One half of side-by-side house with small private yard, easy maintenance. Albuquerque has variable weather in the winter, often 60-70F, but infrequently quite cold. It seldom snows, but if it does, snow is gone by 11AM the following morning. Winter does exist, but far milder than most of US or Europe. I love my little-ish (1000sq ft sq meters) apartment and three adored doggies, but need to respond to my own wanderlust. It is almost mysteriously quiet in this apartment in the city. Hiking is a 20 minute drive; Santa Fe one hour by car or high speed rail. Basically the whole operation, including Jake, Eudora and Frisky is pretty low maintenance. My actual departure and return are from San Francisco: Dec 22 through March 2. I will need to go a day or two early and return a day or two afterward, depending on flights & so on. Beyond any of this, we can talk. UPDATE: I've met some delightful folks, heard from many additional, had great mutual interviews, checked lots of good references, made agreements, but then 'whoops', something seems to intervene at their end. I would love to hear from you if you are available. Thanks.