このエレガントでモダンなリッジトップのAdobe Casitaからの絶景パノラマビュー

Before I retired, I had an active career as a strike force chief in the organized crime and racketeering sections of the Justice Department, leading teams of federal agents against the mafia in Cleveland and Pittsburg.

I was the long-time head of Chicago's Better Government Association, investigating political corruption in Chicago and Washington.

My investigations have been featured in the national media, including 60 Minutes, 20/20 and Dateline. I've worked closely with Mike Wallace, Ed Bradley, Brian Ross and Geraldo Rivera.

My work has been featured in Time, Newsweek, and Chicago Magazine. The investigations won almost every national journalism award, including the Pulitzer Prize.

I taught investigative reporting, broadcast journalism and media at Northwestern and Loyola universities, and Columbia College in Chicago.

After 20 years here, I've happily settled into my Santa Fe life, hiking or cross-country skiing every day in the arroyo or on the private trail with my Aussie.

And yes, I love children -- I've got three adult children and five grand-children. The casita is a wonderful place to vacation with your kids; and everyone loves the dog, whose name is Toots.

I'm a long-time jazz aficionado, and often take guests into town for live jazz concerts.

I'm also an avid fly fisherman, and have a great time taking guests to my favorite secret spots in the nearby Sangre de Cristo mountains.

You can celebrate the day's catch, grilling the fresh-caught trout while enjoying the sunset with a glass of wine from your private patio.

Please give me a call to talk about staying in the guest house: 505-350-7422

I love this particular property because I enjoy Santa Fe so much, and love the sense of spaciousness and privacy, the outstanding vistas all around us, as well as how close it is to all the fantastic restaurants, museums, concerts and movies.

Also, it's just five minutes to access points for the High Road through Truchas and Chimayo up to Taos, over to Los Alamos and Valles Caldera, and all of Northern New Mexico.

I lived in the guest house for two years while my own home was being built. The guest casita was designed to be open to the natural environment ... that's why it has 7 sets of French doors, each one opening onto to its own patio.

Please give me a call to talk about staying in the guest house: 505-820-3167, or 505-699-4197.

I came here to build my dream home. The fantastic location -- with its retreat-like setting, along with the proximity to Santa Fe's cultural scene and great restaurants -- has everything I always wanted.

Chicago architect Jim Nagle and I collaborated to create and build an intimate, elegant home and the "ultimate" guest house on this very special land.

We knew this was the right site because it's the outstanding high point on the long ridge between Santa Fe and Tesuque.

Nagle designed this guest house based on his experiences while building his own guest houses in New Mexico and Wisconsin.

I've never gotten tired of sitting in my living room looking east to the Sangre de Cristos, or sitting on the north patio watching the lights come on in the Pojoaque valley at dusk.

Many of the unique New Mexico penstemon varieties fill the hillside in the extensive gardens surrounding the casita.

The hummingbirds are back by mid-April, and stay though October, filling the air with their special magic. The gardens are also a popular hang-out for many migrating varieties of birds such as grosbeaks, tanagers, and finches. And, of course, there are always a few ravens flying overhead.

I've been here for 20 years ... and every sunset is as remarkable as the first one. This truly is my dream home come true.

It's a real pleasure to share this land with guests. I'd love to talk with you about staying in Hummingbird Heaven: give me a call: 505-820-3167, or 505-699-4197.