I’m sure many of you have already heard about the hunting down and killing of ‘wild’ animals who had been let loose by their keeper, Terry Thompson, earlier this week. Thompson apparently kept upwards of fifty animals, including lions, tigers, cheetahs, wolves, giraffes, camels, and bears on his property in Zanesville, Ohio. On Tuesday, he […]
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New York City: Day 1
Well, it’s been a whirlwind trip to New York City. I left last Wednesday night on the red-eye and returned to Seattle late last night. The trip was lots of fun and I thought I would recap a little at a time so as not to overwhelm you, dear readers. Before leaving for NY, I printed up […]
Apple-Pear Pie and Apple-Pear Crisp
This past weekend, in an effort to use up some more of the pears from our pear tree, I decided to make some apple-pear pie. Our next door neighbor, who just moved back into her house, had an abundance of apples weighing down her little apple tree. Along with the pears, I used some of […]
Pre-departure New York Trip
This week, I’m headed to New York City for an animal studies conference at NYU called “Animal Studies: Changing the Subject“. This conference comes out of NYU’s exciting new animal studies initiative and is also registered as a pre-conference event for the massive Minding Animals International 2012 conference next summer in Utrecht, Netherlands. The conference at NYU is composed of […]
Getting Back to Exercise
I’ve had some inquiries from folks about what I do for a workout routine to accompany all the delicious vegan food I spend much of my time eating! This has been a very tough week, and honestly, I think the routine of exercising every morning has really helped. Some background on my relationship with exercise… I’ve always […]
Northwest Tea Festival Recap
The tea festival this year was really fun! It was in one of the buildings at Seattle Center and as you entered you were greeted by the Tea Lady’s teapot. The festival was set up differently than last year and was in a different location, so it was difficult for us to determine if there were more […]
Week in Review: Book Giveaways & Tea Festivals
This week was better than last week–Thank goodness. My dad was here and we worked A LOT. While he was visiting, we set up two computer stations so we could both get our work done at the same time. It was so nice having him to talk to while I was working, but we still […]
Northwest Tea Festival- Oct 1&2
This weekend is the Northwest Tea Festival. Eric and I went last year and had such a good time! This year, it’s 10am -6 pm on Saturday Oct. 1st and 10am- 4pm on Sunday Oct. 2nd. The event is free, but with a $10 donation, you will receive an adorable little porcelain cup for tea tasting. There […]
Seattle Public Library Fall Book Sale & Giveaway
Twice a year, the Seattle Public Library holds a massive book sale to raise money for the library. They sell books that have been taken out of circulation by the library as well as books donated by Seattle residents. Eric and I have been going to this sale twice a year together since I moved to […]
Week in Review: BBQ, Bans, and Bananas
This was a doozy of a week. I’m applying for an NSF grant to fund my dissertation research on dairy cows in the Northwest and the proposal is due this coming Tuesday. I did a near complete rewrite on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I still have more work to do, but it’s getting closer to being ready. Plus, […]