Charlotte Angel

Charlotte moved from the studio to the family room on Tuesday - decided that she wanted to sleep on the rug in there by the sofa. So I left the door open so she could back back and forth. On Wednesday she spent all day in there. She has been so loving, letting me hold her and love her, closing her eyes as I kissed her and rubbed her beautiful nose. She relaxed, didn't bite. It wasn't like her, but I thought she had just mellowed. Daisy made a huge bunny feast for her Wednesday night - Lettuce and Apples and Carrots and applesauce, a special bowl of water and a huge pile of hay all by the sofa where she was sitting. She ate all the fresh food.

We came down Thursday morning and she was lying down, very floppy, I picked her up and her left eye was bulging and lifeless, her right was slightly closed, she had shallow breaths. I held her and Dan held her, patting her, we were going to take her to the vet, but then she started to seize, we were patting her and loving her as she slowly took her last breaths and the movement of her lovely fur stopped. Henry and Josephine are very sad about it. We are all sad about it. It wasn't supposed to happen. Was it Pasteurella? Cunniculi? Spinal Injury? Stroke? I don't know. We will put her ashes in the shade garden by t he bleeding heart where she liked to hang out when we took the bunnies outside in the summer.

See the picture where Charlotte has her arm (paw) around Josephine? She was so loving. Such a mother bunny to Henry and Josephine. Daisy and I took a nap with the bunnies in Daisy's bed today. They are not eating much. They are sad.

There was a bunny in the snow outside our back door last week. It was so weird. We had bunny tracks going in a circle by the back door. No apparent beginning or end. I haven't seen bunny tracks for a few years. Haven't seen them since. Maybe Charlotte had a visitor.

Rabbit Love is Contagious

All the rabbits are grooming each other. Dan and George had a Daddy/George day today and went to the boat show and the lego store together. George was so excited all week to do this. They were going to go toLaser Quest too but they were all booked. Daisy is off to a party with Lauren. All dressed up. I put makeup on her beautiful face. It was fun to help her get ready.
I am painting all day, listening to a download book fromthe library about Complaint-Free Living. I can do that. Life is good - even with obstacles it is very very good. The bunnies are in love. They clean each other all day long, and drape over and under each other. Charlotte gets her long logn ears just right, one over Henry, one over Josephine. Touching, a chain of soft fur. They squeak when they sleep. I love to watch Josephine's doolap fluff out. Henry his his little feet sticking out behind him. All this bunny loves rubs off on me. I am grateful. For so much - Charlotte is better these days, and we have such an abundance of good around us.

New Beginnings

Today I am starting a new blog. More blog-like than catalogue of painted furniture (that's the dancingrabbit blog). I will pretend that it is January 1 not 11. Just take away a 1. That is neater and feels better. This will be morning pages not written with pen and paper, but typed. I hope Julia Cameron doesn't mind. Today I am working on The painted cabinets. I almost through with the second and will then shellac them. They are to be picked up Sunday in a truck. Tomorrow a bureau and assorted chairs are coming. I am busy. This is good. I amgrateful for all this business because it is exactly where I want to be. Painting in my studio wit hthe rabbits and dogs shuffling and hopping about. Waiting for the children to come off the bus at 3. Listening to rain fall on the roof. Listening to Annie Lamott books on tape. Life is good. Very very good. This is Diana and John's t.v. cabinet. We went for the german folk painting look with four seasons including them in favorite pursuits.