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Veggie Guide to Glasgow Cruelty Free Guide to Edinburgh <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-full wp-image-2908" title="borage" src="http://blog.veganfamily.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/borage.jpg" height="240" alt="borage" width="213" /><p class="wp-caption-text">borage being my favourite</p></div> <p>Great program <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002OB5G6G/lucysveganhous0d">photoshop</a> <img class="wp-smiley" src="http://blog.veganfamily.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" /> I’ve created a few new designs for the spreadshirt shop, some based on <a href="http://281645.spreadshirt.co.uk/flowers-C162890">flowers</a> from the garden, some <a href="http://281645.spreadshirt.co.uk/ballet-C162891">ballet</a>, <a href="http://281645.spreadshirt.co.uk/misc-pics-C162912">old pictures</a> and still the original <a href="http://281645.spreadshirt.co.uk/vegan-C31029">vegan</a> and <a href="http://281645.spreadshirt.co.uk/home-education-C31030">home ed</a> categories too. There is an offer on from today, 12th July to 30th July (2010 for future clarification) – if you buy £40 worth of stuff you can choose a baseball cap, messenger bag or apron for free with the voucher code <strong>ADDONFREE</strong></p> <p>Other designs:</p> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="pink" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4782142837_4490ddc02f_m.jpg" height="240" alt="pink" width="219" /><p class="wp-caption-text">pink</p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="little flowers" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4115/4782775598_73e8ca9b17_m.jpg" height="48" alt="little flowers" width="240" /><p class="wp-caption-text">little flowers</p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="rose" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4782144489_b4347f12aa_m.jpg" height="220" alt="rose" width="240" /><p class="wp-caption-text">rose</p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="ballet shoes" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4782140501_f955632d7b_m.jpg" height="240" alt="ballet shoes" width="171" /><p class="wp-caption-text">ballet shoes</p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="purple pointes" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4782143597_aea5969f6b_m.jpg" height="236" alt="purple pointes" width="240" /><p class="wp-caption-text">purple pointes</p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="sign at Findhorn" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4782778540_72f9dfa5c0_m.jpg" height="169" alt="sign at Findhorn" width="240" /><p class="wp-caption-text">sign at Findhorn</p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="and the old faithfuls, gorgeous..." src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4783060506_336d7a00ea_m.jpg" height="240" alt="and the old faithfuls, gorgeous..." width="240" /><p class="wp-caption-text">and the old faithfuls, gorgeous...</p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="and not a school bag" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4783070540_a7cebb9c8c_m.jpg" height="240" alt="and not a school bag" width="240" /><p class="wp-caption-text">and not a school bag</p></div> <p><a href="http://281645.spreadshirt.co.uk/">shop front here</a> <img class="wp-smiley" src="http://blog.veganfamily.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" /> </p> <h3>Related posts:</h3><div></div><div><a href="http://blog.veganfamily.co.uk/2009/07/04/a-toolbox-of-lettuce/"><div><div></div><div>a toolbox of lettuce</div></div></a><a href="http://blog.veganfamily.co.uk/2008/04/12/good-things-going-on-in-the-world/"><div><div></div><div>good things going on in the world</div></div></a><a href="http://blog.veganfamily.co.uk/2006/03/28/books-and-dancemat/"><div><div></div><div>books and dancemat</div></div></a></div><div></div>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:58:39 GMThttp://www.planetveganscotland.net/post/64883054/new-designs-in-shopurn:www-soup-io:1:64883054regularartgardenhome educational bitsvegan productsdanceherbsvegan <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="Fantine and Toby - not the best of friends but they will share a sunspot" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1182/4595711440_2d5c0229ff.jpg" height="364" alt="alternative title: Toby the amazing two headed dog!" width="500" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Fantine and Toby - not the best of friends but they will share a sunspot</p></div> <p>and some ballet feet pics:</p> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="in parallel" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1079/4595099629_da5d1ae25c.jpg" height="466" alt="in parallel" width="466" /><p class="wp-caption-text">in parallel</p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="rise" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1377/4595714916_918f33e26a.jpg" height="439" alt="rise" width="500" /><p class="wp-caption-text">rise</p></div> <div class="mceTemp"> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="must learn to pull socks up" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1187/4595713388_b9e640893e.jpg" height="500" alt="must learn to pull socks up" width="462" /><p class="wp-caption-text">must learn to pull socks up</p></div> </div> <div class="mceTemp">… gardening <strong>snowed</strong> off today… much hilarity reading P.G. Wodehouse’s <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0099514125/lucysveganhous0d">Laughing Gas</a> <img class="wp-smiley" src="http://blog.veganfamily.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" /> </div>Mon, 10 May 2010 15:18:27 GMThttp://www.planetveganscotland.net/post/56079192/a-spot-of-sunurn:www-soup-io:1:56079192regularbooksfriendsodddancefriendshipreading <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="woods and loch" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4502264206_dfab488686.jpg" height="375" alt="woods and loch" width="500" /><p class="wp-caption-text">woods and loch</p></div> <p>Totally loving the gorgeous springness that is all around now <img class="wp-smiley" src="http://blog.veganfamily.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" /> Had some lovely <a href="http://www.frugal.org.uk/wildgarlic.html">wild garlic pesto</a> yesterday and think may do same today. Seems to have less of a garlic hit when very young though still very good.</p> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="freshly picked wild garlic and the sky" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4502260226_541de48e29_m.jpg" height="180" alt="freshly picked wild garlic and the sky" width="240" /><p class="wp-caption-text">freshly picked wild garlic and the sky</p></div> <p>Swans are still following us around – whooping ones fly over the garden and woods regularly just now and look – we have new swan taps on the bath following a water gushing disaster with the old very antiquated ones!</p> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="swan tap" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2728/4501666005_74e7dc6f12_m.jpg" height="219" alt="swan tap" width="240" /><p class="wp-caption-text">swan tap</p></div> <p>fitted for us by a Russian plumber, first plumber to come here who didn’t make a soap opera-esque drama about getting the water on and off with our old system and was also gentle and kind to elderly cats and frenzied frogs! More Russian-ness in <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000CQ983C/lucysveganhous0d">The Turning Point</a> from the beautiful Misha and Grishko ballet shoes <a href="http://www.alternativestores.com/ethical-shop/index.php?_a=viewCat&amp;catId=170">from here</a>:</p> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="ballet shoe heel" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2758/4497373099_1a5beed636_m.jpg" height="234" alt="ballet shoe heel" width="240" /><p class="wp-caption-text">ballet shoe heel</p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="sandy shore of the loch" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4502261546_d04d4127f7.jpg" height="375" alt="sandy shore of the loch" width="500" /><p class="wp-caption-text">sandy shore of the loch</p></div>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:51:18 GMThttp://www.planetveganscotland.net/post/52326218/of-Russians-and-swansurn:www-soup-io:1:52326218regularfoododdrawvegan productswoodscookingdancegrowherbstreeswalk <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="rainbow over the trees in the garden" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2719/4467209633_ae616cceb2.jpg" height="375" alt="rainbow over the trees in the garden" width="500" /><p class="wp-caption-text">rainbow over the trees in the garden</p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="Nora Batty stretches" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4467206583_0fe1364279.jpg" height="375" alt="Nora Batty stretches" width="500" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Nora Batty stretches</p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class=" " title="mirror" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4467981022_3b917527c2.jpg" height="500" alt="mirrored up in there too" width="388" /><p class="wp-caption-text">mirror</p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="flower" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4467210703_31e2b8f22c.jpg" height="460" alt="flower" width="500" /><p class="wp-caption-text">flower</p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="narcissus" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4467211941_d643e95458.jpg" height="500" alt="narcissus" width="496" /><p class="wp-caption-text">narcissus</p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="tulip" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2525/4467212955_3f6df9691a.jpg" height="500" alt="tulip" width="377" /><p class="wp-caption-text">tulip</p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="primroses" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/4467988722_a6d4230831.jpg" height="429" alt="primroses" width="500" /><p class="wp-caption-text">primroses</p></div>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 19:53:29 GMThttp://www.planetveganscotland.net/post/50644386/rainbowurn:www-soup-io:1:50644386regulargardendancegrowtrees <p><img class="alignnone" title="spawning frogs" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2780/4446272768_347f33a075.jpg" height="459" alt="spawning frogs" width="500" /></p> <p>It’s all very magical down there in the pond – just been out listening to them tonight by the light of the moon <img class="wp-smiley" src="http://blog.veganfamily.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" /> Below should be a short video of them – turn up your volume to hear their frenzied ribbuting! Apologies for the poor picture quality – they are more shy than they appear and I had to do it on zoom from a distance.</p> <p></p> <p><img class="alignnone" title="beautiful ballet barre" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4445494619_b4475a8e37.jpg" height="375" alt="beautiful ballet barre" width="500" /></p> <p>Thanks to wonderful Davie we now have our own fabulous barre – 4 and a half metres of split-slidingly strong pine <img class="wp-smiley" src="http://blog.veganfamily.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" /> </p> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="even gets warm in the sun for us..." src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2756/4445495577_2d677828b7.jpg" height="500" alt="even gets warm in the sun for us..." width="430" /><p class="wp-caption-text">even gets warm in the sun for us...</p></div>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:43:29 GMThttp://www.planetveganscotland.net/post/49439779/frogs-and-barreurn:www-soup-io:1:49439779regulargardenbuilddancediyfrogswildlife <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="crocus" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2691/4440198067_2aa7970e71.jpg" height="375" alt="crocus" width="500" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The only crocus to survive intensive rabbit grazing</p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="ballet biscuits" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/4440196103_de2e6c8e51.jpg" height="375" alt="beautiful biscuits for a ballet day with the girls..." width="500" /><p class="wp-caption-text">beautiful biscuits for a ballet day with the girls...</p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="cake" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2714/4440194313_ecea8f085d_m.jpg" height="183" alt="cake" width="240" /><p class="wp-caption-text">cake too, no anorexic dancing here <img class="wp-smiley" src="http://blog.veganfamily.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" /> </p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="peanut feeder" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2755/4440199973_5a722aa4e0.jpg" height="375" alt="peanut feeder" width="500" /><p class="wp-caption-text">poor mangled nut feeder - deer trample it to get the peanuts out!</p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="daffodils" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4440977720_daf10d7294.jpg" height="445" alt="daffoldils" width="500" /><p class="wp-caption-text">soon there will be daffs</p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="willow catkins" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4440979794_140cfdf6ba.jpg" height="375" alt="willow catkins" width="500" /><p class="wp-caption-text">willow catkins and the sky</p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="chives" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4440981702_f612a8d6c7.jpg" height="375" alt="chives" width="500" /><p class="wp-caption-text">chives</p></div> <div class="wp-caption alignnone"><img title="parsley" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2776/4440984562_ac0452b647.jpg" height="373" alt="parsley" width="500" /><p class="wp-caption-text">parsley</p></div> <p> free veg seeds from the bbc <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/digin/">here</a> <img class="wp-smiley" src="http://blog.veganfamily.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" /> </p>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:10:59 GMThttp://www.planetveganscotland.net/post/49103756/Spring-picsurn:www-soup-io:1:49103756regularfoodfriendsgardenonly picsresourcescakecookingdancefriendshipgrowherbsrabbitssweettreeswildlife <p>Weve had a few spring-like days now, causing me to dig over some ground for the <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0017RREZO/lucysveganhous0d">little polytunnel</a> and clean and set up the coldframe to let the ground warm up for salad seeds. Browsing <a href="http://track.webgains.com/click.html?wgcampaignid=15605&amp;wgprogramid=299&amp;clickref=blogpost">Suttons</a> trying to decide what to plant this year – will have more room with extra raised beds… this really does feel like waking up after winter! The pond is finally unfrozen today so I expect frogly activity soon <img class="wp-smiley" src="http://blog.veganfamily.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" /> It’s been like this in varying thickness of ice and pattern for months:</p> <p><img class="alignnone" title="frosty art on pond" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4409917667_c7a61aeb5e.jpg" height="375" alt="" width="500" /></p> <p><img class="alignnone" title="the bridge may even get finished this weekend!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2801/4410686340_177dcb9969.jpg" height="375" alt="" width="500" /></p> <p><img class="alignnone" title="the fairy and Toby" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4410687260_120c9f2b2e.jpg" height="375" alt="" width="500" /></p> <p>Dance mania continues with ballet, tap, jazz and contemporary being studied :)</p> <p><img class="alignnone" title="tapping" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4410682984_e225948b11.jpg" height="375" alt="" width="500" /></p> <p><img class="alignnone" title="heels" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2773/4409916729_b489480e20.jpg" height="418" alt="" width="500" /></p> <p>Books and films amany dug out to accompany this in fine home educating fashion. <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/074326407X/lucysveganhous0d">The Ballet Companion</a> is a gorgeous book, it’s been to good for me to read that things have come on with problems such as eating disorders and painful pointework (<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001O39GH0/lucysveganhous0d">ouch pouches</a> – love them!) being dealt with much more compassionately in general. High quality <a href="http://www.alternativestores.com/ethical-shop/index.php?_a=viewCat&amp;catId=170">vegan ballet shoes</a> are even available <img class="wp-smiley" src="http://blog.veganfamily.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" /> As for films… oh so many, from <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000FIGF06/lucysveganhous0d">White Nights</a> to <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001D07Q9E/lucysveganhous0d">A Chorus Line</a>, loving them all, also deeply appreciative of friends sharing the enthusiasm and cost of DVD purchase… Had a nice time reading over T.S. Eliot’s <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0571105580/lucysveganhous0d">Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats</a> and then watching <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000064215/lucysveganhous0d">Cats</a> and <span>boring </span>delighting others with tales of cast members I knew/was taught by or with… same goes for <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000059590/lucysveganhous0d">Billy Elliot</a>… ah to be an old “when I was young — <em>fill in with unbelievable sounding fact</em>–” person – it’s great fun!!</p>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:41:31 GMThttp://www.planetveganscotland.net/post/47522181/polytunnels-and-tapsurn:www-soup-io:1:47522181regularbooksfilmsfriendsgardenhome educational bitsvegan productsdancediyfriendshipgrowmemories <p>There were swans on the loch yesterday <img class="wp-smiley" src="http://blog.veganfamily.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" /> </p> <p><img class="alignnone" title="swans on the loch" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2756/4334695734_b2ef338ee6.jpg" height="437" alt="swans on the loch" width="500" /></p> <p>Had a lovely day with friends morphing into a very balletic afternoon which was great fun. It’s been wonderful rediscovering ballet being for enjoyment, rather than an eternal striving (not to mention starving) for perfection. Looked out the old class music etc. I have but it’s all on cassettes – technology moved on a bit fast for me there <img class="wp-smiley" src="http://blog.veganfamily.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" /> </p> <p><img class="alignnone" title="old pointe shoe" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2751/4334695788_feaf5f286a_o.jpg" height="321" alt="old pointe shoe" width="555" /></p> <p><a href="http://blog.veganfamily.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/fastfoodnation.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1747" title="fast food nation" src="http://blog.veganfamily.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/fastfoodnation.jpg" height="204" alt="Fast Food Nation" width="130" /></a></p> <p>Watched <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000QEIQ6K/lucysveganhous0d">Fast Food Nation</a> (quite good trailer there on amazon), fictional film based on the <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0141035315/lucysveganhous0d">non-fiction book</a> – strong stuff, a round of exploitation to go with the fries… good cast, making it very watchable though gradually more horrifying.</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:44:43 GMThttp://www.planetveganscotland.net/post/44703069/swan-lakeurn:www-soup-io:1:44703069regularbooksfilmsfriendsreviewswoodsbig baddancefriendshipveganvegetarian