New Blog & Changes

I've been doing a lot of thinking lately about the direction of this blog, which was originally intended to be my crafty creations / daily life blog.  I've been finding that while I still do love to knit and make things, I also love to cook and make recipes.  I have switched from vegetarianism to veganism in the past little while so I have decided to chronicle this journey on a brand new blog!  This blog is called Where The Veggies Are and it will be full of vegan recipes, all about my veggie garden, trips to animal sanctuaries, reviews of cookbooks and books about vegetarianism, helping the environment, and living in a mindful & healthy way! 

If you enjoy my blog posts about the things I cook & bake, you are looking for some great new recipes to try, or you'd just like to follow another one of my blogs, please visit Where The Veggies Are - be sure to "Follow" the site while you are there! 

If you enjoy reading about my knitting, crafts, geeky stuff like video games, and things of that nature, stay right where you are - I will still be posting all of that good stuff here!  I have a ton of knitting that I've been accumulating without pictures over the past couple of months....so lots of good stuff to come, promise!

Oh - and I can't forget to mention my third blog, my travel blog!  The Adventures of Poolie and Loolie - aren't I a busy bee blogger!

Thanks so much for reading my blogs!

Walk For Farm Animals

After visiting Farm Sanctuary, I've been reading online and visiting their website to see if there are any ways I can assist with their fundraising efforts.  Right now, Farm Sanctuary is preparing one of their big fundraising initiatives, the Walk For Farm Animals!  Not only that, but Canadians are also pitching in with a walk taking place right here in Toronto!  I signed myself right up for this one as I would love to do some fundraising for this wonderful charitable organization.

I will be walking as a "Virtual Walker" which means that I will not be attending the official Toronto event as the date clashes with my work schedule.  I will still be doing a walk here at a local park in Mississauga on a date close to the actual event on September 24th.  I'll write all about it when I'm finished!  The walk in Toronto is 1.75 miles but I'm going to make this walk a full 5km (3.10 miles)!

I would really appreciate any donations if you would like to sponsor me in this event.  By clicking the above button, you will be taking directly to my fundraising page, where your donations will go directly to Farm Sanctuary.  Any donations are appreciated and the rescued farm animals will be thankful for your support!

It would also be fantastic if you wanted to participate in the event and raise some money as well for this worthwhile cause!  You can sign up as a participant in a city close to you, become a Virtual Walker in your city like I did, or "Sleep In For Farm Animals" where you'd like to raise money but might be a bit too busy to take part in a walk. 

Thank you so much for your support!

Recent Travels Around New York & Pennsylvania

Paul and I recently took a three day road trip to parts of New York and Pennsylvania!  We had so much fun and got to visit a lot of places we really wanted to see for a long while.  We went to Watkins Glen, NY to see the gorge and Farm Sanctuary; Corning, NY to see the Corning Museum of Glass; Centralia, PA to visit a true ghost town, a town with a fire that continues to burn beneath it; Tannersville, PA for the outlet mall, and Scranton, PA for some waffles!  It was an extremely memorable vacation and I blogged all about it over at my Travel Blog, The Adventures of Poolie and Loolie.

Please check it out if you're interested in taking a look!  Here is a sneak peak: