Author Archives: Administrator
Rain and Hope Restored
Finally we are getting rain in Penrose. I nearly abandoned my garden last week after spending time trying to decide if it was best to just stop watering or if I should pull the plants. I watered every day last … Continue reading
Riding in the Moonlight Classic
Riding in the annual Moonlight Classic ride Saturday night in downtown Denver with over five thousand other riders, was a fun unique experience. The bicycles there were of every shape and size; many were decked out with lights and everything … Continue reading
Greenwoman Magazine has been Printed
The best thing that happened to me today was getting to see the first issue of the exciting new literary garden magazine, “Greenwoman.” This magazine was created completely by my friend, Sandra Knauf. I had the privilege to see the … Continue reading
Rain and “Spider-snake”
We actually got rain yesterday here in Penrose. As I whined about last blog, all the surrounding areas have been getting rain, except for us. So finally, at 4:00 on Thursday the dark skies burst forth with wet drops. (Fifteen … Continue reading
July Thoughts
I’m not a big fan of July. If it’s going to be hot, July is the month for that and July is usually when the bugs start appearing in large numbers: mosquitoes, flies, grasshoppers. I especially hate the bugs that … Continue reading
My July Garden 2011
I have high hopes for July and am thinking rain. I’d do a rain dance if I knew one. Our ditch water was turned off last week for the second time and I have a feeling that this time it … Continue reading
Looking Back at BTC 2011
A week ago I was zooming down Rabbit Ear’s Pass towards Steamboat Springs. In one way it seems like ages ago – another world and yet, I can put myself there, on the pass. I can feel the cold wind … Continue reading
I’m Off to the BTC
Tomorrow I leave Penrose and drive to Central City to check in for the BTC. This will be my sixth. In 2005, when I rode in my first BTC I had no idea that I was starting an addiction. In … Continue reading
Weeding in Fundamental
I think that weeds should be included in the list of things that everyone must endure. So it would read “there are three things certain in life; death, taxes and weeds. Of course if you don’t garden, or try to, … Continue reading
Frayed Flag
When I first saw this flag in our Penrose neighborhood, I was shocked. I thought about all the flag rituals that I learned as a Girl Scout – how to properly raise and lower the flag, proper reverence and what … Continue reading
