"Mama's Taking us to the Zoo..."
So, we had to drive to Orange County to complete selling the car today, and I didn't want to waste the opportunity to do something out that way if we were spending the gas anyway. We didn't have a lot of time however, as Papa needed to get back to work after the appointment to sell the car.
I decided to take the boys to the Santa Ana Zoo. It's the kind of zoo that you can easily do in an hour (especially since we have been before), and with our reciprocal benefits from The Living Desert it was only $6 total for us to get in. Even on a day when we didn't have time for traditional schooling we did something educational (and fun!). This zoo is a lot different from The Living Desert in that they have lots of monkeys and apes, as well as a wallaby! The boys were sad that the bald eagle wasn't on display; they have one that suffered a gunshot wound to one wing and is unreleasable. We did see a hawk and a couple of owls.
Afterwards we went to the Native Foods Cafe in Costa Mesa. We have now visited 3 of their 4 locations. I think this was my favorite so far, with its yurt-inspired architecture. I tried a French dip, which is funny as I have never had a beef one, so I couldn't really tell you how a vegan one compares. It was okay, not as yummy as a Hollywood bowl, but since I am making those from the cookbook this Saturday I decided to try something new.
It was a really nice day; when we got home it was 94 degrees. If Papa hadn't needed to go back to work I would have packed a cooler and our beach gear.
The boys insisted on quiet time even though we got home later than usual, and they want to play with their tangram cards that arrived Monday. We got some great books from Amazon too, but no Enki.
I decided to take the boys to the Santa Ana Zoo. It's the kind of zoo that you can easily do in an hour (especially since we have been before), and with our reciprocal benefits from The Living Desert it was only $6 total for us to get in. Even on a day when we didn't have time for traditional schooling we did something educational (and fun!). This zoo is a lot different from The Living Desert in that they have lots of monkeys and apes, as well as a wallaby! The boys were sad that the bald eagle wasn't on display; they have one that suffered a gunshot wound to one wing and is unreleasable. We did see a hawk and a couple of owls.
Afterwards we went to the Native Foods Cafe in Costa Mesa. We have now visited 3 of their 4 locations. I think this was my favorite so far, with its yurt-inspired architecture. I tried a French dip, which is funny as I have never had a beef one, so I couldn't really tell you how a vegan one compares. It was okay, not as yummy as a Hollywood bowl, but since I am making those from the cookbook this Saturday I decided to try something new.
It was a really nice day; when we got home it was 94 degrees. If Papa hadn't needed to go back to work I would have packed a cooler and our beach gear.
The boys insisted on quiet time even though we got home later than usual, and they want to play with their tangram cards that arrived Monday. We got some great books from Amazon too, but no Enki.
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But most days I am vegan, along with DH and my oldest. When we are out DH and DS#1 will occasionally eat fish (maybe once a month).
As for the lifestye parts of being vegan, we have lots of wool to use up, and I'm not completely happy with synthetics as they come from non-renewable resources. So I guess eventually I will have to find wool from very happy sheep.
I do love the food there, and love knowing that I don't have to worry about hidden dairy (DS#1 and I are both allergic) or factory-farmed eggs. They also use organic produce whenever they can.
Maybe we can meet you somewhere when you go to La Jolla!
I will let you know when our trip is scheduled, we visit my Mom out there so its up to her schedule, she gets pretty jammed with summer guests. :-)
Are you on the Anchor Community email list? That's where many of the Enki users went when the old discussion list was shut down. It's mostly dead now, but some people will answer questions and there are a few months of archives.
There are a few Enki users on the Waldorf at Home email list, and one or two at www.amitymama.com
In a perfect world there would be a way for us to be 100% vegan and still not use synthetics, eggs, etc., but this isn't a perfect world. Nothing is bloodless - even the harvest of fields kills small animals.
Your garden sounds cool! We were going to put one in this year, but we put it on hold. If I wait long enough I guess it would be part of the 3rd grade farming block.