  urlLink Gwen always says linkelodion, and that's cool, but I don't want to steal without asking. Anyway, at long last we found lodging for Taos.
So many of the people we talked to were so helpful that I wanted to do a link montage of the effort. First of all, the reason it was so hard is that our standby--the Earthship rentals owned by urlLink Solar Survival --was booked through April. If you want to stay there, talk to Rebecca for reservations and please tell her Annie Feighery recommended it so maybe we could get a discount ourselves.
There are three other Earthships we came across for rent: the Harris Earthship at Greater World (505-770-7790), the Dobson House, and the Sun Catcher (505-758-8745). Having given up on finding an earthship, I delved into other options. One of the funnest I found was urlLink a luxury treehouse located on the banks of the Rio Grande, just at the bottom of the Mesa you ascend to arrive in the beautiful Taos highland valley. urlLink The Goetz family keeps up an historic (built in 1830) ranch-style home in Ranchos de Taos.
They also have a small guesthouse that is fully wheelchair accessible. urlLink Juddith Pepper keeps what sounds like a charming little Adobe casita in town. It's very affordable, and Juddith promisses to get photos taken soon so people who are site-dependent like me can see it before renting. Taos artist urlLink Ann Cole rents out a beautiful house just outside of town. urlLink Spirit of the Hawk is a pretty, small A-Frame in Valdez, our favorite village in the valley.
Finally, had we desired a bed and breakfast instead of a rental home, I'm sure we would have stayed here. It's a B&B dedicated to renewing writers. In fact, you can apply for a fellowship where your stay for a month is covered, and they bring a local publisher to meet with you. I'm going to try to visit the place this time so I know if I want to stay there sometime in the future. My mom has visions of us doing a mother/daughter writers' weekend or week there sometime.
Our criteria for a good place to stay is dependent on kitchen, view, price, and friendliness toward children. 
