And have Returned to see
The end of My Spooky Adventure!
Friday, 31 October 2014
Twas the Night Before Halloween.....Not any More!Happy Halloween!
And have Returned to see
The end of My Spooky Adventure!
Thursday, 30 October 2014
Twas the Night Before Halloween!
Twas the Night Before Halloween
Not a Creature was Stirring
Except for a Bunny Called Speedy!
Looking for an Adventure
to Share with his Chums!
Searching for Candy
And Tasty Treats for His Chums!
He came upon a House
That was Spooky indeed!
But to see the ending
You'll Have to come Back Tomorrow
On All Hallows Eve!
Not a Creature was Stirring
Except for a Bunny Called Speedy!
Looking for an Adventure
to Share with his Chums!
And Tasty Treats for His Chums!
He came upon a House
That was Spooky indeed!
But to see the ending
You'll Have to come Back Tomorrow
On All Hallows Eve!
Wednesday, 29 October 2014
Disapproving Bun Day Halloween Style!
Don't forget to send in you photos of Bunnies ,they can be yours or your friends and Families or even my wild Cousins to my mum at [email protected]
And for more Disapproving Bunnies hop on over to Disapproving Bun!
And today I received my very own Pumpkin from Queen Nellie over at Cat from Hell
Monday, 27 October 2014
Welcome to the Highland Games Castle Gathering For Kyla!
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| Kyla,Laika and Vaks on Bagpipes,Mollie,Sammy,Marty,Susie and Sidebite,Frankie and Ernie,Nylablue, Misaki and Daisy,Easy and Myself! |
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| Speedy The Scot! |
Today is The Highland Games Party in Blogville For Kyla and This is my Castle Gathering in her honor!Grab yourselves a Wee dram or two of Whiskey and Join us in the Party for a Dance!
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| Sammy's Caber Tossing! |
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| Susie and Sidebites Hammer Throwing |
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| Misaki's Sword Dancing! |
The Rest of the events!!
highland-games-on-blogville-radio by Sweet William the Scot
Flowers By Daisy Dog
Easy's Green Bean Tug of War
Ball Aroooo by Murthy and Stanley
Foodables with Sasha
Ruby's Green Bean Margaritas Bar!
Buttons the Clown with Madi
Finlay and Whitley's Pub!
Scottie Chronicles Parade!
Sunday, 26 October 2014
Sunday Selfie with Cat on my head!
We're joining The Cat on my Head's Sunday Selfie Blog hop its a fun one to day!
Friday, 24 October 2014
Preparation time for the Highland Games!
Its the final preparation for The Highland Games celebration for Kyla,Don't forget its on Monday all over Blogville!
do you remember My Castle?Well is a bit of a ruin now but its going to be perfect for Monday with some decoration for a bit of a shindig.So those of you want to attend a a Highland Castle gathering and have costumes ready send them in by sunday 6pm uk time so we can put it together,send them in to [email protected] I know its short Notice been a bit busy here at the home front.
hehehe can't wait,Don't forget to hop on over to Mollie and Alfie's to get the low down on the events!
hehehe can't wait,Don't forget to hop on over to Mollie and Alfie's to get the low down on the events!
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
Mum's Christmas Cake
For everyone who wants the perfect Christmas Cake here is the Recipe.I also did a Video,I apologise now for the quality of the video,its not something I have done before...hahaha I have to Laugh at my self.
Here's the Recipe:
350g/12oz self-raising flour
1 tsp mixed spice
100g/4oz ground almonds
500g/18oz mixed dried fruit with peel
100g/4oz dried cranberries
100g/4oz of halved cherries
100g/4oz chopped nuts
4 eggs beaten this year I used Free range Duck eggs
6 tbs milk
2 tbs brandy or rum-I used Cuban Rum
225g/8oz butter
10g/4 oz Caster sugar
100g/4 oz of dark brown sugar
1.Sift the flour with the mixed spice the mix in the ground almonds.
2.Clean the dried fruit in a separate bowl.
3.In another bowl stir the beaten eggs ,milk and brand together.
4.In a large bowl cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy,then stir in the flour a bit at a time with some of the egg mixture until all the ingredients combine to form a smooth batter.
5.Gradually stir in all the dried fruit and cherries and nuts,mix thoroughly.
6.Spoon in the mixture into a 20-22cm/8 inch cake tin which has been lined with greaseproof paper.
7.Preheat oven to 160c/325f/gas mark 3 bake for 1 hour then reduce heat to 150c/300f/gas mark 1-2 and continue to bake for another 3 hours.For Fan assisted ovens bake at 160c for 45 mins and 2 hours at 150 c.
The secret is then once cooled pour small amounts of the brandy or Rum onto the top of the cake for three days then turn the cake upside down and do this for another three days keep wrapped in foil whilst "feeding the cake" with rum or brandy this process can be repeated over a couple of weeks.Then place the cake on to a cake board marzipan the cake then use royal icing or fondant "ready roll" icing to decorate the cake and add other cake decorations to your hearts content leave to set for Christmas!
The next Stage is the Marzipan followed by the icing and decorating and I promise to share each stage with you all so you can follow along if you decide to give this a go.
Here's the Recipe:
350g/12oz self-raising flour
1 tsp mixed spice
100g/4oz ground almonds
500g/18oz mixed dried fruit with peel
100g/4oz dried cranberries
100g/4oz of halved cherries
100g/4oz chopped nuts
4 eggs beaten this year I used Free range Duck eggs
6 tbs milk
2 tbs brandy or rum-I used Cuban Rum
225g/8oz butter
10g/4 oz Caster sugar
100g/4 oz of dark brown sugar
1.Sift the flour with the mixed spice the mix in the ground almonds.
2.Clean the dried fruit in a separate bowl.
3.In another bowl stir the beaten eggs ,milk and brand together.
4.In a large bowl cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy,then stir in the flour a bit at a time with some of the egg mixture until all the ingredients combine to form a smooth batter.
5.Gradually stir in all the dried fruit and cherries and nuts,mix thoroughly.
6.Spoon in the mixture into a 20-22cm/8 inch cake tin which has been lined with greaseproof paper.
7.Preheat oven to 160c/325f/gas mark 3 bake for 1 hour then reduce heat to 150c/300f/gas mark 1-2 and continue to bake for another 3 hours.For Fan assisted ovens bake at 160c for 45 mins and 2 hours at 150 c.
The secret is then once cooled pour small amounts of the brandy or Rum onto the top of the cake for three days then turn the cake upside down and do this for another three days keep wrapped in foil whilst "feeding the cake" with rum or brandy this process can be repeated over a couple of weeks.Then place the cake on to a cake board marzipan the cake then use royal icing or fondant "ready roll" icing to decorate the cake and add other cake decorations to your hearts content leave to set for Christmas!
The next Stage is the Marzipan followed by the icing and decorating and I promise to share each stage with you all so you can follow along if you decide to give this a go.
Tuesday, 21 October 2014
I Finally managed to get out and about for a little while Yesterday
Yesterday I managed to get out and about but not for long as its getting Chilly now,but I sure had fun!
Don't forget to come back tomorrow Mum baked the Christmas cake on sunday and oh my the Smell....Mmmmmmmm all Christmassy! So you get to see kind of how she did the job and the Recipe itself!
Sunday, 19 October 2014
Sunday Selfie its a cutie!
Its time for Sunday Selfie with The Cat on my Head and its a spooky cutie....hehehe
Although in our house it Smells all Christmassy....Mummy is Baking her Christmas Cake!She will show you this week with the recipe for those who want to try and bake one for themselves!
And a little update from Mum:
Well as you all know I have been having trouble getting Speedy to eat his pellets well that was a bust after trying 2 other types still no joy so I went with the sin and got a bag of the Wagg bunny Brunch it's a muesli type food but as this type of food goes its actually not to bad it has a mix of different types of pellets as well as a small amount of the other grain type stuff and Speedy is eating this one not in huge amounts but he is eating a bit of everything from the mix so that's better than nothing.And for those of you who have bunnies and are saying you shouldn't be giving a rabbit this think about this : When you have a bunny that refuses to eat his normal diet and is losing weight after being so poorly you get to the point where its a case of whatever works to get them eating,the plan is over time to change back to a pellet food once he becomes a bit more settled with his food and Speedy is still eating mainly hay with his veg which I have had to change too as he has gone of his favourites since he was poorly.But other wise The little guy is doing good. xx Rachel
Well as you all know I have been having trouble getting Speedy to eat his pellets well that was a bust after trying 2 other types still no joy so I went with the sin and got a bag of the Wagg bunny Brunch it's a muesli type food but as this type of food goes its actually not to bad it has a mix of different types of pellets as well as a small amount of the other grain type stuff and Speedy is eating this one not in huge amounts but he is eating a bit of everything from the mix so that's better than nothing.And for those of you who have bunnies and are saying you shouldn't be giving a rabbit this think about this : When you have a bunny that refuses to eat his normal diet and is losing weight after being so poorly you get to the point where its a case of whatever works to get them eating,the plan is over time to change back to a pellet food once he becomes a bit more settled with his food and Speedy is still eating mainly hay with his veg which I have had to change too as he has gone of his favourites since he was poorly.But other wise The little guy is doing good. xx Rachel
Friday, 17 October 2014
Highland Games in celebration of Kyla
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
We've changed our normal Feature to Introduce you to a friend
Its Wednesday and that means its Disapproving Bun Day,how ever this week I wanted to introduce you to a sweet cute little friend.....
This is Veve and he is a Squirrel,such a cute playful chap who lives with his mum ,you can see more his Photo's and Videos at his Google+ page Veverita Veve.
Doesn't He look so adorable when sleeping?
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Hello!
You should go say hello to him and his mum,He is such a fun chap!
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You should go say hello to him and his mum,He is such a fun chap!
Sunday, 12 October 2014
Saturday, 11 October 2014
Another walk and an experiment
Well yesterday we managed to get out with Speedy for an hour which he love so here are the photos to show you!
And here is the view and the weather we had,a little chill to the air but not to bad!
Now on to the experiment:
We noticed Speedy was eating lots of veg,plants and hay during the day when he is with us but at night once he finished his bedtime veg snack that would be about it so he wouldn't be pooping much which is not so good.Normally he would eat lots of hay his veg and pellets through the night but not at the moment as he is still not eating his pellets I've tried 3 now still doesn't want them.
So I thought may be he is feeling a bit down during the night when he is in his pen on his own so I moved most of his Playpen into the back bedroom with me (I can't sleep in the same room as Speedy's daddy as he fidgets and snores a little and I am a light sleeper)and made it into a nighttime enclosure for him,well that worked he ate his veg and hay all night long and played with some toys too!The down side the first night he kept me awake,last night I did get to sleep eventually.
So now Speedy is eating all night long now too,Still no pellets but to be honest that isn't to much of a bother as he should be eating mainly hay and his veg and plants with just a small amount of pellets.checking his poops today and they are nearly the normal size with the consistency of his wild cousins poops so that will do me.Hopefully I will get to sleep OK tonight.
xx Rachel
We noticed Speedy was eating lots of veg,plants and hay during the day when he is with us but at night once he finished his bedtime veg snack that would be about it so he wouldn't be pooping much which is not so good.Normally he would eat lots of hay his veg and pellets through the night but not at the moment as he is still not eating his pellets I've tried 3 now still doesn't want them.
So I thought may be he is feeling a bit down during the night when he is in his pen on his own so I moved most of his Playpen into the back bedroom with me (I can't sleep in the same room as Speedy's daddy as he fidgets and snores a little and I am a light sleeper)and made it into a nighttime enclosure for him,well that worked he ate his veg and hay all night long and played with some toys too!The down side the first night he kept me awake,last night I did get to sleep eventually.
So now Speedy is eating all night long now too,Still no pellets but to be honest that isn't to much of a bother as he should be eating mainly hay and his veg and plants with just a small amount of pellets.checking his poops today and they are nearly the normal size with the consistency of his wild cousins poops so that will do me.Hopefully I will get to sleep OK tonight.
xx Rachel
Wednesday, 8 October 2014
Disapproving Bun Day!
Don't Forget to send in you photos or you Disapproving Bunnies,friends and families bunnies or some of my wild Cousins to my Mum at [email protected]
And for more Disapproving Bunnies hop on over to Disapproving Bun!
And for all of you wanting to know how Speedy is:
He's doing ok,he is off the Critical care food and meds as he is eating lots of Hay and greens,enough to sustain him and he is doing normal poops a bit smaller but normal which is good,the only strange thing is he has no interest in his treats or pellets so maybe he has put himself on a diet?...who knows he just doesn't want them maybe that will change in time,but as long as he keeps eating that is good enough for me.We will just keep an eye on him and see what happens.
But the main thing is he is back to being lively and cheeky and wants to play all the time which is also good.
Sunday, 5 October 2014
Sunday Selfie with The Cat on My Head
I'm joining my pals over at The Cat on My Head with a great selfie I took with a little help from my Dad yesterday.
Hehehe we were Playing with an apple twig.....
And then I had this great card from my pals from Love is owned by a Husky for my Birthday which I just had to show you.Thanks guys!
And then I had this great card from my pals from Love is owned by a Husky for my Birthday which I just had to show you.Thanks guys!
