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JoesMum

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I think I've a warm spot in my heart for your Joe.
You can see how Joe made his mark on TFO. Maggie, Yvonne's sister, had a marvelous huge Sulcata called Bob. His antics are recorded on the forum. He came close to being murdered by Maggie after he bulldozed a block wall and demolished her prize roses. Sadly Bob died with a huge bladder stone not long before Joe.

I have planted some Sedums in my garden in memory of Joe... I still haven't forgiven him for eating some lovely new ones I had just planted completely to the ground. My fault for not fencing them off strongly enough, but even so I hadn't anticipated him despatching them quite so quickly.

I like to think that the Bib and Joe are causing havoc together wherever they are now. It would only be fitting :D
 

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Oh yes. The biggest problem came if he was up the ladder and Joe was ramming his bucket at the bottom. There was a real risk that Joe would ram the ladder or that the window cleaner (his name is Keith) would step on him as he descended.

So poor Keith could never clean our windows without a bodyguard unless the weather was awful (and I'd still check Joe was definitely not a risk even then)
Poor Keith !:)
Joe was a watch tortoise or guard tortoise ! :eek::D
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I am fine. Slept long and well and don`t have to work until Friday. Life is good to me.
Have you make progress with your lovely unicorn ? New pics ?
Honestly I haven't worked much on it lately. Been enjoying the nice weather we have been getting and prepping the gardens instead. Now it is going to rain for a couple of days so I might work some on it. Great thing about oil based clay, it doesn't dry out so you have as long as you need to work on it.
 

Bee62

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By roomies.
I am out to do some daily chores and have a lettuce run for the torts.
They eat more every few weeks.:)
But I hope that soon new gras, new leafs and yummy new blossoms are available in Germany to push up their winter diet.:D
 

Bee62

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Honestly I haven't worked much on it lately. Been enjoying the nice weather we have been getting and prepping the gardens instead. Now it is going to rain for a couple of days so I might work some on it. Great thing about oil based clay, it doesn't dry out so you have as long as you need to work on it.
In Germany we have a saying:

Good things will need good ( longer ) times. :D
 

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Good morning, roommates! I’m skipping parents’ coffee morning at daughter’s school. I’ve had a pretty bad cough since Thursday. So looking forward to warmer days when we don’t have to be sick every other week.

A few years ago, I forgot it was muffins with mom at school and when I took my kids to school my daughter said “ mom, it’s muffins with mom today” I said “ sorry I’m in my pj’s and I don’t feel good!”

Later on FB my friend said she cried and they ate with her.

The next year I was there but she never lets me forget the one I missed!
 

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A few years ago, I forgot it was muffins with mom at school and when I took my kids to school my daughter said “ mom, it’s muffins with mom today” I said “ sorry I’m in my pj’s and I don’t feel good!”

Later on FB my friend said she cried and they ate with her.

The next year I was there but she never lets me forget the one I missed!
bad momma!! bad, bad momma!!!
 

Kristoff

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There aren’t many people who have to defend their window cleaner from a tortoise on the rampage [emoji849] Joe took exception to his bucket too. I would have to make sure Joe was out of the way so the poor man could use his ladder safely. [emoji23]

Haha [emoji23]
 

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When I wet out to tend to the animals the weather was very nice-comfortable. I wish I had thought to take a picture of the sky. It was blue overhead, and the sun was shining, but ugly dark clouds all around the horizon, full circle. Now, an hour or so later, it is dark, no sun, and rain is imminent.

I wonder what sounds good for lunch.
 

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Oh yes. The biggest problem came if he was up the ladder and Joe was ramming his bucket at the bottom. There was a real risk that Joe would ram the ladder or that the window cleaner (his name is Keith) would step on him as he descended.

So poor Keith could never clean our windows without a bodyguard unless the weather was awful (and I'd still check Joe was definitely not a risk even then)

And you’d think window cleaning should be relatively stress-free. :D
 

Kristoff

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Honestly I haven't worked much on it lately. Been enjoying the nice weather we have been getting and prepping the gardens instead. Now it is going to rain for a couple of days so I might work some on it. Great thing about oil based clay, it doesn't dry out so you have as long as you need to work on it.

And what about your soon-to-be patented invention, Bambam? :)
 
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