During my trip to Denver last week I got to visit and take a tour of the Allegro Coffee Headquarters in Thornton, Colorado. It was so great! I was very familiar with their products as I have used them for years. I love their coffees, teas, and spices and over the years have tried quite a multitude of their offerings. They have a partnership with Whole Foods, so they are ‘big time’ in that they supply to Whole Foods all over the nation. That is a LOT of coffee, tea, and spices! I was incredibly impressed with their facility, the lovely cafe they have in the building, and the cheerful disposition of all the employees there.
Here are my pictures from my little tour 🙂
lovely entrance cafebulk coffee/tea store.coffee roaster – smelled sooo good.massive roasting/packaging equipmentboxing it up.all the tea ready to go!standard lavern and shirley conveyer belt picture without the glove.
I had such a blast and then got a GREAT chai tea latte on my way out plus 4 boxes of tea! Thanks bitesizedtwinkie for the Allegro love!
Home Sweet Home. Well sweet old home. I flew into Denver for a quick visit Friday through Monday and boy was it fun! I got to see my family, go for a wonderful hike, eat some delicious food, finish my fantasy sleeve, hung with my badass super babe crew, visited Allegro Coffee headquarters, and attended a Game of Thrones premiere party! I will do a separate post on the Allegro visit and the Game of Thrones party in the next few days. Let’s roll the footage!
first stop! The Curve for some effing good green chili.Alisha Rice finished my sleeve! Guess it’s time to work on something else!my homie TWINKIELOVE 24/7 painted this super super adorable portrait of me and my ugly tribe. xoxoxo
the artist known as twinkielove24/7 and I hiked dinosaur ridge in morrison.it was pretty muddy on the downslope.but worth it. gorgeous view of red rocks/the hogback. le sigh i miss mountains.i made this amigurume dragon for out GoT party hostess Alisha Rice.the Allegro Cafe – super amazing there.BEST VISIT EVER.
Fellow Heliopath knitters! Let’s all take a deep breath in….. and out…..
Well the simple ribbing is done and now it’s time for the big guns. THE CABLED PATTERN.
It’s funny because within the pattern there is very cute comment about how if she were knitting this, Luna would have made mistakes, thus the adorable drop stitches. I seriously know from being a Potter fan and Luna supporter that home girl would not have gotten past the first swatching for this bad-boy – Nargles and this pattern would be ridiculous. I digress. I’m really excited to actually begin the work on the cabled pattern now that I got over my emo-swatching issues. The most important part of this is the set up. I chose to knit the second size vest and therefore have 151 stitches on my needles. Based on the pattern and ‘borders’ on the button front of the vest, I will knit three (3) ‘side by side’ pattern pieces and due to my extra long torso of steel I will knit either 5 or 6 of the 16 row pattern. My gauge was spot-on for the swatching, but depending on how this piece looks and where it rests on my hips I will make that call when I get there.
jr. knit apprentices.my two inch ribbing with markers set for cable pattern.
For the next two weeks we will be knee deep in this pattern – then comes the exciting dropping stitches and decreasing parts!
I tried to do this every :10 of the hour, but honestly most of those :10s I was sitting in my doom cube at work. That’s boring so here are 10 photos that may or may not be from :10.
Jeez I didn’t blog for 2 days and I felt like a ‘blog-poser.’ BUT I was super busy and honestly, I didn’t want to write about what the daily blogs were. I’ll post another later Monday to get back on track with the October Daily though.
So if you follow my Instagram some of these will be familiar, but there’s some newbies in here too.
I bring the ghostface to ghostfaceknitter – pre-Michael’s run.If you’re not playing Bitstrips….this photo should change your mind.The best Ginger Ale I’ve had. Bruch at Lula’sMoroccan Coffee Glass.Boris and my KVLT hoodie. They regrammed it on Instagram and Twitter!Put up retro/vintage curtains – the Controller okay’ed them.Yarnbox and Fiberhound delivery came!
Saturday Morning face rubbing on my new Orange Goblin tshirt.Then my buddy Ronnie Baker (instagram: ronniebakertattoo) started my giant General Cos portrait on my leg.
Okay let’s get one thing straight.… My days of false promises and polite agreements are OVER. Put up or shut up. As Royal Tenebaum said; “I’m not talking about dance lessons. I’m talking about putting a brick through the other guy’s windshield. I’m talking about taking it out and chopping it up.”
I’m talking about DO. Forget ‘I’m gonna.’ That phrase is bull. Anyone who says that to me without a plan wasted mine and their own time. Do I sound angry? I AM. There’s only one life that we are living. You have to DO.
Let’s look at some examples of DO.
You wanna dive into some new hobbies? Do it!You wanna ask Santa for a new city and a new life? DO it!You wanna take a nap? Do it!You wanna have a fun weekend with your blood? Do it!You wanna win friends and influence people? Do it!You wanna put up photos of the people you miss? Do it! (Besides a false promiser never painted over those holes so cover eeet up!)You wanna finally give up drinking and eat right? Do it! But first maybe wipe off last night’s makeup unlike me….
I know we all DO things on our own time/schedules. I know some times are hard, believe me. I spent YEARS saying ‘I wanna/I’m gonna/Someday/When this happens…..etc etc.’ Now that I’m finally a DO-er I’m only upset because I spent so much time FIDDLIN‘. We all walk our own paths, we make our own lives, but what I want you to know is that time is finite – what are you gonna see when you look over your life at some point? A list of DO’s checked off and the awesome memories behind them? Or a bunch of crusty old “I’m gonna’s” that are as stale as that paper you wrote them on? I’m not saying fill your life of tasks – hell if you wanna just put on your list of DO’s ‘relax’ – DO it.
Take it out and Chop it UP folks. Make yourself proud. DO.
It’s Friday! Yay! That means crafting and fun events are upon us! Here’s a look at my Friday in pictures and music videos. Confirmation of my Thai Bamboo Stick Tattoo in November in Bangkok The Chicago River/Buildings on my weekly walk to Bloomingdales. Bloomingdale’s Bathroom Selfie. You know you love it. Shoes at Nordstrom that I DID NOT buy. 😦 Tears. Boris learned how to get on the fridge – there is no sacred space in my home now.
Bought tickets for Pentagram a few days ago, but I’m really stoked.
I also got a ticket to see Orange Goblin… They are awesome live. My hearing has probably recovered since the last show I went to in 2011.
*it’s a long video but, skip around – they are great.
HAPPY FRIDAY! May your weekend be blessed with crafts/puppies/kittens/metal/love!
Today’s Blog Challenge is what I like doing on a rainy day.
There are more rainy days here in Chicago than Denver. I like it though. Except when I get caught in a deluge walking home from the train – then it’s not really so magical. BUT – when I’m in doors I really dig the rain.
Here’s some stuff that makes a rainy day even better:
Knitting DUH. Enjoying the best espresso with almond milk and flavored stevia. Browsing my favorite blogs – check out a few.
On part of my lunch break I walked up to Bloomingdales Home for some espresso pods. I recently found the joy of owning a Nespresso machine and I am IN LOVE with it. Here are some photos from my lunchtime ‘Nespresso errand” in Downtown Chicago.
The Science of Mind building and the black and gold plated building behind it I’ve never noticed.Gloomy day, but still humid makes for gorgeous flowers.Bloomingdales Home. So pretty. On the inside and out.My choices for the next week. Fall inspired color palette.
Sur La Table has the espresso pods for these machines too so if you’d like to check it out and do not have a Nespresso Boutique in your city head there!
Also today I learned how to make a ‘Burnt Marshmellow’ Cappuccino curteousy of Walter at the N.B.
One pod Vanilio
One pod Ciocattino
Your choice of Dairy lightly foamed
Sugar/Stevia to taste
Still are not convinced – Once you buy one of these machines your life turns into this:
I’ve coined myself and the N.B. associates as the Bloomingdales Coffee Murder Crew – it hasn’t caught on yet…. YET.
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