Flip Friday

Well, as always, it's been an exciting week at the Lilypad.

Last week, a Fresh Rabbit.

This week a Fresh car named Seven.

(By the way, for those of you who wondered about Seven's name, she is named after the Star Trek Voyager character, Seven of Nine.  Seven of Nine was once part of the Borg Collective, but she becomes disassociated from the Borg and begins to rediscover her humanity through a variety of means.  We chose this name for a few reasons:

1.  Because we are obviously major geeks
2.  Because we want to maintain the mix of machine with humanity, meaning, we want to be resposible stewards in our car ownership
3.  Because Seven's awesome green color is called "Alien."  How could we NOT choose a Star Trek related moniker?)

Anyhow, Fresh Rabbit.  Fresh car.

With all of this Fresh stuff, the Mini Cat wanted to remind you that it wasn't that long ago that he was still fresh, and that, well...he IS still fresh.  Because of that, he wanted his own movie.

Curtain Cat from marcy hall on Vimeo.

And, then, of course, because it is Flip Friday, there MUST be a Rabbit Movie.  Miss Blueberry was sleeping during movie making time and chose to let Miss Zoe, Resident Rabbit Superstar, star alone in this week's movie. 

Zoe was, of course, happy to do this, though being a Good Sister, She did at least try to share the Responsibility.

You may recognize a certain cat making a cameo appearance at the beginning of the Rabbit Movie.  Zoe would like you to ignore that part of the movie if you could, please.

Miss Zoe (with a side of Toby) from marcy hall on Vimeo.

All of us here at the Lilypad wish you a happy weekend!!  Here's to Fresh (and maybe Not- So- Fresh) Things!

Big News at the Lilypad!

And you thought we had Big News last week!!  Well, we did.

If you read last week, then you know that last week's news consisted of welcoming This Rabbit...

...into the Lilypad fold (WELCOME LITTLE BLUEBERRY!!)

But today's news might knock you over, which is what happened when This Rabbit heard the news (and I don't mean about Blueberry!)

"Whoa!!!! WHAT???"

Today's news is Big, but not in a Mammal way.  Well, at least, not in a Small Mammal way.

Today's News is Big in a Large Mammal way.

Here-- let me give you a hint...

We here at the Lilypad have been car free for the last nine years.  It has been difficult.  It has been delightful.  It has been a pain in the butt.  It has been easy.

Not having a car is a series of paradoxes.

When we first gave up our car, we did it for a lot of reasons.  As artist/ writer/and now dancer types, we didn't want to be tied to the financial obligation for one thing.  Also, the war in Iraq was just beginning and not having a car was our own little protest. 

But, as the years went on, it got more difficult to get around without relying on others, which was never our intention.  Our local bus company, struggling with drops in ridership, reduced its service, making it impossible for me to ride home from my night shift at the library and also making it difficult to get around on weekends either to get to and fro work or to get out and enjoy music or other activities.

Of course, our bikes were always good for these tasks in the moderate weather.  But, let's face it-- we live in Erie, PA.  We love it here, and this is no way a dig on our weather, but we get a lot of SNOW!  and ICE!!  Both these things put a damper on biking for many months of the year.

We could deal with all of this stuff, though.  And we have.

Except, now things have changed:  The Chick has started living a different kind of life.  We both have changes coming that require more mobility.

And so, the time seemed right.

We have gone back and forth on this decision so many times, that, truthfully, neither one seems totally right.  But, we feel like we've learned enough in the past nine years to be responsible car owners, and that's important to us.

Here we go, then, on a New Adventure!!!  MAMMALS ON WHEELS!!!!

The Lilypad with her New Addition, the Kia Soul named "Seven"

Let Us Eat Lettuce

Miss Zoe and Miss Blueberry have a question.

(Can you see that they both have their little paws in the air?  Can you see them?)

On Whom shall we call?  Hmmmmmmm.

Oh dear.  Now they have hopped off to play because they couldn't decide who should ask the question.

Well, I think I knew what they were going to ask based on the title of the post:  Let Us Eat Lettuce.  They want to know why we have not written about lettuce yet this Spring.

And the point of writing about Lettuce (and other Greens for that matter) here is that They would like to show off the start of Their Very Own Rabbit Garden.  The Chick and I started the seeds a few weeks ago, and now the plants are shaping up quite nicely. 

Behold, the Power of Greens!!

The idea this year is to keep the greens growing as long as possible.  We will reseed all Summer long.  Then, in the Fall, when the weather gets a little cooler, we will assemble some cold frames on our little Raised Rabbit Beds and keep the Veg A-Comin'!  At least, that's the plan.  Now that we have Two Hungry Rabbit Mouths to feed, we are motivated to work harder on the Rabbit Garden.

Or Else....

(And that's no laughing matter.)

Flip Friday

Of course, you know that Flip Friday is synonymous with Rabbit Movies.

And, of course, now that Miss Blueberry is here Full Time, our Rabbit Movies will be Twice as Amazing!

Twice as Riveting!!  

Twice as Rabbity!!!!!

Can you handle all this Twice???

In keeping with that "Twice" sort of theme, we celebrate Miss Blueberry's first week as a Full Time Member of the Lilypad Animal Contingent with a....

DOUBLE RABBIT MOVIE!!!

Hold onto your Ears!  Hold on to your Willow Balls!!

HERE IT COMES!!!!! 

 

Double Rabbit Movie from marcy hall on Vimeo.

Art Imitates Life Once Again!

Here at the Lilypad, we are all just beginning to learn about Blueberry

What a Fabulous Rabbit She is!!

Many months ago, I posted a picture of a Cat I had painted for the Chick.  This Cat was painted when our beloved Jobie was still in his Fur Suit.  It was a Black and White Cat, but it was not our Jobie.

We didn't know who this Strange Mystery Cat was.

It looked like a girl.  She had extra big ears.  She had...too many fingers-- maybe even (gasp!) THUMBS!  Observe:

A few years later, when we met Lilly, it all made sense. While digging through a stack of old stuff, I pulled out that Cat painting and said to Zoe, "AH HA! It was foreshadowing for Lilly!!"

And then, there's this painting:

I have posted this Rabbit painting before on this blog in relation to our dear friend, Ken.

When I painted this painting, it was the same story.  I said to Zoe, "Sorry, Zoe, I know this isn't you.  And, I don't know Who it is.  But this is Who I felt like painting."

Zoe rolled Her eyes.

Foreshadowing strikes again!!!!

And, aren't we glad it did.  

WELCOME, BLUEBERRY!  WE LOVE YOU!!!!

An Important Annoucement from Zoe

Hello and Good Morning to all of my Fans.

This is Miss Zoe.

I am writing on this fine Monday because those of us at the Lilypad have an Important Announcement, and I truly believe that I am the Best One to deliver said Announcement.

No, I do not have my own Television Show (yet).

No, I have not moved forward with my plan of World Domination. (Actually, I'm not going to say one way or the other about that particular point.  Let's just leave that up to historians to figure out later.)

And, no, I have not decided to chuck all my material possessions and live a life of a asceticism.  I enjoy my Willow Balls and Organic Hay brought in from Vermont, and I see no reason to change those things.

The announcement I have for you today is not....well.....about ME.

It concerns Another Rabbit who has been staying here for the last couple of months.  It concerns a Rabbit named......BLUEBERRY!

OK, here is the Big Announcement:  I received word over the weekend that Blueberry is staying on for good. 

THIS IS BIG NEWS!!

I have to share my Rabbit Crunch.  I have to share my Organic Hay. 

I HAVE TO SHARE MY WILLOW BALLS!!!!

(Sorry.  Am I shouting?  Sorry.)

Even so, I think it's going to be kind of fun to have a sister.

What do you think?

Flip Friday

I was actually going to post a cat movie this week.

Earlier in the week I said as much to Zoe.  "Zoe," I said, "do you think the cats are getting enough screen time?  Because I'm not sure...."

This was just a start to a conversation.  It's not like you can bring these things up abruptly.  You need to lead up to things.  Ease into conversation. 

For a bit, I pretended to do something else.  Then, a few minutes later I added, "You know, because I was thinking about taking a couple of cat movies to post for Friday."

She perked up at this.  Her left eye searched me for clarification.

"Oh, Zoe," I said, "really."  She stared as I went on.  "Cats like to be Stars, too.  You know?"

And at this point Zoe did something unexpectedly expected.  She did the Cutest Thing Imaginable, which made it Impossible for me NOT to film Her.

Curses!!!!!

RABBITS!!!!!

They really are incorrigible.

Better luck next week, cats.  For this week, it's yet another Rabbit Movie.

Enjoy!!


Zoe Has a Lie In from marcy hall on Vimeo.