trying to forgive student loans was massive overreach of Presidential power.

Loving watching the Minnesota-based Team USA curling dominating the ice at the Olympics. If you're not watching Olympic curling, you're missing out. #curling #olympics

The Santa Fe Raging Grannies “We Gotta Stop the Raids" www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDQl...

Sarah made this helpful flowchart for people thinking about writing romance think pieces for Valentine's Day. It's not too late to turn back!

This is who runs this account.

Take a look at this! 🏔️🐏 SkyNews13 caught an amazing view of a herd of bighorn sheep while flying over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in northern New Mexico today!

I wrote about AIM’s Minneapolis origin story and why patrols are back on Franklin Avenue right now, as ICE escalates across the Twin Cities. Please read, subscribe, and share: The American Indian Movement is Back in Minneapolis open.substack.com/pub/juliefra...

It's illegal for the president to relieve student loan debt. It's completely fine for the president to unilaterally decide to have the head of a foreign nation black bagged on foreign soil.

From $8 to thousands! Watch all ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Season 29 Best Moments now: to.pbs.org/4qhzGAU!

Further erosion of USPS, one of the last equalizing forces keeping those of us living in remote or rural areas connected to the larger economy.

The cruelty is the point. Trump moves to block public servants from loan forgiveness based on ideology wapo.st/3JC1wbp

It's Indian. It's Country. It's Blaine Bailey, who was the first to get booted off that Keith Urban talent show, so you know he's good. savingcountrymusic.com/album-review...