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So one is vindicated: peonies on a veganversary

Taste: radish microgreens, rhubarb and rosewater Sight: foxgloves, peonies, poppies; cottonwood wands   Sound: hoot owl; croaking frogs   Touch: petal to nose Smell: peonies   Extra: "So, one is vindicated." — Venetia Burney Phair the girl who named Pluto; "Let us examine our attitude toward peace itself. Too many of us think it is impossible. Too many think it unreal. But that is a dangerous, defeatist belief. It leads to the conclusion that war is inevitable, that mankind is doomed, that we are gripped by forces we cannot control.  We need not accept that view. Our problems are man-made — therefore, they can be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. Man's reason and spirit have often solved the seemingly unsolvable — and we believe they can do it again."  — JFK, 1963 commencement speech Grateful for: Sam; farmers' markets; T he Happy Cow Cookbook : Recipes from Top-Rated Veg...

Our hearts condem night lakes and strawberry stout

Taste: strawberry soda; Der Blokken Black ; Schilling Chai Cider Sight: skinny barefoot man on a skateboard; Only Lovers Left Alive ; coyote  Sound: Only Lovers Left Alive soundtrack   Touch: blowing dandelions; strolling Smell: wisteria   Extra: "This self obsession, it's a waste of living. It could be spent on surviving things, appreciating nature, nurturing kindness and friendship. And dancing!" — Eve (Tilda Swinton) in Only Lovers Left Alive Grateful for: adventures - small and large, in hometowns and far flung

Moody, mopey teenage homemade vegetable soup

Taste: carrot soup; sweet potato soup; asparagus soup Sight: pale green leaves on clear evening sky Sound: unusual nature sounds: tree rings on a record player ; Birds on the Wires ; God's Chorus of Crickets ; and Lana Del Rey's voice in "Once Upon a Dream," Maleficent Touch: petals Smell: lilac Extra: muditā -joy, especially sympathetic or vicarious joy, the pleasure that comes from delighting in other people's well-being anonym: envy or schadenfreude Grateful for: kitchen tools: blender, juicer