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Cherish summer in Santa Fe with good books, lush gardens, buzzing bees, a trip to the zoo, a science project or two, and the restorative balm of children's creativity.
The silky soft gypsum of White Sands are the perfect place to make some sand angels. Photo by Tira Howard. |
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By Claudette Sutton <br> <br> AKA: Claudette’s cygnet song  Justin and Jen Schroer, with son Ryker, age 3, and daughter Aviva, age 1, are Tumbleweeds' new papa and mama.
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