I’ve been watching with secret envy as many of my fellow bloggers have been receiving Happy Mail… but low and behold, what is this I see? A package of love from Germany from the lovely and fabulous Mihl! Her blog, Seitan is My Motor is one of my favorites – she is articulate, funny, shares the most beautiful photos and delicious recipes (like her most recent post, Norwegian Cinnamon Buns. Good grief! Save me from my own gluttony!).
Guppy, photo-layout assistant & cookie lover
My super package of love contained not one but two kinds of homemade cookies wrapped beautifully with care, a sampling of Mihl’s favourite dark chocolate and a gorgeous post card :
The cookies traveled beautifully (at least the cold weather is good for something!). They are delicious!
blurry photo due to fighting off 3-year-old cookie monster…
Even if you didn’t get some Mihl vegan cookie love in the mail, you too can enjoy the cookie goodness! You can make the Almond Chocolate Cookies found in her recipe index. Mihl, is the recipe for the Chocolate Cookies with White Chocolate Chips up, too? Let me know & I’ll link it! I didn’t see it, but I was distracted by the cookie-induced nirvana I was experiencing…). Merci mille fois, Mihl! I’ll have my revenge…just you wait and see…
Can you believe it’s already Vegan MoFo Day 25? Personally, I can’t. This month has flown by like the Wicked Witch of the West on her bad-ass broom. I continue to discover new vegan bloggers and am inspired by so many groovy folks living compassionate lives. With much political debate around the impending elections in North America, I have to chuckle when I come across the occasional “I’m not going to get all political on you” type comment on vegan blogs…I understand what the person is trying to say, but the fact of the matter is that everything is political, like it or not, and being vegan is one of the most outwardly political things you can possibly do. We are living our convictions, whether you arrived in Veganland to fight speciesism, because of your concerns about the environment or for personal health reasons – or heck, all three, you are living your beliefs every day and I think that’s the most amazing thing a person can do. Vegan MoFo has allowed us a wonderful arena to showcase the delicious delights of vegan cuisine and food preparation, and to really concentrate on getting the word out about what it is we love – nourishing, tasty food sans cruelty. Beautiful.
Musings From The Fishbowl 
i love happy mail and cookies! and also, very well said in that last paragraph. i never thought of being vegan as living a political statement, but you are very right. and living by example is the best that anyone can do.
Shelly, you are the nicest person ever! Just sent you an email! Glad you liked the cookies.
hooray for MoFo, indeed! it does rock, and i’m sad it’s almost over. supersadfaced.
your treats from Mihl look divine, Shelly! don’t you just love her blog? i saw those cinnamon buns and had a good drool. mmmmmmmmm! hooray for fun treats! and i’m throwing in another hooray for Vegan MoFo, too!
Aww, how fun! I love getting mail, especially from overseas.
Love the new new look for your blog!!
Oh and mail… yes it is so sweet, especially when cookies are involved. Mihl is such a sweetheart!
I can’t believe the month is almost over either. I didn’t accomplish nearly what I wanted to… but I think collectively, all the vegan bloggers really showed the world how amazing a compassionate life can be.
Happy Mail? I want some of that! Those look awesome! I can’t wait to check out her blog.
Oh and there’s a little something for you on my blog:
http://miss-mrs.blogspot.com/2008/10/figgy-fig-cookies.html
🙂