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Kristoff

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Hmmmm. Where did I put my crystal ball? If only i could ask my crystal ball?

Once, after a long flight and still suffering from jet lag, I woke up suddenly and frantically started looking for my phone. It seemed to have vanished, so I decided to call myself. I dialed the number and the operator told me the phone was “busy”. Then it dawned on me: I had been holding my phone in my hand the whole time — and used the same phone to call it! :eek:
 

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Once, after a long flight and still suffering from jet lag, I woke up suddenly and frantically started looking for my phone. It seemed to have vanished, so I decided to call myself. I dialed the number and the operator told me the phone was “busy”. Then it dawned on me: I had been holding my phone in my hand the whole time — and used the same phone to call it! :eek:
Whahahaha. I once looked for my glasses and was moaning at the kids about helping me to find my glasses. They were laughing themselves silly because they were on my head the whole time. And I didn't even have jet lag as an excuse.[emoji85]
 

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Aaaahhh thank you.
My pleasure. But it is true: what is better to give a poor animal a new beloved home ? I am thinking about this too when my old dogs one day are passed away. I am not sure that I am still young enough for a puppy although they are so cute. Like having a baby, but there are so many poor dogs with no hope and no home.
The only problem is that in my case it must be a dog that is absolutely friendly with cats. But when I am reading animal adopting sides on the web I often read of adult dogs that are friendly with cats or even love cats.
The time will show. I am glad that I still having my two old ladies and I hope that I still have them for a long time.
 

CarolM

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My pleasure. But it is true: what is better to give a poor animal a new beloved home ? I am thinking about this too when my old dogs one day are passed away. I am not sure that I am still young enough for a puppy although they are so cute. Like having a baby, but there are so many poor dogs with no hope and no home.
The only problem is that in my case it must be a dog that is absolutely friendly with cats. But when I am reading animal adopting sides on the web I often read of adult dogs that are friendly with cats or even love cats.
The time will show. I am glad that I still having my two old ladies and I hope that I still have them for a long time.
I hope they are with you for a long time too. The new dog will need to be friendly with cats as well. As we have Bella.
 

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Once, after a long flight and still suffering from jet lag, I woke up suddenly and frantically started looking for my phone. It seemed to have vanished, so I decided to call myself. I dialed the number and the operator told me the phone was “busy”. Then it dawned on me: I had been holding my phone in my hand the whole time — and used the same phone to call it! :eek:
Weird !:eek::D You must have been very tired and because of this very absent minded. :)
 

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I’m following daughter’s former kindergarten on social media. They’ve just shared pictures of a boy who brought baby tortoises to class. I’m very uncomfortable about it, not just because I feel sorry for the torts and there’s nothing I can do about. But also because I feel a little responsible — last year, it was us who brought a tortoise to show the kids. My goal was to tell the kids how to look after tortoises, but maybe this boy and his family saw our pictures and were encouraged to take those babies out of the wild. :(
 

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I hope they are with you for a long time too. The new dog will need to be friendly with cats as well. As we have Bella.
Ahh yes, now I rember that you have a cat too.
I can tell a little sad story from my cats and dogs:
When my 3 dogs had been very much younger I sometimes leave them alone with the cats when I do short shoppings or something else.
Then, one day I came home, opened the door and saw no cat ! They were all hiding anywhere: Behind the sofa, on my living door cabinet, even in the cellar and all with a lot of fear in their eyes ! One cat, my beloved tomcat "Schnurrel" was bitten in his front leg.
The dogs had been chasing the cats and one dog has bitten my tomcat.
I was devastated, horrified and very angry!
I never had beaten my dogs but this day I took an umbrella and beat all three dogs on their backs until the umbrella broke....
Afterwards I brought my dogs out and looked them up in the barn.
It took hours until my cats came out of their hiding places and I saw them all. I treated the bite of my tomcat, it was definitely a bite from a dog.
I wanted to give all three dogs away. In an animal shelter or somthing else but I didn`t. But a full week they have to sleep in the barn until I let them back into the house. The cats were careful but not as much scared as I thought.
From that day on I never. never ever left the dogs alone with the cats. When I have to leave the house the dogs are looked up in one room without a chance to get a cat. I only can suspect what has happened but I know that the friendliest dog can suddenly freak out and bite a cat.
 

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Who knew that prickly pears were so hard to grow. Remember I told you guys about all the seeds I had delivered? Well they came with instructions but the instructions are a whole process. I am used to getting seeds and just throwing them down on the garden bed. Water and then Bobs your aunty plants grow. It almost makes me too scared to plant my seeds in case I mess it up. These are the instructions for the prickly pear.View attachment 232334View attachment 232335

I bought pads ready for planting. I got them on the internet and they were posted. Much easier!
 

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I’m following daughter’s former kindergarten on social media. They’ve just shared pictures of a boy who brought baby tortoises to class. I’m very uncomfortable about it, not just because I feel sorry for the torts and there’s nothing I can do about. But also because I feel a little responsible — last year, it was us who brought a tortoise to show the kids. My goal was to tell the kids how to look after tortoises, but maybe this boy and his family saw our pictures and were encouraged to take those babies out of the wild. :(

Oh dear :(
 

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Hello all! A cold morning here in Central California. . . but supposed to get up into the 70s later today. Right now it's overcast, but calm. So I plan to fire up the sprayer and tackle some more weeds (after my morning chores, naturally).
 

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