October 2007 Archives

Here it is - my 100th post! Apologies for it being a long time coming (been a bit busy getting ready for Christmas!!!) It's a very random one but amused us this evening:

This is the mouse that Tiggy brought in and let go, so it ran under the living room door, Paul and I then spent quite some time crawling around the floor peering under the sofas etc before realising it was a bit higher up! The brave little mouse then tightrope walked across the curtain pole before falling off and being caught in the handy box we keep specifically for catching the cats little playthings (far too regular it's needed) we safely released it outside. Tig. has since spent ages looking into every nook and cranny for her snack!

Paul thinks I'm mad but probably just a bit merry - I've survived my first week in my new store with all the problems it threw at me, my bunny's get a new reason for living (bananas) My latest knitting projects going well, Paul's just come in and put the sparkly purple cowboy hat (acquired from a long time ago very 'merry' evening)on me with the comment "I think you should wear this whilst blogging" we've shared the bottle of wine I got in my leaving present from my old store and I've happily danced around the living room to that annoyingly catchy accordion song! I'm quite happy at the moment! I could post longer but it could get very rambling and I'm building up for my 100th post (this is 99 I think!) Have you recently danced around at home to something loud? I firmly believe it's very good for you - maybe one of these days we'll relive our youth and go out clubbing again!!!

On reading about poor ol' Bob Monkee Maker suggested trying him with bananas and I admit I was a bit unsure but he loved them! - thanks Monkee Maker, unfortunately I realised after trying him with a bit that he can't manage a whole one fast enough, I left him last night with a whole one and this morning he'd left half that had gone mushy and which he'd then felt the need to sit on! I had a Sticky Banana Bunny! So we'll make it a half for Paul half for Bob each morning! As long as his appetite keeps up though I figure he's doing okay and he did hop down the steps and across the patio quite energetically last night (admittedly in a slightly wonky line!).

On another note I finished knitting the jacket last night but I'm not sure if I like it and as I kept putting it off to knit other thanks (like monkees) and it's definately a summer jacket it's really wrong now! But I did go to Twist Fibre Craft on my day off this week and got carried away I bought several random balls of wool to knit Xmas scarves with (okay one's going to be for me) and some sock wool (not tried socks before) but I'd only really gone in needing 3 buttons! But hey it was inevitable really that if I went in I'd buy wool!

It's getting a bit of a worry, we don't have "I'll just go and check Bob's okay and give him a dandelion/put him to bed/give him a cuddle" we're now on "I'll just check Bob's upright" He's a very old bunny and had a small accident a few months back where he slipped off his ramp (of his fancy 3 storey hutch) and I found him when I got home with his back legs stuck but once I freed him he stretched out and seemed right as rain - but whether he's now got arthritis in his leg with the colder weather but several times now we've found him lying on his right side and when he sees us trying to get up but not able too! Each time I've tended to burst into tears and clutch him too me but after putting him upright again he gives himself a shake and looks round for his carrot/broccoli/dandelion and tucks in as if nothing happened?! I'm so torn I don't want my old bunny pal to be suffering but on the other hand he's still got a fair appetite (admittedly for less tough things as he's missing a few teeth!) I remember when his pal Molly had to be 'put to sleep' (she'd been a bit odd since I had her - never buy from random breeders!) it was the saddest day of my life standing in the vets clutching my little bunn. and using all the vets tissues. But what do I do for the best? Winter's coming and I can't bear Bob to suffer but I couldn't let him go when he still happy most of the time?!? A sad post but he's very much on my mind as we've picked him up twice this evening!

Is anyone else experiencing problems opening blogspot blogs? I keep having this problem and am really unsure whether it is blogspot or my pc - it's happening with Firefox and Explorer, but it's most frustrating as a lot of blogs on my feed are blogspot and some days they just won't open!

I'll post again soon with knitting news as I'm getting on very well with the lovely snuggly shrug sort of thing from Rowan's latest book, but I really shouldn't have started until I'd finished the summery jacket that had already been held up by the monkee! But the weather turned and I thought "I need a snuggly warm thingy more than a summery jacket" but Christmas is coming isn't it along with plans for more knitted presents. Paul still thinks I'm cheap knitting gifts whilst I maintain there's much more love involved when you've made it especially investing time and effort and careful thought into them and we had a discussion at knitting last week that these days we're far more likely to just buy ourselves things we want rather than wait for Christmas so I think presents need to be a bit more special - so stand by family for more knitted treasures!

On the gardening side Paul and I got 3 full days when we got back from our trip to clear the garden and do lots of pruning - Tiggy's not so pleased we can see her under the bushes now and so can the little birdies!! One however obviously not paying attention came through the cat flap and was scattered around the bedroom! Really not nice at all - why do I love my cat?!?