Dusty Dean Dynamite Sticks

Paul is reading the new book by Amy Sedaris called Simple Times, Crafts for Poor People . If you're a fan of Amy you know she has a rabbit named Dusty. She put a whole chapter in her new book call Hay Burners for rabbit lovers and these dynamite sticks are one of the crafts she shows you how to make for your rabbits. If you have children, rabbits or gerbils you most likely hoard toilet paper rolls. My father-in-law told Isabelle that they are going to stop making toilet paper rolls soon, a roll-less toilet paper. She was in tears. Let's hope it's not true for Isabelle's sake and the bunnies. So I put these together this morning to try them out on the bunnies.

This is my kind of crafting. Take a toilet roll, fringe the edge with scissors. Amy says "rabbits like the fringe".

 Fill the roll with fresh hay. I used orchard grass because it's soft and more bendable.

Tux likes them. He did pick up the fringe right away and then started chewing on the hay.

There are bunnies at this patch

We call our home the Bunny Patch. It came about one day when my daughter was trying to name her pretend restaurant. It seemed like an obvious choice because we live with three house bunnies. Many days it feels like we are living in a bunny patch instead of the bunnies living in a house. They have become respected and loved members of our family. Welcome to our Bunny Patch.

This is Horatio. He is our oldest bunny at nearly 12 years old. He was a rescue bun. We found him in our front yard. Some neighbors apparently released him into the "wild" when they moved. He is a quiet bunny, doesn't like to be fussed over, but very sweet.

                    

Horatio's life changed dramatically when we adopted our farm girl bunny, Thoreau. She is a 9 year old Harlequin rabbit. She and Horatio are a bonded pair now. She is a mischievous, caring bunny. She cleans Horatio daily and keeps him warm.

And the newest member is Tux. He is also a rescue bun. He was living "wild" in a friends backyard for several months before winter started. My friend called me to try to catch him because she was concerned about him not surviving. We think he is 1 year old. Tux is our snuggle bunny, loves to be with people and petted frequently. He is very spoiled because he is the only one of the three that will let me pick him up.