Tag: vegetarian

  • The beginning of the end

    For all the Luke Walker chapters click here 🙂 And here is the beginning of Chapter 16, the final chapter of the second book, More Luke Walker: animal stick up for-er:  Luke Walker and the Maybury Christmas Fayre Luke reached for it at the exact same time as Jared.  They scowled at each other. “Let me have…

  • The Christmas Market

    For all the Luke Walker chapters click here 🙂 Chapter 15, the denouement : At ten forty-five on Tuesday morning, Luke and Joe climbed aboard the school minibus and grabbed two of the back seats.  Tania and Isabel grabbed the other two. “This should be good,” said Isabel. “Yeah, I need to get something for my mum…

  • Everything was tidy except Mr Beardsley’s desk

    For all the Luke Walker chapters click here 🙂 Chapter 15 continues from yesterday: The chairs were turned upside down on the desks; the bins were empty and the paint pots were washed up and stacked on the draining board.  Everything except Mr Beardsley’s desk was swept and dusted and tidy. Mr Beardsley’s desk was always a…

  • Luke, it’s your line!

    For all the Luke Walker chapters click here 🙂 Are you sitting comfortably?  Then we will begin chapter 15: Luke Walker and the school play “I am here today …” “Tonight.” “I am here tonight to warn you, that you ‘ave yet a chance and hope of escapin’ my fate. A chance and hope of my procturin’,…

  • Easy for seasoned outlaws

    To read the rest of the Luke Walker stories, click here 😀 Chapter 14 continues from yesterday: A noisy, activity-filled party with only two adults in attendance was easy to sneak away from.  It hadn’t even been difficult to get the matches from Mr Beardsley’s desk drawer.  Fortunately there had been no rain for a couple of weeks…

  • They’re not Halloween!

    To read the rest of the Luke Walker stories, click here 😀 Chapter 14 continues from yesterday: “Hey!  They can’t have them on Halloween!  Who brought them?” he asked, pointing with disgust at the flesh food and surveying the faces around the table. “What’s wrong?” asked Isabel. Luke didn’t hear her.  He angrily snatched the plate from…

  • Changing the subject

    To read the rest of the Luke Walker stories, click here 😀 Chapter 14 continues from yesterday: Luke decided to change the subject. “Where shall we put these then?” he asked. “Not here,” said Mr Beardsley, “or they might get eaten.  Put them on my desk behind the screen.” The boys did as they were told and…

  • Not Mr Darcy

    To read the rest of the Luke Walker stories, click here 😀 Chapter 14 continues from yesterday: “Not Mr Darcy!  Mr Wilberforce!” Luke insisted.  “I don’t want to look like some posh bloke from Priden Precipice!” Mrs Walker pulled the black trousers, white ruffled shirt and long black coat from The Village Players’ costume trunk.…

  • Not even pretending to listen

    For all the Luke Walker chapters so far click here 😀 Here begins Chapter 14: Luke Walker and the Halloween Party Luke, Joe, Isabel and Tania looked at the circle and gasped.  They hadn’t believed it could happen.  Now that it had, they were scared. “That’s it then,” said Luke eventually, “I’ll prob’ly be dead by Christmas.”…

  • In the Sunday School room …

    For all the Luke Walker chapters click here 😀 To read the whole of Chapter 13 click here 🙂 Story continues from yesterday: In the Sunday School room Luke was unsurprised to find quaint and colourful cardboard fishing boats stuck to a massive collage that covered a whole wall.  The boats were manned by friendly fishermen pulling up nets…

  • Dangerous things

    For all the Luke Walker chapters click here 😀 To read the whole of Chapter 13 click here 🙂 Story continues from yesterday: At 3.47pm Luke and Joe stood in Curly and Squirt’s shed.  There was a big old wooden ottoman at the back.  Joe had never noticed it before because ordinarily Luke kept a bale of hay on…

  • Luke could hardly believe it

    For all the Luke Walker chapters click here 😀 To read the whole of Chapter 13 click here 🙂  Story continues from yesterday: “What?!”  Luke could hardly believe it.  “They’re proud of killin’ sea animals are they?  They want to show off about killin’ God’s creatures do they?  That’s very Christian – I don’t think!” “Well, Luke,” Mum…

  • And then what happened?

    For all the Luke Walker chapters click here 😀 Chapter 13: Luke Walker and the Harvest Festival begins here: “And then what happened?  Luke?” “Erm,” “Weren’t you listening?  What happened in the end?” “Oh, um, in the end she saved ’em all, and then they saw she was a girl, coz they thought she was a man…

  • A wink and a smile

    For all the Luke Walker chapters click here For the whole of chapter 12 click here 🙂 Story continues from Friday: At half past three, all the Year Fives who wanted to be in the Christmas concert went to the hall to audition for Ms Robinson and Mr Beardsley.  There were more parts available than actors…

  • Unprepared

    For all the Luke Walker stories so far click here 🙂 Chapter 12 continues from yesterday: ******* They weren’t prepared for what they found.  Parked in the field, alongside the still confined sheep, was a double decker lorry. The top deck was already full of sheep.  The farmer was there, with his dogs, talking to the lorry driver. …

  • A brilliant plan

    For all the Luke Walker stories so far click here 🙂 Chapter 12 continues from yesterday: ******* On their way home from school Luke and Joe discussed the Christmas concert. “I don’t wanna be in it,” said Joe. “You could just ‘ave a small part,” Luke suggested, “then we’d be together.” “Oh yeah,” said Joe, but his heart…

  • Make sure no one’s watching

    For all the Luke Walker stories so far click here 🙂 Chapter 12 continues from yesterday: ******* When they got to the bus stop they stood under the shelter and looked carefully in every direction to make sure no one was watching.  Then they hurried across the road and emptied their bags into the muddy paddock.  The sheep…

  • Some calls may be recorded

    For all the Luke Walker stories so far click here 🙂 Chapter 12 continues from yesterday: ******* “Oh no!  He prob’ly dint tell no one he’d locked the sheep up without food ‘n’ water, and if he’s dead, no one’ll know they’re here, and they’ll starve to death!”  His eyes were wide with alarm. “Call the RSPCA!” said…

  • At the end of the day …

    For all the Luke Walker stories so far click here 🙂 Chapter 12 continues from last Friday: ******* At the end of the day Luke couldn’t find Joe so he walked home alone feeling very sorry for himself.  Then he saw something which took his mind off it.  Across the road sheep were being rounded up with two…

  • Not in Mrs Tebbut’s class anymore

    For all the Luke Walker stories so far click here 🙂 Chapter 12 continues from yesterday: ******* Tuesday came around as it was bound to, and Luke found himself back at school.  He was predictably annoyed about it but took solace in the fact that at least he wasn’t in Mrs Tebbut’s class anymore. Everyone knew Ms Robinson was…

  • Tuvok knows best

    For all the Luke Walker stories so far click here 🙂 Chapter Twelve begins here: Luke Walker and the new teacher “Search everyone’s quarters on decks five to seven.” “It’s nillogical to search deck six …” “No, you don’t say that.” “Why not?” “Coz you’re Tom Paris.” “Paris knows when things aren’t logical.” “No he doesn’t.  Paris…

  • “Quickly! Before they see you!”

    For all the Luke Walker stories so far click here 🙂 For the whole of Chapter 11 click here 🙂 Chapter 11 continued from yesterday: The police car was between him and the officers so he kept his head down and crept up to the rear door. He tried the handle.  Nothing happened.  He tried it again.  It…

  • Panic and retreat

    For the stories so far click here 🙂 Chapter 11 continued from yesterday: Luke stood still, his face flushed hot. “They know!” he thought with horror. It got worse.  He watched as two police officers walked up to the organisers’ table.  After a few moments a man there pointed in Luke’s direction.  The police officers started to…

  • Strong and determined

    For the stories so far click here 🙂 Chapter 11 continued from Friday: With a wheelbarrow full of three different leaflets which told the truth about the dairy industry, Luke headed for the car park.  The wheelbarrow was heavy and the cars were parked quite close together on uneven ground, so it was rather difficult to stop…

  • Way of the world

    For chapters 1 to 10 click here 🙂 Chapter 11 continued from yesterday: He smiled broadly as he considered how fortuitous this outing had turned out to be; how lucky it was that this week of all weeks he’d needed a wheelbarrow. *** Nan and Grandad loved to go to car boot sales, antique fairs and flea…

  • And here begins chapter 11: Luke Walker and the ice cream van

    For chapters 1 to 10 click here 🙂 Luke Walker and the ice cream van Set apart from the rest of the flea market was a stall that was of great interest to Luke.  Standing behind it was a lady wearing black eye shadow and black nail varnish.  She had long, straight, jet black hair and her…

  • The lentil hotpot gambit and other clever tricks

    For the whole story click here 🙂 The conclusion of Chapter Ten: For dinner his mum had cooked lamb chops.  After getting to know Curly and Squirt, Joe couldn’t bring himself to actually bite into one but when no one was looking he cut a piece off and hid it in his pocket. Then he…

  • Back to the drawing board

    For the whole of Luke Walker: animal stick up for-er, Chapter Ten click here 🙂 Chapter 10 continued from yesterday: “But what will I eat today?” he asked, disheartened. Luke was busy thinking. “What?  Oh, you can share mine,” he said generously, and they continued on to school. As luck would have it they wouldn’t…

  • Feigning self-sacrifice

    Chapter ten continues 🙂 ************************************ Dinner was almost over and Jared was helping Mum clear the table. “Hurry up Luke,” Jared was impatient to get to Youth Club and wasn’t allowed to go until he’d done the washing up. “You want me to get indigestion I suppose!” said Luke, not really surprised that his brother…

  • Chapter Ten starts here: Luke Walker and the allergic reactions

    For the stories so far click here 🙂 Chapter Ten: Luke Walker and the allergic reactions Luke was hesitant. If he made a mistake now it could cost him the game.  Janeway was a good card. She had a lot of Starfleet Authority and was also very cunning.  But which to choose, that was the…

  • Luke Walker and the secret society: the conclusion

    For the whole of chapter 9 click here, for chapters 1 to 8 click here 🙂 ****************** He knew he had to do something but since the shop man suspected him of throwing away five hundred KFC leaflets that Jared was supposed to have delivered on his paper round last week, he needed to keep…

  • Luke Walker and the secret society continues …

    When Joe was clear about how to do it, he went home to make one for himself. “Don’t tell anyone!” Luke reminded him on his way out. After hearing the front door close, Luke stood at the window and watched Joe walk out of the cul-de-sac feeling full of optimism. Now there were two of…

  • Luke Walker: animal stick up for-er Chapter 9 starts here!

    For chapters 1 to 8 click here 🙂 Luke Walker and the secret society Luke handed his notebook to Joe. “Read that and if you agree, write ya name there, under mine, and then put ya thumb print there,” he said, pointing to the designated pages. He uncapped the bottle of black poster paint and…

  • More Luke Walker: animal stick up for-er COMING SOON

    Luke Walker‘s back! Well, he will be very soon 😀 Watch this space! ************************************** vegan, vegetarian, children’s book, vegan children’s book, fiction, juvenile fiction, vegan children’s stories

  • Quick! The animals need you!

    If you’re a UK resident, Compassion in World Farming needs your help. By current European law, animals are recognised as sentient beings, acknowledging their ability to feel pain, suffer and also experience joy. No one who has seen a cow going outside for the first time after a winter indoors, a hen dust bathing, or…

  • A Handsome Fellow

    Here is the fellow I met yesterday, I don’t know his name, He didn’t say. But he was so handsome, So elegant was he, I quietly admired him, Or was he a she? **************** Can somebody tell me – is he a partridge?  And is he a he or a she? Such a beauty 😀…

  • Path To Freedom

    This is inspiring and uplifting – give it 15 minutes and enjoy your day 😀 ********************* home grown, self sufficient, eco-friendly, organic food, garden, gardening, fruit and vegetable growing, vegan, vegetarian, freedom

  • Animal Sanctuary Poem Week: Day 5

    Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare The Broyle, Ringmer, East Sussex, BN8 5AJ, UK Tel:  (01825) 840252 e:  info@raystede.org Today I saw some horrible men Who were happy in their pursuit Of rabbits with their tiny dogs Who were sent down the holes by the brutes. These horrible men, these are the type Who work at…

  • Animal Sanctuary Poem Week: Day 4

    Hillside Animal Sanctuary Frettenham, Norfolk Wendy Valentine’s amazing Her firey compassion don’t stop blazing. Her sanct’ry is home to many a horse, It goes without saying, she’s vegan of course! There’s chickens and ducks and budgies and turkeys, And sheep and cows and llamas and donkeys. There’s rabbits and emus, alpacas and deer, There’s even…

  • Animal Sanctuary Poem Week: Day 3

    FRIEND farm Animal Rescue East Peckham, Tonbridge, Kent Marion and Mark made FRIEND And such good friends they are, To pigs and goats and cows and sheep And turkeys and geese and more. They give a gift to Death Row souls The best gift they could give: Forever freedom in paradise, Now they can really…

  • Animal Sanctuary Poem Week: Day 2

    Hugletts Wood Farm Animal Sanctuary Dallington, East Sussex Imagine a place where cows can live Their whole lives out in peace. They’re rescued from the dairy hell But now live free from cheese. Big and strong and vulnerable They’re right where they should be, A home of love with Wenda and Matt, They’re even pleased…

  • Animal Sanctuary Poem Week: Day 1

    Tower Hill Stables Asheldham , Essex Fiona Oakes and Martin, They’re such a funny pair. Like vegan superheroes They’re running here and there. At Tower Hills, their sanct’ry, They never seem to stop. They have so many rescues, They work until they drop. So look them up and you’ll see The lovelies in their care,…

  • Mountains and Christmas and toy cars with doors that open

    For the story so far click here 🙂 Wednesday 18 December Jude has started drawing a cartoon strip.  It’s really good, she’s great at cartoons.  I really like the way she does people’s fingers and curly hair.  So far she’s drawn seven pictures.  I wonder what she’ll name her characters.  Naming characters is one of my favourite…

  • The biggest jar I have ever seen

    For the story so far click here 🙂 Friday 13 December Today we did more digging in the garden, which is a lot of hard work, but it is fun to be outside for science. For lunch we had peanut butter and yeast extract on toast.  We’d got a giant jar of yeast extract from Daily Bread…

  • Fruitcake, flapjacks and papier-mâché dinosaurs

    Click here for the story so far 🙂 Thursday 5 December Jude made a fruitcake and flapjacks! I don’t know which I like best, because fruitcake is so sweet and juicy but flapjacks are golden and crunchy. While Jude was baking I worked on my dress. Mum helped me to sew on the sewing machine…

  • What Me And Jude Did …… Chapter 3 starts here!

    Click here for the story so far 🙂 Monday 2 December We went to town for a shopping exercise this morning.  Mum gave Jude and me ten pounds each and a shopping list each, and then we had to buy everything on the list for less than ten pounds and get the best value for money.  Mum said we did…

  • Commercial Break: Gluten Free, Organic, Fair Trade, Vegan Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

    We interrupt this story to bring you a commercial for something very yummy: Doves Farm organic, gluten free, fair trade, vegan, very crunchy chocolate chocolate chip cookies!!!!! Find them at your local health food shop, or if you’re lucky they might have them in the Free From section of your supermarket 🙂 Of course there’s…

  • Getting ready for the Christmas Bazaar

    For the story so far click here 🙂 Friday 29 November In history we studied more about Boudicca and her battles with the Romans.  She sounds brilliant.  I like that she had long red hair. This afternoon we made treats for the Christmas bazaar! I made chocolate hazelnuts and fudge, while Jude made chocolate oaty treats and…

  • Steerforth, Traddles and the Warrior Queen

    For the story so far click here 🙂 In history we are studying Boudicca who was a Celtic queen.  Celtic women were equal to Celtic men, so when her husband, the Iceni King, died she became the leader of their people. But the Romans didn’t believe women could own property, so they tried to overthrow her by attacking her, her…

  • Find the White Horse and other stories

    For the story so far click here 🙂 For cookery we made party food! We made a big bakewell tart and twelve miniature ones, sosmix rolls and a big sponge cake.  Mum helped us make pastry for the bakewell tarts and for the sosmix rolls, and I put the jam in the bottom of the bakewell tarts,…