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Showing posts with label Things That Make Me Happy. Show all posts

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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Summer In Good Company

I've been spending many of these past recent weeks dealing with many

migraines and headaches unfortunately.

BUT

Also I am spending my time outside with...

Baby red squirrels...

With gentle grey squirrels...

With 100's of bumblebees who are floating about several of our white pointilla trees & rose bushes...

I am in the company of giant black birds...

Who luckily can't steal our rabbits but who I do on occasion see stealing

a new born bird from the smaller black birds nests.

(This has got to be one of my most favourite recent photographs...I love my zoom lens).

And of course I am spending my summer days outside with our 4 bunnies....

If anyone has spent a day watching their bunnies frolic and graze and nap out of doors,

they'll understand just how calming and lovely and fulfilling it is.

(that's our Jinster in that last shot)

I suppose I don't get half as much work done in the summer, ha ha....

I am too busy playing with bunnies

and keeping company with all these other fine folks....

Which I guess is why it's good thing that I live in a land which is frozen and

snow covered for half the year, ha ha...otherwise my studio may grow quite lonely.

Hope your enjoying your summer days.

XO Mandy & My furry and feathered friends XO

p.s. Join me Saturday for some exciting news.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Things Making Me Happy

I've hit a few unexpected bumps the last couple of weeks...

I've been feeling really jumbled up, slightly fed up and I admit a tad grouchy....

I know alot of it is just simply being tired and needing to refuel.

I know I am allowed to feel this way & I have reasons

BUT

I can't take a break right now and need to quickly re-align....

So I've been sitting here thinking on how can I snap out of this funk quickly?...

Perhaps I should take a pause, look around and....

Take in all the things that tickle my heart happy....

Things like...

Other artists and a wall of inspiring art in the bedroom that I wake up to every morning...

or the fact that I actually treated myself to this teeny tiny original by Juliette Crane

or that I won a print of hers ages ago which I'll soon be getting into a frame...

I get happy when I look at this greeting card by my pal Lori Portka

which is perched atop the living room armoire...

I love that we recently celebrated our Jinny's 5th year with us.

(which I am so grateful for, espeacially when my friend just lost her Sugie bun, who was not even 3 yet)

I am so grateful that our Jinster is healthy and happy and in her forever home.

Jin is 7 or perhaps older, we aren't quite sure but she's a sweetie-pie that's for sure...

and very soon we'll have oodles of time outside together.

It cheered me up to have a nice phone chat with my best friend Judit,

I really needed her help with something and she gave great advice...

I must say I am so proud of my bestie whose oh so talented...

(I love having some of her wallpaper rolls hanging around my studio)...

And I love hearing about her itty bitty Bean. Who I've not seen since last summer...

so this photo of him and I snuggling makes me smile and makes me happy.

I can't help but get giddy over these new soap dispensers...

I just couldn't resist...

they quench my beauty thirsty eyes quite nicely I find, ha ha...

and are tucked away safely to be revealed again when we finally remodel our 2 bathrooms this summer...

And I feel happy having spent abit of time this past Easter weekend with my family...

I just love this photo of me and my mom from last year, blurriness and all...

(Though I admit, as I sit in my chilly basement studio writing this post,

I do find myself missing my long hair which always seemed oh so warm, ha ha.)...

I feel happy that I have a honey who brings me awesome Indian food on Friday nights...

and who recently out of blue came home with 18 pairs of Fiskars scissors

just cause he thought I'd have fun with them.

A honey who will give our rabbit physio every couple of hours without any complaint

and a honey who just recently asked me 'So what will be my job in your rabbit sanctuary'

(ahhh swooning enters here, ha ha).

I could go on and on...

which is a really good feeling, ha ha...

HEH, This helped...I DO feel better...

It's all about slowing down in the muddle and re-aligning our perspectives isn't it...

What's making your heart zing and sing today???

XO Mandy and a very happy bucking romping Roo Boo XO

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Flynn

Flynn

Flynn (aka Flea aka Bug) is our resident sous chef & grocery inspector. He was a special needs adoption due to a condition called ISC syndrome & being prone to gut problems. He also suffers from hypercalcemia, so every night he patiently gets his bladder expelled. He was a little stress urchin when rescued & still after all this time still has some of his street thug ways. But this pint sized cuties gorilla growls don't fool us for a second...he's one of the cuddliest little guys in the warren and loves a good inverted snuggle. He makes us laugh almost everyday when he does his nightly hallway zooms & flings himself around wildly often crashing into all the furniture. He loves blueberries the most I think & hate getting his face washed but he does like it when we put cream on his feet! Follow his adorableness on Instagram @leporidaelovely

Yuuji

Yuuji

otherwise known as our Soot Gremlin or Georgie Puddin is the easiest going guy around and he loves to retreat to his solo hideaway under the bed whiles he waits patiently for spring & summer fun even though he's the resident snow bunny. He was our youngest shelter adoptee & a sweet 8 months old when we brought him home. He was some impossible way the only little guy left and unwanted from a litter. He lost his mate Teela much too soon & everyday we miss and remember her together. Yuuji has chronic allergies so sometimes all the sneezing tuckers him out but nothing makes him happier than taking a nice long snooze on the coffee table in the middle of the afternoon. He's is the silliest fella and will just randomly pop in the air for no reason and he tells ya he's happy by wiggling his tail at you. Follow this velveteen beauty who gives the most calming snugs on Instagram @leporidaelovely

Misa Adora

Misa Adora

is my stars, moon & sun and basically my heart on four legs! She buoys me up like no other and is my best friend and balm for just about everything. She's full of beans & very energetic. Misa was in the shelter system for a long time & was in atleast two that we know of, despite being insanely cute she was overlooked because shes next to impossible to pick up & she was super duper skittish, shaking in a corner when I first met her...now with me, she's amazing and fun and playful and adventurous but still is a four feet on the ground at all times bunny. Hop on by for more of her dandelion puff ways @leporadae_lovely on IG

Leisel Be Good

Korra-Soleil

Korra-Soleil

Our Apricot Strudel is another babe whose had a rather rough start, she was in a Quebec shelter that was shut down & on the transfer day to the THS her bonded mate died. Than she was at the THS awhile, we meet her when we were there adopting somebunny else & we fell in love with her but than she was adopted to someone else only to be brought back a whole year later! The minute we saw she was back at the shelter we zoomed to the city to adopt her. She is a gentle girl & has sadly had more loss recently with the sudden passing of Emmett her best bud so she's been alittle sad. But this beautiful red-head of ours loves to hang out in her Daddy's office as he works. Visit our quiet heavy footed, stinky binkie loving girl @leporidaelovely on Instagram

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Jaks (aka Jelly Bean) passed away very peacefully at home on October 2nd 2018. He was 13 years old. He valiantly fought congestive heart failure just 3 days short of 3 years. He was a trooper when it came to all of his heart meds everyday, he was a trooper for everything that this life unfairly threw at him. First locked in a closet for his first year, than as a stressed out store mascot for a year, than going through many other challenges. He was always most happiest being in the studio with me, with our music on, snoozing his days away all toasty warm near the heating rad. He loved his morning oats, practicing his kung-fu chops and showing any broom or vacuum whose boss. Miss you everyday Jelly Bean. Your tenacity is now part of mine XO.

Betty-Loo White

Betty-Loo White

Betty-Loo White was not with us long enough. We adopted her in February of 2018, we had her for less than 4 months. She was sadly one of the buns who slipped through the shelter cracks & her teeth were a big problem right from the start. She passed away from heart failure during a necessary but routine dental procedure. She was our beautiful fluffy girl who will always leave a hole in our hearts. 4 months was more than enough time to completely fall in love with her gentle spirit. She was at the shelter a whole year & it breaks our hearts that we hadn't even begun to make up all the wrong that was done to her. She was only 5 year old and she leaves behind Henrie whom she bonded with instantly upon coming home. She was one of the rare adoptions who was super easy right from the start (despite the health problems) & we miss her so much. I am sorry we couldn't do better by you Betty-Loo, you were too gentle & good for this world.