Happy things

[juliet]

• SNOW! Though it has gone away again now. Pretty light, though - grey/yellow.
• Green & Black's mint chocolate is now vegan (previously it contained honey). I bought a celebratory bar.
• General Khaki gig tonight at the Garage - should be good.
• I made myself a hat over the weekend (from a black ball of Rowan Calmer I've had sitting around for a while). It's not quite finished yet - I want to add a fuzzy turnup from the leftover Colinette from my jumper. (OK, well, *I* think it's a happy thing, so there).

I need a knitting icon. And a work icon. Possibly I should just use the Herschel icon, mind.

Comments

[pippaalice.livejournal.com]

No bees are harmed in the making of honey are they? :/ I don't think I could ever be a strict vegan. (Not that I am saying anyone else shouldn't though I hasten to add. ;)

[juliet]

It Depends. Some honey manufacturers find it cheaper to kill off the bees in the autumn rather than feeding them through the winter (since their honey, which is what they'd normally eat through the winter, has been pinched for us to eat). As I understand it, this is more likely the bigger the manufacturer. Yer small-beekeeper is unlikely to do this. After some investigation I have just bought myself some Equal Exchange honey, as they appear to treat their bees well (albeit for strictly practical reasons) - only for medicinal purposes though, i.e. when ill & needing lemon&honey - golden syrup doesn't really cut it! (suspect also that ethically golden syrup is worse than fairtrade honey - it's all a damn moral minefield, I tell you).

And a vegan icon! I need a vegan icon! Or a food icon. Mmm food.

[dogrando.livejournal.com]

Noooo, you just need more icons with rats on. Yes.

[pippaalice.livejournal.com]

I'm really sad about the bees now. :/ I don't even like bees. But I do like honey!

I agree with yr fella, rat icons do seem to be the way to go. :D

[elleblue.livejournal.com]

Green & Black's mint chocolate is now vegan

Ooh, that's definitely worth celebrating! I don't suppose they managed to make it fare trade while they were tinkering, did they? *looks hopeful*

[juliet]

Sadly, no, although they do say that they buy direct from the growers & pay a higher price than normal.

[(Anonymous)]

grey/yellow! how uncivilised. here we have had no snow all winter, but on every sunny day i see brilliant white snow capped mountains.

i'm not expecting glasgow to be so great.