I like to think of veganism as a process rather than a destination. Even organic vegetables are produced using herbicides and trucked to their destinations in insect-spattered, CO2-spewing vehicles. All any of us can do is keep working toward the goal of non-participation in any form of animal exploitation or environmental despoliation, remembering that people [...]
Some months ago, Post Punk Kitchen diva Isa Chandra Moskowitz invited me to a virtual dinner date and I promised to return the invitation. Now, it’s about to happen except that it’s real rather than virtual.
That’s right, tonight I actually have to cook for the author of the classic Vegan with a Vengeance and the [...]
Over at Bottle and Ball, Bottle hates on celery as part of Vegan MoFo. As much as I try to love all the little flowers, I too hate celery — the strings! the strings! just thinking about them makes me choke! — and don’t get me started on rhubarb, Swiss chard (one more reason [...]
It’s 90F degrees today. On the ninth of October! I should be outside in my ragged blue sweatshirt, stacking firewood, and feeling that brisk, back-to-school feeling that makes autumn feel hopeful even though the summer foliage is dying. I should be chopping up the remains of my garden to dig into the soil, dreaming of [...]
The skies yesterday were blue but blessedly cool. All day long, I felt relaxed and groovy. Then, as the blue deepened into night, I turned to music to prolong that feeling. Now it’s the next morning and I’m still feeling it, thanks in part to that song in my head. Since I’m all the time [...]
Since my own desktop is often decorated with downloaded photographs, it only seems fair to share and share alike. Here are some extreme closeups from my garden. Click the thumbnails to see them in their full-screen glory. (I used the screen resolution used by most blog visitors. Just let me know if you’d like another [...]
