bella the white rabbit

this is bella. we wandered in to the pet shop in passing yesterday, as is traditional and among the wee bunnies for sale at prices of $70 and up was bella. free. at 18 weeks she and her two brothers were too old to sell.
i hadn't anticipated getting another rabbit but well, she was free and she needed a home and we know rabbits. bella is a sweet sweet thing and i'm glad to welcome her here but there is something very, very wrong with this picture.
at 18 weeks she is still very young and very cute and it appalls me that she could become essentially worthless so soon. how long would she have been kept in the shop before she was offloaded to someone who didnt care in the slightest......or worse?
why is there such an oversupply that a rabbit like bella can't be sold and do the breeders have any concern for the future of their animals?
will the people who pay top dollar for a younger animal tire of it by the time it reaches 18 weeks?
the whole thing is so unsavoury.

best of.....desserts

inspired partly by mr shife's top ten list i thought i might do a series.....
or i might do just one top ten post....
depending how my concentration holds out!

and now, without further ado, are my favourite desserts. i can't really guarantee they are the top ten, because these things change but they are faves....

and there end the disclaimers

1. passionfruit topped cheesecake: the tang of the fruit perfectly balances the rich creaminess of the cheesecake
2. fresh mangoes
3. pavlova: with banana and passionfruit and strawberries on top
4. sticky date pudding: drowned in toffee sauce, maybe some whipped cream and eaten on a cold day
5. lemon meringue pie: it has to be just right though. pampas make a good one (apologies to all non-aussies for mentioning a brand) the lemon is just perfectly light and the pastry is tender. yum yum
6. expensive ice cream in a waffle cone:what flavour? well, theres coffee, toffee, chocolate, butterscotch, honey with malt marbles, rum & raisin, ginger if you can get it......i'm not fussy with ice cream
7. steamed puddings: i rarely make them but i have fond memeories of ginger, butterscotch and chocolate. all great on a cold winter's night when comfort food rules
8. fresh papaya
9. a cup of coffee with a ginger nut for dipping
10. and another sentimental favourite: vanilla nut custard (thats an egg custard made caramel-y by using brown sugar. there are little clouds of beaten egg white folded through to make it both smooth and fluffy, depending what the spoon picks up) with orange jelly (it has to be orange to get the colour balance right) and tinned pears or was that banana? yes, prolly banana

true confessions

reading the newspaper this weekend i was interested in a reference to a blog called true wife confessions. folks can write anonymously to the blog owner with their unsaid complaints and she will publish them.
i love the blog in the same way i would love to read a juicy diary or peek into somebody's house....
and it got me to thinking about the "true confessions" i might send:
(and these are not neccessarily to my husband)

• it's really, really dumb to spray deodorant on your clothes
• i know you check my phone
• do you think we don't notice your outrageous flirting and laugh behind your back?
• your back seat driving is insane
• do you think i don't know when you give your lunch to the dog?
• can't you stand still and have a conversaton for five minutes

do you have any secret confessions?