Author Archives: Deb Leddon - Vegan Wanna-Be

About Deb Leddon - Vegan Wanna-Be

Vegetarian Mother and Wife, Vegan Wanna-Be, Retired Scientist and occasional Engineer. Passionate about my family, animal rights, the outdoors and my violin.

President Biden: Will You Save America’s Heritage Wild Horses?

Originally posted on Straight from the Horse's Heart:
An open letter to the President of the United States of America – Joseph R. Biden Jr. about the Bureau of Land Management’s mismanagement of native-species American wild horses. Photo by…

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Linda Edwards about animal rescue

Most of us know that rescuing an animal is an act that imbues the rescuer with the warmest and fuzziest of good feelings. Yet the dark side of rescue can be so utterly heartbreaking and hopeless as to physically and … Continue reading

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Along with Wanting to Slaughter America’s Wild Horses and Burros, Ryan Zinke is Erasing ‘Public’ from Lands He’s Meant to Guard

Originally posted on Straight from the Horse's Heart:
By Chris Krupp as published in The Seattle Times Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s actions show his priority is to fossil-fuels companies and whether they will be able to profitably access the…

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Puppy Found With Heartbreaking Note: “My Owner Is In Abusive Relationship, Please Take Care Of Him”

A wonderfully relevant post!! Source: Puppy Found With Heartbreaking Note: “My Owner Is In Abusive Relationship, Please Take Care Of Him”

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ILLEGAL ALIENS

My husband came into the kitchen yesterday morning bearing fruit and organic tea for the breakfast he often makes for just the two of us. It’s one of my favorites; homemade gluten-free oatmeal with brown maple sugar, raisins and pecans. Sometimes it varies, add … Continue reading

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Dulce de leche filled cookies

Dulce de leche bought from the shops is good, but the stuff you make yourself is even better. This silky South American treat is made by cooking sweetened condensed milk at a very low temperature f… Source: Dulce de leche … Continue reading

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A Rather Thoughtful Blog

I came across an article from the blog; There’s an Elephant in the Room blog in my WordPress reader yesterday; Vegan and vegetarian – why they are not similar. For those of you unfamiliar with the reader – it is a … Continue reading

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Dead Stuff

Since viewing a Discovery channel’s documentary on the latest findings with King Tut, I’ve had a serious fascination with dead stuff. It is telling that much can be gleaned from the tissues and bones of dead people. In addition, it seems that young Tut wasn’t … Continue reading

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The Fig Tree; that is the one that resides in Flower Mound , Tx..

Our 17 foot tall (my conservative estimate) Brown Turkey Fig Tree is about 11 years old and a survivor in real terms of occasional past  screw-ups of my own and often times – sheer neglect. But since 2011, under our … Continue reading

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Snowball Moon – OK – I’m back ….on the heels of this amazing post.

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