I got hit with a major cold the day after Thanksgiving. Honestly, I started feeling a little under the weather on Wednesday night, but chalked it up to being over-tired and needing a good night’s sleep and a long weekend away from school and work. On Thursday, the flurry of preparing to host vegan Thanksgiving […]
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Geography, Decolonization and Inspiration
I imagine I’ll come up for air sometime soon. It is week nine of eleven of the quarter, which means that the pressure is on…Grading, squeezing in student meetings, reading and planning for class, trying to fit everything in before the end of the quarter, and so on. This quarter, things are intensified by the […]
Sunday with Saoirse
The caption for this picture is “Really, Katie? A park that is JUST for dogs? I don’t believe you.” Saoirse has been with us a little over two weeks now and I already can’t imagine life without her. She is fairly nervous in general and scares easily, which is certainly understandable considering that until two weeks ago […]
Did you know that pigs love…
PEANUTS? They do! And in honor of the amazing pigs at Pigs Peace, the new fundraiser treat is….Peanut Butter Cups! With Peppermint Patties for Pigs Peace, we raised a total of $1876 for the sanctuary. Hot damn! Let’s continue that trend! I talked to Judy from Pigs Peace a few weeks ago and she suggested […]
Chantarelles and Wedding Bells
Okay, so maybe that post title is slightly cheesy, but today is an exciting day. Same-sex marriage was legalized yesterday in Washington, Maryland, and Maine. This is the first time that same-sex marriage has passed through the popular vote. In my opinion this is long overdue; regardless, today we celebrate! Now ALL of our friends in […]
Voting for Justice?
I hope you all are planning to get out and VOTE today! If you haven’t voted yet, read this later and get your behind to the polls! And I hope you’ll think about equality and justice for all while you’re there. These last few weeks in my “Animals, Ethics, and Food” class, we’ve been talking […]
Social Media Love
Thanks to the generosity and kindness of Janessa (of the Epicurious Vegan) and the other lovely organizers of Vida Vegan Con, I won a ticket to attend the Vida Vegan Con Tech Seminar. This seminar was all day on Saturday here in Seattle and I learned a ton! From basics of website design and coding to podcasting […]
Last Chance for Peppermint Patties to Support Pigs Peace!
Through the Peppermint Patties for Pigs Peace fundraising effort, we have raised $1826 together to help support the pigs at Pigs Peace Sanctuary. That is amazing! Thank you to all of you who donated! Your generosity is so appreciated and helps Pigs Peace continue to do their fantastic work for pigs! I’m winding down the […]
Persimmons
So apparently…persimmons are delicious! Who knew?! A lot of people, I’m told! It seems to be persimmon season and my sister and I were at the vegetable stand and she couldn’t believe I had never tried a persimmon before. We bought some and she sliced them up when we got home and we ate them. […]
Welcoming Saoirse!
I have to apologize for the inconsistency in posting. Teaching duties and other work have been taking up my mornings when I would normally post and we’ve been in the midst of negotiating the adoption of a new canine family member. I’m delighted to announce that we finally got to bring her home on Friday! Saoirse (an […]
