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Goodbye, Cloudy

It’s with great sadness that I share the news that we had to return Cloudy back to the Animal Care League. As much as we tried, Cloudy and Hugo just didn’t get along – despite all the attempts and bonding sessions we held for them.

This outcome is challenging, for a few reasons. We’re old hands at bonding, and so Liz and I felt like we were familiar with the process. This is by no means our first rodeo, and we know the ups and downs of bunny bonding – we know what it takes, and we’re not ones to easily give up.

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End Table: Fitting

Today, we fitted all our pieces together, so that we could measure and fit the bottom shelf and tabletop. We’re actually ahead of schedule today, and ended up having a more laid back pace.

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Cloudy Sootface

It’s a bit hard to see. Her nose has a natural, dark patch of fur – but from her nose to her eye, that dark run shouldn’t be there. That came from her investigations, and her trying to get into the fireplace.

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Hot Licks

Liz and I are not used to this happening. And whenever it does, we shout out to one another to announce its occurrence. We’ll yell out “Hot Licks!” to let the other know that Cloudy is grooming us, and that Cloudy really, really likes us.

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Back Pain and Pain Management, Revisited

Unfortunately, the initial shot I received for my back pain hasn’t been overly effective. Things are improved (I can actually stand up from a sitting position without much effort), but I’m still experiencing discomfort during the day.

While the mornings are still a bit challenging on waking, they’ve gotten better. But I’m still struggling to remain standing for long periods of time.

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A Return to Shellac

Today, Liz went down to the basement and spent some time reviewing/revisiting the work she’d done to prep for our trim. She mixed up newer variations, and was working on dialing in the formula for the shellac/stain for our overall trim.

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Short Life: A Clock to Remind You that Life is Short

The clock actually works differently than what I thought/remembered. In my head, it was a countdown to zero. But seeing it in practice, the clock indicates what percentage of your life expectancy has already passed.

When ordering the clock, you send along your date of birth (this gets programmed into the clock, before it’s shipped out). Overall life expectancy is calculated using average age and country, with data from the World Health Organization.

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It’s Tables All the Way Down

During our woodworking class, I paused momentarily to snap of photo of several other classes’ projects: pieces that were in progress. While our class has everyone’s work stored on shelves (we haven’t yet assembled things together yet), these were all here in a group.

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Marmalade Memory

I have specific memories of marmalade from my childhood – specifically, orange marmalade. I remember this from breakfasts at my grandmother’s house, when my sister and I would spend the night. I never really had it anywhere else, and it’s a distinctive taste that brings me back to those very specific times.

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Baby Food Bunny Bonding

It’s not quite a “last resort,” but it’s close. During our bonding session tonight with Hugo and Cloudy, we decided to bring in some baby food – as a way to entice some grooming.

When one bunny grooms another, it’s a positive sign. And there’s this whole power dynamic to it all, in terms of who is in charge (the one being groomed).

But for us, we’re wanting to encourage this grooming along. Hugo did groom Cloudy a while back, but it’s been a while now. And so far, Cloudy hasn’t willingly groomed Hugo back.

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Men in Trees

With our recent fence removal work, it was easier for them to walk down our driveway and bop across the various backyards. While they are all covered up with plywood and bricks, I still made sure to warn them about the post hole holes.

Well, today they came back. And when I peeked outside to see what was happening I was surprised to find not one but two guys removing tree limbs. While up in the trees!

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Taking the Bunnies for a Drive

We did something like this a long time ago, with Baxter and Quincy. And our hope tonight is that Hugo and Cloudy would get a little closer together, having gone through something stressful together.

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New Drugs

I’m glad I was able to get on a call with my doc today. After some brief discussions, he agreed with me that another week wouldn’t really change anything. And he said that my earlier suspicions (from last week) were correct.

I was given a few options (medication, a second follow-up shot, and picking up exercises/training). I ended up going for all three, with the idea that I would pick up with my chiropractor once I actually felt like I could move without pain/discomfort.

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Bonding Session (with Felix)

So far, Lizhas been doing all of the bonding sessions. She’s been sitting with both Hugo and Cloudy, keeping them separated as needed, and then trying to encourage them to get together (carefully, without biting).

Tonight, we decided to change things up and let me sit in, instead. Their sessions tend to go longer, as it takes them some time to calm down. So probably an hour for them to settle, and then another hour to see if they’ll get along.

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Cloudy Gets an Elevator Ride

I think this move is meaningful because it’s a sign of trust. And Liz is always over the moon, when it happens. But I also think it’s an indicator of how fearless Cloudy is – she reminds us a lot of Phineas, in that way.

Even with her just having one eye, you can see that she is scoping out the full length and breadth of her domain.

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