Snowflake on Ice

It's really not fit outside for man nor beast today but Andrew braved the cold early this morning to see what was going on at the creek and he came back with this stunning image.

Bunny in the Snow

It's pouring down snow. We probably have 4 or 5 inches on top of what we got last week. While walking Daisy last night I spied this little bunny in the snow.

My Favorite Yarn

I love this 100 % Satin Angora yarn that I have hand spun from mixed colored combings.  There are 50 yards in this ball and I'm hoping to make a narrow scarf.  I have a more to spin so altogether I should have around 100 yards.  I like the natural colors better than dyed yarns and the varied widths plied together make it interesting looking.

Happy Lite

Winter blah's got you down?  Not me. Two years ago I bought a happy lite and this year I have also added whole food vitamin D to my regime.  Since I am in a windowless office and rarely go outside during the day during the winter I get almost zero sunlight.  The happy lite is a broad spectrum light that you use for 1/2 hour in the morning and 1/2 hour in the afternoon. It is equivelent to the RDA of sunshine.  There is a lot of research on treatments for seasonal affectiveness disorder (SAD) and this is one of them. When I first got it last year my co-workers would walk by and ask me about it and some of them would tease me about how bright it is. It is very bright. This year a few of them have asked me where I got it and they are starting to appear around elsewhere around my office suite.  It has vastly improved my mood during the winter; I use it November through April and I find that I don't leave work feeling exhausted. I bought one for my mom and SD and they both tell me it is also working for them.

Crazy Rabbits

Here's a somewhat amusing (made me laugh) video of rabbit antics at our last show. I was testing out my new camera (which has since been returned) and it's video capabilities (which were quite good). Actually the funniest part is probably when the camera turns upside down and but you'll have to watch the video to see why. Friend Lisa is the other voice you hear in the video.

After the Rain...

comes the sunshine...or at least it's trying in this case....
(Altocumulus or Mackerel Sky)

Decorated Bunny Cookies

I was inspired last year by my friend Kim who made these beautiful decorated cookies at Christmas time and I wanted to make some too. Alas I procrastinated all year knowing how much work it was going to be and not sure of what kind of cookie creation I wanted to make. After receiving a gift of a bunny cookie cutter for Christmas this year from my friend Patti; I came up with the idea of making bunny cookies to give out at our New Years Eve rabbit show. Yes they were a lot of work to make but they came out cute and tasted delicious.Baked cookies waiting to be decorated

Outline the cookie with royal icing

Flood the cookie with icing for a background

Decorate

Close up

All the big bunny cookies

Close up

All the little bunny cookies...