Good Morning from the Farm

Good snowy morning!

Last night I drove upstate to attend a party celebrating the opening of The Guesthouse at the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary. It was a fabulous event (Jenny Brown’s artichoke dip rocked and so did the carrot cupcakes made by a local supporter)! As the party was winding down I climbed the stairs to The Olivia Room–to enjoy my first stay at the charming guesthouse. Within 10 minutes under the covers I suddenly had two bedmates.

Get your mind out of the gutter! It wasn’t a swinger party! My bedmates were the two Guesthouse cats, Errol and Leon. Total love bugs! (Don’t worry, you are not required to sleep with cats when you stay at the WFAS Guesthouse, but if you do want to, just leave your door cracked open).

After a wonderful night’s sleep this was my view when I awoke.

Gorgeous, right? I love knowing the animals are warm and cozy in their barns on this frigid (10 degrees F) morning.

I’m lounging in bed, sipping coffee, hanging out with E & L (that’s how I fondly refer to the cats now that we’ve slept together–oh, and Leon is super-jealous of my laptop and has pushed it off my lap twice so that he could curl up on my lap) and enjoying the quiet, snowy morning. Later I’ll be volunteering for a few hours, in my role as a WFAS board member. Before I head home I hope to give Kayli the cow a big kiss and my girl Clover the goat a big hug. I also want to meet Star and check in on Seth and Samuel–the newest goats to the farm.

Do you volunteer as an animal advocate? If so, tell us what you do and feel free to link to the organization!

Are you thinking about becoming an animal advocate? Read this great piece from Our Hen House: 10 Questions Animal Advocates Should Ask Themselves.

Do you want to support the work of Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary? It’s easy! Volunteer or donate!

Tagged as: wfas, woodstock farm animal sanctuary

Carrie (Carrie on Vegan)

I didn’t realize you are a board member of the sanctuary. You are the queen of awesomeness, JL!

http://jlgoesvegan.com JL

Aw, thanks! Yes, I joined the board at the end of 2011. Very excited to be a part of WFAS!

http://theunintentionalvegan.com/ Ashley F.

Love the picture – so beautiful! I do some work for Compassionate Action for Animals in Minneapolis – I run some of our online campaigns and work on securing sponsorships for events. http://www.exploreveg.org

http://jlgoesvegan.com JL

That is fabulous, Ashley! Thanks for sharing the link — I hope people in the area pick up on it! Do you know chef / author Robin Asbell (author of Big Vegan)? Is she involved? She’s local! http://www.robinasbell.com/

http://theunintentionalvegan.com/ Ashley F.

People are definitely starting to pick up on it – we even got Meatless Mondays implemented through the University of Minnesota food service! I don’t know Robin personally, but she does do some work with CAA – she does book signings and talks from time to time in the area.

http://www.thekitchenarian.com/ Kitchenarian

I love that morning view! OK, maybe I would like to see a little snow this year. I had to laugh at your companions because there always seems to be at least one cat in my bed every night, We have three!