Projects have been getting completed around the house, albeit slowly. I have a time-sensitive item to work on, so, obviously, everything ELSE is also time sensitive and needs to be done before it. In the past couple of weeks, I’ve built out a cat box cabinet to keep the toddler from climbing into the automatic… Continue reading Cages and Babies and Scratches, Oh my.
If you’ve ever made Scotch eggs, you know the concept: hard boiled eggs, wrapped in sausage. Traditionally, they’re then rolled in a batter and deep fried. I can’t have the batter, so my normal method for Scotch eggs is to wrap the egg-and-sausage in bacon and bake. This particular twist is: hard-boiled quail eggs, rabbit… Continue reading Mini Scotch Eggs – Quail & Rabbit Sausage
Been a while since I updated here, for which I can only note that it’s been crazy. Caring for a newborn is a full-time job, and it wasn’t made easier by other goings-on. The indecisive weather caused a doe to mis-build her nest, and a litter was lost through no fault of hers. However, this… Continue reading Been a While
From a project standpoint, I routinely bite off a little more than I can chew. I’m also pretty bad about easing into new projects. So let us take a gander at what I’m working on now: You can see that the fodder is growing well enough. The two flats that are “full” will be fed… Continue reading Project Expansions
It’s winter, regardless of what the official start date is. After more or less giving up — because of shelf vs size constraints, equipment not cooperating, mold, and just not having the brain power (concussion, pregnancy) to manage it, I am back to trying fodder for the rabbits. For one, the short days mean the… Continue reading Fodder Take 2
I normally get … very irritated when one of the rabbits screams if I pick it up. For a kit, that’s a fast way to get permanently on the cull list. The last “screams every time it is so much as touched” kit was, in fact, culled. I will not put up with that. Today,… Continue reading Ow
But it’s not as cold as it could be, even if it’s an unending light rain. This last weekend was busy. I drove about 350-400 miles, split among three trips, for various reasons. First trip was to rescue to lovely Maine Coon sisters before their current family gave up and took them to a pound.… Continue reading Not such a lovely day
Today was lovely. Clear skies, no significant breeze, a balmy (relatively) 60F. I spent today using the lovely weather to finish up the winterization of the rabbits and chicken coop. Good thing, too. Tuesday, at 8am, it is forecast to be 14F, wind chill of 0F. I found this out about 2 or 3pm today,… Continue reading A lovely day
My father spent last weekend visiting. One part of the visit was to see his granddaughter. One part of the visit was to help his pregnant daughter (that is, me) get some stuff ready for this terrible concept known as “winter” before the weather turns really bad. I will say right now: I don’t think… Continue reading Winterization
Three days of nothing but storm fronts — and bad ones, at that — reminded me how soon winter will be here. So, despite the non-stop rain of yesterday (it finally slowed to a drizzle a long time after sunset), I acquired the lumber and various bits for building out a new hutch. It is,… Continue reading New hutch and bad weather