Among the trees... » Scotland http://blog.veganfamily.co.uk blog of the Vegan Family House Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:35:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 ice, a pie and Burn’s Night http://blog.veganfamily.co.uk/2012/01/21/ice-pie-burns-night/ http://blog.veganfamily.co.uk/2012/01/21/ice-pie-burns-night/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:06:40 +0000 Lucy http://blog.veganfamily.co.uk/?p=3820
ice crystals on a log

sage and onion potato pie

up close with the ice

vegan haggis from goodness direct and our old Burn’s Night blogpost from 2008 complete with poetry and music!

furry

other Scottish recipes you might like for Burn’s Night:

skirlie (oatmeal stuffing)

cranachan – pudding of oats, (soya) cream, whiskey and raspberries

Balmoral Pie (scroll down through the mains, it has pics) – sausages and baked beans topped with mash

Scotch Broth

Scottish Macaroons

mince and dumplings

starry ice

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the sky

the sky

and the flapjacks :)

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loch

loch and sea

stone

stone

ice

ice

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moon and snowy fields

moon and snowy fields

moon

moon

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but no dungeons deep or caverns old…

we start with a mince pie

we start with a mince pie

up through the trees

up through the trees

onto the mountain face

onto the mountain face

Hill in question: Bennachie

mither tap obscured by mist

mither tap obscured by mist

misty cairn

misty cairn

and yes, a moo free chocolate Santa made it up there… very impressive on his fat little legs :) *patronises chocolate fondly*

aww bless...

aww bless...

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yellow and blue

yellow and blue

I’m not actually trying to appeal to an entirely new demographic (three year old boys) but I like the contrasts here; well I like the colors, the conflicting realities of the situation are not quite so pleasing. Wind turbines are great but lovely trees being destroyed to make way for them seems an ironic destruction. Miles of track has been widened to let the much larger crane in and many very large Scots Pines have had chunks carved out of them… *primal urge to protect trees kicks in, glares at digger*

resuming pretty colors…

big digger

big digger

dig

dig

The picture does not convey quite how large and deep that hole is – if you fall in there you’re not coming out!

hmm... would quite like a go, actually... no tree hurting obviously...

hmm... would quite like a go, actually... no tree hurting obviously...

and because I love it, The JCB Song:

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vanilla cake with cream and buttons

vanilla cake with cream and buttons

creamovita and chocolate buttons - recipe for sponge on this page 

colours from the garden - a smoothie to be (added avo, banana, and OJ)
colours from the garden – a smoothie to be (added avo, banana, and OJ)
moth

moth

check out VegaNation, a new vegan online shop! 

boy by sea

boy by sea

Pennan

Pennan

girlish toes in the sea

girlish toes in the sea

salad

salad

cauldron

cauldron

sequins

sequins

Books of the moment:

Ecstatic Beings - Shazzie and Kate Magic

The Brightest Star in the Sky - Marian Keyes

Balletboyz - Michael Nunn and Billy Trevitt

Waldon and Other Writings - Henry David Thoreau

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for which there with be little or no explanation…
Scottish

Scottish

Japanese

Japanese

man in pink tutu and giant gerbil

man in pink tutu and giant gerbil

a ceiling

a ceiling

woodland in early summer

woodland in early summer

Triple Goddess

Triple Goddess

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at Findhorn

at Findhorn

A home ed trip as in bygone days :) Much hilarity ensued throughout…

approaching Pluscarden Abbey

approaching Pluscarden Abbey

sunshine on the Abbey

sunshine on the Abbey

the girls

the girls

 2007 trip comparison

Abbey cat

Abbey cat

Nature Sanctuary at Findhorn

Nature Sanctuary at Findhorn

inside

inside

even the toilets have wings

even the toilets have wings

links: The Findhorn Foundation and Pluscarden Abbey

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random bug on a sunflower leaf

random bug on a sunflower leaf

education:

Potatoes for Schools registration is now open for 2011 – free seed potatoes, available to home educators too :)

The BBC Scottish History section is very good, nice timelines going on.

on self esteem:

We Teach What We Are - a blog from Wayne Dyer on the best we can do for young people.

Page 20 of Ladies First Magazine has a beautiful article about womens body image and self esteem.

and there is an excellent article on aspergers here

…and a small mention for Twitter, some of the above were passed on through there. Last weekend we won tickets to an early preview of Despicable Me, complete with many freebies, thanks to following Cineworld on there. Very funny film, one of the few weve seen that actually makes the 3D element worthwhile. Follow us on our vegan family account or as Frugaluk where we pass on many competitions :)

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