spice up the spice cabinet

today...

in preparation for moving, i decided to sort through my overflowing spice cabinet. there were many duplicates that needed to be combined, old jars that needed to be tossed out, and sorted in to groups. 

i had 3 jars of cayenne!

i made 5 groups: 

1. herbs (basil, oregano, etc)
2. savory cooking spices (lemon pepper, tumeric, etc)
3. baking/sweet cooking spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, cream of tartar, etc)
4. hot peppers and chilies
5. salts and peppers

then i painted the lids with leftover paints i had in the craft supply box. can you guess which colors are for each group?

now all the spices are back in the cabinet and ready to be packed up in a couple weeks when we are ready to move.

timberline lake trail hike near leadville, co

last night we went to a concert in Aspen with B&T.

we saw Ryan Adams perform at the Belly Up.

it rocked!

we had a fancy dinner out with B&T before the show. then we met up with my dear friend, Stepho, who lives in Aspen now. while cruising the town with her we saw the rock star himself out at diner. there was much debate about whether or not one of us should approach him. in the end, we left him alone.

after the show, we camped on the other side of Independence Pass, near Twin Lakes. we slept in as much as we could in the morning, and then woke up to make coffee and eat blueberry muffins.

then we drove over towards Leadville and Turquoise Lake for a hike.

Timberline Lake trail was beautiful. summer wildflowers everywhere! the dogs ran around, and then we made it up to the lake.

Ade caught a fish right away. T through a stick into the lake for the dogs. B and i made a little snack picnic for everyone out of fritos, bean dip, cheese and granola bars. i must remember to pack that bean dip on future hikes. yum.

lunch in Leadville at Top of the Hill Coffee Shop. delicious!

amazing laser-cut wood art of mountainscapes from Precision Peaks decorated the walls.

backpacking Horn Peak in the Sangre de Cristos