Archive for the Commonwheel Artists Category


Working at Commowheel and In the Garden with Stressed Shoulder

After a night’s sleep, I woke up pretty stiff. Allowed myself to sleep in a bit later than normal. I was scheduled to work the afternoon shift at the Commonwheel Artists Co-op for pay for another member, so did have to get moving. My shoulder was pretty sore, but could have been much worse if […]

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Raccoons in the Chimney and a Miraculous Save

Five days of craziness and some fun since my last post. My stress level is very high, my body is in pain, but getting things done and enjoyed some time off with my tenant and her friends on Monday. Yesterday, I emailed the person who was suppose to be getting an insurance quote for the […]

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Water Leak and Racoon Challenges

On Saturday, when the Festival applications were dropped off, I also had to redo the Excel a bit for the jurying of the images. I realized we had way fewer applications than in the past. Not even enough to fill the park! This was a very stressful realization. At least when we looked at the […]

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And the Challenges Just Keep Coming

Can’t believe I haven’t posted since the 13th of May! My hiking friend and I had discussed doing a hike and then going to the hot springs on Wednesday, but that didn’t’ happen. I wasn’t ready to expose the rash on my leg to water shared by lots of people and neither of us sounded […]

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A Blue Heron Made My Day Tolerable By Adding Unexpected Beauty

This has been a very challenging day. First, my Healing Circle actually got me a bit angry rather than taking a step towards healing. She spoke of a way of seeing the World in a way I find very difficult to embrace. And it just doesn’t resonate with me at all. So I won’t be […]

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Mother Nature’s Snow on Mother’s Day in Colorado

Last year we had a snowstorm on May Day. This year it was a bit later on Mother’s Day. The day started out grey and then some big fat flakes began to fall. As the day wore on everything was covered in a wet blanket of snow. Sort of throwing a “wet blanket” on many […]

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Commonwheel Art Festival Marketing and Beer Garden Meetings

After my birthday weekend, I had lots of meetings before heading off to Salida for the Creative Industries Summit. Monday, April 28, I met with Rocky Mountain Highway coordinator for the Beer Garden at Trinity Brewery on Garden of the Gods. He had a meeting there and I had a meeting near there shortly after […]

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Creative Industries Summit in Salida Colorado

On Wednesday, April 30, I was getting ready to go to the Creative Industries Summit in Salida, Colorado when I saw an email from Etsy. A woman in Portland, Oregon needed a FantaFaces mask by Friday for a Gala Event. I sent a message back saying I knew it would cost at least $20 to […]

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Celebrations with Green Drinks, a Ruby and of a Birthday

I had some good times with friends this week and took some photos of flowers and a ruby practicing with my “macro” skills. A community member had given me a rough cut ruby to celebrate our Ruby anniversary. I had some fun photographing it on Tuesday. I had picked up a rusty bottle cap walking […]

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Hiking Ute Trail and a Long Day at Commonwheel Gallery in Manitou Springs

Woke up feeling a bit achy the Monday morning. After yesterday’s gardening adventure, the muscles in my upper legs and butt were a bit sore. Though not too painful, just a good reminder that I need to exercise is ways other than hiking to keep all parts of my body in better shape. I worked […]

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