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living life on purpose

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

When I started this blog, I had very different expectations of my life than I do now.  After years of searching, uncertainty, and hanging off of other people, things are coming into focus for me and I see what my … Continue reading →

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Art show and bonobo

Posted on February 3, 2013 by

Last Wednesday at the local college, I participated in an art opening for a show.  My works were there, as well as those of an Algonquin/Acadian painter, and photographs from college students.  February is International Month, and my paintings were … Continue reading →

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flickr

Posted on December 24, 2012 by

I’m starting to put up some of my artwork on Flickr now.  Why not?  I can add text, give descriptions to the artwork, and make my own choices about what goes up. Find it here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/veganseeds/ If you’re on Flickr … Continue reading →

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eight years vegan

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

I just remembered that October marks eight years of veganism for me. I’m still happy, healthy and going strong.  Literally strong – on my busiest baking days I move close to 400 pounds of dough out of a mixing bowl … Continue reading →

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Canadian Autumn Seed Swap

Posted on October 12, 2012 by

Just a note to all passionate gardeners living on the north side of an arbitrary border that there’s a cool seed swap being organized.  I found it at an online garden forum called I Dig My Garden, a nice place … Continue reading →

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Fighting Exploitation Through Veganic Gardening

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

Reblogged from Animal Rights & AntiOppression: When I bought my condo, one of the selling points for me was the patio. “I can garden,” I thought with glee. It’s been 4 years, and the garden has been both a success … Continue reading →

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what indeed

Posted on October 1, 2012 by

What appeal can be made to people whose first instinct, on seeing a beautiful animal, full of joyousness and vitality, is to hunt or eat it? -Henry Salt, Seventy Years Among Savages (1921) Asceticism!  Such is the strange idea with which, … Continue reading →

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new art up

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

just a note to invite my readers to check out the new artworks I’ve got posted to the online gallery displaying my works: http://rencar.ca/wordpress/artistes/j-muir-peintre-figuratif-contemporain/ i’m starting to develop a more definite and unique style as I explore the use of … Continue reading →

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organic garlic harvest at New Sisters Farm

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

Yes, our little havenful garden has a name now – New Sisters Farm is named after our cats.  We were once refused for adoption because someone at an animal shelter told us adult female cats could never get along.  Then … Continue reading →

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monsanto fails

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

Nice article. Courtesy of the Earthsave Canada e-mail newsletter: Monsanto Fails at Improving Agriculture But they forgot to mention how the use of glyphosate and Roundup are being linked in scientific studies to DNA damage and cancer. On a related … Continue reading →

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