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phineasjonesalmost forgot to relate most exciting tale...
well, it is exciting for vegans. i suspect it would be hard for non-vegans out there to relate.
so, after picking up keys to new place on sunday, rach and i were headed to the nearby home depot. we were checking out the neighborhood businesses as we drove, wondering, without much hope, whether there would be any restaurants around that would serve anything vegan. unfortunately the food establishments all seemed to be variations on "vinny's sub shop." sigh. pho!
anyway, then i saw the sign on a building - "vegetarian wholesale, boston cookies." boston cookies!? they are the very tasty but too pricey vegan cookies that i enjoy v. much. so we made a u turn, parked and went over to check it out. there was a man gardening in the driveway of the building. he asked what we were looking for - we told him we had just moved into the neighborhood. he said he and his wife own boston cookies. told us we should go inside and chat with his wife. we did. she was so nice. she gave us a mini-tour of the place. then she asked if we wanted some cookies. they had all these perfectly good cookies and brownies that were broken so they couldn't sell them. we said sure, we're having a party soon.
the woman gave us pounds of cookies and brownies. three huge bags full. they await us now, in the fridge of our new place. yes, vegan treats, nearby. with friendly people who like to give us things. woohoo! this bodes well for the new place. so yeah, non-vegans may not fully appreciate this, but anyone with some diet restriction will surely be sympathetic - and see how fortuitous it all seems.
well, it is exciting for vegans. i suspect it would be hard for non-vegans out there to relate.
so, after picking up keys to new place on sunday, rach and i were headed to the nearby home depot. we were checking out the neighborhood businesses as we drove, wondering, without much hope, whether there would be any restaurants around that would serve anything vegan. unfortunately the food establishments all seemed to be variations on "vinny's sub shop." sigh. pho!
anyway, then i saw the sign on a building - "vegetarian wholesale, boston cookies." boston cookies!? they are the very tasty but too pricey vegan cookies that i enjoy v. much. so we made a u turn, parked and went over to check it out. there was a man gardening in the driveway of the building. he asked what we were looking for - we told him we had just moved into the neighborhood. he said he and his wife own boston cookies. told us we should go inside and chat with his wife. we did. she was so nice. she gave us a mini-tour of the place. then she asked if we wanted some cookies. they had all these perfectly good cookies and brownies that were broken so they couldn't sell them. we said sure, we're having a party soon.
the woman gave us pounds of cookies and brownies. three huge bags full. they await us now, in the fridge of our new place. yes, vegan treats, nearby. with friendly people who like to give us things. woohoo! this bodes well for the new place. so yeah, non-vegans may not fully appreciate this, but anyone with some diet restriction will surely be sympathetic - and see how fortuitous it all seems.
