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Roy van der Aa – I would have never thought

May 15, 2020Las Cruces Covid-19 Pandemic, Las Cruces pandemic testimonies

I had never thought of what a pandemic would do to my business. For 22 years, I have sold advertising space for the monthly arts centered newspaper, The Ink. I have owned the paper along with my wife, Robin, for 20 years and we personally deliver the majority of each issue throughout about one third of New Mexico.

Victor Gibbs – I worry

May 15, 2020Las Cruces Covid-19 Pandemic, Las Cruces pandemic testimonies

Early morning, April 15, 2020, can’t sleep. Planetary alignment of moon and three planets rest in the southeastern sky. The corona virus has spread to almost every country on Earth in under three months’ time. Most of the world has been hiding and waiting for it to leave.

Sonya Fe – Lilies in the Field

May 15, 2020Las Cruces Covid-19 Pandemic, Las Cruces pandemic testimonies

My life hasn’t changed much. I am a studio artist and spend most my time in my studio. I don’t care to socialize much anyway except on Facebook, because there I have control to turn on or off. I don’t like social obligations. I have a very difficult time attending parties, events and social commitments.

Karen Conely – Corona Virus Reflections

May 15, 2020Las Cruces Covid-19 Pandemic, Las Cruces pandemic testimonies

I cut my hair this week. My husband won’t let me touch his, and one look in the mirror tells me why. He spent 28 years in the Army, and I wonder how long he will hold out on me. Maybe a Flobee would be a worthy purchase right now? They cost 139.00 and are back-ordered.

Linda Caray Rude – Reconnecting

May 15, 2020Las Cruces Covid-19 Pandemic, Las Cruces pandemic testimonies

It is not a surprise for my family and friends, the pandemic has not been a problem for me. I will not allow negativity into my life, therefore all of the lifestyle changes, depression and deaths are literally life lessons.

Catherine Lucas – While my Heart is still aching

May 15, 2020Las Cruces Covid-19 Pandemic, Las Cruces pandemic testimonies

All in all, while my heart is aching for the families who lost loved ones, my life is good. No, can’t go out, can’t do this or that, but there are so much things I still can do. We live next to the desert in Las Cruces, a big trail is leading from my house into it.

Jeff and Dennis Milligan Lujan – Life during the Corona Pandemic

May 15, 2020Las Cruces Covid-19 Pandemic, Las Cruces pandemic testimonies

It was the beginning of March we had just finished up our annual erotic art show and were planning the spring art show that was right around the corner, we were already aware of a virus that was traveling throughout China.

Cristina Fridenstine – Corona Virus 2020

May 15, 2020Las Cruces Covid-19 Pandemic, Las Cruces pandemic testimonies

A quasi self-quarantine – because let’s face it, the quarantine isn’t perfect nor is it fully enforced – has caused me to stop attending Spanish classes and practicing tai chi chih with a group at Senior Amigos.

Lauri Churchill – Artist

May 14, 2020Art & Culture, Artists of Las Cruces

: I relocated from central Ohio to New Mexico in 2000, seeking refuge both from a faculty position that wore me out, and the cold, grey days of winter. I sought a place and lifestyle that would inspire me and allow me to explore different parts of myself.

Sonya Fe – Artist

May 14, 2020Art & Culture, Artists of Las Cruces

Sonya Fe ‘s art has enjoyed a considerable amount of popularity in Hispanic-American Movement. Every generation has their artists whose paintings capture the history of the times, our times has Sonya Fe. Her subject matter in her art evolves our culture from the inequities of gender and racial bias to a renaissance of human thought and global community.