Laura

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Thirty year old, married vegan geek. I like food, books, my companion animals, my wonderful husband, comics, Buffy, Firefly, Doctor Who and lots of other stuff I can't think of right now.


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LATEST ARTICLES ( 87 )

  • NaNoWriMo 2014

    NaNoWriMo 2014

    It’s that time of year again! November 1st mark the start of National Novel Writing Month, otherwise known as NaNoWriMo. I am, of course, participating again... Read more

    Posted on 01 November 2014 LIFESTYLE
  • Friends Visiting ~ Weekend in Review

    Friends Visiting Weekend Review

    This past weekend some friends of ours were in town from Calgary for a visit. It was SO good to see them (the first time in over 2 years) and to meet their baby... Read more

    Posted on 27 October 2014 LIFESTYLE
  • Weekend of Food

    Weekend Food

    Food food food! Every image from this past weekend that I took was food related. I’m perfectly ok with that. On Friday, a few friends and I checked out... Read more

    Posted on 14 October 2014 LIFESTYLE
  • October ~ Weekend in Review

    October Weekend Review

    It’s October! October is my favourite month. It has Halloween, my Mom’s birthday, mine and Chad’s anniversary of the day we met… Plus the weather is lovely... Read more

    Posted on 06 October 2014 LIFESTYLE
  • World Day for Farmed Animals

    World Farmed Animals

    Today, October 2, is World Day for Farmed Animals. It is no coincidence that it is also Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, who once said “The greatness of a nation and... Read more

    Posted on 02 October 2014 LIFESTYLE
  • Walk for Farm Animals ~ Weeked in Review

    Walk Farm Animals Weeked Review

    This past Saturday I participated in the Toronto Walk for Farm Animals. I raised $300 for Farm Sanctuary. It was a gorgeous day and there was a great turnout.... Read more

    Posted on 29 September 2014 LIFESTYLE
  • Apple Picking ~ Weekend in Review

    Apple Picking Weekend Review

    This past weekend, Chad, Luna and I went up to Wiarton. Of course, my wonderful mother brought us delicious baked good from Harvest Moon. Cookies, brownies and ... Read more

    Posted on 22 September 2014 LIFESTYLE
  • TBC Donut-Eating Contest ~ Weekend in Review

    Donut-Eating Contest Weekend Review

    This is actually only what went down on Sunday, since Saturday, my in-laws took us shopping at Costco. We got lots of food (and socks for both of us, because wh... Read more

    Posted on 15 September 2014 LIFESTYLE
  • Veg Food Fest ~ Part 2

    Food Fest Part

    A more food-heavy blog today than yesterday. I ate so much good food over the weekend! I can’t believe I have to wait a whole year for the next Veg Food Fest,... Read more

    Posted on 09 September 2014 LIFESTYLE
  • Veg Food Fest 2014 ~ Part 1

    Food Fest 2014 Part

    This past weekend was the 30th Veg Food Fest here in Toronto. Over the course of 3 days, more than 40 000 people came down to the Harbourfront to enjoy vegan... Read more

    Posted on 08 September 2014 LIFESTYLE
  • Fan Expo 2014

    Expo 2014

    Super late on this post, but I wanted to get it out there before I share my Veg Food Fest pics from this weekend. So here is what I did LAST weekend. Read more

    Posted on 06 September 2014 LIFESTYLE
  • Gooseberry Chutney ~ Recipe

    Gooseberry Chutney Recipe

    I know that gooseberry season has come and gone in our area, but I want to get this recipe post for Gooseberry Chutney out there. Read more

    Posted on 26 August 2014 LIFESTYLE
  • Baby James ~ Weekend in Review

    Baby James Weekend Review

    This past weekend, I dished out a crap load of money and had the worst bus ride experience so I could spent one day with my new nephew, Baby James. I won’t... Read more

    Posted on 25 August 2014 LIFESTYLE
  • Sin City: A Dame to Kill For ~ Review

    City: Dame Kill Review

    Last night, I had the privilege of going to an advance screening of Frank Miller’s Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, which comes out today. This is the sequel to... Read more

    Posted on 22 August 2014 LIFESTYLE
  • Cinnamon Candied Pecans

    Cinnamon Candied Pecans

    For a special get-together I went to on Saturday, I brought these yummy Cinnamon Candied Pecans for everyone to snack on. They were a huge hit! Read more

    Posted on 13 August 2014 LIFESTYLE
  • Lazy ~ Weekend in Review

    Lazy Weekend Review

    Chad was working this weekend and I was kind of lazy. I spent oodles of time reading, watching Angel (and starting watching Sherlock. I’m hooked!) and... Read more

    Posted on 11 August 2014 LIFESTYLE
  • Toronto Walk for Farm Animals ~ 2014

    Toronto Walk Farm Animals 2014

    That’s right folks! Once again, I will be walking in the Toronto Walk for Farm Animals to raise money for Farm Sanctuary. This will be my third year walking (I... Read more

    Posted on 04 August 2014 LIFESTYLE
  • ModCloth Decor Sale

    ModCloth Decor Sale

    **This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. ModCloth may be your go-to for cute dresses an... Read more

    Posted on 31 July 2014 LIFESTYLE
  • Bloomer’s Review

    Bloomer’s Review

    I must say, we Toronto vegans are so friggin lucky! Last week yet another vegan bakery/restaurant opened up at Bloor and Ossington. Bloomer’s. Read more

    Posted on 30 July 2014 LIFESTYLE
  • The Fried Crawl ~ Vegan Style

    Fried Crawl Vegan Style

    The Fried Crawl was a (fantastic) idea my friends Marissa and Nicole had. Instead of the traditional Pub Crawl, a group of us visited four restaurants in Toront... Read more

    Posted on 23 July 2014 LIFESTYLE