Guest guest Report post Posted June 16, 2008 , " Lesley Dove " <Lesley wrote: >Hi,Lesley!Thanx for replying !Where is the picnic exactly and at what time?Plz. do tell me the nearest tubestation from the venue!I did tell another vegan about your picnic.She was regretting coz she had already fixed up some imp.meeting that day.Her words were,' . . . if only , I had known about it earlier !'Most likely, I would come alone on 22nd.My coming too is slightly unsure til now! Thanx for all your efforts towards encouraging veganism!With regards, Sonal > Hi, > > > > No, it was not me who donated the shoes to London Vegans, although I was at > that meeting (Vanessa was not there that time). I don't know who donated the > shoes because there were quite a lot of people I don't know there. I'm not a > regular at London Vegans as I also live quite far out on the outer edge of > London, and usually try to do more with veggies and vegans around my area, > and help with Vegancampaigns from time to time (not much spare time left for > London Vegans) > > > > I would just bring about enough food for what would be the usual amount for > yourself (and your family if they come), maybe a little bit more to share, > hope to see you all at one of the picnics. > > > > The second picnic is especially for the families to get together, but I am > not sure how many are coming along yet. At that one we hope to do a bit of > filming of veggie and vegan families for putting a very short film onto > Veggievision. The first picnic is more of a mixed and inclusive one, with at > least ourselves and one other family going, and quite a few other people. > > > > It's up to you which you come to or both, I do believe especially that it is > very important for veggie and vegan families to have more opportunities to > meet and support one another, it's good having like-minded friends at all > stages in life but when you are a vegan parent, I think we have extra > challenges sometimes that most vegan non-parents cannot relate to, > children's parties, attitudes from people at children's schools and > nurseries, etc, where you are usually the only vegans. It is so important at > this stage in life not to be isolated from others in the same position. > > > > I'll invite you to the now, > > > > Lesley > > > > _____ > > On Behalf Of > sonal - > 15 June 2008 00:01 > > RE: Hello! > > > > Hi!Plz.do invite me to veparents group on .I wonder whether I'll be > able to actively continue being in all these vegan groups I've lately > joined/am joining!About the picnics, thanks again!Are you the same lady who > had donated a pair of vegan shoes to London vegans recently?I was there at > that meet actually.I am yet unsure whether I'll be able to make it alone or > with my family at all to these picnics.I'll let u know earliest > possible.Kindly tell me what all , in what quantity,am I supposed to bring > over at such a picnic?Please don't laugh at this question since , if I am > able to come, it would be a first such outing for me! > With regards, > Sonal > > Lesley Dove <Lesley (AT) vegan4life (DOT) <Lesley% 40vegan4life.org.uk> org.uk> > wrote: > Hi, > > Can I invite you to our Vegparents group on ? > > This might help you get together with other veggie and vegan families in > your area (most of the members live in London and the South east, certainly > several are from East London and I am sure some would be willing to meet > with you). I live in SW London, but we are organising two vegan picnic meet > ups in central London this Summer, one especially for veggie and vegan > families, which will be on 3rd August, and one on 22nd June, very soon, not > just families but families are especially welcome. You can see my posting > about it about three days ago on this group. > > Let us know if you can come to one or both, thanks. > > Lesley > > _____ > > @ <%40> .com > [@ <% 40> .com] On > Behalf Of > sonal_greens > 13 June 2008 16:57 > @ <%40> .com > Hello! > > Hi, everybody!I m Sonal,a vegan belonging to India, though presently > living in England.I remain busy presently bringing up my two kids( as > vegans, as much as possible!);they r quite small.My hubby is a > vegetarian, and I keep looking for avenues to incite him into turning > a vegan!I live in Ilford (London)and would love to meet some vegans > from this area , so that we can work out something good for the > animals!Otherwise also, merely chatting with a vegan can be very > morale boosting too at times!Bye for now! > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted June 16, 2008 Here are the details, as I posted a few days ago to the group, maybe you did not see that message. Sunday 22nd June - Central London picnic meet up, jointly with other vegetarian and vegan groups, bring vegan food to share, Kensington Gardens, 1pm, near the Princess Diana playground, families especially welcome, contact Lesley, Lesley or 020 8941 8075, or 0793 1156006 on the day. We hope you can make it, either on your own or with your family, obviously bringing the whole family is very definitely recommended since we will be meeting near a playground, and if you want to come to the one in August in Regents Park that one it is especially for the veggie and vegan families, and we will decide soon on a suitable meet up point (probably again it will be near a playground). Nearest underground station for this Sunday is Queensway or Bayswater, the playground is in the far north-west corner of Kensington Gardens, which is just west of Hyde Park on the other side of the Serpentine. Streetmap did not show the playground but this map does and you can zoom in on it, http://www.royalparks.org.uk/docs/park_maps/KensingtonPKMAP.pdf The funny thing is that although I invited a wide variety of veggie and vegan people on several groups to meet up for this picnic, I expected that it would be mainly families who would want to come. Surprisingly so far we are fairly short of families on the list of people coming, which surprised me, and yet lots of people are coming along alone. No pressure on you though, I remember it was quite hard work travelling across London with small children, and it's a bit easier now they are all older. If you want to find some vegan families closer to you rather than coming into central London to meet up, you might like to also try contacting Karin Ridgers who has a young son and lives in Essex, I do not think she will be all that far from you. She can be contacted through Veggievision, which she runs. Lesley _____ On Behalf Of sonal_greens 16 June 2008 17:36 Re: Hello! @ <%40> .com, " Lesley Dove " <Lesley wrote: >Hi,Lesley!Thanx for replying !Where is the picnic exactly and at what time?Plz. do tell me the nearest tubestation from the venue!I did tell another vegan about your picnic.She was regretting coz she had already fixed up some imp.meeting that day.Her words were,' . . . if only , I had known about it earlier !'Most likely, I would come alone on 22nd.My coming too is slightly unsure til now! Thanx for all your efforts towards encouraging veganism!With regards, Sonal > Hi, > > > > No, it was not me who donated the shoes to London Vegans, although I was at > that meeting (Vanessa was not there that time). I don't know who donated the > shoes because there were quite a lot of people I don't know there. I'm not a > regular at London Vegans as I also live quite far out on the outer edge of > London, and usually try to do more with veggies and vegans around my area, > and help with Vegancampaigns from time to time (not much spare time left for > London Vegans) > > > > I would just bring about enough food for what would be the usual amount for > yourself (and your family if they come), maybe a little bit more to share, > hope to see you all at one of the picnics. > > > > The second picnic is especially for the families to get together, but I am > not sure how many are coming along yet. At that one we hope to do a bit of > filming of veggie and vegan families for putting a very short film onto > Veggievision. The first picnic is more of a mixed and inclusive one, with at > least ourselves and one other family going, and quite a few other people. > > > > It's up to you which you come to or both, I do believe especially that it is > very important for veggie and vegan families to have more opportunities to > meet and support one another, it's good having like-minded friends at all > stages in life but when you are a vegan parent, I think we have extra > challenges sometimes that most vegan non-parents cannot relate to, > children's parties, attitudes from people at children's schools and > nurseries, etc, where you are usually the only vegans. It is so important at > this stage in life not to be isolated from others in the same position. > > > > I'll invite you to the now, > > > > Lesley > > > > _____ > > @ <%40> .com [@ <%40> .com] On Behalf Of > sonal - > 15 June 2008 00:01 > @ <%40> .com > RE: Hello! > > > > Hi!Plz.do invite me to veparents group on .I wonder whether I'll be > able to actively continue being in all these vegan groups I've lately > joined/am joining!About the picnics, thanks again!Are you the same lady who > had donated a pair of vegan shoes to London vegans recently?I was there at > that meet actually.I am yet unsure whether I'll be able to make it alone or > with my family at all to these picnics.I'll let u know earliest > possible.Kindly tell me what all , in what quantity,am I supposed to bring > over at such a picnic?Please don't laugh at this question since , if I am > able to come, it would be a first such outing for me! > With regards, > Sonal > > Lesley Dove <Lesley (AT) vegan4life (DOT) <Lesley% 40vegan4life.org.uk> org.uk> > wrote: > Hi, > > Can I invite you to our Vegparents group on ? > > This might help you get together with other veggie and vegan families in > your area (most of the members live in London and the South east, certainly > several are from East London and I am sure some would be willing to meet > with you). I live in SW London, but we are organising two vegan picnic meet > ups in central London this Summer, one especially for veggie and vegan > families, which will be on 3rd August, and one on 22nd June, very soon, not > just families but families are especially welcome. You can see my posting > about it about three days ago on this group. > > Let us know if you can come to one or both, thanks. > > Lesley > > _____ > > @ <%40> .com > [@ <% 40> .com] On > Behalf Of > sonal_greens > 13 June 2008 16:57 > @ <%40> .com > Hello! > > Hi, everybody!I m Sonal,a vegan belonging to India, though presently > living in England.I remain busy presently bringing up my two kids( as > vegans, as much as possible!);they r quite small.My hubby is a > vegetarian, and I keep looking for avenues to incite him into turning > a vegan!I live in Ilford (London)and would love to meet some vegans > from this area , so that we can work out something good for the > animals!Otherwise also, merely chatting with a vegan can be very > morale boosting too at times!Bye for now! > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 26, 2008 I am new to the group and wanted to introduce myself. I am just learning to cook really, and especially new to vegetarian cooking, but am really enjoying the learning experience. I am even starting to experiment a bit with recipes, and changing them in small ways....some day I will become more brave and maybe even make my own recipe up from scratch. For now, I am looking forward to learning from you! Trillium Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
