So we have arrived and the inn and grounds are beautiful. There is lots of pink and pigs (not real)...very cute. How many pigs do you see in this picture?
Our room is lovely and though the innkeeper is at her house down the road, she left us a nice note, wine, chocolate and vegan pumpkin cheesecake (Grant was quite excited by all of that.) We had a piece of cheesecake with tea while sat on the front porch.
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Grant and I had a great weekend in NY. The snowy drive was a bit stressful at times, but it was more than worth it. The celebration for the turkeys started off with an amazing VEGAN potluck at the Watkins Glen Community Center. There were about 150??? people there and everyone brought a vegan dish to share. The food was fabulous and it was great knowing anything I chose was animal free - yeah!
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I also got to meet Colleen Patrick-Goudreau who has been an incredible inspiration to me during this past year as I've made my journey to being vegan. She signed her book, The Joy of Vegan Baking, for me and we had our picture taken. Interestingly, we also found a friend (actually she found us) who we hadn't seen in a couple years and we happily had dinner with her and her partner and were able to catch up.
After dinner and presentations, we headed to the Farm Sanctuary and spent the afternoon celebrating with the turkeys and visiting the other animals. It was in incredible event and hanging out with the animals was amazing. They are such wonderful creatures and we are so happy to spend time with them.
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We took lots of photos of the animals and the farm. You can see all the photos on my flickr. Also, this time we remembered to take some video. So check out the videos below. Grant with the cow is typical Grant....
This picture is from the Poplar Farm Animal Sanctuary open house fund raiser. Grant and I went to it last weekend and it was really nice. The weather was perfect and we were able to visit with all the animals they've rescued and take care of. We also ate some really incredible vegan food. We look forward to visiting again soon, but hopefully as volunteers.
I took some photos of my parents pets today. They were acting photogenic so I took advantage. My parents have a dog, Murphy and 2 HUGE cats, Stashu and Shamus...all quite cute of course. Have a look-see...
This is Stashu letting it all hang out next to me while I was doing some work. He was a happy cat. You can see some other shots on my flickr.
Tomorrow we're taking a road trip to some place yet to be determined, but definitely near the water. You can bet I have a list of yarn stores ready to find their way onto our route. I'll bring you up to date later this weekend.
Isn't he cute! I was walking after breakfast this morning and came upon this family of ducks happily walking around the water area. Mom and her six babies were walking around looking for breakfast and the following little one managed to find a BIG insect. As I watched him try to eat it, I wondered if it wasn't a bit too big.
