coupon, contest, kitty

Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - Posted by urban vegan at 8:52 AM
How cute are these zebra-inspired ballerinas? 
Coupon.  Bourgeois Boheme shoes are gorgeous. Their motto is "Fashion with Compassion"; all Bourgeous Boheme leather-free kickers are made from sustainable materials used include microfiber faux leathers and suede and natural and organic fabrics. These nice folks are offering UrbanVegan readers 15% off for their new ranges of footwear and accessories (excluding sales items, of course). Just key in the code "BoBoUV" when you check out.


You can win a signed copy of Nava's latest book. 

Contest.  We all know and love Nava Atlas because she is a prolific vegan cookbook author. But all that healthy chow feeds Nava's energy; she is also a visual artist and a writer. Her newest book, The Literary Ladies' Guide to the Writing Life profiles a dozen celebrated female authors, including my all-time favorite, Anaïs Nin. Nava has kindly offered to give away a signed copy of her new book to one lucky reader. Leave a comment with the name of your favorite literary lady (She doesn't have to be featured in Nava's book). Nava will pick the winner. Stay tuned.



This light is really disturbing my beauty rest.

Kitty. Many of you have been asking about Buttons, the kitty whom I rescued from the street behind my house several years ago. [Post first appeared on my original, now-defunct blog.] As you can see, her present life as a feline odalisque is quite a contrast from her former life in the gutter. She's older, perhaps 12 or so, but very frisky; she loves to sleep, wrestle with her BFF  Pablo, and play with her toy mouse. Bossa Nova still doesn't like her, but she tolerates her, which is an improvement.