COLD DARK ROOM

Tidgy's Dad

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Good evening all. We went to see Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus at the Barbican this afternoon. We’ve never seen this one before and, for reasons that became obvious, it’s not on the school curriculum!

David Troughton, son of Patrick Troughton, second Doctor Who, played the lead.

It is a very gory play with a very high body count (I made it 12), throats slit and heads and hands being chopped off all over the place. Definitely not one to take children to! There were, fortunately, some excellent comedic bits to relieve the intensity.

The weather is due to turn cold again here in the UK. Where all all the CDR Brits? Have they gone into hibernation?!
Very probably.
Titus Andronicus is very underrated in my opinion. Tis one of my faves.
David Troughton's first acting job was as an extra in Doctor Who during his father's time on the show. He later had his first major speaking part on TV in a Pertwee story and then returned with David Tennant in the excellent 'Midnight'. he's also done several audio adventures, sometimes portraying his father.
 

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It's foggy and cold here this a.m. I'm about to take my tub of tortoise food out and tend to the animals. I don't want to go. Please don't make me go.

.. . I know, I know - the sooner I go out and get it done the sooner I can come back in and make a fire in the woodstove.
Hope you're all settled by the fire now. :)
Soon be spring!
 

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I know those mornings too well. They’re hard work. Sabine’s stoked the fire, I’m just about to put the kettle on. A big pot of tea to share? If someone can shoo those chickens off that armadillo over there I’ll put it there with milk and sugar so you can help yourself.
Thanks, lovely. :)
I have started eating the chickens already, so we won't have to worry for long.
 

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Manchurochelys from China.
Probably fake as is usual.
This is how they usually look
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I think I am too old to keep a own horse. Too much work with such a big animal and I am a little bit afraid to ride a horse that I don`t know. I am not 18 years old....:oops:
My last horse was euthanized three or four years ago and the vet asked if I'd like to take in a couple more. He had two retired racehorse mares, older animals, that would love to live out the rest of their lives here as pet animals. I said yes, but then called him later and said no. I decided that while I love spending time picking up horse poop, brushing, tending to them, it was nice to not have that responsibility anymore. I miss them, but it's nice to not have them anymore.
 

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My last horse was euthanized three or four years ago and the vet asked if I'd like to take in a couple more. He had two retired racehorse mares, older animals, that would love to live out the rest of their lives here as pet animals. I said yes, but then called him later and said no. I decided that while I love spending time picking up horse poop, brushing, tending to them, it was nice to not have that responsibility anymore. I miss them, but it's nice to not have them anymore.
I can understand your decision very well. Keeping two horses is a lot of work. I feel to old too for having horses though I love them.
 

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My last horse was euthanized three or four years ago and the vet asked if I'd like to take in a couple more. He had two retired racehorse mares, older animals, that would love to live out the rest of their lives here as pet animals. I said yes, but then called him later and said no. I decided that while I love spending time picking up horse poop, brushing, tending to them, it was nice to not have that responsibility anymore. I miss them, but it's nice to not have them anymore.
Before leaving Texas we sold all of our horses but one. She was a retired race horse that was then used heavily as a brood mare. Her tattoo was to faded to read so we were unable to ID who she was. The vet estimated her to be over 30years old when we got her. Had her for five years before moving. Payed my parents to let her spend her last few years in their pasture living the easy life. She passed away in June this last year.
I'm still young enough to handle retraining a horse but I would like more land before getting another.
 

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Before leaving Texas we sold all of our horses but one. She was a retired race horse that was then used heavily as a brood mare. Her tattoo was to faded to read so we were unable to ID who she was. The vet estimated her to be over 30years old when we got her. Had her for five years before moving. Payed my parents to let her spend her last few years in their pasture living the easy life. She passed away in June this last year.
I'm still young enough to handle retraining a horse but I would like more land before getting another.
Yo are an angel that you don`t sold that old horse and let her live in peace up to her end.
May I ask how old you are ?
 

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