RIP: Princess Jane (2001-2009)

Princess Jane passed away this afternoon while sitting calmly on the back lawn. It was a calm peaceful Sunday as she, her husband Phillip, and the two sisters were all out hopping around the back lawn. She passed peacefully, as she was thinking about her great empire that has grown since her childhood days. Sadly, Phillip ran around looking for his dear wife but spent much of the rest of the afternoon sitting beside her and reflecting upon their life together.

Life was not always so for the two of them as they originally argued as they sat in two separate cages. But love overcame all those original spats as they lived together in the large cage for four years. Princess Jane was loved by all and no rabbit has had softer fur to pet than her. She is survived by her husband Phillip and has given much training to Root Beer Float as they often sat beside each other in the back yard on Sunday afternoons. Jane lived a long full life and will be reunited her long time nemeses Flowers and Miss Bugg.

She will always be remembered. We love you, Princess Jane. Let St. Francis pray for you, our Grey Girl, as you run wildly with your family and friends in Bunny Heaven.

Chip Likes Being Petted on the Nose

Miss Jill and Mister John were stunned to discover that little Chip loves being petted on the nose. Now he of course denies this and will always stay at least one arm's length away from people but when petted on the nose, he will happily flop beside the nose petter.

In other news, Ruby Jane is becoming more of a bed bunny as well. She flops on the bed next to Mister John and Miss Jill but then likes scratching about later (unlike Cherry Bugg who will quietly flop all night). Sooner or later she'll understand what to do.

Jane Denies Facelift

Princess Jane vehemently denies having a facelift on Saturday although there are definitive marks on her eye. She claims she had an equipment malfunction and needed excess makeup to deal with it. Mr. John and Miss Jill both deny any sort of accusation of abuse.

Meanwhile Cherry Bugg indignantly states that Princess Jane has a new facelift. "Whatever," she said.

RBF Wonders Where Cake Is

Even though it is nowhere near her birthday, Root Beer Float was heard asking her sister Ruby Jane, "Hey, where's my birthday cake?"

"Where's OUR birthday cake?" retorted Ruby Jane, irritated that RBF forgot that they share the same birthday. Ruby Jane, our beloved Brown Bear, shrugged and hopped back under the orange tree.

Root Beer Float, as you can see here, sits a bit confused near the base of the ham radio tower. She's pining for a nice chocolate cake. Maybe all of this Halloween chatter among the rabbits led to her thinking she'd get chocolate cake. Heck, Mister John and Miss Jill would like some chocolate cake too.

Meanwhile Chip is upset that people keep blaming him for things. Poor chip.

Chip Falsely Accused of Den Mishap

According to Miss Jill, the computer went on the blink this afternoon and stopped working. She said that a particular cute bunny by the name of Chip was the culprit. Chip denied any malfeasance although he probably didn't use that particular word (he is a young bunny after all, his vocabulary hasn't expanded that far yet). About all he did say though was, "Get me out of this box!"

Mister John later fixed the rogue computer problem and all was well in Erbland. Well, I take that back. Cherry Bugg wanted inside for some apple slices. How could the owners refuse?

Princess Jane has been losing some weight again. No one is fond of her crash diets. We want her to eat a little more. It's the royal way to go.

Gidget Comes Home

For some insane reason we don't have a picture of Gidget yet (this one is just a cousin we found on the Internet). She's our new SurfWagon and Miss Jill and I adore her. She just needs to keep an even keel on her transmission and it's all good.

We'll take the rabbits for a ride some time this weekend. I'm sure they'll approve. Lots of room in the back for hopping. Go go Gidget!

Cherry Bugg Denies Calling Jane a Bowling Ball

Cherry Bugg claims that Jane would be better off using a bowling ball. However, many heard the spirited rabbit to say that she thought Princess Jane, the "grey girl," was a bowling ball. Never mind that others debated the merits of metaphor versus simile. But ultimately cooler heads prevailed.

Meanwhile Chip is lost in the den with new furniture. "THUMP," said his foot.

Oliver Visits the Back Yard

Mr. John was going out to get some food for Chip as the little boy was acting disconsolate over not having any food in his cage. On Mr. John's way out to the food bin, he opened it to hear such a clutter. Whoa! Inside was none other than Oliver who managed to get inside the food bin. How he got in the closed shed remains a mystery but it certainly startled Mr. John who nearly reached his hand in there until he heard the rattling of Oliver.

While Oliver looks like a mere babe in the back yard, Mr. John does recall having supervision duty over an angry possum in a Bombshelter trash can so long ago. "Hey you, get the broom and guard the possum!" Boy, what teeth on that thing. Oliver is still hiding in the bottom part of the shed but luckily the food bin was surreptitiously taken out so Chip could be fed. Root Beer Float and Ruby Jane were privy to the whole action and were not happy about it.

Last week Miss Jill's sister swore she spotted a rat in the backyard. I guess it was just Oliver. He means well but tomorrow he gets the hose if he hangs around any more.

Bunnies Claim Mister John Is Trying to Poison Them

Early this morning both Root Beer Float and Princess Jane were taken inside the house for medication regarding various illnesses. However, neither rabbit seemed completely sure that it was for strictly medicinal reasons even though they both sat through an extensive visit at the veterinarian on Wednesday afternoon.

"I didn't like it one bit," complained Root Beer Float who was awakened at 5:34 in the morning. "He picked me up out of cage, tried to shove a syringe into my mouth and it didn't even taste like carrots." Mister John said that this was for her recurrence of sneezing but she didn't exactly believe this. "I think this is because I am too cute."

Princess Jane thought otherwise. "This is an attempt to usurp my power. I think that troglodyte Cherry Bugg is behind this." Again Mister John assured her this was for her sore mouth and the problems caused by an inflammation of the gums. "I am a princess. Princesses do not have sore gums." She then indignantly hopped away. She was later consoled by her husband Phillip who told her to drink some water. Lots of water.

Hopefully this problem will be rectified. However, Mister John says the medicine will last for two full weeks. But unfortunately for Princess Jane, she will have to return to the vet. Mister John tells her it's for her beauty spa.

Bunnies Unmoved by Illnesses

Supposedly a mean touch of the flu hit the home of Mister John and Miss Jill but the rabbits did not buy their excuses. They were thumping mad that in a week in which Mister John has multiple short days -- and even took a sick day! -- that they did not get to run around the back yard. "THUMP," said Ruby Jane's right back foot. Cherry Bugg did curtly add to this whole illness thing, "I thought I saw a pig tail on that Mister John. The swine flu with him!" They all giggled before ChBugg tried to bite the others on the butt.

But four of the rabbits were able to be out and about for a summer Sunday. Alas, RBF and Ruby Jane were also unhappy that they had to go up early because their masters were going to Mass. Maybe if the bunnies had more religion in their lives, they would not be so unsympathetic to such matters.