This pre-Easter time of year you can find some bunny things in almost any store. Of course, some things are "spoiled" by having a stupid Easter Egg on it, or the saying "Happy Easter" or a yellow chick attached. If I see one more "Somebunny Loves You" on something, I might get sick.
The April 28th Eastern Maine RBA show in Newport will have some of our northern neighbors visiting the show. Five exhibitors from Prince Edward Island (PEI) and a couple from Nova Scotia are bringing 5 or 6 different breeds. At the shows in the States, everyone is in a hurry and many leave early if not having to stay for Best in Show. When I attended shows in Nova Scotia years ago, it was much more of a social event, everyone planned to spend the entire day. The judge didn't announce BIS & RIS (and often going down to 4th runner-up) until AFTER the clean-up. That ensured people staying and helping and is a great idea for that. A bunch of us take the judges out to dinner after the EMRBA show clean-up and it's fun to have our Canadian friends along!