thank you for the response. jerry and i like nm fairly well. we don't live in the mountains but close. jerry and moved here 6 years ago from colorado. we both love the mountains. we had a cabin there but couldn't take care of it so sold it. miss it all but i haven't missed the snow and icy roads. the culture here is very interesting. we like it here but not sure whether we are going to permanently live here. our son wants us to move to texas. don't know about that. Rio Ranch has 1 quilt shop and there are several in albequerque. i go to santa fe so shop at there quilt shop.