Happy New Year 2024

 The Know Family are at the picnic K. C. Bunnyborough committee have arranged.  Each year at the beginning of the year a picnic is arranged.

The rabbits on the committee pay for a bottle of Lemon and Paeroa to be at the annual summer picnic and it is shared out free to all the families and other rabbits that turn up at the picnic. It is an annual event that the community look forward to.

Rosemary and Dental Nurse Flo are going to be supervising the distribution of the Lemon and Paeroa drink. The rabbits are to line up in family groups and come to get a cup of drink or a jug filled to take back to where they are sitting.

The rabbits with disabilities are to be served first.  Nutmeg pushes Marigold in her wheel chair followed by Rata who is partially blind and Parsley is next with his short front legs.

They are so proud of Rosemary who is now well, from anoxia, who is helping at a community event.

The Grayson family line up next to receive their drinks.

Nutmeg takes some drinks over to the young Grayson/blue family who have been waiting patiently on the mat with the baby.

 They finish their drinks and join the other young rabbits on the climbing frame.

A fishing game has been organized where the children use a fishing rod with a magnetic at the end  of the rod and try and catch fish. They love playing this game.

Meanwhile the K. C. Bunnyborough committee have gone to twin trunks to have a meeting. Mr Grayson/blue and Terry Tan are no longer living at K. C. Bunnyborough so their presence at this meeting is noticed. They have been very much missed. In their discussions they mention how wonderful Nutmeg has been helping with the disabled rabbits when the Dental Nurse travels around to other districts. Parsley, a disabled rabbit moved in to live at K. C. Bunnyborough last year and has settled in very well. Nutmeg has also been helping with the care of young Grayson/blue family.

The Cadbury Rabbits arrive at K. C. Bunnyborough

 Frankton and Violet have arrived at K. C. Bunnyborough with some little rabbits and are at the gardens to meet the kiwi leader for the area.

They have been given permission to live at K. C. Bunnyborough but as the rest of their family arrives Mr Kiwi is to be informed. He will decide how many more rabbits will get permission to live here.

Permission has been given for Cherry and Sweet pea who arrive two days later. Cherry has accompanied Sweet pea who is unable to move very fast. She has short limbs plus a hole in her stomach from a gunshot wound.

Cherry has taken Sweet pea to meet Doctor Kiwi who will examine her and may be able to operate to close the hole in her stomach. The hole in her stomach was caused by a bullet wound when she was young.  Doctor Kiwi has told them that he could operate to close the wound. So, now it is Sweet peas decision if she will go ahead with the operation.

The next day the rabbits meet to discuss Sweet pea’s operation. Sweet pea is very slow at moving around and having the operation to close the hole will help her legs to be in the correct position and hopping around will be easier and quicker for her. Samuel, far right, is with them and all the rabbits except Sweet pea are all for her to have the operation.  Reluctantly Sweet pea agrees to the operation.

The day arrives for the operation. Doctor Kiwi will do it assisted by Mr Kiwi. Sweet pea is not allowed to have visitors for seven days so that she won’t pick up any infection. Three weeks after the operation Sweet pea can leave the hospital and go home.

The rabbits are amazed at the appearance of Sweet pea, she looks healthy and her ears have turned pink inside and her eyes are brighter. Sweet pea will regain her strength and will be just like the other rabbits. The operation certainly was a success.

Rabbit Toys Used as Promotions

 

The Lindt chocolate plush rabbits in the photo are 12cm and 20cm in height. The smaller one has a gold material bell but it is the rabbit that makes a noise when it is shaken. The bigger one has a material bell and the bell makes a noise when it is shaken. Both are made in China and do not have the year on the tag. Lindt chocolate is made in Switzerland.

The Cadbury plus rabbit tag reads manufactured June-August 2020 and made in China. On the back of the purple waistcoat Cadbury is written in gold but it is not easy to read in the above photo.  The rabbit is 23 cm in length. 

This rabbit is not an advertising rabbit but a baby’s toy.   It is approx. 19cm and has a plastic square inside the body by its neck that rattles when shaken. The tag on its side reads BUNNIES BY THE BAY.

Happy Holiday season 2023

 Happy Holiday Season

The following is copied from the other side of this bottle, Pinot Noir 2022 titled Rabbit Ranch, . “Land that was once a high country sheep station is now a flourishing vineyard. Sheep and rabbits co-existed on the land for quite some time but the sheep couldn’t keep up with the nocturnal activity of the rabbits, and in the end were driven off the land. The owner of Rabbit Ranch – Mr McGregor, planted some vines and continues the battle with the rabbits to this day…”

A rabbit looking for her sisters finds them asleep with their yellow rabbit friend. They are asleep in the open on the grass… she wakes them up and warn them that they must be more careful and keep alert when they are out of the burrow.

This is a Peter Rabbit baby toy made by FW & Co 2019.

This baby Peter Rabbit toy is holding a circular rattle with beads in it and a plastic triangle. It is 17 cm tall and was made by FW & Co 2016.

This is a Peter Rabbit windup toy but it doesn’t work so I don’t if it played a tune or did something else. It is made by Frederick Warne & Co in 2004.

The label on this rabbit reads, The Movie 2017 and is 23 cm tall. (Benjamin)

This Peter Rabbit is 23cm tall and has had his tag cut off, but that didn’t stop him from coming here to grab a carrot.

K. C. Bunnyborough watch the Peter Rabbit 2018 Film

Mr Know, Mr Grayson, Mr Grayson Blue and Terry Tan have given their approval to show the 2018 movie Peter Rabbit, at Kowhai Corner Hall in the school holidays. 

 

This is the first time a film has been organized to show in the hall so there is a lot of excitement in the community today.

The Grayson family are travelling to the hall in a mini bus.

Mr Grayson Blue and family are travelling to the hall in a car.

The Grayson family arrive at Kowhai Corner Hall and they all jump out and go into the hall.

    

                                       

 The other rabbits have all arrived. Mr Know welcomes them all and asks that they keep quiet while the film is on. When the film is finished he tells them they are all invited to go back to K. C. Bunnyborough School for a community lunch.     

             The film was enjoyed by all and they leave the hall to go to K. C. Bunnyborough School.

The Grayson Blue family are the first to leave.

The rabbits arrive at the school and Mr Know goes up front and says he has two announcements to make before they start eating. The first is a special guest has joined them. It is the rabbit that acted as Peter Rabbit in the film.

Peter goes to the front and Mr Know introduces him to the group. Mr Know asks the rabbits to let Peter Rabbit have his lunch then after the lunch he will talk about his experience in acting in the film.

The second announcement Mr Know says is that Terry Tan and Pink Nose are leaving K. C. Bunnyborough tomorrow. They are going to another small community. Terry Tan will be remembered for his skills with the helicopter. The helicopter will stay at K. C. Bunnyborough and Richard has now got his license to fly it.

        

Mace and Snowdrop arrive at K. C. Bunnyborough

 

It was just after 9 pm and Nurse Flo was about to go bed when she heard some squeaking at the Medical Centre door. She thought, that sounds like the baby guinea pigs that she has seen on many occasions running around outside at K. C. Bunnyborough.

Nurse Flo puts her head band back on and opens the Medical Centre door. Outside two baby guinea pigs tell her that they had been playing with a baby mouse during the day and that the baby mouse has no parents or home and is sleeping under a hedge. The guinea pigs ask Nurse Flo to come and get the baby mouse and ask if she could give it a home, ( Nurse Flo is already looking after three rabbits with disabilities who have no parents).

Nurse Flo agrees to go with the baby guinea pigs to the hedge where the baby mouse is sleeping. When they arrive at the hedge they can see the baby mouse’s back legs because it is a starry night.

The baby guinea pigs start squealing to wake the baby mouse up. The baby mouse wakes up and sees the baby guinea pigs and Nurse Flo with them and  gets scared. The baby guinea pigs convince the baby mouse  that Nurse Flo is here to take it back to the Medical Centre where she will care for him.

He eventually crawls forward and Nurse Flo is able to pick him up and carry him to the Medical Centre.

At the Medical Centre Nurse Flo prepares a bottle of warm milk and gives it to the baby mouse. Nurse Flo tells the baby guinea pigs to go home and they can come and visit him any time during the days ahead.

The baby mouse finishes his bottle and Nurse Flo carries him upstairs to her bedroom and puts him in the cradle and she gets into bed and they both go to sleep.

The news has spread around K. C. Bunnyborough that Nurse Flo has adopted a baby mouse who she has called Mace. It is just over a week later when Mr Blue hears scratching during the night on the outside door of his house. Mr Blue goes down stairs and opens the door and sees a baby white mouse. The baby white mouse can’t explain why she is there. Because it is night time and Mr Blue can’t see her parents around he invites the baby mouse to come inside.

Mrs Blue gets up and gives the baby mouse a bottle of milk and puts it to bed in a cradle.

 In the morning she takes the baby mouse to the Medical Centre.

At the Medical Centre Nurse Flo and the rabbits that live with her are outside watching Mace playing in the water. Mrs Blue asks Nurse Flo could she also look after this baby mouse that has arrived. Nurse Flo agrees to look after the baby mouse and names her Snowdrop. Nurse Flo and Mrs Blue wonder if any more baby mice will arrive at K. C. Bunnyborough.

Lock Down Bear Hunt 2020

The family of knitted jointed bears are sitting on the front window still during the Lock Down for the Covid-19 virus. The street is very quiet because the people have been told to stay in their homes. The country, New Zealand is on Alert 4 for four weeks. People are allowed to walk their dogs and go and buy their groceries from the local supermarket.

One morning the bus stops at the bus stop which is visible to the bears. When the bus pulls away they can see a bear, like themselves, has got off the bus.. The bear is not walking away but is looking around.

Father Bear tells his family he going to climb out the open window and go over to the bear. At the bus stop Father Bear asks the bear what is she doing at the bus stop. The bear answers that she is looking for an address she has been given. The address she has been given is where the bear family live. The Father Bear is very surprised but invites her back to the house.

Father bear explains that Covid-19 virus is spreading at an alarming rate and asks her to read the poster. The other bears keep their distance.

Father bear explains to her she will have to go into isolation for fourteen days if she wants to stay with them.

She, Violet, agrees to be in isolation for fourteen days. The bear family feed her and help if they can.

Violet is out of lock down and will spend the night in a bed. I am sure she will have a good sleep tonight.

In the morning Violet wakes and finds a chest has been placed by her bed.

She climbs out of bed and opens the chest. “Oh! My clothes” Violet exclaims. Mother bear did tell Violet last night that she would put her clothes in her bedroom during the night so they would be there for her to put on in the morning.

Violet quickly dresses and finds they fit her perfectly.

She goes outside to have her photo taken with the other bears. The bear on the right is cousin Sam, who has been staying with the bear family because he was too late to catch the last bus before Lock down, to Auckland. When lock down is over he shall be going home to Auckland.

While they are together they have their photo taken again with the poppies to remember their ancestors who went to fight in the war. Anzac Day will be on the 25th April 2020 during the Lock down level 4.

Editor's Note: These knitted bears are the bears that have appeared on We are going on a Bear Hunt NZ on Facebook during Lock down for Covid-19 virus.