Barley Sugar

At long last

2010-11-19T11:39:00.003Z

Hello all,

At long last I thought I would come on and update you on me, my friends and all the goings on around me.

So much has happened since I last posted - most sadly and upsetting is that Barley Sugar sadly passed away last year. I miss him so much; he was a wonderful bunny, so full of character, he will never be forgotten.

Floss

Oh... the snow!!

2008-04-07T18:48:00.003+01:00

Hi,

I don't know about you but I thought that spring had arrived last week, what with all the light evenings and sunny days - but low and behold what should happen on Sunday morning, I wake up to snow!!!

Look my shed and run are covered:

We had plenty of hay to keep our shed snug n' warm and each other to snuggle up to! Didn't take long for it all to melt though, I guess that will be all the snow we'll get for this year!

Barley

The green... green... grass!!

2008-03-20T21:42:00.005Z

Hi everyone, it's me again Floss...

A couple of weeks ago now we had a spell of fine weather so our "two foot" put me and Barley on the grass. We had a nice large and secure run on the grass & I was in my element - only thing was I couldn't decide what to do first - eat all the lush grass there was about, or just hop like mad?

Here's a photo of me hopping - so nice to feel the grass between my toes:

And here is one of me and Barley making the most of the al a carte menu on offer:

This was all very exhilarating... but time to go back to our shed...

Hello... I'm Floss

2008-03-15T09:40:00.007Z

Barley introduced me earlier, but I'm now here to tell you about myself!

I come from Honeybunnies Rabbit Rescue, which is where my "two-foot" took Barley to meet me.

I love my food, I eat lots of hay with is both healthy and tasty, especially this Timothy Hay as it has lots of lovely smelling herbs added to it, I'm also a active bunny all of which helps me keep my weight down.

As there are now two of us sharing the shed and run our "two-foot" decided that we needed some extra space to run about it, she spent all one weekend building and hammering away. Hey presto... there was a extra space! I love the extra space, now I can get some speed up when I hop from one end to the other!

Here's what the shed and run now look like:

A Long Journey

2008-03-11T10:01:00.005Z

Little did I know on a cold Monday evening when I was bundled into the carried and then on a long car journey, where I was handed over to a complete stranger (well she was a stranger to me, but my two-foot seemed to know her!).

So was this a new home for me? I was happy where I was??

The stranger who I later learned was called Jill, was very friendly and talked to me all throughout the journey - I don't really like cars - too much wooshing about! Well I arrived back at this strangers house it seemed very pleasant and thought I might as well tuck into some lovley hay and veg she's provided!

Then the next day who should appear in my cage but a delighful little girl called Eve. I wasn't sure what to make of this new arrival, so I did what came naturally to me... this didn't apper to go down too well, so after a while I setled down and the little new bunny started to wash me.

This was all back on the 14th February, here's a few photos from that day....

Then on the 16th February my very own "two-foot" came to pick both of us up and take me and my new friend back home... phew!

Barley Sugar

Dolly Mixture

2008-03-04T12:06:00.003Z

Well it's been a good few months since I last updated my blog! And what a few months it had been! It's going to take a while to update you with all of these!

Firstly my neighbour Dolly Mixture died on the 22nd November, this was a sad day for both myself and my "two foot", so I dedicate this entry to her.

RIP Dolly x x

My new house...

2007-10-28T08:53:00.000Z

... It's been a little while since I have given you any updates.

Well it's been quite hectic as I have just moved house. I haven't moved too far away just a few feet really, but it is by far upgraded accomodation!

Here's a photo of what it looks like:

At the back is my den which is filled with hay, so it is nice and cosy. At the front there is a rug what I can wipe my feet on when I come in from the outside.

There is also a little door which enables me to go from the shed into the run, it can be bolted shut at night so as to privide me with extra protection should any foxes venture into the garden.

I hope you like it, I know I do, even if it is getting a bit of getting used to, afterall I've lived in my old hutch for over 4 years now. Although I do think it needs a bit of accessorising, some pictures perhaps?

I got sooty!!!

2007-10-06T11:02:00.000+01:00

Well as it was a wet day my "two-foot" allowed me to stretch my legs in the house!! It's always fun in the house... so much space... so many nooks and crannys to get into!

Well today I decided that the chimney needed some further investigated! So there I was poking my in beside the candles... didn't realise that it was so dirty behind there... does noone ever clean this house?

Well I couldn't leave myself looking that dirty so I wiped my sooty cheek on the carpet....

Not sure my "two-foot" was too impressed with this... an additional pattern on the carpet... can't be helped I suppose!?

Well I had a good hop about, then back out to the hutch with a dinner of fresh veg.

Off to the vets...

2007-09-29T11:27:00.000+01:00

... well my "two-foot" came out to feed me today as usual... they a bit later came out once more and put me into a pink yes... pink I tell you... carrier, much to my protest... in I went!!

I was popped into the car... (radio blaring - when will she ever learn??)... short drive along the road, and there I was in the vets waiting room!!! It was quite quiet though, one cat was leaving as I arrived, but no barking dogs!

I was popped onto the table.... thinking being a dead weight was the way to go... got prodded and poked a bit and then a needle was stuck into me twice!!

Well it was my myxomatosis jab... I'm told it's for my own good, especially as there's an outbreak this year!

Barely half an hour had passed and I was back where I belonged, finishing off my breakfast and washing it down with some nice Orchard Grass...

Cleaning out day...

2007-09-23T15:29:00.000+01:00

....well today is "cleaning out day".... my two foot removes all the old bedding from my hutch and replaces it with nice new fresh clean bedding! I help my "two foot" by moving some of the bedding myself... and running about the hutch!

Hey... this isn't finished yet.... where's the fresh bedding????
That's better, lots of lovely hay to munch on!!! My "two foot" says there's some special hay in my ball in the run... but I love this English Meadow hay!

A bit of history...

2007-09-18T13:18:00.000+01:00

Thought I ought to introduce myself to you all and update you on my story so far…

I’m four and a half years old, so consider myself a wise man of the world! I came to live with my “two foot” when I was about 8 weeks. When I first arrived I was kept inside in the dry and warm as it was winter time and I wasn’t used to the harshness of outside weather. I had a cosy cage and was allowed plenty of time to go discovering the rest of the hours… oh the fun to be had!!

When the sun started to shine my “two foot” said the fresh air would do me good, so outside I went. Just for a few hours at first during the warmer parts of the day. I had a small hutch and run to investigate and then sometimes I was allowed on a lead to investigate the whole garden. The lead was a little strange at first, but I got used to it and it meant that I could do where ever I wanted and got into some mischief along the way.

They one day a large delivery arrived... my "two foot" seemed to spend hours out in the garage, banging about! They I discovered what was going on, a new hutch was delivered and a run was being built! It was much larger than the other one I had spent some time it! But now it seemed I'd have to stay out overnight... this was a scary thought. I soon got used to it, I didn't mind really, it meant I had more space and I enjoyed listening and watching the goings on in the garden. My "two-foot" had made the hutch and run nice and secure so nothing could get in and I felt safe.