Spring + Lilacs = Micro Farm

Spring=Micro Farm

Spring please come . . . I want to go to work at Happy Hippy Farms.  My very own organic micro farm! 

Lilacs Blooming

Did you know that once the lilacs bloom there is almost zero chance for a frost?  That’s what my daddy told me when I was a little girl and it stuck.  He told me that I could start planting when I could cut lilacs and put them in a mason jar.  He was a simple man who saw the beauty in nature.  I still pick lilacs and put them in my favorite hand thrown mug.  I add hosta leaves to make a beautiful arrangement.  

 micro farm lilac

 

micro farm spring

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Be Blessed as you open up to the possibilities of eating and living with L.O.V.E.!

PS.  Foolproof Tips to Eating more plants is a article I wrote.  It has loads of ideas on how-to eat “a ding dang salad.”

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Breakfast and Instagram 

I love being blessed by a new day!  Waking up filled with joy of the endless possibilities.  (yeah, seriously I wonder about myself sometimes!)  But that really is how I feel.  Each morning I have a conversation with myself that goes like this:

  • how can I honor and love myself (to be honest this is a new one for me, in 2015 I’m putting myself first.)
  • how can I serve my family to help them be the person God wants them to be
  • please let me be love and light
  • when I fail (often before breakfast) what is the quickest way to get back on track.

Filling up on Compassion

For me, eating a vegan breakfast begins my day without bringing harm to any animals.  I like to start everyday with that practice or intention of loving kindness.  This breakfast is a yummy, yummy way to be compassionate.  I wish all compassion was flavored with chocolate–wouldn’t the world just be happier?

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Ahh-mazing Vegan Breakfast! Mayan Blend with bananas! So Yummy, yummy in my tummy. #breakfast #veganRenee

A photo posted by Renee's Kitchen

 

 

 Be Blessed as you Eat and Live with L.O.V.E.

oxoxRenee

P.S.  This necklace is the one I wear everyday.  “I am love” is a wonderful reminder of how I want to greet each moment.  I’ve created several different variations for women who feel the same way but have different words to express the same sentiment.

Simple Vegan Dinner Day 10/40

Meatless Meals for Lent

When I asked my kids what they thought they might do for Lent . . . . I never would have guessed what I heard next!

We want to give up meat!

Of course they mentioned this the Sunday before Ash Wednesday AFTER I had already went to the grocery store!  I ended up freezing down some of the meat that I had bought and the rest . . . they would just eat!  I have been posting the 40 days of meatless meals on instagram with #meatless and Day x/40 in the description.  

Saturday Night DinnerVegan Dinner

On Saturday nights I go to 5 o’clock Mass–leave at 4:30 and get home at 6:15 or so (length depends on the priest and the weather!)  I prep most of dinner before I leave the house, set the table before I leave, have the ice water in the pitcher.  You get the idea.  

This dinner is 100% vegan!  The kids gave up meat but not eggs or milk–being vegetarian for 40 days is a huge thing for one of my kids in particular!  Kudos to them for trying.

 

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Be Blessed as you eat and live with L.O.V.E.!

oxoxRenee