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Weekend in the Hunter

  • 2 days ago
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What with World Youth Day going on just down the road from our house over the weekend, the fam and I made the wise decision to go away for the weekend. Which was especially lucky as apparently the pilgrims stayed up until 3am or later singing religous songs. Not exactly my idea of a good time.

 

But we DID have a good time in the hunter! They were having a running festival up there and my dad entered the 10km event. We went up on saturday morning and went to collect my dad's entry kit in time for the race on sunday morning. Inside the kit was his electronic timer, a tshirt, waterbottle and a whole lot of coupons for free stuff. Then we looked around some shops nearby.

 

Each of them had these cute little houses attached to the wall outside. I never figured out what they were for. I think maybe to hide their alarm systems?

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There was a pretty pond with some Koi gold fish in it too

 

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We ate dinner at Harrigan's, an Irish pub near our hotel that is supposed to be pretty popular. I thought it was pretty crap. We paid over $20 each for a woodfired pizza that wasn't even that great - in Randwick you can get one that size which is totally customized for half the price.

Anyway! on sunday, dad went out for the race and mum and I slept in a little, and walked to the finish line to cheer him at the end. It was quite fun. He heard my wooping and waved to us when he went through. Then we bought me a new pair of runners! they're brooks adrenaline, and they are super comfortable. Time to throw away my 'old faithful' nikes that I've had the last 10 years or so.. sob. LOL

Then we went for lunch at the Blue Tongue Beer Brewery, we had a beer sampler of 6 beers (the dark one was really nice, I'd buy it again) and a cheese platter to share before heading back to the finish line of the race for the announcing of the prizes. It was cool! dad came second in his age group! he got a bottle of wine for that, and then they had a prize draw based on the running numbers and dad won a tshirt and a water bottle and a hat. After the prize giving, we went for a look around the Hunter Valley gardens which were stunning, bearing in mind it's winter and hardly any of their rose section was flowering. I took some pictures. I especially liked the children's story book section, LOL. 

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Ornamental cabbages.. So pretty!

 

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it smelt gorgeous too

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the perfect frame - a hole in the hedge :)

 

 

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Round doors like these are supposed to be lucky, right? Well you can never have too much luck!

 

 

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We wished in the wishing well and then went through the Children's Story Book Garden. This bit was at the end of it! I hope we do all live happily ever after! (if only it was that simple)

 

We had dinner at Potter's Brewery which was probably the best damn schnitzel I've ever had in my life. Then today, monday, we drove home via Wiseman's ferry, which is a scenic route back to sydney. We stopped for lunch at the coolest place, I forget the name but it was this teeny little pub dating back to 1830 something! Photos:

 

 

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Wild Kangaroo! It was sun basking. Too cute 

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tree plantation

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this dog was sleeping in the MIDDLE OF THE ROAD when we first arrived... when we came outside after lunch she had migrated to this table in the sun, lol.

 

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Wine, an open fire and the best damn ploughman's lunch I ever had - awesome bread, cheddar cheese, sundried tomatoes, olives, pickled onions, some kind of branston pickle stuff, a bit of chutney, ham, mortadella and some danish ham/salami thing.. as well as I think swiss cheese? anyway, it was delicious! mum, dad and I shared :)

 

 

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And the outside. Such a cute little pub.

 

It was a lovely trip - seriously good food, my dad bought those Brooks adrenaline 8 shoes  for me (thanks Dad!) and the beer was awesome too. The scenery was nice and it was great to get away... But it is SO good to get home. I missed my baby Willum. I think he missed us too. He spent all afternoon nudging my legs until I picked him up for a hug, Too cute!

 

Quickly, things I left out:

we got moved from our first room since the mini-spa bath leaked all through the kitchen and lounge when I tried to use it. Cold, wet, miserable when it's winter and around 4 degrees C is not fun. But management gave us a bottle of wine and an appology letter

I went for a 3k jog this evening around UNSW with my new Brooks. They were pretty comfortable! But my lungs are still hurting from all the uphills!

 

I think that's it!

Night night... I am SO tired!

1 comment Tags: running, food, hunter valley, weekends away, willum

The Thing with Voxing...

  • Jul 15, 2008
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is that either my life is really boring and I don't want to record it. Or something great happens and I don't want to do it an injustice by writing about it by posting in a hurry. But at the same time it's like, but I don't want to forget that memory!


So here I am. Recording the good bits :) (not that there have been any really bad bits lately, but just kind of boring.)


So Melbourne - was awesome. Yay for shopping, roast chestnut vendors on street corners and giant purse statues. My purchases:
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Witchery shoes half price, batwing sleeve latte coloured top $15, and green ipod shuffle for jogging with.

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The roof of the mall. Crazy Melbournean architecture!

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You heard me, worthless male! Laydeez only! Haha, this sign was on the step between the pavement and a little seating area in a park. I'm guessing it dates from the 1900s-20s (back when women got their own benches! - but not the vote. Hmm.)

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THE GIANT PURSE! Yes, it was cold. 

BUT WAIT!! There's more! I saw a psychic last weekend (as in, the one just been. Can't believe melbourneo was already 2 weeks ago!) So, here are the details!! (I got a tape, but this woman has a really strong french accent and it's not a very clear tape so if  I type it up it will be easier to follow.

This is the same woman I saw for my birthday about 4 years ago. Last time she said a lot of things that were so far distant that they haven't come true in the four years since I saw her! This time, she repeated some of those things, and also added to them. She does tarot, palm reading, numerology and astrology as well as psychic stuff, so it was a really interesting range of skills in the one meeting.

First - numerology based on my name, chinese and regular astrology: My number is 8, my chinese sign is the ox and my regular sign is cancer.

8 is the infinity number. It's always been my favourite number and she thought that was a coincidence! it's a very lucky number to be associated with - whatever happens, love, money, career problems - they will all work out - if you turn an 8 upside down, it's still an 8! so she told me to just be patient and things will be resolved in time.

She said this year and next are excellent years for me - it is the first time the chinese and western astrology have lined up with each other, and only happens every 12 or so years. It means that I will be entering a new cycle next year, and the things I am doing now and through that year will be the foundations for the building of the rest of my life.

For the tarot she uses several different decks to speculate on different areas of life. She said I would graduate with no problems. She asked if I was concerned about money or trying to save for something. I said yes (internship next year) she said that I would definitely get the money I needed. She didn't know where from, but it would work out and not to worry, the money would turn up. (I've been thinking I might apply for a travel grant if I am given the option, which would at least cover airfares if I do my internship internationally.)

She asked about the boy I've been seeing and said he is very unhappy in what he is doing now, but that he's not doing anything about it (sounds about right!)  She said that he loves me very much and has seriously considered being with me forever. I explained that we'd recently split up, and she said there was something blocking him from being with me - perhaps in part, that he has a bit of a complex about where I am with uni. She suggested that he knows he will still be studying after I've left and he's not happy - he's not patient about doing it. (Which sounds perfectly true to me). Also, that he wouldn't work in his area of study, but he needs to complete the degree to open the doors to his future job.

Last time I spoke to her she said that she saw me only getting married once, to my soulmate, and we would have two children. She said that Aaron is not my soulmate, but my opposite - her use of the word 'soulmate' seemed to be a person with whom all your astrological planets align, meaning that the relationship just 'flows' easily. That doesn't mean that my relationship with ex # 5 wouldn't have worked because he's my opposite (she's married to hers), instead it means merely that we would both have to work harder to understand and listen to each other (ha! for both of us on that one!)

SO. I took it to mean that ex # 5 was the lovely boy that she mentioned last time I saw her, but there was another out there for me who is my 'soulmate'. She looked at her dates and calculated I would be married by 2012, and was surprised, since there was so much love in my relationship with #5 she would have thought it'd be earlier. She extended the reading (and this part was really funny - the cards had old fashioned people on them) and saw a female on one card, (me) between two cards with males on them. She suggested that I would meet someone through my university, and that I would have to pick between him and the ex. She showed me how they each held a bunch of flowers (no, really! the guys in the pictures had bunches of flowers! it was sooo weird!) and one bunch was much bigger than the other. She said that I should choose the one that gave me the most (I took that to mean, spiritually, rather than materially!) 

I've said to mum and others that I think if I was to meet someone, it would be while I was overseas on my internship. I said this before the reading, and I still think it's true.

This is getting unbelievably long so I'll sum up in a list and add the rest of the stuff she said (I put the things she'd said last time in a different colour!):

  • I'll graduate and get a job from whatever area I'm studying quite quickly after graduation
  • I will have to make a choice between two men - one is intellectual, on the same wavelength as me, the other loves me a lot but needs more understanding from both parties for the relationship to work 
  • I will get the money I'm concerned about and it will be used for something useful, not frivolous or silly.
  • I should and will go overseas - if ex # 5 really loves me he will understand and try again when I return
  • I'll be married by 2012, pregnant by 2013 (last time she said not much before 2014)
  • I should keep a purple stone in my room or on my person for luck
  • 8 is my lucky number, there won't be problems in my life I can't solve if I'm patient
  • In my future career, she saw me holding conferences and travelling a lot for work (but this could be teaching children, tour guiding, any number of things).
  • I will have two children, one of which will definitely be a boy
  • I will only get married once
then I asked about my sister:
  • she will go on a trip fairly soon, and when she comes back...
  • she'll meet a slightly older man who has a powerful/responsible job
  • she'll be married by 2010
  • she should wear gold things as they bring her luck
So there you are! 

THEN!!

One more thing... I got my results today! w00tbean!! I passed all my subjects! which means (if I calcuated right) THAT I CAN GRADUATE!!! and now I have to go and harass the uni to make sure I've been put down as graduating in september this year (typical!). But we're going out to dinner tonight so hopefully some photos for you in the next few days. I'm going now, since I only have the next four years to enjoy my freedom! (sorry future hubby - I love ya!)



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QotD: Favorite Time of Day

  • Jun 25, 2008
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What's your favorite time of day and why?


My favourite time of day would be around 7:30 or 8:00pm. Our family always eats together and discusses the events of the day in the ad breaks of our favourite tv shows. Since I've been single I haven't been out all that much so it's really nice to connect with my family like this.


The other time of day I like is sunday morning. I go for a run around 9:30 ish, and then I come back and read the paper or go for breakfast with my sister. It's a really relaxing sunday ritual. My running time is my 'alone' time, and I love it!

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Happy Birthday Me

  • Jun 23, 2008
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As per every year, my definitive list of birthday gifts starts here.

 

My birthday wasn't really anything special this year, but I did enjoy it. On friday, my boss organised for the office to come into the board room and we had cake and tea and coffee. They gave me a card and a gift voucher for a women's clothing store. AND she gave me a one hour early mark!

then on saturday I went out with the uni girls for spanish food. Alison stayed overnight and we had breakfast on my birthday. It was really nice, just sitting in the sun and chatting.

 

Here is what I got:

From my Sister
Armand Basi perfume - "red" (it took us ages to choose. It's quite gingery and different.)

From my parents

  • Garmin GPS watch forerunner 205 (can't wait to train with it!)
  • bunny statue. I saw it and really loved it, I was just drawn. I usually hate that kind of dustcatching stuff, but I really wanted it!
  • korres brand olive pit scrub (AWESOME stuff, really scrubs and moisturises too!
  • mango and blossom body lotion (just a cheap brand but it smells really great!)
  • sauna masque red hot earth for anti stress
  • korres olive and rye moisturiser sample
  • korres firming eye cream sample
  • lindt chocolate 3 pack (I will keep these in my desk drawer at work)

From my Grandma
a cheque for $200. I love you grams!

From my friend Alison

  • this awesome makeup book - Rae Morris 'Makeup - the ultimate guide' - there are some really awesome looks done step by step in here, and some interesting product info too. Can't wait to have a good read of it.
  • UFO sherbet lollies. My faves. I've eaten them all now, LOL
  • home made Eurovision song contest 2008 CD (it's a 'thing' that we love to do/watch together, LOL)
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And from my friend Celia and her BF... a huuuge bunch of flowers. Just one of the perks of having an awesome florist as a friend, LOL. Lillies, cherry blossom and swiss cheese plant leaves.

 

Here is a close up of the rabbit face - I was just totally attracted to this funny little smile!

 

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And some funny photos from Saturday night with the girls:

 

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hee hee!

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Tag!

  • Jun 17, 2008
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I saw this image mosaic tag game at www.verypink.com, and I thought it was cool!

The rules:

a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker.

1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What high school did you go to?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. Favorite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. One Word to describe you.
12. Your flickr name.

here is my result:

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Finito :D

  • Jun 15, 2008
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Do you know, whenever something happens that I'm not quite sure how to explain, I don't post. Usually it's something bad or awkward. And then as time goes on, it gets harder and harder to catch up so you have weeks without a post.

 

Sucks.

 

BUT

 

Here I am again :D The last few weeks have been a bit of a nightmare... last assignment for uni, FINALLY handed in! woohoo! then, ex # 5 rang me at like 3am one night and asked to talk and he sounded pretty glum so I went outside and sat in the street with him for a while. Knowing what I know now it's easy to make a decision but basically he begged me to get back together. He said I was the love of his life, he wanted to spend the rest of his days with me... he basically pushed all my buttons, said all the right things. And I thought, why didn't you say any of this when I was splitting up with you? I didn't really want to break up but I couldn't really see what else to do.

 

I spent time thinking about it, and worrying about it, and what I would say, and how I should say it, and what I should do...

 

And I thought, I love this guy. I really do. But enough is enough. I need to say 'no' so that I know that I can - that I'm not just going to cave every time someone asks me to do something for THEM. Because it hurts THEM to be apart. I was seriously stressed about it, thinking, I've already done this once, why should I have to go through this again? I hate hurting peoples feelings more than ANYTHING. Really, really hate it. I was the type of kid who cried when someone else did because it upset me to see them sad. So I worried away for a while, and I finally got up the courage and told him. And he said he already knew, and yada yada, and that it could have worked in another time and place, and basically left me feeling massively deflated - why say all that stuff, and then come back with that response? had he meant a single word of it? who knows? maybe he did at the time.


Anyway, so basically, I'm still single. The title of this post actually refers to something else though -

 

I finished my first ever knitted garment! and when I can be bothered charging my camera, taking photos, connecting the camera to my comp, uploading and resizing my photos etc, I will post a picture of it.

 

In other news, my 2 ebay items arrived, a pair of white/cream boots and a pleated wool skirt for work. V. Exciting stuff. Add to that, mum and I went to the craft fair the other day. My newest project is a star quilt. I bought a stack of material with Asian inspired  prints - they are too adorable for words! I got a few patterns, inlcuding one that has red, cream/beige and brown fireflies on a dark blue background, and two which have the most adorable leaping bunnies on them. One is in red with beige bunnies and pink cherry blossoms, the other is dark blue with beige bunnies. I'm going to use them to make a whole lot of star squares for another double bed quilt. I'm going to make it bigger than my last one since even ex #5 who was a stick would hog the covers - it covers the bed really well but not when two people are sleeping in it. So the next one will be designed to fit two FAT people underneath :D

 

lol.

 

I should post pics. Will do soon, have to sleep now. Much crafting to do tomorrow, and possibly a run.. 

1 comment Tags: knitting, quilting, ebay, boyfriend #5, relationship dramas

Random Sunday

  • May 25, 2008
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Today was pretty oddball all round.

 

For a start, I had to go to another work training day (paid). We're in the process of earning Certificate IV in frontline management, and this was our second training day (the last one was the day before ex #5 and I broke up you will recall! two weeks already!) So I got up early to go to work and I was playing with Willum. He was preening my clothes like he does, but he didn't realise that he was getting closer and closer to my skin, so I'm leaning over him on my hands and knees and kissing his back while he's preening the edge of my singlet top, and he accidentally caught my skin! I know he didn't mean to, but it's just so funny - I have what looks like a love bite on one of my boobs now from where he nipped me! (except that there is a cut from his sharp little fangs, haha!)

 

Then, I went into work, and embarrased myself on the bus when my earphones came out of my phone mp3 player right in the middle of an Abba song. Like way to get caught listening to shameful music!

 

The training was pretty ok, we talked about team development and individual development. It kind of annoys me that for this session we had to do two 1 page reports, and for next session (one month from now) we have ANOTHER 3 reports. They're to demonstrate that we understand the content of the units, but why not just get us to complete them in class? no one would know anyway.. my boss said we can do them at work though, and I think I'll do mine this week since in a month from now I won't remember everything we were speaking about.

Anyway! LUNCH! (paid for by work, which is really nice!) and I have a cappuccino. Then I remembered that my boss does coffee cup readings so she did a reading of mine. She picked up on some really interesting things so i can't wait to see what pans out! here is what she said so I have a reference for later:

 

  • I should check the tires on my car - especially air pressure. Not likely to have an accident but could be inconvenienced by being stuck somewhere with crap tyres
  • she saw a heart in the cup, but also a shield which represents protecting yourself or not being 100% open as you've been hurt (which is obviously completely natural in my case)
  • she saw me going out with friends and having a good time, not being a hermit, or going crazy and over the top
  • she saw the rabbit and laughed about him, she said he can tell that my energy has changed recently so if he's been acting really well lately it's because he knows I'm not myself and he wants to spoil me. The way she described it was that he has felt very loved by us so now he wants to show us that he will love me back.
  • She saw me getting a lot of enjoyment and pleasure out of listening to music perhaps a guitar or a flute, something like that
  • also that I should do things by myself if no one is available to them with me, to prove to myself that I can have fun doing things alone, but also because it's important for my spiritual growth (for want of a better phrase)
  • she asked if I was considering moving out and said she saw some kind of distance from the home - maybe travel
  • that I was weighing up a decision and comparing possible outcomes
  • that I have been or will be soon looking at a necklace or something for around the neck, maybe a scarf, that costs a lot that I will go back and look at again and again (I couldn't think of anything that I've been eyeing off!)
  • she saw me going somewhere hot
  • basically, she could see in the cup that I am very focussed on my study and very stressed but that it's crucial that when I can I do things for myself and my own wellbeing. That travel/alone time or whatever is vital for me to move on in my life (I took it as changing my possible life direction?)

THEN she read the saucer which was really interesting!

 

  • she saw the letter C which stands for commitment. She said she could see I wasn't afraid of commitment or of love (the letter L was also present) and then she explained that previously, the commitment and love were together, that the cup and saucer fitted (referring to the breakup) and that when I have had that alone time, when I've spent some time just doing things for ME, then the love and commitment that I'm looking for will all fall into place.

 

I love that kind of thing. Even if it isn't true in the sense that it's semi psychic or what have you, it's still good advice in my opinion and pretty much what I was planning on doing. I want to book a weekend away for just myself after semester is over, and I want to maybe go to the snow or somewhere, I'll be pampered, do nothing.. spend a lot of money. That was the basic plan. I'm happy being single, I'm not seeking out a relationship right now, although if one came along I wouldn't turn it down - I'm open to it, but I really do want to spend some time re evaluating who I am as a person now that I'm not 'Aaron's Girlfriend' which I guess sounds foolish but there you are.

 

Dinner with just Celia tonight as Janna is on her way to VIENNA (Lucky woman!) and Jasmine wasn't feeling well. Time to go to sleep now since my week is HEKTIK BRO!

quick run down even though this is the longest post ever:

monday-tuesday: assigment due on wednesday, days off work since I'm doing 2.5 full days this week instead of 5 half days.

wednesday: full day of work 8:30-5:30, hand the assignment in

thursday: half day, meeting Alerson for coffee in the morning (will bitch about men, eurovision etc!)

friday: full day

Weekend: start take home exam for HIST109 I imagine! arg!

And that is it from me. Much love, I am going to bed before I fall asleep right here. Have a good week yourselves!  

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Rib-alicious!

  • May 22, 2008
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Last night we had a farewell dinner for Janna as she's heading off to Vienna and Israel and such on sunday.


We met at Darling Harbour and walked to the (New?) Hurricanes which is in the mall thingy over there.
There was a bit of a wait so we had some cocktails at the bar first, which was a really great catch up with all my girly friends.

I ordered a half rack of ribs and a baked potato. I ate till I was full and still wanted more, I was STUFFED! Hurricanes make some of the best ribs in Oz I think, and their steak is almost even better than that!

We had coffee at starbucks afterward and then Celia's boyfriend Andrew gave us a lift back to Anna's school where she'd left her car. She gave me a lift back home.

I swear, I feel like ribs all over again just thinking about Hurricanes!

It was a nice evening. Heaps of people I hadn't seen in a while came. I'm going to miss Janna when she's on her trip :(

In other news, today is my 22 and 11 months birthday! one month until I turn 23. That's about the level of excitement I have going in my life at the moment. 

Apart from that just pegging away at my essay which is due tomorrow! I'm pretty stoked, I got about 400 words done at work so now I only have another 1600 words to go, and my map to complete. I'm feeling a lot less stressed about it although I'm guessing that map will be a BIOTCH!

That's it from me since i have glasses and plates to collect at work.

Much love!

4 comments Tags: ribs, anna, hurricanes, girls night, uni

So, What ARE You Looking For?

  • May 21, 2008
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I've been thinking about this a lot recently, being as how I'm single now and all - what exactly am I looking for? have I got unreasonable expectations in terms of relationships?


I don't think I do, so I thought I'd write a post that I can read 5 or more years from now and see how close to my ideal I got/get - or how much my expectations and needs have changed!

it's a pretty simple list really, and the most important point is the first one:

- it's all about the love. I don't care what he does, how much he earns, what colour his skin and hair are. What I do care about, is that the love is real. As in, he wants it to last forever, and he knows that will never change
-  I want him to know what he wants - where he's going, who he'd like to be with, I want him to be sure.
- I don't care if we argue, arguing is normal and healthy, but I want him to want to fix it afterward, to be prepared to compromise, because when push comes to shove, I will compromise for him.
- I want him to buy me a pink diamond engagement ring, but even more important that - I want our love to be so deep that it's not important to me any more.

Maybe one day I'll find that person who wants to travel the world and live in an italian villa with me. In the meantime, I will enjoy my alone ness - it feels good to only have myself to think about for once!

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Dandelion Rabbit Stud

  • May 17, 2008
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today we went to our rabbit breeder's house to get a calicivirus shot for willum. It was all the way out at Thirlmere, and I could not believe how pretty it was.

 

When we arrived they directed us into a big shed at the back of the house. Inside, there were a whole lot of cages, and maybe 40 odd rabbits! lots of different breeds, there were rex bunnies, and netherland dwarves, there were plush species and lops, it was amazing! some of them were sooo beautiful. The plush species had the most beautiful soft fur, but best of all were the babies. She picked out a 3 week old grey one for us to look at, and it was SO TEENY!

She cradled it on it's back in the palm of one hand!

She was really gentle with Willum when he got his shot and you could tell that all her bunnies loved her from the way they stuck their heads out of their cages when she walked past. She talked to them like we speak to Willum and he really liked her - he climbed onto her lap!

 

I was so proud of him, he didn't even flinch when he had the shot. Then he climbed onto my lap and licked my face and Kirsten, the breeder, told us that he looks very healthy and that she was impressed with him.

Then she lay him on his back, which is apparently a really good bonding thing to do with your bunny, it teaches them to relax, and she was rubbing his tummy and stroking his feet - he's never let us do that but I'll give it a go. I was always worried that it might hurt his spine, but now that I know it wont I'll be more confident.

 

I'm really glad we went - the other bunnies were beautiful, willum behaved like a star, and even the drive was very pretty. So many cute little federation style houses with picket fences and rose bushes. I loved it.

 

It's good to be home though, I'm going to head off to bed now, I am just exhausted!

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