dear bloggers

I have BIG news.

Well, not huge, but bigger than a measly portion of skittles that you get in a packet.

I have branched out... officially... to:

www.ranrah.com

Its still a work in progress. But please check it out for some casual blogging and things about bunnies. 

I got a wee bit fed up of being restricted by a limited upload of photos and so I built it all by myself.

corgi tee

So, I made this hand-painted top for the jubilee! (Using my favorite fabric paints!) Its a wee corgi that goes all the way around me. Smashing, I hope you like it :)

I wore a red high waisted skirt with it originally. Getting my legs out for the Queen!

I really do love the Royal family

jubilee treats

p.s. I am totally wearing my school jumper. nice.
p.p.s. did you see the jubilee concert? bloomin amazing
p.p.p.s. we have eaten well.

me likey

A few things I have collected, I likey.

sunburn lazy days

As I am sure most people are doing the same... here is a quick rundown of sunshine times

pimms. bunny noses. kale. bbqs. sunburn. football. 

Sherlock Holmes evenings. pub quiz. mc flurry lunchbreaks. gig.

Eurovision. apple juice. ducklings. fox socks. maxi dresses. sandals.

ice cubes. bunny run. banana fritters. chicken kebabs.

toast (oh, so much toast), tan lines. bikinis. cameras. cider. ribena.

we do like her spread

We have no idea why our bunny loves this position. But she will sit likes this (have photos of her taken like this) and then lick you.

THAT'S OUR GIRL

Starsky really is a keeper

fickle about books

Being sunny means five things:

1. I get too over excited and burn
2. I drink cider on tap (followed by ribena in pint glass quantities... hydration or hiiii-dration)
3. My bunny and I enjoy sprawling on the grass
4. BBQs are the only type of meal we can eat
And...
5. I wish I had a good book to read.. instead of our collection of FHMs and travel books that make me feel like booking the first flight out of here in an instance.

I am so fickle about what I read. I rarely get into any book apart from the odd few like The Secret History, The Handmaid's Tale and various holiday reads that I cannot even name (Possibly Angels and Demons and those sort of ones). So I have recently been on a shopping spree at a sale on at amazon and bought some newbies to try out. Do you recommend any?


BUNNY NEWS:

Starsky's adventures in the sunshine are proving to be her best days ever. Although we did suffer her first great escape attempt too. We always make sure we are in the house when she is in the run... as we don't want her left to her own devices! However, we turn our back to eat and suddenly a little bunny pops his head around our conservatory and Josh had to dive to catch her. Weird thing is, we have NO IDEA how she got out as we presume she must have slipped under the run (and the gap was tiny) and only because it got knocked the tiniest bit! Good job she knows her way home!

Also, we read that if you put an ice cold bottle of water in the run she would lie next to it to cool down. Yeah, our bunny did nothing of the sort. But she does love licking it!

So to keep her cool we fashioned some shade out of an old cardboard box for our NEW DECK CHAIRS and this has improved the conditions for miss fur coat in the sunshine. I would seriously advise doing the same! Starsky rolls in the dirt to cool down too - which is hilarious to watch. This is a sign they are too warm to we are trying to keep her as cold as possible.

p.s. Starsky now SPRAWLS on the grass like a pancake!

fish surprises

Last weekend we went to the aquarium in Birmingham (Sea life center)... and little did I know, it was all because secretly all my friends were breaking into my house and gathering to surprise me! (Well done Josh for organizing the whole thing without me knowing AT ALL)

However, unaware, I was having a lovely time with fish and a free turtle hat.

The Sea Life center has a turtle and everything!! The shark tunnel was so impressive and there was even a 4D movie (water squirting - air blowing in your face kind of 4D) that actually terrified me, loads of massive tanks full of amazing fish and we got too excited about a quiz (meant for 5 year olds) that we totally won.

It also has a glow in the dark tunnel and a mirror maze that confused the life out of me, didn't really help that Josh spun me around a few times so I walked into a mirror.

And then I walked into the house, went red in the face and got merry!!

bunny bun bun run

Starsky has a new run and she loves bounding around it, especially as she is more energetic.

For new baby bunny owners

May I just also clarify, I am not an expert.. but this is working for us!

Biting: 

Starsky is a really well behaved bunny and has only nibbled once or twice, you can barely even feel it, however as she really enjoys grooming me (licking and washing) then nibbling is not really her saying she is angry, but more affectionate. Bless.

If your bunny is biting then the best thing to do is train them from a young age not to do this. We did some research on this and found that if you make a high pitched "eeeeep" noise at your bunny after they nibble this convinces them that they have hurt you and not to do it. This is because this eep noise is the same sound a rabbit would make if they were hurt. You shouldn't scare the bunny because this could make them bite more in fear. We have used it once and she reacted immediately and stopped. It has not happened since.

best week EVER

This week has been brilliant due to five little reasons:

This is the meal I had mentioned before, in Byzantium. A tapas selection to die for and a beautiful little place.

I will do this is more detail later, but we have been having many many outings at the moment. One including an aquarium, a Stubblemelt gig, a 3 year anniversary, the Avengers in the cinema and of course my guilty pleasures of Nandos and KFC.

 *drum roll* I have the pleasure to announce that I will be staying at my DREAM JOB for a long time to come as I have been offered to stay on after my internship... and its perfect.

I am so excited to stay on any complete my projects!

Starsky update:

We are officially over the nervous bunny that first arrived. Now Starsky is more fond of sitting on my shoulder, licking my onesie, running round the garden, scoffing down grass, standing on her hind legs and pooing!!

And finally, the SURPRISE PARTY that shocked me so much apparently I looked like I had pooed myself. I was surrounded by all my friends and boy did it get messy!

And the RAINBOW cake was baked by the master baker herself.. Miss Shearer. Found out how she made this AMAZING cake here on her baking blog: short and sweet