Midsummer.

We had rain on Midsummer day and it was a bit blustery so I stayed home to look after things while the other two went off to visit Twigs' family of eighteen rabbits, some hens and a couple of tortoises and to nibble on the carrot cake in the garden.Parsley is a very sensible chap and when the rain hurtled down he took to his shelter and watched things from the comfort of his garden house. Wet paws and fur are something I hate too.

I had news about them all. Damson is recovering nicely after his operation to remove a kidney stone but was resting in the nursery sick bay today to make sure he didn't get underfoot.













Viola Rose is looking very beautiful again now she has completely recovered from her myxie attack. It was an uphill struggle even though she had her jabs. Twigs and Steve had planned to go on holiday but the morning they were due to leave Viola Rose went to them and showed them her streaming eyes and nose.















so they unpacked their cases and stayed with her.

Her great love is Mistletoe Snowgoose. You can see him here with Viola Rose. He was bought from a pet shop when he was small. The pet shop owner said he would love to live alone in a hutch on a balcony. Well! How ignorant is that? Six months later he turned into a large, powerful, hormonal fury. Not the pet shop owner, Mistletoe Snowgoose. Anyway after one or two problems someone told Twigs about him because Twigs knows how rabbits should be kept.
One thing is a bit of a worry though. Steve sent me a message to say bought packets of curly kale might not be good for me because of the stuff they blow into the bags to keep it fresh. I'm eating my own from the garden at the moment but I will make sure anything else from a shop is washed thoroughly before going into my bowl even when it says washed and ready for use.
We are all such lucky rabbits to have such lovely, loving homes.
In the meantime I have been digging in the corner of the sofa. First of all you have to toss the cushions out of the way, then pull and tug at the arm covers ( this takes a very long time. I've been at it for three days so far) and then the scrabbling can start in earnest. I have other things to play with but I prefer to make up my own games. I'm quite excited. I wonder what I will find when I get to the other side? There is a nice frilly bit at the edge of the cover now. I don't know who could have done it because I've been there most of the time and I didn't see anyone.


Money raised at the open day is for the RSPCA programme for rabbit neutering.

The Living is Easy.

I have found outside again! Great space and so much to sort. I did a really good job of clearing up this morning. Nibbled on some fallen Ena Harkness rose petals.

and found my parsley patch, so trimmed that up too then I hopped up top to loosen the soil around my beans.

Some mallards had moved in so I did a couple of very high binkies close by and they left in a hurry. That showed them! I wrote a little poem about them.There are ducks in my garden today,
They come in each morning to play
I don't like them much
They should be in a hutch
So I'l binkie and chase them away.

There was a bit of a commotion when I discovered the sprouting carrot seeds. Just tiny little fronds ready for me to munch. So delectable but seemingly a no-no. Why sow carrot seeds if not to munch as soon as they start to sprout? That word/sound NO is not nice. When I hear it I run for home. No point in arguing. Might be picked up and thrown over her shoulder like a sack of sprouts. I hate sprouts.

Still in a tidying and trimming mood I started on the carpet fringe. My usual stretch had disappeared. I didn't eat it. I could never munch through that much. I think it might have been tucked under for some reason. Spoil sports abound in this house.
It was a full morning, so the afternoon was spent napping. Got to keep up my strength for tomorow. Who knows what is in store. Bring me that horizon! I think my favourite pirate, Johnnie Depp said that first but he won't mind sharing.
This is such a great poster for Twigs' money raising day this month. I think there will be carrot cake for tea. Yummmmmmmmm. Please come.