Next stop The Block!

15 January 2015

After 56 years on the planet I have finally learnt how successfully to replace a tap washer (thanks YouTube!)……ridiculously pleased with this accomplishment.

The Egg-Laying Games

3 January 2015

Princess Sparkles has rapidly emerged as the new top chook. She has sought to cement her position by instituting a New Year competition: Layer of the LARGEST-EGG-EVER at Joyfallee. She is fairly sure she will emerge the victor, having just laid a 91 gram egg. Seriously handicapped by their stature, Hildegarde von Joyfallee and Theodora are frantically scouring the rules to see if they can enter as a pair, thereby adding the weight of their eggs together.

Princess Sparkles has remained unmoved and declared that the concept of chook-weight-to-egg- ratio is not included in her rules – she accepts that this may be assessed as unfair by the wider community, but points out that this unlevel playing field  should  be seen as a metaphor for life (as it can be seen, chickens are nothing if not amateur philosophers). 

Effigy

29 December 2014

Chocolate Bunny is very pleased to find he has been immortalised in wood. He does, however, wonder if the immortalisation could have been in something a little more upmarket, such as a sculpture at the entrance to the Louvre, rather than a toilet brush in the loo. 

Fitness classes now in session

21 December 2014

Having mastered the art of not getting squashed under the blow up ball (by dint of mad scrabbling to stay on top, which he hopes will be interpreted as engaging his rabbity core), Chocolate Bunny has launched Pilates classes at Joyfallee. The first class, held in the lounge room, was somewhat of a fiasco. Willo wreaked havoc attempting  complicated moves between the lounge chairs and the coffee table. He has consequently been relegated to practising in his yard (a task which mostly sees him falling asleep mid-exercise). The chickens have been banned outright from further classes. They refused to take the whole thing seriously and spent the entire lesson up the back in various attitudes of ROFC (Rolling on the Floor Cackling). 

Personal hygiene

10 December 2014

Having failed miserably at instructing his little mate in the art of rabbit showjumping, Chocolate Bunny is trying to instil in him the finer points of personal grooming. He is at pains to point out the importance of ear cleaning to ensure that the peeling of a banana can be heard at a distance of at least 6 kilometres. 

Sweet dreams

7 December 2014

Chocolate Bunny is dreaming of a buntastic Christmas. He has put in a request for any iphone app that will, at the touch of a paw, deliver truckloads of bananas to the front door. 

Renovations

3 December 2014

In anticipation of a bevy of artists descending on Joyfallee, Le Cadeau has decided the place could do with a spruce up, and is attempting to install a water feature. He insists that no thanks are needed, he is merely trying to do his bit – although he does admit if a stray carrot was offered in appreciation, he would be hard-pressed to say no.