I heard a few hours ago about the shooting in Connecticut. This, after hearing about a shooting in a mall in Portland OR earlier this week. This, after a couple was shot dead by Cleveland police who fired 137 shots a couple of weeks ago. And after a four year old toddler shot and killed his […]
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Holiday Gift Giving: The Thrift Shop Edition
Following up on yesterday’s post about holiday gift giving and some great organizations to donate to at the holidays, I wanted to also recommend another excellent, low-impact holiday shopping option…THRIFT SHOPS. I am a big thrift shop person. Really, my personal favorite is the giant Seattle Goodwill on Dearborn, but any thrift shop will do—Red […]
Holiday Gift Giving
Since I moved to Seattle and in with Eric, Christmas (and the winter holidays generally) have become fairly non-event kind of events. For one, Eric was raised Jewish and so doesn’t have an attachment to Christmas (or Hannukah, really, for that matter). I grew up celebrating Christmas and we decorated a tree every year and it […]
Weekend at the Emergency Vet
This last weekend started out with so much promise. We headed out Saturday morning to Mercer Island dog park for a playdate with Anika, Kirby and Ms. Louise Bubbles. Lou and Maizy were having a great time, going back and forth between the shy dog area, where Saoirse hangs out, and the main dog park […]
Elephants in Captivity and the Ethics of Zoos
I’m not sure if you all have been following the explosion of news in the last week about elephants in zoos. The Seattle Times has published in the last week at least 3 articles on the ethics and politics of keeping elephants in zoos. Beginning with the article, “Elephants are Dying out in America’s Zoos” […]
Peanut Butter Cups and Pigs!
Serenity in the Storm has gotten quite a few new readers in the last few weeks. Welcome to all of those who are new and thanks for reading! To all of you who have been reading all along, thank you for your commitment and interest in the blog and the stories & recipes shared here. […]
Pumpkin Cranberry Bread
I hope you didn’t miss the post about Saoirse and Maizy playing together yesterday–that was a fun post to write! Okay, so I’m not only eating cranberry things these days. Really! It just seems to be what foods are making it on the blog lately. Some savory recipes as soon as the teaching quarter is […]
Playtime with Saoirse
It’s been 5 weeks since we brought Saoirse home. In my last Saoirse update, I posted generally about how things were going and how she and the other animals in our family were adjusting to life together. Today, I’m pleased to say that every day she gets a little more comfortable in her new home. She loves mealtime (we’ve […]
Ode to the Cranberry
Cranberries are one of those foods that I see and I just want to grab a handful and start eating. Big mistake. On their own, these little buggers are bitter as hell and not very tasty. I used to spend a great deal of time looking for farm real estate (our dream is to move […]
Tattoo Update
Months and months ago, I posted about vegan tattoos and tattoo care. I’ve had some requests from readers to see some photos of the progress on my tattoo. Six sessions later, I’m nearing the end of this giant tree/crow tattoo. Almost a year ago, I was going in for an art consult with the amazing […]
