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Dyed the bunny?
How, pray?

Oh, and has anybody here been to the Ragged Hedge Fair? My thread hasn't had much attention

I was trying to make the bunny's life more interesting in a natural treasure basket kind of way.

The ball was made of jigsaw pieces that you glue together and each side was a different colour.

The bunny loved the ball, pushed it round and round (just like the lady in the pet shop said). But then rain came.

The dye in the wood ran and the bunny is now red, blue, green and yellow.

It's name is supposed to be Snow Drop, fgs!

Any advice (apart from rename the bunny)?

Sorry, too busy laughing to think of anything!

The fair looks good .

Too far for me, though.

Ah yes, the bunny. Dp suggested you rename it Elmer.
A gentle wash then leave to bleach naturally in the sunshine? How long have you got?

Until the end of the month. Do I have to pick it up to wash it, do you think? I can't turn the sprinkler on or something?

I'm not good with pets.

Elmer bunny indeed!

Wouldn't be right to bleach it, I suppose?

It would have to be warm water, and it mustn't get a chill afterwards. I think you'll have to pick it up. Still, it's probably better than bathing a chicken...

See, this is why I have a no pet household (aside from an ant farm).

Are you supposed to wrap the bunny in a towel afterwards? Or cuddle it? Or just make sure it can sit in the sun?

Yes, cuddle it in a towel and don't let it near any breezes until it is completely dry. And don't do it in the evening.
Any bunny parlours near you?

I looked at the chickens, btw, TooT, you're right, the feathers are a lovely colour and texture. Nothing artificial about them.

Bunny parlours? Are you serious?

Oh, they probably exist somewhere.

Hey, my friend has just had a baby! I'm so chuffed! We have been friends since we were 11. Little girl. Whooppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yee-hah!

!!!!!!!

Congratulations.

Thanks for your advice, TooT, I will try bunny washing tomorrow (after I have had a word or two with the pet shop lady).

Ooh, now I've got that almost broody feeling. Must stop! I have 4 dcs.

No, wait! Stop! I like HP and the Deathly Marrows!! I was at MILs yesterday then I had to watch the recorded Formula 1 from the afternoon and I couldn't come on because it was really long because of rain and crashes. It looks like I missed a heck of an evening- pagan ceremonies, naked jam making, dyed bunny, new baby and new title!
I've been up since 5 with dd so I'm hoping she'll go to sleep now and I'm going back to bed too!

More fruit and vege today for me been abit lax - quite afew persimons and I seem to have developed a taste for raw swede. Have one in the fruit bowl and I cut slices off and walk off nibbling...

giggling at dyed bunny

Toot....yes yes yes to piratey playmobile....ds is going to be a nice pirate when he grows up ....any possibility of it before the 31st( ds birthday)??
Your apple & sweet potato cake sounds amazing.....recipe pleeeeeeease

sesame rice balls....
cook 200g brown rice,drain & rinse in cold water
toast about 8tbsp sesame seeds
blend can red kidney beans,2tsp umeboshi paste,4tbsp lemon juice & the rice until a stiff mixture.
roll rice into walnut sized balls,roll in sesame seeds & place on a greaseproofed lined baking tray.
bake in oven at 200 for 12-15 mins & serve with tamari to dip

at dyed bunny - very funny

new thread heeeeeeeeeeeere