Winter-a-comin'

Last week a cold spell came to the Salt Lake area and Isabelle could hardly handle it. She doesn't have enough, long, luxurious fur to keep her warm in the apartment. WnC are careful to cover her up and tuck her in when she lays down on cold days. Curiously her lack of long, thick, luxurious hair means nothing when it comes to WnC's clothes and bed covers, which are so covered in fur that we could create mini-Isabelle's from the fur that comes off. Maybe if Isabelle left her fur on her back instead of on our clothes, she would be warm enough during these cool fall days.

Babysitting

Rabbit and Isabelle need constant supervision. For half of the week, W works from home. It took her a couple trial encounters between Rabbit and Isabelle to realize that she cannot just simply release Rabbit from his cage and expect Isabelle to stay calm while she sews. Scolding Isabelle from her sewing machine is hardly enough to control the wild nature inside of her. Today W will experiment in "baby-sitting," as C likes to call it, the two animals and their interactions rather than sitting passively by as the two negotiate one another on their own. Hopefully things stay peaceful.

Rabbit's New Habit and Isabelle's New Clothes

All is well at the Isabelle and Rabbit domain. Recently Rabbit has taken to having accidents outside his cage in protest of WnC's busy work schedules. Worst of all he's heading down the slippery slope, developing a refined taste for Utah's own micro-brewed beers. His favorites are the Brainless Belgian-Style Golden Ale from Epic brewery brewed at a whopping 9.1% ABV (http://www.epicbrewing.com/our-beers/elevated-series/item/40-brainless-belgian-release-2) and Uinta Brewery's Crooked Line's Tilted Smile Imperial Pilsner at 9% ABV (http://www.uintabrewing.com/Default.aspx)

And as Rabbit wets his whistle on the front porch, Isabelle takes this opportunity to enter the "rabbit lair." Once again Isabelle emulates Rabbit, confusing her identity with that of Mr. Rabbit's.

But that ardent Rabbit!...

...Impassioned by his work! Zealous about perfection! Steadfast in his abilities!

Rabbit has created another masterpiece!

ALL HAIL CRAFTY RABBIT!

Finally the weekend arrives!

Isabelle is perfectly content when weekend comes and C n W are home at last! On par with sleeping lazily in the afternoon sun, Isabelle loves laying with her head propped up on C's lap. She couldn't be happier!

A new J-O-B

W has a new job at a cafe/bakery/cake making, locally-owned dig. Check out the website @ http://www.citycakescafe.com/

Isabelle is not happy to be home alone during the endless hours of the day. She spends time sleeping away her woes on her new bed (made by W)...

...and fruitlessly trying to play with Rabbit, who is locked away in a cage and might as well be gone to work at a silly bakery or off at the university studying a silly geography!

Over the last several weeks C has been working diligently to acquaint Isabelle and Rabbit. He moves his work down from the table to the floor and sits between the two wild beasts as they take interest in one another. C's hands speedily move from one side to another blocking as Isabelle tries to bonk Rabbit on the head and as Rabbit, innocently, tries to befriend Isabelle.

Rabbit has stopped having accidents in the house and is more comfortable in his new cage. During free-time, he enjoys mounting atop his cage to look over the world (and Isabelle).

Rabbit gains a strategic vantage point.

Now that C has begun school at the University, though, W has begun to learn how to referee the two wild beasts. Although not as effective at creating peace as C, W has been successful in getting to understand Isabelle's peculiar behavior toward Rabbit and the world.

Isabelle emulating Mr. Rabbit (suspicious behavior)

Where's Waldo? I mean, Isabelle? (No explanation for this odd behavior)

Sorry to be away for so long!

While the administrator has made leave, Rabbit has begun to feed himself from the fridge...

...and Isabelle has lost her mind!