Chicks and Wine

Martha Stewart would be proud.
Our group.

Glasses ready to fill.

Sirrius and Gryffn join the festivities.

Homemade cookies.

Decadent desserts.

Our wine group met last night. We had a fantastic time. The hostesses out did themselves with wonderful food, cookies, and atmosphere. We all brought wine and enjoyed each others company. The unique thing about this group is the age range of 24-84 (all of us with the college in common). I am blessed with wonderful friends.

The Problem with Ice

..is that it is a pain when it is in your rabbit water bowls. I just got all new bowls for my rabbits. Since water bottles freeze solid and can't be used in the winter I use bowls during that time period. I had these nifty plastic bowls that fit into holders. I could bang them against the rabbitry and break the ice out of them. Problem was that the rabbits would use their noses to flip the bowls out of the holders and spill water everywhere and then proceed to play with the bowls. So I bought new bowls with holders that fasten to the cage; the bowls have a slot on the bottom of them that fits into the holder and you turn it to lock them down. So far they are working very well although I haven't had to deal with ice in them yet. The dealer told me they would withstand banging on the cage to remove the ice.

Selene

Grooming and cleaning today. Selene (this was the name of a Greek goddess of the moon) is finally starting to get some even wool again. She has a heck of a body. I'm hoping she does well at some upcoming shows.

Red Rose Rabbit pellets

Stopped off at the feed store today to get some things and the owner, Dave, had to show me the newest addition to his feed bag collection. A Red Rose Rabbit feed sack. Wish I could find a rabbit feed sack that is still in this kind of condition. I have some Red Rose advertising booklets at home. They were dad's from when he raised rabbits in the 70's. Dave asked me to trim Charlie's toenails. Charlie is the resident mini Rex. He is generally good natured and didn't give me any problems but his nails sure were long.

Ice Crystals

Try to enjoy the beauty that winter has to offer. If you look close it can be found in a lot of unusual places. Bear this in mind as you enjoy the weather that is coming through the midwest over the next couple days. This image was taken by Andrew at the creek on Sunday. Wish I could claim it. I was too wimpy to venture out.

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Our friend sings in a local choir and they had their concert tonight along with the affiliated orchestra. It was very nice and we all enjoyed the music and festive atmosphere. Afterward we went out for a quick dinner. I'm really tired. This was a busy weekend.

Lovely Ladies All in a Row

We put up the tree and decorated around the house today. I decided to get out my Christmas dolls this year and put them on display. Here they are all lined up in our room.