Naughty Bunny

As I said previously, Lucy the foster bunny is settling in very well.......a bit too well in some respects!

New Foster Bunny!

No sooner had Bob and Marley bunny gone to their new home than I received a message from Blyth Wildlife Rescue asking me if I could possibly foster their brother!*** The lady who had been fostering him was unable to keep him any longer as her dog was becoming more and more keen to have rabbit pie for tea!

We went straight round to get the bunny, who is a boy called Lucy, and I'm pleased to say he's settled in really well.   So, here we are again searching for a forever home for a gorgeous bunny rabbit! 


***  A trip to the vet revealed that Lucy is in fact a girl, which makes a lot more sense!!

Bunny Update

I'm pleased to say that Bob and Marley Bunny went to a lovely new home on Friday (16 March). Their fabulous new family did a 600 mile round-trip to collect them - how fab is that?  They have settled in wonderfully and I'm so happy that my first successful foster/adoption is done!

Bunnies

I am fostering these two bunnies for Blyth Wildlife Rescue. They are so adorable, soft and fluffy. They are incredibly good natured too. They were found in a bag at the side of a road with  their three siblings (who are being cared for by another foster carer). As much as I love them, I hope they find a forever family very soon. 

Ollie at the Beach

Ollie at the Beach, originally uploaded by jilleebee.

It was 4 February and hail-stoning. So of course we went to the beach! It was super-duper cold but Ollie seemed to enjoy himself and that's the main thing :)

Birthday Dotee for Judy

Birthday Dotee for Judy, originally uploaded by jilleebee.

When Judy and I agreed our swap it was her birthday so I made her a birthday dotee. The beads on the tail read "Birthday Girl". I was pleased with this doll - this is the first face I have embroidered. It worked so well that I'll have to embroider all my faces from now on :)

Dotee Doll Number 2

Dotee 2, originally uploaded by jilleebee.

Meeces!!

I've joined a Swab-bot swap called "Craft a craft for my cat" and, as the title suggests, you have to make a gift for your swap partner's cat! 

I've decided to make some knitted catnip mice and  I'm quite pleased with the way the first one has turned out. I've adapted a pattern that I found on the internet slightly - there are loads of free patterns available! 

Battersea Dog and Cat Home even have some patterns but if you use these please make sure that you make some extra mice and send them to the cats in need - only fair! The little pirate is my favourite :)

Fishy Update

Well one week on and Lua is still fit and well, which makes me a very happy girl indeed!

I went to the pet shop this afternoon and updated the nice man on Lua's progress. He informed me that he thought the Rescue Remedy may well have sorted out Lua, as a fish breeder he knows actually uses whisky to  revive his fish if they are poorly!!! I'm not sure if they insist on a single malt or plain old cooking whisky but that's another one to bear in mind if anything like that happens again which, touch wood, it never will!!

Fishy Miracle!

On Saturday morning I went in to feed my two goldfish, Lua and Lua, as normal but when I looked in the tank I was really upset to see big Lua lying lifeless at the bottom of the tank. I went straight downstairs to tell Mr S and he went up to see for himself. Luckily, he was more sensible than me and on closer inspection noted that Lua was still breathing.

I really wasn't sure that there was anything we could do for him but I looked up his symptoms on the internet and was surprised to see that this is quite a common thing. I would add at this point that I've had fish off and on throughout my life and that big Lua is about 10 years old - little Lua is about 7.

One of the things that was suggested was to change part of the water and increase the oxygen levels in the tank. I did this and it made no apparent difference. In fact, I had to switch off the big tank filter as the airstream was too strong and poor Lua was pulled along by it.

I then did what anyone would do in the circumstances. I rang my mam and dad!! Dad suggested trying Rescue Remedy - excellent idea (and why didn't I think of it??!!). I went straight up and put 4 drops of Rescue Remedy in the tank, crossed my fingers and hoped for the best.

 The rest of the morning was a bit of a rollercoaster, as Lua seemed to improve slightly, only to end up back at the bottom of the tank. the good thing, though, was that he was now upright, rather than lying on his side.

Later on, we went up to check on him and he was making attempts to swim, with little Lua nudging him from below to try and help him. Later on still, we found both fish on the bottom of the tank lying close together. Little Lua's fins were down and he looked so miserable. It was a very touching sight (and they say fish have no brains and no feelings??)

We went to the pet shop for advice and the man was extremely nice, offering some extremely helpful tips, which we said we would try when we got home. However, when we went upstairs again, we found Lua making attempts to swim! It didn't last long and he soon floated down to the bottom again but it was a major improvement on how he had been earlier!!

Rather than bothering the fish with putting the lights off and on, once it was dark we left them alone and hoped for the best for the morning! When I went in to check the next morning, I couldn't believe what I was seeing - both Luas were gliding majestically around in their tank with their tails out and fins up, like nothing had ever happened!! What a relief!!

I still don’t know what was wrong with him but he seems completely back to normal. Maybe Rescue Remedy is magic? Who knows but I'm just thankful that my lovely fishy is better!

Messing around in photoshop

As the post title indicates, I've been messing around in photoshop! I was trying to do an Obama style picture for a little mini project I'm doing but couldn't get it to work. However, after many trials and tribulations I altered this photo of Himself and I was quite happy with the result!

I also had an idea for a set of ATCs that I want to do. I started heading in that direction last night but actually ended up doing something else instead! I'm quite proud of the background, which is all my own work! The witchy lady is from Ten Two Studios



Mad Dog

Last week we took a little run up the coast. We stopped off at Cresswell along the way - one of Himself and Ollie's favourite places. They went off to explore together while I waited back at the car. This is Ollie coming back to tell me all about his adventure!