I am not a vegetarian, but sometimes I think I should be.
I love the taste of meat, but am disturbed by eating fellow sentient mammals. Then I consider the fowl and the fish; decide I shouldn’t eat them either and then I am left with the plants. Plants are alive too and are killed so we can eat them. If we eat neither flesh nor fruit, we are left with nothing at all, except our own extinction .
I grew a magnificent pumpkin from seed. I fed and watered it and then I picked it, sliced it into mighty chunks and made it into soup. The slices wept moisture and were so beautiful I could hardly bring myself to hack it up. But I did: I cooked it with red lentils, cinnamon and spices , pureed it to creamy perfection and ate it with relish while the rain fell outside. Oh to be human!
Cathy's real country garden 
Something I think about a lot. It almost makes me not want to eat at times. I don’t like meat, but I feel healthier and have more energy if I eat it occasionally. I get methyl-B12 injections and that helps, too. The pumpkin dish sounds heavenly, Cathy! I’m going to read Macfarlane’s piece tomorrow.
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I think humans are designed to eat some meat and we need it, but not too much. Eating should be fun and thinking too much about it ruins the taste, but to think is human. Hey ho!
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Nor am I, but I certainly eat a lot less meat than I used to. Interesting link. xx
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We have to eat to exist, so I suppose we should enjoy it as much as we can, whilst doing as little harm as we can. I love fish and chips, but cant eat it everyday! Xx
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