Vegan Cuisine

Vegan Cuisine. I have called many restaurants in Lancaster County and the surrounding area, and find most places serve salads. Maybe veggie burgers or hummus. Boring! My breakfasts could be anything from a vegan waffle to Quinoa cooked in vegetable broth and wrapped in a vegan crape with a tomatoes and white bean sauce with chili powder and other spices.

I want to be able to send my guests to places that have the same need to broaden their menus as I do. I absolutely LOVE to cook, and when I go out I want GOOD food. Cafe Chocolate in Lititz does a wonderful job taking care of dinners for those looking for more then just a lettuce leaf on a plate or a pile of noodles with marina sauce. Granted there is nothing wrong with salads and pasta, I am just frustrated. I want more for my guests.

Can some one please tell me if they know of a restaurant that serves up dishes that are vegan friendly? Not just vegetarian, but vegan.

Dawn

Unplug and Unwind

Did you ever notice that you have to do something before you can do something else? Sigh, so many responsibilities and very little time. Take a moment and just appreciate each other. Leave the cell phone in the car, your lap top at home, and god knows what you use to connect and communicate with the world.

You will not want to use them here. This is a time to unplug and unwind. Your obligated by your senses to set aside the world and relax. You just can't help yourself. My home just wraps itself around you and you feel at ease, at home and far away from those not so little annoyances that creep into your life and raise your blood pressure, making you just want to scream -- WHAT ABOUT MEEEEEE!

Here at Speedwell Forge the wolves will beckon you to think of a more simple life just for a moment, escape. Close your eyes and listen....birds, bull frogs, sounds of nature. Watch our cats play or the water flow by. Serenity, not just a dream a reality. The colors, the shades of green intoxicating. Shuuuu, what was that? That's your heart silly, a quiet beating, a slight smile. Ahhhh. Take time to breath. Take time for a DEEP breath. Soak in the whirl pool, slip on your robe and relax.

See you in the morning for breakfast!

Dawn

Fritz

Just a little update. Fritz is doing great. His eye has healed and is out of danger. Now if we could keep him from protecting his territory, he might start walking less like an old man, and more like the three year old he is. :-) Thanks for all who have sent letters and well wishes. Dawn

Natures Melodey

It was just lovely last night. Darin the dogs and I went for our evening walk. The sky seemed a bit over cast, but the air was warm and dry. I lovely evening for a walk. We should have set up the tent and slept out, it would have been perfect. As we walked bull frogs and tree frogs serenaded us, while the fireflies lit up the trees. Ahhh Christmas in June. Another week and the trees will truly sparkle. As we returned home and sat on the porch, we could still hear the frogs from the pond.

Things accomplished, nothing done...

I made breakfast today for four people, talked on the phone to folks for the wolf sanctuary and the bed and breakfast and fielded some personal calls for personal projects. Checked the email, answered some email. I did laundry: washed, dried, ironed and folded. I cleaned two rooms and fluffed one, and vacuumed the second floor. Brushed the cats, and brushed my hair. I had to take a break you know. :-) I did the dishes, visited with guests, and baked cookies. I shared the cookie doe with a guest. Okay, she got to clean the bowl and the blenders. I did more dishes. Changed the cat box and talked to a photographer on the phone about an article that they are doing on the B&B. Made some appointments, and oh I don't know -- there should be more because it is almost 7pm and I feel like I did not do anything! Oh well there is always tomorrow. Breakfast is at 9am -- see you there.

What I did today in Lancaster County PA

Oh my I can't say this enough, I love Lancaster County Pennsylvania! I love the people in my hometown of Lititz, and I love the folks that come stay at my Bed and Breakfast. Today I got up, made breakfst for two wonderful folks, did the dishes, answered some emails, did some room maintenance, stipped a room and did the laundry. Okay I am still doing laundry. Made another reservation (not complaining!) and now back to the garden for another round with the creepers. My cats, Fritz and Scappy, are of course working with me (I think). They are helping to weed, but I don't think they know the difference between my tomato plants and my weeds. Oh well, at least they are keeping me company.

Fritz, the cat

So yesterday I was working on by books in the office when Sherry came up and asked if something was wrong with my cat. Which one? Fritz, his eye looks funny. Well he had been out all night and he was chasing a big tom cat last time I saw him. He probably got a little scratch, but I went to investigate anyway. There he was looking all pitiful on the porch step. I got down to give him a closer look and his eye was closed, and there was something stuck at the corner. I little piece of wood. I went to remove it, and realized it was not just stuck there, but stuck in the socket.

I my god! Okay remain calm, don't want to freak him out. Give it a little tug, its just there. It couldn't be stuck too deep. He seems fine otherwise. No its not coming, thoughts racing! Remain calm, remain calm. Call the vet, no number, its the weekend....luckily the vet had been on the property earlier and the sanctuary had the doctor's cell phone. A call was placed and she was here within the hour. She assessed the situation, gave the stick a good yank and out this inch and half piece of wood emerged. Yuck! Ouch!!! Oh my poor baby boy! I looked at the doctor -- is he going to be ok??? Well his eye seems to be intact, but time will tell there is too much swelling.