Dr. Quinn's Shawl

The word crochet for you may bring up images of Grandmas and Great Aunts making doilies that go on the top of every piece of furniture. But though this may have been true, crochet has come a long way. Crocheted items pop up every where. I was watching "Nine To Five" the other day during the party scene at Doralee's house (Dolly Parton) and there is a cool retro crocheted daisy blanket on the back of the couch. And check out my blog post "Lil Mama's Hat," (feb 2010), now that is hip crochet. Oh, and if you ever watch "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman," there are crocheted shawls everywhere. Shawls never go out of style do they?



Classic Dr. Quinn expression.



Then,

 I'll admit, I watched Project Runway this year and I was looking at http://www.zeitgeistudios.com/ which Gretchen Jones collaborates with. I found a cool crocheted dress (technically hairpin lace) that she recomends posted today for outfits to wear this week or even next. Who knows?




Now.
http://www.zeitgeistudios.com/category/fashion/

 

 There will always be a place in the world for crochet and don't think I won't be looking

 and telling you about it!

Peter Piper's Invited

So, I follow in pioneer footsteps even now when I could just go to the store. The best part is that I won't starve if I don't can my cucumbers. And there were a lot of them in my garden this year. Lemon cucumbers to be exact, which don't taste lemony, but look like lemons.

I looked for a pickle recipe specifically for them and found one at the Jillicious blog: http://jilliciousdiscoveries.blogspot.com/search/label/pickles 

That's where you can find how to pickle your own. Thanks Jill!



Sterilize!




Cook.





Wait.

 So I made her bread and butter pickle recipe and her quick pickle recipe, (and took pics in the style of Jillicious), and then decided to pickle some jalapenos too; which did all right this summer in the garden despite the short amount of warm weather. And some carrots -- I put the carrots in the leftover pepper juice so they will be spicy too! Jill's quick pickle recipe turned out yummy and fresh. I haven't tried the processed veggies yet because they are still in the waiting stages. Anyone can do quick pickles for a potluck. They don't take long and they go great as a fresh side or mixed in a salad.




Quick Pickles



Spicy!