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Maro2Bear

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You know you live in a great city when the front-page headline of the local paper says, “Chestnuts are in bloom again”. [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

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  • Hmm. Seems kind of late fir the chestnuts to be blooming now? I thought the flowered much esrlier, then set fruit, and developed the actual husk and nuts the rest of summer....then split open to drop in October - ish. Hmmm.

These are standard “horse chestnuts” right? Not the edible/sweet chestnut?
 

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Good morning all. I am up early as JoesDad needed a lift to the station.

I am now coming round quietly. I have yoga this morning and then the big decision about my shoulder operation... something is going to have to be seriously sore in the morning for me to go ahead with it though.
Good luck with the decision. I hope you don`t need no surgery.:)
 

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  • Hmm. Seems kind of late fir the chestnuts to be blooming now? I thought the flowered much esrlier, then set fruit, and developed the actual husk and nuts the rest of summer....then split open to drop in October - ish. Hmmm.

These are standard “horse chestnuts” right? Not the edible/sweet chestnut?

I’m pretty sure these are “horse chestnuts”. Tons of them already lie around in parks. Crazy weather!
 

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Good mornooning, roommates!

A quiet day ahead for me, unlike yesterday or tomorrow. Or the dreaded Saturday! And on Sunday we’re going on a guided tour to the Open Air Museum showcasing Danish homes, shops, workshops, and windmills throughout history.

Have I shared pics of our piano yet?

It was made by Hornung & Møller, one of the leading Danish piano makers from the 1820s to 1972. Ours was first sold in 1924 to Nakskov Municipality for their summer theater (for today’s equivalent of over 6,000 Euro), and then stayed with the previous owners for 58 years. It needs tuning, but since it’s just for practice and — more importantly! — none of us, except daughter, has any ear for music, we’ll probably avoid that (significant) extra expense.

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P.S. @EllieMay, been meaning to ask you: has the other baby squirrel survived?
Hey, congrats for the piano. It fits perfectly into your appartement.:)
 

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Good Mornooning Adam, Linda and Lena and any other Roommates who are up and about.
Managed to pop in earlier today. For once I cannot believe that we are already on Thursday. It feels like yesterday was Monday and the day before that and the day before that etc. etc. ;)

Today there is a little bit of breathing space. So yay.

How is everybody doing? A few things that I would like to touch base on:

1. Nice to have you back Adam, the CDR is just not the same without you.
2. @Bambam1989 we haven't heard from you in a while. You okay?
3. @DE42 How are you doing. Are you back to being your normal self?
4. Sabine, we need a photo or two more of Ma and Mo please. And have you managed to sort out your temp problem yet?
5. Kathy how is little Uzi doing? And your Son, no further health problems I hope.
6. @Toddrickfl1 It has been a while since you have popped in, I hope you haven't been frozen in those freezers that you work in. Do we need to come and rescue you? If you do, Blink twice.
7. Heather, I think we need some more photo's of your critters as well. And I also want to know if the other squirrell survived.
8. Mark, has the storm passed you yet? I think they were talking on the news yesterday on our radio about Hurricane Florence. I hope all is okay on your side and that your critters and garden are surviving the bad weather.
9. Lyn, I was very happy to read that your neighbours haven't cut anymore plants again so far. I know how you feel after having to get back in the swing of things after a long holiday. I hope that Lola is behaving or at least as much as He does.
10. Gillian - How is Oli doing? Is your weather how you like it yet?
11. Ed - How is your Mom doing and have you received your bumper thingy that you were looking for the other day yet?
12. Yvonne you can be as agrophobic as you like, in the CDR no-one can see you so it is a safe place to be. Much safer than anywhere else..... Just saying!
13. Bea - I am getting withdrawal symptoms again. I need a quick fix with some photo's of Jacques and Elsa.
14. @Laura1412 - How are you doing?
15. Lena - What's the chances of a video of your daughter having her first lesson? Or at least a photo of her pretending to play.;)
16. Linda - how did the yoga go? And Let us know what the doc says about your shoulder. Good Luck

As it is autumn on your side at the moment (or at least it should be) Those of you who have torts - are you going to be hibernating them? Just curious.

Anyway chat again sooner or later and Not see you in the CDR.
Hi Carol. Tomorrow there will be new pics of Ma & Mo. Today there was no time for pics.
Yes, I have two Hermann torts, a specie that brumates, but I won`t let them. Last winter they had been awake too. It was no problem for them and for me. I like to have my shelled babies around and not in the fridge.:eek::D
 

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