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Ahh Jazz – causing your Mum so much worry already !!!
Not sure about the swelling, but Cali also had blood in her poop the first week she was here.
It’s really scary of course, blood coming from inside. She hasn’t had it or any problems since (with exception to the almost daily throwing up of furballs!!!!
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Glad to hear that it’s nothing to worry about! But that’s just our nature: if something is wrong with our furbabies we won’t be at peace until it’s fixed. I guess it’s a crazy pet lady thing
Bas was reminiscing yesterday about my first weeks with Breintje, that I was upset everytime Breintje did something new and unexpected. He had to calm me down once: “No dear, that’s not a seizure. This is what we call a binky…”
Whew, after a very long night we’re finally done with the gifts, the Sinterklaas surprise and all the poems. Bas was here yesterday, completely stressed out because he hadn’t managed to craft a surprise for his two nieces. A whole floor filled with artfully crafted surprises is half of the fun, so not having one is a big let-down. His gifts for his nieces are a card game called Sushi Go! and a cupcake tin. So I took up my crochet needles and made sushi in amigurumi style, while Bas wrapped the gifts and crafted a box to look like a serving board. We hid the presents in the sushi roll and the serving board. Just in time for the celebration today!
Also just in time for Sinterklaas: the placemats which my MIL put on her list. They are meant to be used on board of their boat, so they have anti-slip mats sewn in underneath. It was great to practise with bias tape, and I’m very glad that the mitered edges came out so nicely. Won’t tell you how many times I had to start over again…I’m surprised Breintjes ears aren’t drooping because of all the cusses.
The food thermos took a lot more time than expected, so that will be a Christmas gift. I need more time to finish it off nicely. It wasn’t on her wishlist anyway, so it’ll be a completely unexpected surprise.Bas is off on a long train journey now with a gigantic duffel bag filled with gifts. The whole family comes to celebrate Sinterklaas, usually about 20 people. Everybody has made surprises and silly poems, and these poems are always a great way to poke fun at eachother in public and have a laugh together. It’s more important than Christmas to most people here, so I’m very bummed that I can’t join them because of my health issues. Bas said that there would still be gifts from his family for me, so he’ll drop by soon to give me a mini Sinterklaas evening. I’m still happy that I could join in a bit of the fun by crafting the surprise, some gifts and some funny poems. At least I’ll have a sweet weekend: Bas bought me a white chocolate initial and even went shopping to find gluten-free kruidnoten. Yum!
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Grumble, grumble… Just as I was about to turn in for the night I saw Breintje making chewing motions all the time. I had no idea what he was doing and started to pet him. Suddenly I saw something hanging out of his mouth which looked a lot like sewing thread. I tried to take it away but he sprinted around the house, diving behind couches etc, all while still chewing. Eventually I managed to chase him into his cage, but by then the thread was gone. I have no idea how much he ate and what kind of thread it could have been. I’ve been sewing with extra strong thread last week, so I hope it wasn’t that stuff
He’s confined to quarters now with a large portion of hay and fennel. I hope that that’ll keep his systems flowing. Keeping a close eye on his litter box to see if he has any output. He seems to be eating just fine. I *hate* it when rabbits do dumb stuff like this: running away from someone who’s trying to help you. And what’s the deal with munching on stuff that can get you killed? (Oh, and why always in the middle of the night, preferably on the weekends?)
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So glad to hear Breintje eats and poops! The placemats are so beautifully made I could never use them. I’d have them framed.
I went to wood carving class yesterday and we carved little Santa’s helpers. Silly, but so much fun! And it was the first time I survived 2 hours of class without even needing the tiniest band-aid
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Posted By bam on 12/03/2017 12:43 PM
So glad to hear Breintje eats and poops! The placemats are so beautifully made I could never use them. I’d have them framed.I went to wood carving class yesterday and we carved little Santa’s helpers. Silly, but so much fun! And it was the first time I survived 2 hours of class without even needing the tiniest band-aid
Bravo! We require pictures of your work! Meanwhile I had to quit knife making for today because I burned my hand tinkering with a grumpy grinder. Ow frikkin ow.
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Thanks bam ^_^ I’m happy they turned out so neat, and it’s great that people ask me for all these projects. I can practice all these different techniques without having to pay for the materials myself. Materials can get very expensive, and this way I can try out many new things without having to invest. Everything I learn here will come in handy if/when I’m going to start my own business.
Wood carving sounds really awesome, if you want to show your work sometime I’d be really interested
@Bladesmith: Ouch! I hope you’re not too badly hurt
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Posted By Ellie from The Netherlands on 12/03/2017 2:20 PM
Thanks bam ^_^ I’m happy they turned out so neat, and it’s great that people ask me for all these projects. I can practice all these different techniques without having to pay for the materials myself. Materials can get very expensive, and this way I can try out many new things without having to invest. Everything I learn here will come in handy if/when I’m going to start my own business.Wood carving sounds really awesome, if you want to show your work sometime I’d be really interested
@Bladesmith: Ouch! I hope you’re not too badly hurt
Nah. Just in an inconvenient place. Occupational hazard. I’m off shop for a while. Started some new meds for my ongoing neuropathy, and it’s made me goofy and wobbly. Stuff’s like truth serum. #Nofilters Woo.
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Happy birthday Q8!
@jersey: haha, thanks
Amigurumi is really fun if you make it with thick thread, because you’ll get a nice big shape really quickly. Looks impressive, very satisfying, costs hardly any time at all. I’d really recommend it to people who’d like to start out with a new hobby.
I love practicing new techniques such as working with bias tape, I see it as studying and an investment in my future career. While I’m ill I’m focussing on my dream of getting my own LARP/cosplay atelier one day. And everything I can learn now is a new technique which I can use to make unique items for people in the future. At least it’s something satisfying to do, and if I can turn a tiny profit someday I’d be happy. I have no illusions that it could pay the bills, but every cent I earn for myself is one I don’t have to get from society.@LBJ: Ooh, you’re making me curious! It’s good to hear that they’re very concerned about who adopts, but I hope they’ll approve of your future situation. Maybe they’ll be willing to reserve her for you? Or maybe you can adopt her while she continues living in the shelter for a couple of months?
@bam: Sorry, I didn’t mean to make you feel awkward about your skills. Hope I didn’t Arts and crafts always make me really excited and talkative (did you notice? 
), and I love talking to others about it. In this world of machinery and throw-away items it’s wonderful to see that some people still make their own stuff.
@Bladesmith: Neuropathy is such a b****, I really hope your new meds will give you relief. The wobblyness is a common side effect for meds which affect the neural system, hopefully this’ll subside in the first week.
And you’re totally right: every artist is their own worst critic
You always think that you could have done better here, or could have used another technique there, and oh…I really need to work on my …. technique. Luckily this also inspires you to progress: if you look back on the things you made years ago, you’ll see that you’ve continued to improve. -
Bam – I’m thinking about it. My husband, not so much. =\ She’s super cute though.
Ellie – I think it’s going to be longer than a few months, unfortunately. So I highly doubt it. I really should look at their website. LOL They took in a bunch of dogs from Texas though so they could free up room in the shelters.
Hi Moxie! Oh no, I’m sorry you hurt your finger.
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Hi Moxie!! I hope you are doing well also.
Sorry to hear about the injury. What an absolute pain! Not to mention embarrassing. You’d get some strange looks walking around with your middle finger up all the time. @Vienna, thanks for doing that. : )
@LBJ, could you convince hubby into at least going to the shelter to visit the dogs?
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@joe: That sounds like a lot of snow, I hope you’ll be able to stock up. Be safe on the road!
Here in NL it’s also going to snow this weekend. The snowfall along the coastline will be relatively thin because of the gentle sea climate. But we in the east are practically in Germany, so we’re expecting heavy snowfalls. Bas helped me stock up on goods last monday, so now I’m as happy as a fat hamster all cozied up for winter. An overflowing pantry and a freezer stocked to bursting, we’ll be good here. It’s starting to snow lightly, friends are on their way here to join us for dinner, and I’m making kale stamppot with smoked sausage and gravy ^_^@Bladesmith: LOL, she has you well-trained
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We just had quite a big snowfall, and I took the excuse to drive to the shops on my mobility scooter. Love it! Everything looks so crisp and fresh and I love it when it falls on my hair and my eyelashes. I arrived at the shop looking like a little snowman, and the clerks all started to laugh. “Is there a blizzard out there?”
When I returned half an hour later most of it had already turned to slush, and it’ll freeze up again tonight. I bet there will be many accidents tomorrow morning. In winter temperatures often fluctuate around the freezing point, so it gets messy very quickly. Every day there is some rain or wet slushy snow, and it freezes up at night.
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Posted By Ellie from The Netherlands on 12/08/2017 2:31 PM
We just had quite a big snowfall, and I took the excuse to drive to the shops on my mobility scooter. Love it! Everything looks so crisp and fresh and I love it when it falls on my hair and my eyelashes. I arrived at the shop looking like a little snowman, and the clerks all started to laugh. “Is there a blizzard out there?” When I returned half an hour later most of it had already turned to slush, and it’ll freeze up again tonight. I bet there will be many accidents tomorrow morning. In winter temperatures often fluctuate around the freezing point, so it gets messy very quickly. Every day there is some rain or wet slushy snow, and it freezes up at night.
I’ll be wrapping things up here and leaving for home in about 15 minutes. It’s pretty overcast here, but it’s still not expected to start snowing until tonight around 10 pm (though the snowfall total has been revised slightly upwards, anywhere from 2 to 4 inches). Looks like intermittent periods of snow from 10 pm tonight to 4 pm tomorrow.
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Posted By joea64 on 12/09/2017 7:40 AM
Looks like the snowstorm is a bust, at least in my part of town. It’s showing snow, but it’s also above freezing so it’s not sticking (though it could get dangerously icy tonight). So I’m out and about laying in bunny supplies for the week!Glad to hear that it wasn’t so bad as predicted, and I hope you can stock up
Here it’s exactly as predicted: continuous snowfalls until tuesday. Predictions for tomorrow are 4-8 cm. During daytime it’s just above 0 and at night it freezes. The morning paper was full of accident reports. NL has water everywhere, roads are often surrounded by deep ditches and ponds for water management. There were a lot of cases of people who slid off the roads and ended up in icy water. I’m sorry for all the people who have to go out and travel.
I managed to snap some quick pics of the view from my living room window. It’s a sight we don’t get to see often anymore, so everyone who doesn’t have to travel is enjoying it as much as possible. -
There is skating on the canals of Amsterdam sometimes, but not a race as far as I know. The canals aren’t that long, and most skaters clock in at 30 km/h.
The real race everyone’s hoping for is the “Eleven Cities Tour” (Elfstedentocht) in Frisia. That is a very prestigious race of 200 km going past 11 historical Frisian towns. Completing this gruelling race is considered a real feat of endurance and mental stamina. Our current king completed this race in 1986 at age 18 when he was still crown prince. He joined under a false name and skated the race because of a bet The last one was held in 1997, and since then everyone has been hoping for another one.That doesn’t happen often, only 15 of them have been held in the past 108 years. Every time the thermometer drops people are keeping their fingers crossed until the ice-masters declare that the ice is thick enough. There’s real ice-fever here in NL, the race will be broadcast live on national TV and the hole country will be glued to the TV, even at work.
Other fun fact about wintery conditions in NL: the police are especially happy with thick snow. They’ll be driving through neighbourhoods to make note of any roofs which don’t have snow. This way they can easily locate “indoor gardeners”
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Posted By Ellie from The Netherlands on 12/10/2017 7:04 AM
Other fun fact about wintery conditions in NL: the police are especially happy with thick snow. They’ll be driving through neighbourhoods to make note of any roofs which don’t have snow. This way they can easily locate “indoor gardeners” Wow, seriously?
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No, it’s very important because these illegal plantations are often large and a massive fire risk. We’re not talking about a couple of plants for your own use, but large scale criminal activities. Electricity and water are stolen from neighbours or public services, and those wonky electronics are a huge fire risk. We’re in a border town, and it’s a massive problem here. Mostly they rent houses in poor neighbourhoods and fill them with plants and equipment. A couple of years ago I came back from shopping with a friend, and one of my neighbours was in the process of getting arrested. His plantation had wonky watering equipment which completely flooded the 4 houses below him. These were mostly inhabited by people who were already poor, mostly single moms. Must have been another huge set-back for them
The legislation is kind of strange here: in small quantities it’s overlooked, but in general it’s still illegal. Many countries have already passed us by with better laws. It’s like this: personal use and growth in smal quantities is allowed, and small quantity sale is allowed if you have a coffee shop permit. But coffee shops can’t buy legally. Ehm, they just have to pull it out of their ear I guess…magically…? So this is where you get criminal activity, and a lot of it. Mostly at the risk of the people who weren’t well off to start with. I hope that policies will change so criminals don’t earn from this anymore.
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Posted By Ellie from The Netherlands on 12/10/2017 10:45 AM
No, it’s very important because these illegal plantations are often large and a massive fire risk. We’re not talking about a couple of plants for your own use, but large scale criminal activities. Electricity and water are stolen from neighbours or public services, and those wonky electronics are a huge fire risk. We’re in a border town, and it’s a massive problem here. Mostly they rent houses in poor neighbourhoods and fill them with plants and equipment. A couple of years ago I came back from shopping with a friend, and one of my neighbours was in the process of getting arrested. His plantation had wonky watering equipment which completely flooded the 4 houses below him. These were mostly inhabited by people who were already poor, mostly single moms. Must have been another huge set-back for them The legislation is kind of strange here: in small quantities it’s overlooked, but in general it’s still illegal. Many countries have already passed us by with better laws. It’s like this: personal use and growth in smal quantities is allowed, and small quantity sale is allowed if you have a coffee shop permit. But coffee shops can’t buy legally. Ehm, they just have to pull it out of their ear I guess…magically…? So this is where you get criminal activity, and a lot of it. Mostly at the risk of the people who weren’t well off to start with. I hope that policies will change so criminals don’t earn from this anymore.
See… I understand that in the cases you describe, it’s not a waste of resources. Those people who are breaking the law by massive scale operations and theft of other people’s power is wrong. But, at least here in the U.S, so much money is wasted on tracking down the wrong folks… It’s easier for them to target red eyed, giggly, cheeto-stained teenagers instead of focusing on the real criminals who are doing what you describe.
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We have snow too!
Ellie, it must’ve been the 11 Cities race I meant. It was a long time ago that I read that article, perhaps it was in 1997 even. I always forget you have a king now, you always used to have a queen.
LBJ, I thought cats took voles all the time?
Here’s a whittling project that perhaps can be a Christmas ornament next year. It has to dry slooooowly in the fridge before I can finish it and paint it, because it’s green wood:
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Hehe, a lot of people have to get used to it, especially tourists who want to join in the “Queensday” celebration. The celebration includes huge outdoor flea markets, music festivals, bake sales, nostalgic games etc. People dress in orange and meet in the streets. On this day everyone can sell stuff without a permit. A lot of second-hand goods change hands that day, and many kids have memories of playing market stall. It’s a great day to go bargain hunting for toys, kitschy gifts and even food poisoning
It used to be on April 30th, but “Kingsday” is now celebrated on his birthday on the 27th. Every year we still get small groups of tourists who arrive 3 days late, all dressed in orange and looking very dejected. Poor sods, their travel guide book was a bit out of date.
Nice work on the wood, really impressive! You need to have a very steady hand for it.
Good news for my neighbours: their bathroom is finally being renovated after years of legal battles with the landlord. Their mold problem got so bad that they had to throw away 2 wardrobes which were in the bedroom. They had completely rotten through.
Breintje and I have fled to Bas’ place, because the whole house is rattling under the sound of heavy drills. Breintje is having a blast here because the whole room is carpeted. He’s running, playing and even chasing around a football. Oh, and re-enacting something straight out of Jaws: I’m on the bed eating a mandarin, and he’s running in circles below the bed. He doesn’t understand where the smell is coming from and is circling me like a little carpet shark -
Not to be over dramatic or anything, (lol), but since the Net Neutrality decision is tomorrow (the 14th), I just wanted you all to know how much I have appreciated all of you guys and the new things I have learned and the friendships I have made. ❤ Just in case Net Neutrality does get repealed and I don’t have a chance to thank you all before it goes into motion (because honestly, I don’t think I could continue to afford internet without net neutrality). I sincerely hope FCC does not repeal Net Neutrality, and I will be able to enjoy BB for many years to come. But just in case, it is better safe than sorry, and I want you all to know how much I love you guys before it is too late lol. (If we still have Net Neutrality on the 15th, I am baking a giant cake and having a celebration lol
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Vienna- Net Neutrality pretty much means all websites, browsers etc. Are treated the same. If that is repealed, the government and large companies are going to have full control over the speeds of our internet/able to screen what people go on, and will have the ability to charge extra for any and all websites, browsers, apps etc., anything you may want to use. It is really being pushed by a few money hungry people/companies who want to be able to make even more money. It is ridiculous, you don’t think it could even be a possibility, with how dependant people are on the internet now a days. But apparently a large percentage of letters/petitions are being ignored, and they are still trying to push this through.
Also disclaimer, that was written at 2am, but I DO love you guys
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@Ellie Here she is, our “knock on the door and demand breakfast” squirrel. My daughter named her Serafina. No idea why. Serafina take no crap from the other squirrels. She runs them all off until she’s had her fill, and then graciously allows them to have the rest. And they’re all males, bigger than she. I have to admit I like her attitude and spunk.
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Posted By LBJ10 on 12/13/2017 7:51 PM
Moxie – I’m hoping we will keep our net-neutrality. But, in the event we don’t, I don’t think things will change automatically on the 15th.
I think it’s a lead-pipe cinch that the thing is going to be hit with a raft of lawsuits as soon as it’s issued, and at least one judge (probably several) can be found who will be happy to issue an injunction putting it on hold until it can be heard out in court. Wouldn’t be surprised if it ends up going to the Supreme Court, and with one thing and another it might not be resolved until the next administration comes into office. Never underestimate the power of lawyers to thoroughly gum up the works.
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Joe – Yeah, my thoughts exactly. Although I am a bit disturbed about the number of fake comments that were submitted to the FCC proceedings. I submitted a legitimate comment, but apparently it meant nothing. They decided not to consider the comments because of all the fake ones.
Are you still out there Moxie?
Bam – Ah, but they are not like mice or voles at all. For one, they aren’t rodents.
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@Bladesmith: sorry for my late reply, I’ve been at Bas’ place for a while. Really cute pics, and such a clever squirrel ^_^ Like her name too!
@Azerane: nice to hear that they’re all getting along so well
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So glad Jazz is finding her feet in her new family. You know Az, one more in your house and we’ll have the same amount of furries (feathers included! and no! Mr Azerance doesnt count !! LOL!)
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Posted By Bladesmith on 12/13/2017 12:28 PM
@Ellie Here she is, our “knock on the door and demand breakfast” squirrel. My daughter named her Serafina. No idea why. Serafina take no crap from the other squirrels. She runs them all off until she’s had her fill, and then graciously allows them to have the rest. And they’re all males, bigger than she. I have to admit I like her attitude and spunk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n2vVtSBOos
Squirrels have rights too! lol
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Gah… delivery guy’s late.
So today is the first time I was able to get on BB in weeks and weeks, so I’m feeling pretty overwhelmed by the massive bi ge catch-up (before I inevitably lose access again). Just wanted to say hi *waves* ??
We’re well. I was supposed to be visiting Canada for three weeks but my passport and residency were fooked up by better paid people than I, so I missed that flight. But it’s ok since that means three weeks of quality wookie time (yes, can’t wait to see the new Star Wars).
Downloaded the last part of Uncharted for my PS4 so we’ll be gaming too. And reading.
Bladesmith: My parents had a “pet” wild squirrel for many years… she was delightful, if a wee bit skittish lol
Miss BB lots and wishing you all happy winter solstices and lots of full tummies and whiskery kisses etc etc etc
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Posted By Bladesmith on 12/18/2017 9:14 AM
Nice to have you back, even if in passing, Q8! If you’re ever in Central Florida (Why would ANYONE come here?), stop in!For the springs and state parks!!!! I live in north central FL, and it’s just wonderful to be within range of sooooo many natural springs and state parks. I love nature, so maybe it’s just me, hehe
I’ve been here since I was 8 years old (I’m 22 now, so it’s been a bit)! At first I HATED Florida… it’s hot and disgustingly humid!! and the bugs!!! But we’ve got the springs, the beaches, and the state parks… I just love it all!! Even if it is FloriDUH. 
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Posted By Q8bunny on 12/18/2017 12:52 AM
We’re well. I was supposed to be visiting Canada for three weeks but my passport and residency were fooked up by better paid people than I, so I missed that flight. But it’s ok since that means three weeks of quality wookie time (yes, can’t wait to see the new Star Wars).Downloaded the last part of Uncharted for my PS4 so we’ll be gaming too. And reading.
Good to have you and Chewie back Q8! Sorry it didn’t work out with your Canada trip, hopefully you’ll get another chance to go before long. Speaking of your PS4, I’ve got great news!
They’re remaking Shadow of the Colossus for the PS4, previously it was only available for the PS2 and 3. One of the greatest games ever made (even though it doesn’t have a lot in common with Uncharted ).In other news, Otis’s bits are getting obscenely large. I feel like if we ever ran into young children on a walk I would have to tell them to avert their eyes.
Bladesmith: What a cute squirrel, sounds like she’s got it made!
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Posted By LBJ10 on 12/18/2017 6:59 PM
Hi Q8!!!! *waves* Well, at least you’re still alive. :p Yes, still breathing, still got a pulse. Got access this morning so it’ll be a good day
Bladesmith: I might just take you up on the offer once I’m back in Canadia (not a fan of extreme cold) lol
We have a tiny Christmas tree! It is now where out IKEA Christmas raindeer used to be. I’d post a pic but am feeling lazy – haven’t eaten yet… no strength… must…. find…. sustenance….. gaaaaaaahhhh…. ?
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Jersey, do you make the pudding from scratch?
I bought a lovely chihuahua winter coat for Bam yesterday, in a charity shop. He immediately made it clear he’s not having anything to do with it. Probably not his color. Or maybe he’s afraid he’ll look fat in it. Anyway, I’ll be re-donating it tomorrow ?
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Hahaha, that’ll last you through the whole season Jersey
Christmas pudding, Epiphany pudding…@bam: after a certain age it’s super uncool to wear clothes your mum bought :p
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Lol Vienna, well the diameter is prob about 20-25cm? So it fit in a large stockpot.
I’m from a large family so there will be plenty of people about to have some. We usually divvie it up after and take portions home. So you can freeze it and eat in July if you desire. Christmas this year is at my sisters place. No way could I have the family at mine. My place is a disaster!
Ellie, Epiphany pudding is achievable so long as one can resist and not eat it before then! Im better off freezing it so it’s out of sight, out of mind.
Bam, yes from scratch. It doesn’t take too much skill really. You can be pretty flexible with quantities unlike other baking. More brandy? No problem.
Generous with the fruit? Do it! Last year we accidently doubled the bread crumbs and it was fine.
My nieces and nephew helped me out with it last year with my Mum overseeing us as she is the expert. Sometime years, she’d do the main cake and pudding AND individual cakes and puddings for everyone to take home. No way I was volunteering to do THAT!
Really, we could have gone without as there is always plenty of food but it’s tradition and we need the normalacy.
You can make the cake months in advance as it improves after baking. But I only did it recently.
It sounds like you need a Bam look-a-like soft toy so you can dress it up. lol I wonder if Bam would have been more co-operative for your mother? Fluffy traitor!
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Bam says Mummy you know how much I hate my Santa’s outfit, so why’d you go spend good money on a silly coat for? I could’ve gotten 3 heads of romaine for the same sum.
I dressed up the stuffy Ikea-bunny, just so you can imagine Bam in it:
(Do not put bunnies on their backs unless they’re stuffy bunnies.)
Bam exited from my lap when I draped the coat lightly over him. He does that when he’s not amused. But he always stops when he’s just out of reach and waits for his treat, before he footflicks and hops away
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Maybe he thought the furry collar was another bunny approaching in his field of vision? :p
It’s a shame, how would have looked adorable in the coat.
My buns would react same way as him, I’m afraid.@Q8, sorry your trip home fell thru. : (
Your family must have been disappointed.
Imagine if the mess up happened when you were leaving for good and all your worldly goods were in transit.
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Mmmm, Christmas food. We already had a big lunch put on for us at work on Friday. I’m sure we’ll be eating plenty at my mum’s tomorrow for Christmas Day lunch. Can’t wait for the Christmas dip she makes every year. Not to mention the pavlova
Bunnies don’t know it’s Christmas yet because I haven’t decorated their cage! I need to put in both of their Christmasy fleece blankets. They are being so messy at the moment too, hay is literally everywhere. It’s like they’re not even trying to keep it in the hay rack. I feel bad though, I have Christmas presents for Jasiri and Dory, but I didn’t find anything for the bunnies. I do at least have toys from previous orders from bunny shops that I haven’t given them yet, so that will have to do
We’ve been very slack and only just put up our Christmas tree yesterday. Jasiri loves it of course, she climbs around in it and knocks off all of the (thankfully cheap plastic) baubles. She’s very cute though. She’s grown so much in the 4 weeks we’ve had her and has gone from 1.35kg to 1.78kg, and twice as naughty
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Merry Christmas everyone!
The hubby had to work yesterday, so I went and hung out with him at work for a few hours. They just got a fancy new coffee machine, and since I had nothing else to do, I decided to conduct a little experiment. I hardly ever drink coffee because it doesn’t seem to have an effect on me. The hubby never really believed it and kept saying that I just wasn’t drinking it fast enough. So yesterday I decided to find out once and for all, and guzzled down 10 shots of espresso. I felt nothing. That is, until several hours later when my insides got quite cranky and I started to feel painfully dehydrated. The hubby is pretty much the opposite, after one cup of coffee he’s usually bouncing off the walls, he said the amount of espresso I had would have probably done him in.
He was quite amazed. Even this morning I’m still feeling kinda sick, but that’s okay. I did it for science! My MIL called the other day and told us that one of her dogs died.
He was in the backyard, and it seems that her neighbor’s dogs busted through her fence and pulled him into their yard. He didn’t survive his injuries. It’s very sad, but also infuriating, since the dog’s owner refuses to cover the vet bills. I don’t understand how people can be like this. 
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Oh no, that’s horrible! My condolences to you and your mum Hazel
I think that that dog should be tested by a behaviour expert, it may be a danger to humans as well. It’s horrible that the owner refuses to take responsibility, and I’m sure that your mum can make a case out of it. Dog attacks are usually reported to the police here, how’s that where you live?I’m glad that Christmas and Sinterklaas are behind us, and I’m looking forward to spending New Year’s Eve together with Bas again. Been missing him long enough this month with all his family activities. Bas went to his parents for Christmas and he’ll be heading home again tomorrow. I was quite sad about having to miss all the festivities in December, because I can’t travel on my own now that my illness has gotten worse. Renting a car is out of the question too because they’re madly expensive. Bas offered to travel to his parents and drive their car back to pick me up for either Christmas or New Year’s Eve. That’s so sweet of him, because it’s 2,5 hours by train and then 2 hours by car back to our home town. I chose New Year’s Eve, because Christmas at Bas’ parents is always very busy. Personally, I’m more of a Sinterklaas person anyway.
A friend of ours wasn’t looking forward to the holidays as well, because he had a rough year with a break-up, a burn-out and the loss of his job. His parents aren’t supportive, so he didn’t want to travel all the way to be scowled at over Christmas dinner. I told him that he was welcome at my place, if he felt like it and had the energy for it. I promised that I’d buy something that you could portion easily, so that he wouldn’t feel any obligations. Yesterday he felt fit enough to leave the house, so we had Christmas dinner together. I made steak and spicy potato wedges with a sweet&sour red coleslaw. Glad that I could cook something nice for him, and he really appreciated the no-stress approach
He may become a bunny owner soon as well, because he has plans to find a new apartment together with a friend. This friend of his clearly stated that “There would be bunnies, or the deal was off…”. He gladly agreed ^_^ -
@Vienna and Q8, it’s a book?!?! How did I not know this? Going to have to head to the library to rectify that situation. More tears to come it seems.
Hazel, I’m very sorry to hear about your MIL’s dog, how awful
Had a foot x-ray today. Probably nothing but I’ve been getting quite a bit of pain on and off after work sometimes (beyond just tired feet/sore muscles). Doctor wanted to rule out a stress fracture, he didn’t seem too concerned though, results tomorrow.
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Thanks guys. They pulled him through and then attacked him. The neighbors don’t actually deny that their dogs did it, but they say that they’re not liable because mil’s dog was on their property, as in, mil failed to keep her dog contained.
Animal Control came out at some point, I don’t know if the police got involved or not. She said she’s going to sue, and I really hope she goes through with it.
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@Hazel: omg let us know how it goes! I’m sure even the stupidest lawyer could get those cretins charged. And also poor dogs: at least here, if they’d be found guilty of being aggressive/dangerous they would be put down by the government. This seems such a clear case of s**t owners.
@bam: Pirate’s fine! He’s all fat and scruffy and for obvious reasons his molt is making me extra anxious. So much that I’ve established a mandatory pick-up-and-hand-strip party every 3 days. Also, for the first time in almost 4 years, I managed to snap a pic of him while he’s flopping. Gonna post that soon
He flops a lot after he gets brushed/stripped, so I guess he kinda likes it? XDD -
Oh, that’s so sweet of Yumi! It sounds like they both been through a lot in the past
Hopefully they’ll get plenty of nice experiences from now on! Are people making New Year’s Eve plans yet? I baked a big batch of oliebollen today, and put them in the freezer so they’ll keep fresh until sunday. Traditionally they’re baked on the 31st itself, but we’re going to my in-laws. I can’t make them there because their fryer is used for products containing gluten. Never tried to freeze oliebollen before, but a lot of people online say that it works perfectly. So fingers crossed!
I don’t now if I can be online before the end of the year again, so I’m wishing everyone a happy new year and all the best for 2018!
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Aww, yay for Yumi getting comfortable <3 Such a brave baby!
As for this New Year’s Eve, me & bf are going to the seaside with a couple of friends
I never celebrated new year’s on the shore, hopefully it will be fun! We’re gonna spend a good part of tomorrow shopping & cooking so that we can travel and chill on the 31st. Also, those oliebollen look awesome! Haven’t eaten them in a long time *drools* The mom of my ex (dutch) made them for me a couple of times back in the day =ç=
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Hubby bought me a years subscription to photoshop for Christmas. Finally got that installed this morning so I’ll be editing some pics of Jasiri so I can finally share a whole bunch in the pics thread soon. Just having trouble with one of my memory cards now, it reads in camera but not in my laptop. Trying to sort that out. I have so many pics of her, most of them are blurry for some reason
New Years here will be spent at my brother’s, he has a pool, though I’m not sure the weather is going to be terribly well suited for swimming. Hubby will still swim probably, but it might not quite be warm enough for me.
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Hoppy New Year! We had a fun but early night at my brother’s place. He’d had the blanket on the pool all week so it was beautiful and warm, so amazing
We left early because hubby wasn’t feeling well later in the night but was still good. I was really tired after (and after not getting long sleeps due to a little miss walking all over my face at 6:30 in the morning), so this morning got up around 6:30 to feed Jasiri and then went back to bed and ended up sleeping till around 10:30 which is amazing for me. But it felt so good. I hope everyone is well.
Also I finally found the cable to connect my camera to my laptop, one of my memory cards wasn’t working in the laptop reader so I had to find the cable to do a direct transfer. I’ve got that going now. So I’ve got a big day of kitty photo editing ahead
Hopefully Apollo will come and hang out by my feet.
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