My oh my, is the fall season ever a mecca for plant eaters. This is the time when roots shine. There are turnips, potatoes (sweet and white), all manner of squash, rutabaga, parsnips, carrots and of course, beets. I know, that with international transporting of fruits and veggies, we can usually get these gems year round. But there is something about buying roots when the crisp air smells like autumn leaves. We start thinking about stews, scalloped potatoes, shepherd’s pie, …
This Vegan’s Take On Vegetarian Times Magazine
The last thing I do at night before I hit the proverbial hay is plug in my energy depleted iPad. One of the first things I do in the morning after swinging my legs out of bed is unplug my re energized iPad. I will admit, it usually is within reach wherever I am in the house during the day.
So, it sounds like I have a “staying connected” addiction. But this is not really so. My iPad does not have …
The Plant Based Party is Over
My, what fun it was! I tooled on down the road this past Saturday to spend Thanksgiving at my daughter’s house. Desserts, cruelty free wine and fresh bakery bread were safely tucked in the trunk of my car. Hubby, son and daughter-in-law followed on Sunday.
When I arrived, my daughter was in the stages of making grocery lists and planning, in her head, the details of our Thanksgiving plant based Mexican Fiesta. I felt very happy for her, even though planning …
Let’s Talk Turkey and Thanksgiving
Boy, do I love special occasions and holidays because my family will usually get together to be together and to celebrate. Thanksgiving is no exception and this year we will all gather at my daughter’s home. My daughter has recently moved closer to home and I revel in the opportunity to get together more often. Time, space and circumstance have often dictated that family events take place at the old family homestead, but that is changing now. I often find …
Spreading the Vegan Word!!!
If you follow my website regularly (many thanks if you do) you will know that I cover and highlight any issue that I find relevant to veganism in general and my life as a vegan, in particular. There are articles about food, health, my advocacy, other voices in the vegan world, cruelty free products, my family (human and nonhuman), families of other species and so on – a potpourri of topics related to the ongoing, unacceptable and cruel use of …
Vegan Views and the First Annual Montreal VegFest
There have been a lot of wonderful firsts in my life since I sat down last New Year’s Eve to a create a blog that has since morphed into this website about veganism. My initial goal was to contribute, to ease suffering and to educate myself. Along the way I reconnected with a friend who was a vegan long before I understood what being vegan meant. I attended a demonstration calling for Quebec to recognize and legalize the moral status …