Welcome Edgar Allen Bun!

Quick everyone...go and visit the Fluffy Tribe...there's a new bunling that awaits us to prostrate our humble selves to his whiskers, and he's a beauty! I am sure that Rabbie Burns has his paws in this and put Edgar Allen Bun in his slave's path...

I will be back here soon with a few pictures of Miss Eve and Neville, and some more bunnies, and also my knitting.

Eating bunny is gross, not GREEN!

Video courtesy of wwww.saveabunny.org



I received an email from SaveABunny yesterday - I have been sponsoring since 2005, when I met Phoenix, the bunny who was doused in lighter fluid and set alight by a teenager (WARNING - Phoenix's story has some graphic images that can upset you!).

I am reproducing here part of the email for you to read:

Did you know that just because something is labeled "Organic", "Sustainable" or "Green" it
DOES NOT make it cruelty-free?

Does the idea of horse meat served in American restaurants bother you?

What about rabbits---one of the nation's most beloved, gentle family pets?

Kuleto's restaurant in San Francisco is offering a special Rancher's dinner featuring rabbit meat from Devil's Gulch farm. If you scroll down on the link, you will see from the photo of Devil's Gulch that the rabbits being raised are the exact same types as pet rabbits---there is a little Dutch and a harlequin.Click Here For Devil's Gulch

There are also young children involved with rabbit meat production and slaughter as part of Devil's Gulch "educational" programs. How can teaching kids to kill be "green?"

Doesn't truly being "green" mean reducing your "karmic footprint" and finding compassionate, sustainable, eco-friendly and humane solutions?

In this email, you will find the menu and contact info for Kuleto's, as well as contact information for Dutton Goldfield winery, which is co-sponsoring the event with a wine pairing to the rabbit dish.

Please let these businesses know that rabbits don't belong on American dinner plates anymore than do horses, guinea pigs, rats, and dogs which are all served in other countries. Don't be fooled by clever marketing and special events!

Ask them to be GREEN, not MEAN.
Yes, it's sad, but PLEASE DON"T LOOK AWAY. Bunnies like, Monroe, really need your help!

Since the rabbit rescue organisation is based in the US, I think it will be mostly interesting for all the US bunny slaves reading the blog, but anyone really can do their part locally, as I can imagine that a similar scenario can be found at our doorsteps in Europe too. Being Italian, I am sadly aware that rabbit is widely available there in restaurants but also at the butcher's, and you will see the sorry skinned bodies hanging together with the chicken, fully in display.

I won't eat bunny. But then I am vegetarian and if the food has (had) eyes, I won't eat it.
Unless we're talking potatoes...

PS: If you would like me to forward the email in full to you, please let me know at yowlyy at gmail dot com.

Bunspace contest - again

We were inspired to join this competition because it is called "Marvelous Markings" and after all the talk about the mark on Neville's nose it would be unfair not to let him compete. So, he is now listed, and the caption on his picture is "I have a bunny with uppity ears on my nose!".
If you're visiting Bunspace do have a look and maybe you'll be voting for my little man :)

My next post will be about Winston and some knitting - I have been keeping you all on suspenders about Winston, this is just not fair ;-)
Have a lovely Thursday you all!

Smiles and tears

Time flies when you're having fun - or not. I came back to the blogosphere world to a party organised for the bunnies by Cadbury and bunnygirl, where Maelstrom were playing, news that Chico was back to normal with a regular output, and a post made by Jane told us that Rabbie Burns left for the Bridge. All the happiness went away when reading about Rabbie - we were looking forward to reading more about his antics and his exploits of mass destructions, but the Black Rabbit thought differently and took him to the Bridge. We'd like to think of him now chomping off on dandelions with Hugo, and all around are all the other bunnies that we haven't forgotten, happy frolicking and binkying in the sunshine.

Sleep tight, Rabbie bun x

Monday Bunday

Did you notice that Neville's spot on the nose is shaped like a uppity ear bunny? Now, if one could read the spots on bunnies like the lines of the palm of a hand on a person, what would it mean?

Get well vibes go to Chico bun at the House of Rabbits - come on young guy, you can do it...do a nice pile of currants for your slaves, they'll be so happy they'll dance for hours and provide you with lots of entertainment :)

Astrid - finally finished, and more knitting

Looking at the project page on Ravelry I cannot understand why it took me one year and two months to finish this shawl - especially because all the parts were knitted within 3 months, on and off. The blocking proved to be a bit of a challenge, not having a blocking board or a surface large enough to do them all in one go. Once I dealt with the blocking, I encountered the next challenge: sewing the parts together. I normally like sewing, but the prospect of weaving in 50 odd ends wasn't really so appealing, and so it wasn't until two weeks ago that I gave myself the proverbial kick in the backside and did it. It took me two evenings in front of the TV (and on my knees on the floor) to do the job, and guess...it wasn't even such a pain as I thought it would be!

The colours are a bit too pale because of the bad light condition, though.
Follow this link to see the original shawl, and here you see my version modelled by my patient assistant, in the real colours (thanks to sunshine!):


A few stats:
Yarn: Tapestry by Rowan col.172 (Pot-Pourri)70% wool and 30% soybean
Needles: US 3 / 3.25 mm; US 8 / 5.0 mm; US 10 / 6.0 mm
Quantity used: 4.5 skeins, 50g each, total of 589.5 yards (539.0m)

Staying with a similar colour, I finished another scarf I've been battling for a while. I give you Tudor Grace:



Yarn: Lei by Posh Yarns, col.High Society, (4ply sock weight, 65% super merino, 20% bamboo, 15% silk)
Needles: US 5 / 3.75 mm
Quantity used: 1 hank/100g, total of 350.0 yards (320.0m)

I did not "feel the love" for the pattern when I started, although I loved the way it looked, and when I made a mistake when I had just done about 10 repeats I decided to frog it. The new start proved to be luckier, and I managed to finish it quickly. I must say that the photos are definitely lighter than the real colour of the yarn, which is a middle burgundy:

- top marks to the yarn, Lei by Posh Yarns, which is lovely to work with.

I think I am getting addicted to lace knitting... I have already started two more projects, but I shall leave them for another post :)

Finally, the obligatory bun picture, this time of Winston, dated 14 April 2007:

and next time I will tell you his story :)

Springtime!

This first daffodil opened up this weekend - not long now and all the brothers will follow suit. In the front garden I have plenty of tulips, but no flower activity so far, just the green leaves that show sign of first nibblings done by the snails. Talking of snails...

The warmth make them crawl out of the soil and up to the wall, waiting now for some rain, which, according to the weather forecast, is due tonight - luckily moving on towards the east coast to leave us with another sunny day tomorrow. I'd better get those snails off the wall now...