Wolf's Den

Musings..

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:55:17 GMT

Rue, (a Rex rabbit), needs her nails trimmed more than twice a month, judging by the 8" scratch on my right forearm when I was attempting said trimming. She was being a right pain in the ass today. There's also scratches on the backs of my hands from her, as well as the dustup resulting in one nail being trimmed too close to the quick and her bleeding. Argh. Usually she just lays there and let's me trim away. WTF, rabbit?

I think the blackberries and raspberries I tossed out the backdoor in early spring actually sprouted. No other way to explain sudden 4ft thorny brambles sprouting from that area. Hmm. Didn't actually think they'd sprout, otherwise, I'd have picked a way better spot.

It's cloudy today, so needs to hurry up and just rain already.

Luckily there's not a whole lot of quilting to do on the 2 pieces I want to enter into this fall's quilt shows. Especially since the drop off deadline for the first show is Sept. 22.

I put a box on the floor for Aries to sleep in if he wanted. He got to do so exactly twice. Max has since taken it over, as per usual.

I'm hungry but not sure what I want to eat. Heh.

Scarf sales have dropped off. There's still 3 Silver and 12 copper left. As well as the several 'Reserved Listings'. End of the month, I'm donating what I have, and will donate the rest whenever they sell I guess.

Gratuitous RibbyRabby pics...

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:17:04 GMT

Rue, my Rex bunny. Age 4yrs.

She was only supposed to be a foster for 6 months. Now, nearly 3.5 years later, she's a perm family member.

She keeps the old man, Puck (11yr old Netherland Dwarf Harlequin rabbit) going.

Puck, the Old Man of the Wolf's Den Clan, at 11 years.

He's skinnier, but that's about it, as far as showing his age.

Harlequin Netherland Dwarf

Cha-changes....

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:49:12 GMT

So I never really settled on a spelling of Rufus's new name after I decided that as a FEMALE rabbit, she didn't deserve to be called 'Rufus'.

First I was thinking 'Roo'. But it doesn't really fit with the Shakesphere theme of naming for our rabbits.

Then, a few days ago, I decided that she would be called 'Rue' instead. As in the herb, Rue.

"Shakespeare refers again to Rue in Richard III:
'Here in this place
I'll set a bank of rue, sour herb of grace;
Rue, even for ruth, shall shortly here be seen,
In the remembrance of a weeping queen.' "

"Externally, Rue is an active irritant..."

"Shakespeare called rue the herb o'grace o'Sundays, and the English writer Elizabeth Goudge called one of her novels Herb of Grace. Down through the ages, rue has been the symbol of loss, regret and bitter lessons."

Need I say more?