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
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” […]
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 […]
Cranberry Applesauce
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
