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There’s No Place Like Home THE BEST THING ABOUT YOUR HOME IS IT’S THE ONLY ONE EXACTLY LIKE IT. Sure, your neighbors’ homes may have a similar style or paint color. But the way you decorate each room and the memories you create make it uniquely yours. Maybe you’re in the market for a new home and are ready to build new memories. We have some fantastic real estate agents to recommend to you, plus beautiful interior designers to give you inspiration for your renovations.
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INSIDE THE ISSUE MARCH 2020
FEATURES 14 Welcome Home Exploring Real Estate with Andrea Tuell
22 In the Artist’s Studio Behind the Scenes with Parker McDonald, Rosetta & Tal Walton
28 Designing Joy Enjoy Your Interior
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30 Good Chives Only Spring Gardening Tips
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Lifestyle Letter
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Good Times
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Around Town
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Open House
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Travel Destination
22 Inspired By 28 Trend Setter 30 Healthy Lifestyle 32 Lifestyle Calendar
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THE POUDRE POUR The Poudre Pour raises awareness about local water issues and celebrates Cache la Poudre River heritage and our most important natural resource. It includes an afternoon of fun and learning with local craft beer, gourmet appetizers, presentations on the many facets of “water issues”, live music w/ the Grace Kuch Band, costumed docents in historic cabins, and more!
THE 29TH ANNUAL GOVERNOR’S ART SHOW The 29th Annual Show will be held at the prestigious Loveland Museum located at 503 N. Lincoln Avenue, April 24 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. The show is open to the public on Saturday, April 25 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The show will run through Sunday, May 31. Funds raised at the show support the Loveland Rotary Club and Thompson Valley Rotary Clubs’ various causes for local youth including scholarships for local art students and Rotary Youth Leadership Camp. This year, the show has designated the Thompson Education Foundation Homeless Assistance Fund (TEF) to receive one third of the net proceeds.
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EXPLORING REAL ESTATE WITH ANDREA TUELL
ARTICLE JAHNA EICHEL | PHOTOGRAPHY NATALIE DYER
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ANDREA HAS BEEN SELLING REAL ESTATE FOR 15 YEARS AT THE GROUP, INC. and truly loves what she gets to do everyday. “The best part of my job is all of the friendships and relationships I have made over the years. I have such incredible support and trust from my clients that it such a joy to be able to serve them and their housing needs.” Says Andrea. Andrea has been involved in every aspect of real estate since 2005 and actively sell both resale and new construction. She’s worked with some of the top builders in Northern Colorado and is currently selling Bucking Horse new construction (Bellisimo,
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Andrea is incredibly knowledgeable in new home sales
the people that live here are and what an amazing place
training and selling, marketing and advertising for residen-
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tial properties, and is an expert in everything from kiddie
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Andrea’s family has a long and successful track record in
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to find a Realtor you trust and that will be honest with you.
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Someone that will help make the process as smooth as they
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“I am a native in Colorado and married my best friend,
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Guy Tuell, in July 19, 2019. He is the greatest person I know!
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a little less stressful. Moving is a huge deal and can add a
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and mostly spend time with family and friends. I am so
can make that process a little more smooth for everyone.
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ARTICLE IRENE MIDDLEMAN THOMAS
L a r a m i e - Ta ke a Look, and Be “ B l o w n Aw ay ”
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SOMETIMES, WE ARE RATHER DRAMATICALLY
This year, there is a special reason to visit Laramie,
REMINDED TO NOT PREJUDGE PEOPLE AND
one few outside of Wyoming might know about.
PLACES UNTIL WE HAVE PERSONALLY EXPERI-
Laramie boasts of a dramatic women’s history - in
ENCED THEM. My recent visit to Laramie, Wyoming
September, 1870, Louisa Gardner Swain cast the
just did that rather emphatically for me. Heading up,
first ballot under laws granting women and men
I hoped to find some good snowshoeing and skiing,
equal voting rights. Indeed, the United States 19th
but not much else. I expected to find a dusty, tired
Amendment granting all women the right to vote was
town out of old Hollywood Westerns, replete with
not ratified until August 18, 1920 - fifty years later!
rusty pickups and dingy cafes with meat, meat and
Those of us in Colorado get a bit smug, thinking that
more meat on the menus. I was so wrong! On a recent
there is no reason to venture out of our gorgeous state
mini-cation to the Laramie and Albany county region,
to take part in mountain recreational activities. Think
we were “blown away” not by wind, but by exceptional
again! The trip to Laramie from Loveland takes 1 ½
cuisine, craft beers, a delightful bustling downtown,
hours, ten minutes out of Laramie is the beautifulMedi-
and recreational offerings just 15 minutes from town.
cine Bow National Forest, where there is plenty of snow
Laramie, the so-called “Gem City of the Plains,”
for nordic skiing and snowshoeing all winter long.
is home to the only four-year university in Wyoming,
We rented skis from Rebecca Walsh of the
which brings quite a bit of culture, diversity and
non-profit organization Hike Like a Woman
vibrancy to this relatively small city of about 32,000+
hikelikeawoman.net/, and also the owner of
inhabitants. Having been the locale for many
Laramie’s Basecamp full-service outdoor store
Hollywood movies and television programs, Laramie
www.laramiesbasecamp.com. Rebecca and her
has a romantic appeal for enthusiasts of Western lore.
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snowshoe tours in the National Forest, as well as in the nearby Snowy Range and Vedauwoo area. “We always have snow, Rebecca assured us - from beginning to end of the winter. No need to check on conditions around here,” she laughed. “After all, there is a reason this area is named the Snowy Range!” We greatly enjoyed our nordic ski tour on powder-soft snow with her starting at the Tie City trailhead, less than 10 miles from Laramie, located in the Pole Mountain area and managed by the Laramie Ranger District. Horse lovers might visit the 4,700-acre Deerwood Ranch Wild Horse EcoSanctuary, with some 350 wild horses living alongside elk, coyotes, deer and other wildlife around the Middle Fork of the Little Laramie River, 35 miles west of town. The tiny town of Centennial, first settled by railroad crews working on the Transcontinental Railroad, is adjacent to the Snowy Range’s Medicine Bow
WE WENT TO LARAMIE EXPECTING TO FIND GOOD SKIING. WE KNEW WE WOULD FIND WIND - YES, BUNDLE UP IF YOU GO IN THE WINTERTIME. BUT WE DIDN’T EXPECT TO BE “BLOWN AWAY!”
National Forest and offers several cozy accommodations, such as the historic circa 1907 Mountain View Hotel, sporting its own coffee roaster and delightfully cozy mountain_ themed rooms. themountainviewhotel.com Back in Laramie, there is a surprisingly large array of museums, several of which are on the university campus. For example, visitors can gaze upon one of only five full brontosaurus skeletons in the world at the University of Wyoming’s Geological Museum (free of charge< closed on Sundays), along with many other prehistoric creatures. At the Laramie Plains Museum, artifacts from Laramie’s frontier days are displayed in a mansion once owned by the founders of Laramie, Edward and Jane Ivinson. The downtown farmers market at the Historic Railroad
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Shops in tidy, pretty downtown Laramie are
unique,
independently-owned
and
Depot runs every Friday afternoon from July through
worth several hours of perusing. The
September. The Laramie Mural Project, founded in 2011,
Chocolate Cellar’s tempting chocolates and
is an eye-popping collection of large-scale murals on
candies and other sundries are displayed
downtown walls and alleyways made by local artists.
among a collection of over 500 antique
Walking tour brochures are available at the Laramie
candy tins and boxes, really a museum
Visitor Center at 210 Custer Street.
of sorts and well worth a visit. America’s
Remember my preconceived notion of meat, meat
largest craftsman’s Co-Op is located within
and more meat for Laramie cuisine? Actually, Laramie’s
the women-owned Bent & Rusty, a trea-
Sweet Melissa’s is, without question, the best and loveli-
sure trove of Western memorabilia, artisan
est vegetarian restaurant in my memory. The mushroom
goods and a wild assortment of items one
ricotta raviolis I devoured are well worth the drive again
might not find anywhere else.
- for that alone. The new Sugar Mouse cupcake shop is
We went to Laramie expecting to find
charming, with wonderfully creative creations in a set-
good skiing. We knew we would find wind
ting worthy of a British teatime, and Altitude Chophouse
- yes, bundle up if you go in the wintertime.
and Brewery’s eclectic menu and edgy ambiance would
But we didn’t expect to be “blown away!”
be at home in any large city.
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IN THE ARTIST’S STUDIO BEHIND THE SCENES WITH PARKER MCDONALD, ROSETTA & TAL WALTON Parker McDonald
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THE DIGITAL WORLD HAS DECREASED THE VISIBILITY OF ART AND CULTURE IN PEOPLE’S LIVES. However, despite all the tech trends, art has an incredible impact on the country’s economy, education, and society overall. Besides enriching and nourishing your inner world, art and culture illuminate our lives and boost creativity and imagination. Art and culture improve the quality of life and Parker McDonald
boost well-being for communities and individuals alike. Which is why we were honored when Fort Collins Lifestyle was asked to sponsor this year’s
Parker McDonald
Governor’s Art Show. Supporting vibrant communities has plenty of perks. Besides bringing people of all walks of life together, a vibrant community plays a crucial role in the quality of its citizens’ life, lowering the likelihood of a feud between neighbors and preventing poverty. The 29th Annual Colorado Governor’s Art Show & Sale introduces the public to the fine art of many of the state’s top artists. The juried show seeks entries from all Colorado artists and exhibits the chosen work in a museum setting. The sale proceeds support Colorado artists and many youth and community needs in Larimer County, Colorado through the Loveland and Thompson Valley Rotary Clubs. We were lucky enough to go behind the scenes and visit three of this years selected artists, in their studio. Join us as we introduce you to Parker Mcdonald, Rosetta & Tal Walton.
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capture their spirit, form, and movement in a unique hard-
Colorado native, Parker McDonald, has been called a
edged yet fluid style. Rosetta has exhibited extensively both
“Maker.” “As far back as I can remember I’ve been creating with
nationally and internationally, has completed corporate, public
my hands. Today that means hammers, a welder, stainless steel,
and private commissions and has received numerous awards
and bronze.” “I’m a fabricator. My Wildlife art starts with cast
for her work. Learn more at rosettasculpture.com
parts, or sheet metal. Parts are cut, hammered, and welded, and usually combined with stones, or some architectural salvage.
TAL WALTON
Each piece is always unique and one-of-a-kind. The limitations
Tal Walton studied painting and sculpture at Brigham Young
of working metal this way are a challenge, but it’s also imme-
University in Provo, Utah, where he earned his Bachelor’s and
diate, spontaneous, and has an organic personality. I hope
Master’s Degrees in Fine Art. Walton paints in oil on a prepared
my work uplifts viewers, and pays homage to God’s creation.”
marble ground highlighted with gold and metal leaf, which imparts
Parker has many public and private installations, including
luminosity to the pigments overlaying its surface. Tal also adds
Benson Sculpture Garden and has exhibited in Birds in Art, at
sandpaper marks and scratches to the gessoed surface prior to
the Woodson Museum. He is a signature member of the Society
applying multiple glazes, giving it an aged, old appearance. His
of Animal Artists. Learn more at parkermcdonald.net
approach to composition is identified with 15th-century masters. He hopes that the serenity of his paintings will draw the viewer in,
ROSETTA
and the complexity of his work will inspire lingering contemplation.
Though drawn to modeling in clay at a very young age,
In his paintings are not meant to imitate actual places but to recre-
Rosetta’s formal art training was in commercial art, culminat-
ate the universal idea of landscape and time. Walton’s techniques
ing at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. Once
and spiritual beliefs impart an Old World feeling to his work, despite
established in a successful graphic design career, the urge to
its contemporary simplicity. Walton believes that there is an under-
pursue her love of creating in three dimensions resurfaced
lying order to nature, an ideal that supersedes reality. His expres-
and now she is sculpting full-time. Her subjects are animals,
sion of variant realities, as well as the concepts of past, present
another childhood passion. Stuffed animals took the place of
and future are expressed in the vertical breaks and layers of gesso
dolls, and recurring nightmares of being stalked by big cats
found in many of his paintings. Tal currently lives and works in Fort
evolved into wonder-filled dreams of friendly encounters with
Collins, where he finds balance between painting and activities
them. Admiration and respect for the grace, power, and nobil-
with his family. His art can be found in private, public and museum
ity of the wild ones is evident in Rosetta’s sculptures, which
collections throughout the US and Europe.
Rosetta
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Tal Walton
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ARTICLE JAHNA EICHEL
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE KONMARI
PHOTOGRAPHY NATALIE DYER
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SPRING GARDENING TIPS
IT MAY NOT FEEL LIKE IT JUST YET, BUT SPRING
PROTECT FROM PESTS NATURALLY.
IS ALMOST HERE! While March is typically one of
It is so easy to have a pesticide-free garden in Fort
Fort Collins’ most snowy months, it is also the best
Collins. The best way to block pests’ access to your
month to begin your gardening for the year. March
plants is to make it more difficult for them to reach them!
is the best month to plan it out, take stock of what
For smaller pests like mites, crickets, and beetles, creat-
you need, and to head to the nursery for seeds and
ing raised beds and surrounding them with a thick layer
supplies. Whether you are a seasoned gardener or
of mulch will keep most pests away from your greens.
starting your first plot, there are a few easy ways to guarantee the success of your garden.
Another trick to keep insects and mice away from your plants is to look into companion planting with pest-repellant herbs like green onions, peppermint, and lemon-
ONLY SELECT PLANTS THAT GROW WELL IN OUR
grass. If all else fails, a spray solution of soapy water (5
REGION AND/OR ARE NATIVE TO OUR AREA.
tablespoons of dish soap with 4 cups of water) or neem
Fort Collins is in USDA Hardiness Zone 5b. A
oil will usually do the trick without nasty chemicals.
hardiness zone is a geographically-defined area
It’s important to still be mindful of our larger eco-
designated by climatic conditions, and all plants
system and local natural resources when growing
will grow best in certain zones depending on their
your garden. When you water your garden, any
growing season length and their ability to with-
chemicals on your plants or in the soil will trickle
stand cold temperatures. Fort Collins’ maximum
down into our local waterways, harming wildlife and
cold temperature is around -10°F and sees the last
tainting our drinking water supply!
freeze sometime in mid-May. BE KIND TO THE SOIL. START EARLY ON COLD-SEASON CROPS.
The health of your soil is critical to the success of your
If you are growing vegetables, fruits, or flowers, get-
plants, especially if you are planting directly into the
ting an early start on the season is key to making the
ground instead of raised beds. The soil in our area has
most out of our short growing period. Cold-crops like
a high clay content and can sometimes be difficult, but
broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, lettuce, and spinach
supplementing the soil with a small amount of mulch
can be directly seeded into your garden around March
and fertilizer can give your garden a super boost. Rotate
30, but it’s best to start them indoors in early March
the type of crops you are growing from year to year, and if
and transplant them into your garden in mid-to-late
you can, move your garden to completely new soil every
April, weather depending.
few years to prevent mineral depletion.
Keep plants covered at night and on snowy or especially cold days. Even super cold-hardy plants
WHEN IN DOUBT, ASK A LOCAL EXPERT.
can be killed or stunted by frigid temperatures or
Any of the amazing nurseries in town can help you
heavy snowfall. Most other warm-season plants can
pick the perfect plants to grow for your garden size, help
be started indoors by planting seeds in early March
you find all the supplies you need, and even help you
and are transplanted outdoors in mid-May. For late
select native varieties and companion plants. Even if you
cool-season crops like squashes and gourds, you can
only have a small outdoor space or patio to grow in, you
start seeds indoors in the spring or plant the seeds
will be surprised at how many things you can grow in just
directly in the ground in late May.
a few feet with a little soil, sunlight, and love!
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7 2ND ANNUAL DENIM AND DIAMONDS DINNER FOR WILD ROSE! Fort Collins Country Club
Come support Wild Rose Mustang Advocacy Group at this spectacular event at a fabulous venue....there may even be a few horses for you to meet:)
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17 FAMILY INFO NIGHT FOR TENDER GIFTS BIRTH CENTER Sacred Owl Wellness
Learn what makes an out of hospital birth so special, ask questions and meet the team behind Northern Colorado's first free-standing birth center.
20 GAME NIGHT AT SNACK ATTACK Snack Attack
Every 3rd Friday of the month we will be hosting all types of games! Ranging from board, card and dice games all are welcome to come and
We specialize in:
Headaches • Dry eyes • Allergies Ocular Skin Care • Eyelash Artistry
play! We have a good selection of our own games but we encourage you to bring your own!
22 SPRING EQUINOX CACAO & SOUND CEREMONY @ ART LAB Art Lab Fort Collins
We invite you to sit in Ceremony as we enter Spring for a holistic exploration of your Highest Self. Gathering
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25 HAPPY HOUR FOR A CAUSE Cafe Vino
Let's connect with locals that care about supporting our community, giving back, and growing with a purpose. We will collect $10 for The Matthews House to make a difference for local youth and families. This donation will include a raffle ticket, networking, and a couple appetizers.
28 THE POUDRE POUR
Boardwalk Park 100 North 5th Street Windsor, CO 80550
The Poudre Pour raises awareness about local water issues and celebrates Cache la Poudre River heritage and our most important natural resource. It includes an afternoon of fun and learning with local craft beer, gourmet appetizers, presentations on the many facets of “water issues”, live music w/ the Grace Kuch Band, costumed docents in historic cabins, and more!
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970.980.6045
mpetrovic@thegroupinc.com
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