I am what is commonly known as a ‘Hippy’. Sometimes people laugh at me but I don’t really mind; after all, I am happy with what I am and I believe that is something very important. If we are unhappy with ourselves, then how can we be happy around other people?

Here are my favourite things about my lifestyle-

· I love to wear colourful clothes. It isn’t such a big deal for me because I’m a girl but my boyfriend gets ribbed a lot about his Hippy gear. We make a lot of our clothes ourselves and because we are both Vegan there are no leather shoes or belts in our home.

· We grow as much of our own food as we can. Anything else that we need, we get from the local whole food shop. Neither of us go to supermarkets because we think a lot of their food is full of dangerous additives and colourings.

· My boyfriend has been making wine for a couple of years now. We have always got some on the go and it is nice to go out together collecting elderflowers or nettles. We also make a lot of our own herbal teas because they do not have any caffeine in them.

· I love to play the guitar and my husband is a drummer. Sometimes my friend comes over with her violin and we all sit around and play Folk music together. If my boyfriend has had enough wine I can sometimes persuade him to do a bit of singing!

· We both love animals and have always had several pets. We have two cats, a goat and six rabbits. One of our rabbits lives indoors with us and the others have the run of the garden.

Some people might think we are a little strange but we love our home, our way of living and each other. We try to be kind to other people and will always help our neighbours. Above all else, we are both very happy. ‘Happy Hippies’ I suppose…

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