Well, it wasn't really an adventure, but I had a great time.
My birthday was on Saturday. I am eleventy billion years old*. Brian kindly offered, as part of my birthday gift, to act as my sexy chauffeur for the day.
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| He is that hot. |
First we drove out to Port Credit to Gitta's where I stocked up on needlepoint frippery. Brian waited patiently in the car while I sauntered about picking out all my colours.
Then we set out for the big outing - to Zephyr, Ontario where we attended the Open House of Snooters Forever Home, a farm animal rescue run by Susan and Brian Morris. Susan and Brian have full time jobs as paramedics in Toronto and when they're not saving human-animal lives, they are taking care of the lives of non-human animals saved from Factory Farms.
Their farm is beautiful. Green, well tended gardens, clean pens, charming paths.
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| peacocks wander around the farm. Lots of them. |
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| photo by Terri Pearce |
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| photo by Terri Pearce |
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| photo by Terri Pearce |
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| photo by Terri Pearce |
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| I am one of those people, who, if I see a line up of people, will join the line without even knowing what the line is for, simply because I imaging that joining the line is what I am supposed to do. |
I'm not sure how they do it. I talked to a volunteer who says that although they occasionally get some help from friends and volunteers, 99% of the work is done by Susan and Brian. And on their own dime. A labour of love, to be sure.
I met horses:
I met cows:
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| look at that face! |
I met piggies:
I hung out with some excellent chickens:
We had a lovely, lovely time. After we left we stopped at a roadside vegetable and fruit market and got some shiny veggies.
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| It was so blindingly bright outside I could hardly keep my eyes open for this picture. The radishes in this photo are WAY redder in real factual life. |
Then we went to Loblaws and got a lot of stuff.
Then we came home and I had a glorious green smoothie.
Then we ordered in Thai food, because that is what we do every year on my birthday.
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| green curry with tofu. Yummmmmmmm! |
I had a very nice day. You know, I didn't even have cake. And I love cake. And I had a total excuse to have cake and I didn't. There were even vegan cupcakes at Snooters and I didn't have one.
What a fool I was. A gorgeous, mad, mysterious fool.
Happy birthday to me!!
*the term "eleventy billion" I stole from Mrs. Tuna.
