you are looking at homemade rat bisquits! basu baageli's exact birth date is unknown to me, but he turns two this month so we celebrated today, it seemed befitting. i was inspired by the dog treat recipe on etsy, but substituted just about every ingredient. mine are banana-buckwheat-rice-strawberry-almond-shiitake hearts. they were wildly appreciated. i ate a few, myself. nice and chewy.
the birthday boy may be getting slower with age, but not when it comes to tasty treats! i think he may have stashed some of these in the kitchen, and later stuffed two in his mouth at the same time and made for the nest. his enthusiasm that borders on anxiety is amusing at times, because he has no competition for food whatsoever, yet his instinct is to treat every morsel like i might steal it away at any second. never mind that i am the one who provides all the food and spoils him rotten... anyway, here i was testing the speed shutter and yes, that rat is fast.
i've had a quiet day, playing with fabric design + entering a spoonflower contest, reading a good book (the shock of the fall by nathan filer) and munching crisps and fries. i think it snowed in the morning but i didn't set foot outside all day. tomorrow i will make up for it and take a long walk.
in case the heart bisquits weren't enough proof of my love for cheesy & romantic stuff, and especially dear ratty friend basu, have a look through my eyes at how i view the old, furry critter:
