About


Hi. I'm Darlene Conner.

Ok so not really, but imagine if Darlene grew up, took up crochet, got married, had babies and drank a lot of tea.

Oh, and liked cats.

I am a vegetarian, mama, crochet lover, vintage collector, and a tea enthusiast. Fluent in sarcasm and a solid appreciator of dry humour.

I like the '90s and British comedy and lace tablecloths and pretty teacups. So much so that my house looks like somebody's grandma's. But it's ok because I bake like nobody's business and have an extensive collection of nametags and hairnets aprons and vintage scarves.

I became a vegetarian at 26, and battle every day with the foodie in me that wants to cook and eat everything I see. So I make veggie dishes be so awesome nobody misses the meat and I'm not sad I have to cut out an entire food group in my culinary adventures. Quite frankly the thought of chewing some flesh now makes me gag, so it seems you can turn a committed carnivore into a lentil-loving freak with a minimum of fuss. Just don't ask me to love tofu.

I learned to make tea when I was six, knit when I was 10, and crochet when I was 21, thanks to the internet. Ain't no YouTube was around back then, so all I had was drawings on about.com to follow. My nanna made me tea when I was small because she told me coffee kills little kids. She also dunked her buttered toast into her tea so I probably should have put two and two together that she might not be an expert on such things.

I am trying to grow my own veggies, I love bento, cheese, and stuff that smells like vanilla. Including vanilla. I have a bookshelf in every room and probably won't be your friend any more if you dog-ear pages. Or if you don't like Kevin Smith films.

If any of this sounds like your cup of tea, then welcome aboard. Enjoy your stay. Have a cucumber sandwich?

<3 Stacey.





Contact me here:


Veggie Mama/Stacey Roberts/Darlene Conner at the following locations:

Email: mamavegetable@gmail.com

Twitter: www.twitter.com/veggie_mama

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/veggiemama

Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/115781529253008931063/posts

old-school: PO Box 500, Maroochydore, QLD, 4558


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Oh, and I also speak. You know, out loud.







And if you're looking for some veg links... here's some. But I don't preach. In fact it's so normal for me I don't even think about it any more. But you might find them helpful!

Original Rolling Stone articles of Fast Food Nation, the book that made me decide to go veg.
The Australian Vegetarian Society
The Vegetarian/Vegan Society of Queensland
Vegetarian Network Victoria
Vegetarian Food
Happy Cow Australia
Vegan Society of Australia
Peta
Peta2 - for the younger crowd
Peta's What to Eat - quick and easy vegan snacks and meal ideas
The Vegetarian Resource Group
The Post Punk Kitchen
Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine
Ethical Consumer
Food Politics
Vegan.com
Vegan Health

Animals and Activism
Act Now for Animals
Animals Australia
Animal Liberation

Beauty
Girlie Girl Army - the glamazon guide to green living
Cruelty Free Face - compassionate cosmetics

Blogs
Vegan Dad
Vegan Lunch Box
Vegan Yum Yum
Compassionate Cooks

People
Michael Pollan - food and farming writer
Walter Bond - The Animal Liberation Front's "Lone Wolf"
Neal Barnard - vegan physician