Whirledpeas blog

Twisted Limone Yarn

2011-06-26T19:41:00.002-04:00

Twisted Limone Yarn, a photo by whirledpeas00 on Flickr.

Acacia Park - Colorado Springs

2011-06-26T19:01:00.001-04:00

Acacia Park - Colorado Springs, a photo by whirledpeas00 on Flickr.

This is the tree that my pieces are on. Mine is the green and pink stripe in a rib pattern and the blue square below it.There is also a very large light blue square on the base of the tree that I knit.

Acacia Park - Colorado Springs

2011-06-26T18:59:00.001-04:00

Acacia Park - Colorado Springs, a photo by whirledpeas00 on Flickr.

Here is one of the yarn bombed trees. I love the kitty square.

Acacia Park Project - Colorado Springs

2011-06-08T14:42:00.002-04:00

Last night I went and met a few ladies and we stitched knit and crocheted squares together for a yarn bombing project in the park. The tree cozies are going up on Saturday morning.
I will post pictures when I go check it out.
Here is the link to the project. http://www.ravelry.com/groups/yarn-bomb-colorado-springs/pages/Acacia-Park-Tree-Cozies-update-6-1-11
There were 300 individual pieces contributed by 32 people. "Cozies" for 6 trees were stitched together by 9 people in about 9 hours.

Onions, Radishes, Basil and Bell Peppers

2011-06-05T21:19:00.001-04:00

Onions, Radishes, Basil and Bell Peppers, a photo by whirledpeas00 on Flickr.

This box has various small plants in it. I was planning on planting another row of radishes in a few weeks so I would have a second harvest.

Cukes, Yellow Squash and Zuchinni

2011-06-05T21:06:00.001-04:00

Cukes, Yellow Squash and Zuchinni, a photo by whirledpeas00 on Flickr.

This box is summer squash and cukes. I have not good luck with squash here in Colorado.

Tomato Bed

2011-06-05T21:02:00.001-04:00

Tomato Bed, a photo by whirledpeas00 on Flickr.

Here is the garden that was just planted last weekend. This bed has various tomato plants and one bell pepper plant in the middle.

3rd Place Hat Contest

2011-05-09T09:11:00.001-04:00

3rd Place Hat Contest
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

This lady looked great for having been at the party all day. She posed for me on her way out.

Picture Time - Bear (one of the guards)

2011-05-09T09:09:00.001-04:00

Picture Time - Bear (one of the guards)
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Photos were taken when everyone arrived to the venue. I got this shot of one of the other guards taking this photo for the guests.

Pretty Hat

2011-05-09T09:08:00.001-04:00

Pretty Hat
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Look at that hat!

Double Decker Party Bus

2011-05-09T09:07:00.001-04:00

Double Decker Party Bus
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I thought it was interesting that this was one of the party buses.

Man in a womans hat

2011-05-09T09:06:00.003-04:00

Man in a womans hat
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Derby Party

2011-05-09T09:06:00.001-04:00

Derby Party
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I worked a Kentucky Derby party at Infinity Park in Denver on Saturday. Five thousand people attended most arrived in limo and party bus.
I worked a 12 hour shift for this event.

Alpaca

2011-05-09T08:58:00.001-04:00

Alpaca
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Last weekend I worked an Alpaca show. I do security work on the weekends and at night for different shows around Denver and Colorado Springs. I was working the Alpaca show at night in Denver at National Western Complex. In the middle of my shift the fire alarms went off and the poor Alpaca's started jumping up and down. Good thing it was just a false alarm.

Alpaca

2011-05-09T08:54:00.001-04:00

Alpaca
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I just love his hair. It looks like a rug.

Time For Bed

2011-05-08T22:24:00.001-04:00

Time For Bed
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Fingerless Mitts Pattern

2011-03-27T19:02:00.001-04:00

Fingerless Mitts
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I was making another pair of fingerless mitts and decided to think about what Cookie A taught us in her sock class about designing your own patterns. I like to have a pair of fingerless mitts to put in my bag as a small knitting project that is mindless to work on.
I made up the pattern stitch on these as I went along. The yarn is from my Mothers LYS in Santa Rosa. It is Cascade 220, a superwash painted yarn.

Here is the pattern
I used size 7 dpn needles
Cast on 44 stitches
I worked a knit 3, purl 1 rib for 2 inches
I decreased 4 evenly spaced around the mitt
**pattern portion starts here**
I worked knit 2, purl 2 for 4 rows
Then purl 2, knit 2 for 4 rows
I alternated the pattern portion for 6 1/2 inches and added a 6 stitch button hole for the thumb.
I continued on with the pattern portion for1 1/2 more inches.
Then I decreased 4 more stitches evenly spaced around the mitt.
I picked up with the knit 3, purl 1 rib for 1 more inch and then bound off.

Piddleloop Large Wedge Bag

2011-03-27T18:30:00.005-04:00

I keep hearing people talking about these project bags and I had to order one. I love my little black sheep project bag. It is large enough to hold a large knitting project. If you would like to purchase one of her bags just go to her Etsy site here.

D*sney on Ice Mitts

2011-03-25T13:39:00.002-04:00

I picked up this yarn from a yarn shop in Santa Rosa. I was at home with my mom after I went to Stitches West. She wanted to show me her LYS (Local Yarn Store). It was a wonderful store called Cast Away on 4th street. I picked out two skeins of yarn one pink and one blue. These were perfect pink princess mitts. I finished them up while working the D*sney on Ice show.

Plucky Knitter Yarn Fingerless Mitts

2011-03-17T10:57:00.001-04:00

Plucky Knitter Yarn Fingerless Mitts
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Happy St. Patrick's Day here are my green mitts I made to wear today.
I knit the first one and lost the yarn I used to stripe it with. It must have fallen out of my bag. So I had to go back to the yarn shop and get another skein of yarn to finish the other mitt.
I made stripes to begin with to add length to the mitts. I was afraid they would not be long enough without the stripes. They turned out very long, so I would have been fine without the stripes in the end.
I only had one skein of the Plucky Knitter Yarn in this colorway. I love the colors she dyes they are wonderful.

Cascade Mitts

2011-03-17T10:52:00.001-04:00

Cascade Mitts
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Here are a pair of fingerless mitts I made from yarn I purchased at the local yarn shop. (Knitters Cove)
I left it behind on my first visit to the shop. I stopped by to get some more of the blue yarn I used to stripe the Plucky Knitter mitts. I found this yarn was still there calling my name.

Stitches West 2011 Haul

2011-03-06T14:18:00.001-05:00

Stitches West 2011 Haul
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Here is what I brought home from Stitches West. Some of it was purchased, some of it was free, and my Mom gave me sock yarn and the Knit Sock Love book. We had Cookie A. sign it in the class we took with her.

Brandi's Mouse hat

2011-03-06T14:14:00.001-05:00

Brandi's Mouse hat
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

This is a Minnie Mouse hat that my friend had made for her. I brought it home to take a closer look and write down how to make it.
It is crocheted and looks adorable when Brandi wears it.

Brandi's Headband

2011-03-06T14:12:00.001-05:00

Brandi's Headband
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Here is a headband my friend picked up somewhere I am currently working on reproducing. I worked at the Denver Boat and RV show this weekend and saw many of these for sale at a hat booth.
They all looked very similar to this one.

Home On The Ranch

2011-02-20T23:21:00.001-05:00

Sheep
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

This one of 40 sheep from the front pasture of the Ranch.

Jerry in his afghan

2011-02-20T23:18:00.001-05:00

Jerry in his afghan
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

My Uncle Jerry is proud of his afghan.

Stitches West 2011

2011-02-20T23:17:00.001-05:00

Stitches West 2011
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

What can I say!!!

Bugga

2011-02-20T23:16:00.001-05:00

Bugga
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Here is the Bugga sock yarn.

Stitches Fashion Show Friday night

2011-02-20T23:15:00.001-05:00

Stitches Fashion Show Friday night
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

This is the fashion show at Stitches West 2011. It was a packed house on Friday night.

Stitches Market 2011

2011-02-20T23:13:00.001-05:00

Stitches Market 2011
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Stitches West Market in Santa Clara. There were so many booths it was overwhelming.

Pink Slippers for the PJ party

2011-02-17T09:51:00.001-05:00

Weeze's Pink Slippers
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I finished my Mothers slippers for the Stitches West PJ party we are going to on Friday night. I hope she likes them and they fit her well.

Hand Knit Slippers

2011-02-03T22:02:00.001-05:00

Hand knit slippers
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I just finished this pair of hand knit slippers. I realized that I had never made myself a pair. My Mother and I are going to a PJ party at Stitches West and I was reading that everyone was going to wear hand knit slippers.

Cupcake fingerless gloves

2011-01-31T21:34:00.001-05:00

Cupcake fingerless gloves
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I just finished these fingerless mitts I have been working on. They kind of remind me of a cupcake with pink icing for some reason.

Knitmore Preemie Hats for Stitches

2011-01-30T22:20:00.003-05:00

I have never made preemie baby hats before. In February I am going to Stitches West in California with my Mom. I am making some preemie hats for donation for the Knitmore Girls. I believe they are making them for a local hospital.

Hand Knit Fingerless Mitts

2011-01-30T22:16:00.001-05:00

Hand Knit Fingerless Mitts
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I was in need of a black pair of mitts to go with a black shirt I wear at my part time job.

Cirque De Soleil Hand Knit Socks

2011-01-30T22:12:00.001-05:00

Cirque De Soleil Hand Knit Socks
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I made this plain jane pair of socks in this yellow yarn from knit picks.
They were inspired by the show I was working at the week I made them.

Homemade Curtains

2011-01-30T22:06:00.002-05:00

Homemade Curtains
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I made some curtains for the area over the bathtub. I am not quite sure why there are two large windows over the bathtub. I can't think of a time when I would want to sit nude in the tub and have the curtains open.

New Lunch Bag

2011-01-30T22:04:00.001-05:00

New Lunch Bag
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Here is the second lunch bag I made. It is nice to have an alternate one to use while the other one is in the wash.

Cotton Candy Knit Lunch Bag

2011-01-30T22:03:00.001-05:00

Cotton Candy Knit Lunch Bag
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I needed a new lunch bag. I love to make washable lunch bags. This bag stretches to hold lots of goodies.

Kombucha and Borders

2010-08-21T22:14:00.001-04:00

Kombucha and Borders
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I am off this weekend. I made a big batch of strawberry kombucha.
I went to Borders this evening and picked out a knitting novel to read along with a new journal to write in.

Mini Takes The States

2010-08-21T22:11:00.001-04:00

Mini takes the states
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Last weekend I worked at a Mini Show. It was called Mini takes the states. They started in LA and drove all over the states in a group.
The group of them arrived last weekend in Denver at Infinity Park.
I usually do not take a camera to work events on the weekend.
But, my Mom really wanted pictures of all the cars. If you want to see more pictures check out my flicker. Just click on any photo in my blog and it will bring you to my flicker account and you can see lots of Mini Coopers.

Pinky Mitts

2010-08-14T11:55:00.001-04:00

Pinky Mitts
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I love these mitts. I used two strands of yarn to make these. One was a sock yarn and the other was a Marble brand yarn.
I embroidered a sweet flower on them. They are a different pattern than I usually use called Toast.

Flower Mitts

2010-08-14T11:53:00.001-04:00

Flower Mitts
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I found these great funky flower power buttons at the Knitty Cat. My local yarn shop. I hang out there on my lunch breaks sometimes. I love it when we move somewhere that has a great local yarn shop.

Black Mitts

2010-08-14T11:51:00.001-04:00

Black Mitts
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I made these mitts for a friend at work.

This photo sums up the fair

2010-07-25T22:23:00.001-04:00

This photo sums up the fair
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I like to check out the fair in each city we live in. I am always looking for one like the Sonoma County Fair. I recall it with fond memories.

Bouncing Thingee

2010-07-25T22:21:00.001-04:00

Bouncing Thingee
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I have been working festivals around Denver at my second job and I usually see a single bounce thing.
This is the first time I have seen one with multiple people on it.

Spinning

2010-07-25T22:20:00.001-04:00

Spinning
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

She was showing a few people how to spin. I just love spinning.
I love my lady bug wheel.

Weaving Demo

2010-07-25T22:18:00.001-04:00

Weaving
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

There were a few ladies doing demos on weaving and spinning.
How nice it is to see them teaching anyone who wanted to learn the process.

Crochet Blanket

2010-07-25T22:17:00.001-04:00

Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

This was another blanket with the same award on it. It looks like it was quick to crochet.

Crochet Blanket

2010-07-25T22:16:00.001-04:00

Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

This was the blanket that had the highest award on it.

Flag Quilt

2010-07-25T22:15:00.001-04:00

Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

4H Bags

2010-07-25T22:14:00.001-04:00

Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Look at that some sweet some little girl made bags with her cut off pant legs.

Zucchini Triple Berry Jelly

2010-07-25T22:13:00.001-04:00

Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

This also sounds like it might be different.

Zucchini Jam

2010-07-25T22:12:00.001-04:00

Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Now this sounds interesting.

Peach Pineapple Jam Recipe

2010-07-25T22:11:00.001-04:00

Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Yum this sounds delicious.

The best jam of show

2010-07-25T22:09:00.001-04:00

Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I liked that the canned goods had recipes with them. I am wondering what you do with the oranges.

Horse Trailers

2010-07-25T21:45:00.001-04:00

Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

There were a few of these horse set ups riding around the fair.

Horses on a mission

2010-07-25T21:43:00.001-04:00

Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I just loved these horses.

Baaaaaaaaa....

2010-07-25T21:41:00.003-04:00

Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

He loves me

2010-07-25T21:41:00.001-04:00

Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

This guy was so friendly he loved to be pet.

Mama and Baby

2010-07-25T21:40:00.001-04:00

Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

How adoorable are they?

Who wants to go to the fair with me?

2010-07-25T21:38:00.001-04:00

Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I decided to go up to the fair and take a look around.

Mountain Goat

2010-07-24T16:33:00.001-04:00

Mountain Goat
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Jeremiah was out hiking and took this pic of a mountain goat on the trail last week.
I believe he was at Quandary Peak hiking.
I have only seen these at the Denver zoo.

Cooked Beats - Regular and Golden

2010-07-24T16:31:00.001-04:00

Cooked Beats - Regular and Golden
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Here are the cooked beets. I like to put them on salads or pickle them. Or just eat them warm with ICBN spray on them.

Home from the market

2010-07-24T16:30:00.001-04:00

Home from the market
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Here is my purchases from the market.
I always think it is fun to show what I brought home.
The box is homemade winter squash ravioli. I froze them for later use. The carrots are wonderful.

Margo Belle Designs

2010-07-24T16:28:00.001-04:00

Margo Belle Designs
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

This booth had tons of great skirts and bags that were handmade.

Flying Saucer Squash

2010-07-24T16:27:00.001-04:00

Flying Saucer Squash
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I love the little flying saucer variety.

Summer squash

2010-07-24T16:26:00.001-04:00

Summer squash
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I can not resist summer squash since mine have not produced yet.
I do miss Ohio everything grew so well there.

Mushrooms

2010-07-24T16:25:00.001-04:00

Mushrooms
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Wow these mushrooms look nice. I did not get any today maybe next time.

Cherry Creek Farmers Market

2010-07-24T16:24:00.001-04:00

Cherry Creek Denver Farmers Market
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I have been working 2 jobs and have not been blogging much. This is the first farmers market I have been able to attend.
It was really crowded and hot and parking was a nightmere.
But I am off from work this morning and thougth I would go looking for it after my spinning class.

Fairy Garden

2010-07-24T16:22:00.001-04:00

Fairy Garden
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Here is a sweet little fairy garden in the garden center.

Tagawa Gardens - Denver

2010-07-24T16:20:00.003-04:00

Tagawa Gardens - Denver
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Inside the garden center it had isles like a grocery store. I have never seen such a large garden center.

Tagawa Gardens - Denver

2010-07-24T16:20:00.001-04:00

Tagawa Gardens - Denver
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I found this nice little area out front at the gardens.

Tagawa Gardens - Denver

2010-07-24T16:19:00.001-04:00

Tagawa Gardens - Denver
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

This is where I went to get our potted plants for our summer garden.
I will take pics of my plants later on.

J's latest puzzle

2010-06-20T13:39:00.001-04:00

J's latest puzzle
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Jeremiah just finished this puzzle yesterday.
I have been working quite a bit lately. I am working for a car dealership and working a second job on the weekends doing events in the Denver area.
Last night I worked at a block party in LODO (downtown Denver).
There was a band and lots of people in a closed off city block.

Fingerless Mitts for Mom

2010-06-03T08:18:00.001-04:00

Fingerless Mitts for Mom
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I am quite obsessed with knitting fingerless mitts. I must have at least 6 pairs that I have knit for myself.
I keep knitting them for others. I am always trying to change the pattern to make the perfect pair. This yarn had a color change so the pair is not the same color.

Mothers Day Shawl

2010-06-03T08:14:00.001-04:00

Mothers Day Shawl
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I admit I was a little late finishing my Mothers Day Shawl. Here is my Mom in her new summertime shawl.
The pattern is from a Noro book and it called Sursa.
I hand knit it in a cotton yarn I purchased in Ohio when we lived there.
I saw another shawl pattern made in the Fiberworks (the LYS) when I lived in Dayton. It was made with the same cotton yarn. I thought when the yarn was knit up it was the perfect weight for a summertime evening wrap.

Imagiknit - San Francisco

2010-05-30T22:15:00.001-04:00

Imagiknit - San Francisco
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I thought you would like to see all the photos of this great shop I took.

Imagiknit - San Francisco

2010-05-30T22:14:00.001-04:00

Imagiknit - San Francisco
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Look at all this handspun. Imagine how many hours it took to make all this.

Imagiknit - San Francisco

2010-05-30T22:13:00.001-04:00

Imagiknit - San Francisco
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

This is the front window display at Imagiknit.

Imagiknit - San Francisco

2010-05-30T22:12:00.001-04:00

Imagiknit - San Francisco
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Now here is a wall of yarn. I wish I had this in my house.

Imagiknit - San Francisco

2010-05-30T22:10:00.003-04:00

Just a quick tour of a wonderful yarn shop in the city.

One of the sheep on the ranch

2010-05-30T22:09:00.001-04:00

One of the sheep on the ranch
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I love this sheep. He is a bit on the dirty side but very cute.
He lives on the ranch at my Mom's house in California.

My Namesake

2010-05-30T22:08:00.001-04:00

My Namesake
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

For some reason my Mother named this chicken Merry Marie after me. So I thought I would post her picture on here.

Grandpa

2010-05-30T22:06:00.001-04:00

Grandpa
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I went home last week to visit my Grandfather. My Grandmother recently past away in an accident on the Ranch.
I will miss her dearly. I know I will see her again someday.
I will always love and cherish our time together Grandma.

Easy Chicken Enchiladas

2010-05-02T21:53:00.001-04:00

Easy Chicken Enchiladas
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

2 cans reduced fat condensed cream of chicken soup
1 cup sour cream FF
1 jar of Picante Sauce (used Pace Mild)
4 tsp. chili powder
4 cups chopped chicken cooked (I grilled it on the Foreman grill)
1 cup grated cheese (use what you like, I used WW grated)
7 Tortillas ( I used a low calorie brand, large size)
3 green onions (garnish)

Stir the soup not diluted, sour cream, picante sauce and chili powder
add chicken and cheese.
Fill the tortillas up leaving about 2 or 3 cups of filling to smother the top with. Sprinkle with extra cheese if you like and bake at 350 for 30 to 40 minutes covered. Garnish with green onions. I used a 9 X13 pan. I divided this up for my husbands lunches this week.
I made it with a rice side dish and corn.

Pink Party Angel Food Cake

2010-05-02T21:42:00.001-04:00

Pink Party Angel Food Cake
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Today, I made this pink angel food cake. I used a box mix and added
1/3 of a package of sugar free strawberry jello (dry) to the cake while mixing it up. I also added 1/2 of a container of extra large sprinkles.
I got the sprinkles at Bed Bath and Beyond.

Christine's Pink Doily

2010-05-02T21:40:00.001-04:00

Christine's Pink Doily
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I noticed this doily I made years ago at Christine's house. I am going to look it up and see if I can make a few more. It is a small one, I would say about 6 inches or so if I recall.

Ferrish Memorial

2010-05-02T21:38:00.001-04:00

Ferrish Memorial
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Yesterday we went to Woodland Park, Colorado so my husband and his father could go on a hike. We started out in Colorado Springs at the Acadamy USAF Base. My MIL and I drove to Ferrish Memorial to pick up them 4 hours later.

Blue Green Doily

2010-04-30T20:43:00.001-04:00

Blue Green Doily
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I just finished this doily. I think I need to get a larger blocking mat.
The one I have was so small I could only block the center portion and the edges did not get properly blocked.

3rd Kombucha Batch - April 30, 2010

2010-04-30T20:41:00.001-04:00

3rd Kombucha Batch - April 30, 2010
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Here is the newest batch. I took 4 cups of water from a gallon jug and heated it in the microwave. I steeped 10 bags of tea in it and added 2 cups of sugar. The sugar gets eaten up by the SCOBY so it is not in the end product. Then I added the rest of the gallon and 3/4 of another gallon of water. I mixed it all up and made sure it was not too warm so that it killed the SCOBY. I slid back in the smaller SCOBY and then the larger one on top. I then poured back on the top the remaining liquid I saved. Now I wait 2 to 3 weeks again to bottle the next batch. I will take photos of the new SCOBY on top if you are interested.

Bottled Kombucha

2010-04-30T20:36:00.001-04:00

Bottled Kombucha
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Here is the batch I bottled today. I can't wait to taste it after it gets carbonated. Yum!!

Kombucha Batch Before Bottling

2010-04-30T20:35:00.002-04:00

Here is my Kombucha batch at 17 days. The instructions say to bottle between 2 to 3 weeks. I am amazed at the new SCOBY (mushroom) that has grown on top. I am searching for one of those little sun tea jars that has a plastic spigot. I would like to make another batch next time using the two smaller SCOBY you see floating around in there. If I am going to give away any for others to start Kombucha batches with I think they should be the smaller size.
I was reading a blog and someone said you can get 1 gallon pickle jars from Subway for free if you ask them to save you one.

So here is what I did. I carefully pulled out the SCOBY's and placed them in a bowl with about a cup or two of the liquid.
I then bottled the remaining liquid in clean bottles and added fruit or fruit juice to each bottle. They then sit on the counter covered for a few days to carbonate. You then put them in the fridge to chill and drink.

Mt. Sanitas Trail - Boulder

2010-04-25T18:43:00.001-04:00

Mt. Sanitas Trail - Boulder
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Here is the top of the trail at the overlook. Boulder looks so small from up here. There were many dogs out on the trail today.
We were lucky for a clear day, it has been raining lately.

Mt. Sanitas Trail - Boulder

2010-04-25T18:41:00.001-04:00

Mt. Sanitas Trail - Boulder
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

This is J resting along the trail. It was about 3.5 miles long round trip.
We have been up here one time before about 5 years ago.

Dr. Reefer - Really????

2010-04-25T18:40:00.001-04:00

Dr. Reefer - Really????
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

It is legal here in Colorado to purchase pot with a perscription.
I just thought the name was funny. This place is located by the college in Boulder. We drove by it on the way to our hike in the mountains.

Puzzle And A Paw

2010-04-23T20:37:00.001-04:00

Puzzle And A Paw
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

This photo is a where is Waldo of sorts. Can you find Basil's paw?
Jeremiah just finished this puzzle. I like to take a photo when he finishes one. This one is pretty. I am amazed it is not missing a piece. The cats got into it many times and I found lots of pieces on the carpet around the table at times.

New Flower Crochet Book - Yahoo!

2010-04-23T20:34:00.001-04:00

New Flower Crochet Book - Yahoo!
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I ordered this new crochet book to cheer me up. It makes me happy for spring. It has lots of patterns. I can picture these flowers on scarves or bags or even on the cuffs of mitts.
You could even use these as an embelishment on a summer tank top. You might even put a pin back on them and attach them to a hat or coat.
I am just full of great ideas tonight.
Maybe, I am just full of it period.

Knit Wrist Warmers

2010-04-23T20:31:00.001-04:00

Knit Wrist Warmers
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

Here is the brown pair of wristers. I finished these a few weeks ago. I just have not got around to taking the photo for my blog.
I have been busy looking for a job. It is unbelieveable how many people are in Denver looking for jobs. I have met lots of other people who have been out of work for a long time. Yikes!!

Knit Wrist Warmers

2010-04-23T20:28:00.001-04:00

Knit Wrist Warmers
Originally uploaded by whirledpeas00

I finally finished this pair of knit wrist warmers. Just in time for spring.
Well, technically it did snow today on my way home from the gym. I wanted to make a black pair and a brown pair to wear with each winter coat.