It's Been A Long Time

As you can imagine, it's been strange around here lately. The house fees so empty without a rabbit. For the first couple of weeks, I couldn't stand to be in the house. I was doing a lot of walking, and some gardening. Then, I decided to take on some home renovation. I have been working on giving the Oldest Daughter's room an update.

I have been stripping. Wallpaper, that is. What a messy job!

 

And then, there was some spackling and sanding. It's amazing how many tack holes a kid can put in a wall. There were even holes down near the floor. Why??? I can't imagine any reason to tack something to the wall that low....

 

Priming followed. See that fabric hanging by the window? That's the inspiration for the room.

The walls have now been painted to match the blue of the fabric (no picture yet). It's an odd blue, with a touch of green in it, and then greyed down. The color name on the paint chip is "Blue Stream".

Since the kid took her furniture with her when she moved south, we purchased a futon for the room. It will have a red cover, and eventually I will make a quilt to match. I'm also going to refinish the built-in drawers, replace the tacky old ceiling fan, and gather some of my treasures from my blogland friends into the room. Unfortunately there is no budget to replace the carpet with flooring, so a throw rug will have to cover that pink for now. I'll show you more pictures as the work goes on.

In other news, the Younger One was home from college this past weekend. It was actually parent's weekend at her college, but she came home to attend the opening of Tom Grady's show, 100 Portraits: A LifetimeAt A Glance, at the Sprinkler Factory in Worcester, Ma.  In a little over a year, he painted 100 portraits, one of someone for every year from 0 to 100. The Younger One was the model for 18. Here she is standing next to it. It was done back when she still had all her curls.

 

Here she is standing next to her sister, the model for 23. When I saw the photo of this one on his website, I didn't like it as much as her sister's. Then, I saw it in person, and was blown away. Tom totally captured her in this portrait. 

 

Quite a few of the models were at the show, and he did a wonderful job with all of them. The only ones who didn't look exactly like their portraits were the youngest kids, but that had more to do with them changing. Kids have a tendancy to do that. You can see all the portraits here.   But, if you are anywhere near Worcester, I encourage you to check out the show. It's on until October 28, 2012.

Going To A Party!

Some of you may have heard already, but my fuzzy nephew (yes, he adopted me) is one year old today. Speedy is such a personality, it's hard to believe he's only been around such a short time. Anyway, he's having a party, and I'm going. First I have to get his present ready.

1.  Me
2. Carrots
3. Apple sticks
4. Carrot cake
5. Bow (he can wear it on his head later, it goes with his scarf)
6. Crumpled paper balls (to play with)
7. Banana chips 
8. Rabbit Ears 2012B, the basic model. I couldn't afford the fancy one that shell has.

Here I go, into the closet transporter. I really hope this thing works. Don't want to end up in a wall or something by accident.

 OMG! It really worked! Amazing. And there's the little sweetheart big, strong, adventuring bunny now.

 

Looks like it's going to be quite a party. I think I see some carrot rum over there. Right next to Harrington.....

So what are you waiting for? Come join the party. Quick, before all the rum is gone! See you soon.

Weasley On Wednesday-The Finale

As you can guess from the title, our beloved Weasley has crossed the Rainbow Bridge.  It had been obvious on Sunday morning that he had taken a turn for the worse, and we decided it was time to let him go. We took turns holding him all day. He slipped away from us very early Monday morning, after spending all night sleeping in my arms. Very sad, but the last couple years haven't been easy on him. He handled all the adversity so valiantly,  hopefully he is restored to his youthful self on the other side.

I thought I would share some pictures with you of earlier, happier, times. Weasley came to us in the Summer of 2003 when he was a year old, from a farm called The Fuchsia Fleece.  It was Sarah, the former Pittsburgher, now the Southerner, who picked him out. She always said that if he had been a person, she would have married him.These  two pictures show him in the hotel room, the first night he was ours. He had been named Matthew, and we always joked that it should have been "Matt". He matted up faster than any of our other buns. All you had to do was look at him, and think the word, and he would be matted!

Look how bright and shiny his eyes were!

 We found him a friend in Molly. Weasley is on the left, and Molly on the right.

I had just decided that I didn't want to breed rabbits after all, and someone left the cage door open. Ooops! Our sweet Ginny was the result. For awhile they were all happy together. Eventually Molly decided she wanted to be elsewhere, so it became just Ginny and Weasley.

Weasley was a prodigious eater, as you may have noticed.

But his favorite thing was couch cuddling, especially after Ginny crossed the Bridge. He loved to be held, for as long as you would hold him. We've never had another rabbit like him.

With the Curly One

He liked to sleep, and would flop out so completely that we would have to check if he was breathing. He also liked to be inside things, like tuba coils.

And dust pans. How's this for a dust bunny?

He loved to be in the sun, no matter how hot it was. But you know that already. You've seen plenty of pictures of him sleeping in the sun. Here's one more.

He also liked to sleep inside vacuum cleaner coils, especially with Ginny along side.

 Actually, stretching out next to Ginny may have been his favorite thing of all.

Weasley is in back.

Ginny had a way of leading him into trouble. She would go someplace she shouldn't be, and he would follow. Here he is getting ready to jump up on the trunk.

She was amazingly curious, and he would go along for the ride. It cost him a toenail one day, when he followed her down the basement stairs. He fell, and in trying to hold on, he pulled out a toenail. It never grew back.

The hay bin in the kitchen was a frequent target, whether someone had left it open,

Ginny on the left, Weasley on the right

or even if the bin was closed. Here Ginny has already jumped down, and is acting innocent.

One of their favorite cuddle places was this old brown chair, which is next to our computer.

Weasley in front

Ginny liked to chew the chair., but Weasley had a licking habit. At first, I thought he had done something naughty, but after watching him, I realized that the large wet spots were from him licking the chair, for a very long time. He licked other things, too. Actually, he licked almost anything his face came in contact with.

The last couple years have been hard on the Old  Man, and I know he has missed Ginny. I imagine they are together now, both  healed, sleeping in the sun, eating tasty greens, and cuddling. Ginny is probably leading Weasley into trouble, and he is loving it.

Goodbye, my Sweet Bunny Man. We love you deeply, and will miss you until we are together again. For now, see clearly, and hop well.

Just Hanging Out

Or possibly sleeping off a rum hangover, but Mom's not supposed to know about that.

 

All I can say is, pirates really know how to party!

 

I didn't even know they made rum from carrots, did you?

Party At Weasley's

Hi, everybun! I'm just hanging  out at home, with the Curly One, and her friends, while  Mom and Sarah are travelling again.

Last week, they went down to North Carolina,

 

which apparently is where the Eiffel Tower is located. I'm not sure what that is, but they thought it was funny.

 

They went to the Cape Fear Botanical Gardens, where Sarah tried on some new glasses.

 

 

They made a new friend. Where the heck are this thing's ears? And what's up with those feet? Takes all kinds, I guess.

 

They saw a lot of pretty ponds and water fountains, but they didn't go swimming, even though it was really hot.

 

 

 

They saw this giant plant. Guess what it is, bunny friends. It's a banana plant. Can you believe it???? And for some reason, they didn't dig it up and bring it home. What a waste....

 After all that walking in the gardens, they took a rest in some chairs overlooking the river.

 

And then, they went to Bunnyville, but you already know about that. Sarah cheated on me with Hannah and Harrington.

 

They are off again, by boat this time. They are on the New London, about to cross Long Island Sound. The little ferry that they are looking down at was the setting for a really horrible storm-tossed crossing that they made way back 22 years ago or so. Mom says it was the worst trip ever. She likes the bigger boats better.

 

They will be back soon, but the Curly One and her friends are ready to party. She works on a farm, picking vegetables, Bun Friends. She's ready to supply us with whatever we want.  And she'll have to clean up after us too, or Mom will be mad at her when she gets home. Sweet deal, hmmm?

 

Wake me up when you get here, OK? See you soon, so to speak.