Tag: rabbits

Seasons, sewing

Caitlyn’s Easter Bunny

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I went through a phase when I was about 13 or 14 when I made stuffed animals. I was taking a sewing class as an elective in junior high and somehow there were these kits you could order: “fur”, plastic eyes, stuffing, instructions. I made at least three of them: a cat, a turtle, and a parrot. I never did figure out how to not get the fur caught in the seams, so they all look a little weird, soft and fuzzy except where the fabric pieces come together. And then I finished the class, went on to high school, …

Caitlyn

Spring Rabbits

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Well, I was going to post some pictures of the bunny that Caitlyn will be discovering outside her bedroom door on Easter, but apparently I didn’t manage to take any decent pictures today. I think I might have been a bit too enraptured by the sunshine, since I put the bunny directly in said sunshine, ending up with photos simultaneously too bright and too dark. If the sun comes back in the next day or so, I’ll try again. Today was the first day of Caitlyn’s spring break, and she did a lot of coloring. The marble run and the …

homesteading

Of Rabbits and Carrots

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I pulled up the rest of the carrots that were in the backyard over the weekend. They seem to have survived nicely, despite being snowed on and frozen. The greens were a little bedraggled, but the carrots themselves are short and reasonably fat, and cleaned up to a brilliant orange. The only thing left out there now is the kale, some of which is destined for a kale and yam something later this week. Quiche? Or with orzo and black beans? If I can get a similar number of carrots successfully germinated next summer, it’s possible we will be able …