Gorgeous flowers, wine and working bunnies

Tofu works at a local gift store in Eureka Springs. She is part lop and part lionhead. What a patient sweet natured girl. She hands you your change and your receipt. The folks that have these bunnies keep only rescued buns. It is amazing how calm they stay among all the tourists. They are well guarded and well taken care of. If you are ever in Eureka Springs, stop by and visit the two working bunny stores (anyone can tell you where they are)

Mandevilla vine still blooming. (I think I spelled that right)

We almost missed the leaves. They are rapidly changing color. Usually these trees are so red they look like they are on fire.

Our little cottage was adorable. Neat as a pin and homemade cinnamon rolls baked every morning by the owners. Yummy.

I normally dont look like I have lazy eye. (teehee) But the wine was flowing. I am in the red t-shirt and my dear friend Jackie and I are enjoying wine before our dinner. I always visit Ermilio's Italian. There is never shorter than a 30 minute wait. It is the best Italian restaurant I have ever had and I always look forward to eating there.

We had a blast! The leaves were beautiful and so were the flowers. When we came out after dinner there were hundreds of kids trick or treating. It was so much fun. We sat for over an hour and watched the kids. Some lines to the houses were 30 kids deep waiting their turn. Parents dressed up too! I saw not one person act ugly or misbehave. I longed for the times when I was a kid and Halloween was a safe and fun holiday without any danger.

League of Extraordinary Buns

Millie

Nemo and Stewart (RIP)

Dudley

Tango

Mojo

Haven

Where to begin.........

My front porch is ready for Halloween!

Let me recap the invents of the last 2 weeks.

The Friday before the german cousins arrived Haven started labored breathing. I rushed him to the vet late friday. Pneumonia again. "sigh" More meds. Poor Haven but he is quite better now and his breathing sounds great.

German family arrives Wed Sept 29th. They were set to arrive Tues but missed their connecting flight in DC. Thanks to the not so helpful airlines they waited 24hrs for another flight. I wont even begin to start my rant on the airlines. It would take up the whole blog.

I have never met any of my mom's family before. It was a communist country before the wall came down. They werent allowed in the states and my mom was only able to get in after considerable drama and only a few times in the last 50 years.

My cousin Marianne is 60 and my mom's sisters oldest child. She was a sweetie. The kind tired face of someone who works too hard. Her and husband Alfredo (he is Italian) own a restaurant in their little town in germany and work their butts off. This was her first trip to America and all she wanted to do was buy a pair of jeans and visit.

Martin is 35 and Marianne's nephew. He was a hoot. Long black hair down to his butt. Both ears pierced and dresses all in black. I was fascinated by him. He got a few stares here in Oklahoma but who cares. He visited the bunnies every night and handed out lovin. Its easy to like someone who likes your furry kids. Martin was interested in everything. 7-11 was a particular fancy. A store open 24hrs? "Cool" (he knew a few english words) Every plate of food I put in front of him was "wunderbar". When they left I told him he wasnt my cousin anymore but my little brother.

I have never enjoyed visitors more. It put a shine on my mother's face that I havent seen in years. She got to use her native language for 10 whole days and they talked and talked. We went around Ok to all the usual places a tourist might want to visit. I took them places by myself when mom was too tired to go. We figured things out just fine. Golden Corral was interesting too. They could not believe all the food that was wasted. Martin tried "wiggle pudding" (jello) and found it lacking. LOL

Leaving them at the airport last Friday morning was heartbreaking. I was glad to have some peace and quiet but I will miss them like crazy. Saturday afternoon while the buns and I were watching LSU take The Gators I was chatting with my oldest friend online while we both watched the game. My mouse wouldnt move across the mouse pad right. I picked up the pad to check the problem. There were 3 ten dollar bills under it along with a note in German. "Please take this and buy a little something for the bunnies" Martin. I adore him.

We have lots of plans for Halloween. Ghost hunts and a trip to Eureka Springs at the end of this month. I look forward to visiting my home away from home. I hope the leaves are at their peak and waiting to greet me. There will be lots of girl talk, shopping, cocktails, and laughter. We had a cancer scare with my good friend Jackie but thankfully it wasnt cancer so all the more reason to enjoy our trip. I am ready.

Mojo decided to scare the hell out of me Sat. My girl has never had a bad day in her life. I found her hiding sat night. Grinding her teeth and a tight tummy. I sprang into action and got her pain meds and gut drugs. By sunday afternoon she was eating, pooping and back to being my silly girl. Please dont do that to momma again Miss Mojee.

I hope all is well with all of you. Enjoy the fall weather and if you celebrate it: Happy Halloween! There will be a trip report and pictures of Eureka Springs.

We are exhausted!

From our visitors. We will blog about it at a later time. All is well and Haven is doing great!

Company? Germans? What are Germans?

Haven says he doesnt care as long as he gets his food and lovin. We will be off blog for a bit folks. Family will be here for 10 days and we will be busy. Hopefully we can find some time to visit our favorite blogs. I am off to take a Lortab and a Xanex. (dont know about that spelling and just kidding by the way) I need a vacation from vacation. Cleaning for 5 days straight has worn me out. I did get a visit to the rescue yesterday and took a bunch of buns outside for exercise. It was the highlight of the past week. See you soon dear friends.

P.S. Haven is battling pneumonia again. Think good thoughts for him okay?

Sunday Is Just For Funday

Electricity is really just organized lightning.
George Carlin

(Carlin will always be one of my favorite comics)

I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.
Lily Tomlin

Why slap them on the wrist with a feather when you can belt them over the head with a sledgehammer.
Katharine Hepburn

(The grandest dame I have ever seen in movies)

I posted this question a very long time ago but lets see who wants to play: If you could spend an evening with 5 dead people, who would they be? 1 person at a time, the whole evening. I dont choose family members because I believe I will be with them again someday. Who would you choose????????????

Me:

Lewis and Clark (I am counting them as one)

Edgar Allan Poe

Lee Harvey Oswald

Geronimo

Jimmy Stewart

My list is exactly the same as it was 10 years ago when someone first asked me! What's your list look like?

"You are getting very sleepy!"

Friday Facts

Perfection!

Hey folks after reading another ridiculous comment about rabbits I feel a strong compulsion to go over some rabbit basics again. All my blog readers that are bunny people will find this old hat. My lovely nonbunny readers may not find this interesting either so you may be excused if you wish. We may start doing Friday Facts on a regular basis but they wont all be bun related.

My rabbits are all spayed and neutered. The do not all live together. Not all bunnies get along. Mojo, Tango and Dudley are a bonded trio. Mojo and Tango are female, Dudley is male. Spayed and neutered bunnies have better litter box habits and tend to have less behavioral issues. They also tend to live longer. Female bunnies can get uterine cancer and boy bunnies can get testicular cancer.

Haven is a male, Millie is a female. They are NOT a bonded pair. They free roam in a room together. They do not fight and the only time Millie cuddles with Haven is if she wants something.

I do not care if you: used to raise rabbits, currently raise rabbits, eat rabbits, think rabbits are "stupid pets". I dont visit your blogs and make comments that your dogs, cats, horses, hamsters and kids are stupid. Your uninformed opinions on bunnies are useless to me.

I do not run a rescue. I volunteer at a rabbit rescue. I believe that every state has at least 1 bunny rescue.

RABBITS ARE NOT RODENTS. RABBITS ARE NOT RODENTS. RABBITS ARE NOT RODENTS.

RABBITS ARE LAGOMORPH'S LAGOMORPH'S LAGOMORPH'S

Bunnies can live a long time. They tend to live a hell of a lot longer if they are fixed, live indoors, and get the proper diet and the love and attention they deserve.

This one is tricky. "Are rabbits messy?" Frankly my bunnies are messy. Some buns are very tidy. Millie has excellent litter box habits with her tinkles but leaves doots everywhere. I vacuum daily. Haven cannot use a potty box. His head tilt and arthritis will not allow it. He is a good bun about using his "people pads" tho. Accidents happen. I clean daily. I never want anyone to walk into my home and say "damn, what is that smell?"

Rabbits all have different personalities. Some are shy, some are outgoing, some are real snugglers and some prefer to be to themselves.

Tango is a homebody, Mojo is a troublemaker, Dudley is still scared of people after 3 years, Millie is a princess and Haven loves to snuggle.

I am lucky, my bunnies dont bother cords, dont eat the walls, and really dont have any negative habits other than Millie Mouse waking me up every single morning destroying her cardboard abode. My bunnies are not permitted to jump on furniture or tear up the carpet. They have rules like any other family member and I am forced to live by them. LOL

Mojo, Tango and Dudley are out and about everyday. Their area is blocked off by a playpen and they have about a 10 foot wide and 10 foot deep space to live in when I am not able to supervise them. I have stairs in my house and a blind brother. We cant afford to have a blind person trip and fall over a bunny on the stairs.

Okay folks I will leave it at that. I dont mean to lecture but I know my fellow bun lovers know EXACTLY where I am coming from. There is a lot more to know about rabbits but that would take 10 pages. My one single wish if anyone learns anything from my blog is: Dont buy live toys for your kids at Easter and if you take a pet of any kind into your home remember that is a commitment for the life of that animal. They are not disposable.

One more thing: Haven is not suffering. He has head tilt. He has arthritis in one of his back legs. He gets a little dose of metacam daily for that. He moves around fine, he is not in pain, he has a great appetite and a sweet disposition. If it ever seems like he is no longer enjoying his life or suffering he will be helped across the bridge with all the love I have in my heart. Until such time, bugger off!