Archive for the Art World Category


Measuring The Fields Park In Manitou Springs for the Commonwheel Art Festival

Happy First Day of Spring! It was beautiful outside and I was happy that I was able to get to be outside for a couple of hours today. I had thought I had a webinar this morning, but couldn’t find a payment or a notice for me to sign on to it, so did some […]

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Hike at the Paint Mines and a Car Challenge

I got up Monday morning and packed to go hiking and grabbed items for my accountant. Later I discovered I missed some getting items in my car for both places. Including the Chai I had set on my counter to wake me up. But fortunately I had put in all three of my rechargeable batteries […]

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Cottage, Commonwheel and Cookies Filled My Time

The Three C’ made my day interesting. Got to the Post Office and no one else was in line. Collected the over-sized mail for the Festival. Learned about what it would cost to ship a mask to the UK. The Postmistress was in a chatty mood, so she even looked up what was not legal […]

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A Webinar Filled Week and Challenges Continued

It is days later, not the next day that I have a bit of time to write. Thursday night, I had thought I would go to a Deja Vu Singles gathering after my third Tony Laidig webinar. But that was not to happen. What do they say, “Best Laid Plans . . .” His webinar […]

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Really Long Hike Among the Cedars and Old Spokes

 Hiked a hidden Trail in the Garden of the Gods. I am grateful that my hiking friend is really adventurous. I hadn’t been on this trail since before the flooding, so it was looking a wee bit different than I remembered. My friend hadn’t brought her hiking pole, but I have a driftwood stick with […]

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Taxes and Dancing and Hiking on My Current Tenants Moving Day

Focused on work to clear the way for writing. On Friday, and early Saturday, I also got most of the images my nephew and brother needed done in a way they liked them for Ellis Brush Mowers. I sent off 300 dpi ones to my brother to create a brochure, and put some on the […]

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The Day After Manitou Springs Carnivale Parade

Manitou Springs Carnivale was the second coldest. After a 50 degree sunny day on Friday, we awoke to snow, fog and very cold weather for Carnivale. But that didn’t keep the fans from lining up for the Gumbo Cook Off Tastings. And many fun people showed up to be in the parade. Too much preparation […]

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The Day Before Manitou Springs Carnivale 2014

I am not as on track in my world as I usually am. I thought I was arriving for a meeting early, and I was actually late. Not sure how I twisted the time from 10 am to 10:30 after looking at the calendar last night. Luckily the ladies are very forgiving. I regaled them […]

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Productive Day on the Computer But No Sales Day

I worked at the Commonwheel Artists Gallery all day. I prefer to do one long day a month rather than two half days. Although I got a lot of computer work done, very few people came into the Gallery, and no one bought anything!!! That is not a normal day for me. I easily engage […]

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Two Urban Hikes Today One About Faith

I hiked over to the new home for Transition Town Manitou Springs with my Greek hiking friend. It is all about having faith. They are working on buying a half acre lot with a historic Victorian home on it that is in the flood path. The bridge was destroyed and water got very close to […]

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