Quick & hearty dinner

Or at least I thought so. I love carbs :) its amazing how much rice/pasta/noodles etc. that I consume. But I've decided to slowly start back up this blog & start cooking more vegetarian meals working towards total vegan - not necessarily eating just convenient "veggie" food.

But, this is one of my favorite brands of pasta...Buittoni mixed cheese tortellini & Yves meatless ground. I needed to use up the meatless ground before it spoiled - I'm trying to be less wasteful. It may not be the most healthy dinner but it was still yummy & filling.

This little piggie didn't want to go to market...

Absolutely disgusting. How can you continue to eat pork or whatever after seeing this? How can you treat a creature in such a cruel & brutal way for no reason at all other than for your own entertainment, & sleep at night?
MFA investigation...


http://www.mfablog.org/2012/04/video-shocking-cruelty-revealed-at-britains-third-largest-pork-supplier.html

How do you deal with the "weight" on your shoulders that you want to help every, single animal?

It kills me to see strays all around me in this small town. There isn't a big enough facility to hold them all, much less adequate help, time, etc. This town has a very high rate of strays plus people "donate" their dog or cat to the pound because they don't want to take care of them anymore for whatever reason. I just don't understand.

I was driving home to lunch today when I stopped to let a black dog cross the "major" road in town. Panting & I'm sure extremely hot I didn't know what to do. Another car stopped for him too.What do you do? I know realistically you cannot help/save every animal species on the plant, even though it's a nice idea. Reallistically, the average person cannot just bring home every stray they encounter. So what do you do?

Any advice?

Animal Cruelty

I could not believe this photo when I saw it posted on Facebook. What is wrong with people?! Why do they get away with such actions?! I could definitely get on my soap box here, but it just makes me so mad!
I'm thankful for all of those who do what they can to speak up for those who do not have a voice.

The insanity!

I just read a post on my Facebook from someone asking for help with their chi-Pom mix. Their neighbor shot her dog with a BB gun because it was barking. WTF is wrong w/ people?! My neighbors blare their music all hours of the day & you don't see me running out shooting anyone - even if it was with just a BB gun.
Now it's stuck in her dog's leg & this lady is going through a divorce without a job, so needless to say, doesn't have the money for an emergency vet visit.
The town police or animal control will not do anything - so people can just shoot animals for the hell of it? Grrr! That just makes me sooo angry!

Orange you glad it's almost April?!

Random Fact: April is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals month - how great is that?!

Now what's so crazy is that I'm just now realizing that - it seems like such a coincidence. 2 years ago when I got married, instead of buying random goodies for guests that typically go to waste, for every person who RSVP'd, we donated a dollar amount to the ASPCA - that was in April!

Jut thought that was kind of neat

*pugs & kisses!*

And they say animals don't have feelings...

OMG! I am so glad that I stopped to read this article. Absolutely amazing & touching. People need to wake up & recognize the reality that humans are not the only beings on this plant that 'feel'. This bull crying is just like a human begging for their own life. I wish people would open their hearts & be moved by the miracles of God's creatures that are all around us.

Bull who cried