On Saturday, we went down to see the bunnies at the Northwest Nature Shop here in Ashland. And Josephine was, well, a bit dubious about it. So she sat on my lap. I held the beasts and she shyly petted them.
Guinea Pigs...not so scary but still not the type of animals you want to hold yourself.
I had a great day planned: all of us meet friends Fred and Fiona and Baby Benjamin for the bunnies, have lunch, go meet some teenager dressed as the Easter Bunny at another store and decorate some cookies. What could go wrong? Well, me apparently, for when we started down the street, my face started swelling up with an allergic reaction. (I must have rubbed my eye with a bunny infested hand.) I was just about on par with this.
May I add that I was brave venturing out at all given the horrific cold sore that had popped up on my lower lip the previous Friday. My bad back which made me shuffle along the sidewalk, the cold sore, and then the allergic reaction which colored the left side of my face a terrible red and swelled my left eye completely shut-- was it any wonder (and I am NOT kidding) that people looked at me as I walked down the street, and then looked quickly away? And that a waitress, when I dashed into a local cafe to use the restroom, actually did a sharp, horrified intake of breath as she looked into my face?
Anyhow. I made an emergency stop at the pharmacy and went home to wash all the bunny karma off of me.
In other news, here are some cool Easter things to check out:
- the paper German eggs I ordered and intend to paint gold and use instead of Easter baskets
- Aunt Peaches' tutorial on how to dye eggs using tissue paper
- chocolates from Maison Bouche-- not only delicious but I love their vintage illustrations. Last year, if you recall, I did these little dishes with chicks in red polka dotted kerchiefs. They had been inspired by a vintage cupcake topper. This year, I'm quite interested in the chick with the veiled hat...
or the bunnies dueling. Hmmm....
Ah, the joys and sacrifices of motherhood. Me thinks some hand sanitizer for the pocketbook is in your future before you attempt any more contact with wild creatures.
Those chocolates are beautiful..I love the vintage designs.
Until next time!! K
Posted by: Kelly Toney | 04/27/2011 at 06:08 AM