Want to feel inspired?

First, in case you were worried, Laverne is FINE. We had a bit of a messy egg incident this morning, but she is in good working form and seems to be back to herself. Someone suggested she might have been spooked by something and this seems plausible. I am sad to suggest it might have been me picking her up and putting her in the run as she refused to go in herself. But don't fret, she is okay. Laverne is fine. Phew!

A while back my good friend recommended Animal Vegetable Miracle to me as a good read. And a good read it is! It was on my to read list for a long time and it finally arrived in the mail. Martin and I have recently been inspired to live like conscious consumers and so have begun a quest to eat only locally grown produce and meat (not for me! for martin!)(movie that inspired us...The Age of Stupid) It kills me to think I'll never have another avocado or pineapple again but I do think it is time people start consuming like the seasonal animals they are. This would be way easier to do in California, and way more enjoyable, but there you are. Anyway, just as we started this adventure I began the book above. The author, who is well known for numerous novels, many of which I have read, decides to do a year of sustainable living on the farm she lives on with her family. She takes my motto to eat local but takes it to the extreme. Something I can't quite yet do but hope to one day. The book goes through the months of her seasonal eating and gives good advice and information about why it is important people change the way they consume. It has truly inspired me. So much so that I think Martin worries about what new idea I will have next. Like today when I came home and told him I wanted to make my own cheese. If I only I had my own cow I might just be able to call home heaven! I really recommend it. I think people are afraid to admit that the change we need needs to start at home. If people stop eating all the crap that is being produced for us, that crap will eventually stop being produced. Think about it. Aren't you just a little bit worried about our planet and the way we live?