7:20 am
Hard to
get started this morning, so I decided to just start in with pages. Then I’ll
do everything else like take psyllium and do some stretches (my back has been
hurting), feed buns, eat breakfast. I looked out this morning and the buns are
all standing there in their cages looking expectantly towards the house. I suppose
they are waiting for breakfast. Of course it makes me feel guilty. And it is
true that it is probably cruel to a certain extent to keep them in these cages
where there is not much for them to do. Oh well. I have not yet heard back from
the teacherwho contacted me (probably the thing I will do after writing is
check email). He asked about borrowing a bunny for his classroom. Well I did in
the two that I will not be keeping, (well, duh, I guess I won’t be keeping them
now…), but I think I will not keep Cassandra. She has had some good litters,
but her own coat is too coarse. I like the darkness, and I like the little
bright highlights, but it has too many coarse guard hairs. So I will see if he
wants her to borrow. And maybe I will
bring her to the fair also. I hate to bring a bunny I will be keeping bc it is
definitely a stress, being in the warm building all day then back out to the
cold. And this year, after the full day on Saturday, I must go with K to his
work xma party at Delany House. Oh total joy and rapture. Last year the food at
this gathering was AWFUL. I expect it will be the same this year. And they do
the yankee swap thing. And I will be exhausted. And it was expensive. Oh brother.
And it will mean the rabbit must stay in the car until we get home. Which is
even more stress for the rabbit. Anyway, that kind of stress can bring on the
pasteurella that pretty much lurks in all of them. Of the two I did Sunday, one
had signs of it, the other did not. It was the male that did, so just as well I
decided not to keep him.
I worked
so hard over the whole TG “break.” Time for a bit more of a break today. I have
to grade the Thurs urine tables, but I may decide not to start them until
tomorrow. Of course I also have a lot of cleaning and organizing to do when I am
there. The tables do not take very long, so maybe I will try to whip through
them. Then I should also at least look at the independent results that the Monday
group turned in so I can give them feedback before they present next week.
I have
been knitting up a storm in prep for this fair. I did a pair of wrist warmers
and hat from the blue yarn. I managed an entire hat from one skein, but it is a
small one, really child’s size. And I have started another hat from the really
fat pale yarn that used to be a scarf until I frogged it. Thinking about it
now, I am thinking that it will not be a very popular item, so maybe I’ll put
it aside and make some other angora item. Maybe another pair of wrist warmers. Or
a headband. Something that might actually sell.
I also would
like to do a bunch of bunny plucking today. There is a lot of need for it. I want
to do it now before it gets really cold so they can grow a coat in before then.
I also have 2 rabbits in the fridge that
I need to deal with – maybe a nice stew with tomato base. And maybe freeze one
of them. And MAYBE I will see what my friend is up to and see if she wants to
get tea at some point.
Ok,
better get started. Now it is bothering me about what I needed to do w car, out
and about. Maybe once I stop writing I will remember.
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