COLD DARK ROOM

[EllieMay]

Just iron the fronts and make him wear a jacket!
That will really cut your irroning time

That’s the Best idea I’ve heard all day! I have one of the non-ironing men also!!! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

 

[Lyn W]

That’s the Best idea I’ve heard all day! I have one of the non-ironing men also!!! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

I once lived with a boyfriend and refused to do his ironing because I was working, so he used to take it to his mother and she would do it....silly woman!

 

[Lyn W]

@Bambam1989

Oops, Posted it before I was finished and it would not let me edit as ran out of time: So here goes the rest of it:

Yvonne - Took in a new rescue - whose owner couldn't keep it due to their dog becoming a problem. And is waiting on estimates for fencing etc, due to the city wanting to take part of her land / driveway etc.
Linda - Went on holiday in France and had a really good time, however in the process lost her passport and had to get a new one once she was back at home. Linda is now busy with exam meetings and tries to procrastinate but at the end of the day has to get down to it and get done what needs to be done.
Lena - Is busy with school meetings, and festivals as usual. Her daughter has taken up piano lessons and Lena had to try and find a piano. Which was found luckily and is now taking pride of place in the living room. Lena also decided that she wants to learn how to play piano.
Lyn - Enjoy her long holiday but is now back at school teaching and only ends up here late at night - for me anyway. Lola still gives her a hard time though and expects to be hand fed and thoroughly spoilt.
Tod - Unfortunately lost his Father, but is managing to get by and trying to get back to normalcy. He posted a few pics and video of Snap and Murphy. He is still working in the freezers.
Sabine - recently got two Aldabra torts Ma and Mo. They are gorgeous little things and apparently have very different personalities. All her torts are doing well. Her Boyfriend is recovering from a surgery and She is not looking forward to winter at all.
Heather - had two new additions to her household. Her nephew has come to stay with her and she has a new sulcata which she adopted. The two little squirells they recued did not make it - although her eldest daughter did a steller job trying to keep them alive.
Ed - Has retired now but is still coming to terms with it and struggeling a little bit. And he scored big brownie points with his wife after the new car he bought for her.
Adam - recently had a birthday, but has not been back since he said that he did not feel like he fit in here anymore. He popped in for a few comments but other than that he has been AWOL.
Isaiah - is new and is a fire fighter who pops in every now and then to say Hi and see how we are all doing.
Anne - is also new here and has quite the funny sense of humour. She is original from the UK and misses it. She is however fitting in perfectly with the rest of us.
Mark - is still regaling us with gorgeous photos of peaceful lakes and rivers and seas etc. He Loves his kayaking and is slowly bringing over roommate to the other side (of kayaking) His Sully is gorgeous and loves the rain - which they seem to be getting rather a lot of lately. He installed a water drum to catch all the rain, the problem is that he has so much of it that he does not know what to do with it most of the time.
Kathy - has fallen in love with a little chuwawa (sorry don't know how to spell it) It's name is Uzi - It was rescued and we suspect that it was abused at some point as it has taken a long time for it to feel relaxed at her home. Uzi had to have 12 teeth taken out (poor thing).
Dan - has popped in once or twice and seems to be doing better.
Bea - is quite happy and busy. Jacques is getting much better and carrys on wrapping Bea around her paw / tail etc. But has to share her space with the ghost shrimp and some little fishies as well now. Elsa seems to be doing okay as well. And Bea has added a few more things to her bucket list.
Gillian - pops in every now and then as well and says hi.
Jane - popped in the other day as she met up with Adam while she was visiting Morocco. Apparently it is the place to go to. And lots of fun.

I think that that is everybody and I am sorry if I have left anybody out.

You are amazing Carol!!

 

[Lyn W]

I’m getting too old for any serious riding anymore[emoji23]

The Queen still rides.....of course she has a crane to lower her on and lift her off again ( )...... but she does still ride!

I used to love pony trekking in the Welsh hills but because it wasn't something I did regularly I would really ache the day after and had to roll out of bed so I could get up in the morning - it was worth it though!

 

[Maro2Bear]

For those who love the wonderful walking paths in the UK.. Petition to ban 4x4 vehicles from tearing through the Lake District..

https://www.change.org/p/to-the-ceo...ry_share_options_more.control&utm_term=430602

 

[Yvonne G]

The Queen still rides.....of course she has a crane to lower her on and lift her off again ( )...... but she does still ride!

I used to love pony trekking in the Welsh hills but because it wasn't something I did regularly I would really ache the day after and had to roll out of bed so I could get up in the morning - it was worth it though!

I had horses, but they were mainly for my piece of mind. Cleaning the paddock was like going on a fishing trip. . . very peaceful, relaxing and satisfying.

 

[Lyn W]

For those who love the wonderful walking paths in the UK.. Petition to ban 4x4 vehicles from tearing through the Lake District..

https://www.change.org/p/to-the-ceo...ry_share_options_more.control&utm_term=430602

That is a huge problem everywhere these days.
Some of our local mountains are scarred with the deep tracks they have made.
Many years ago I was walking with a young nephew and we were almost hit by someone on a scrambling/dirt bike as he jumped over a mound in front of us.
I will sign that petition - my sister used to live in the Lake District so I know it quite well and love the scenery there.

 

[Lyn W]

I had horses, but they were mainly for my piece of mind. Cleaning the paddock was like going on a fishing trip. . . very peaceful, relaxing and satisfying.

We could never afford to own a horse when we were growing up so pony trekking was the next best thing.
My sister who was horse mad had her own when she was older and could afford the livery or the field rental fees.
They are lovely creatures and you have to be calm around them so I can understand how relaxing it is to be with them.

 

[Lyn W]

Another very late hello and goodbye from me but never mind - it's Friday!!
Hope you all have a good day and see you a bit earlier over the weekend!
Take care and Nos Da!

 

[Maro2Bear]

That is a huge problem everywhere these days.
Some of our local mountains are scarred with the deep tracks they have made.
Many years ago I was walking with a young nephew and we were almost hit by someone on a scrambling/dirt bike as he jumped over a mound in front of us.
I will sign that petition - my sister used to live in the Lake District so I know it quite well and love the scenery there.

Great! Forward around to your friends too of course...

 

[Lyn W]

Great! Forward around to your friends too of course...

.....will do!

 

[EllieMay]

I once lived with a boyfriend and refused to do his ironing because I was working, so he used to take it to his mother and she would do it....silly woman!

I just drop it at the dry cleaners and use his card to pay for it

 

[EllieMay]

Another very late hello and goodbye from me but never mind - it's Friday!!
Hope you all have a good day and see you a bit earlier over the weekend!
Take care and Nos Da!

G’night Lynn.. read ya later

 

[Pastel Tortie]

@Bambam1989
Anne - is also new here and has quite the funny sense of humour. She is original from the UK and misses it. She is however fitting in perfectly with the rest of us.

Carol, you did such a wonderful job! I thoroughly enjoyed your summary. I learned a few things I might have missed in trying to catch up on the CDR thread!

For clarification, I'm originally from Florida. I got to live in the UK for about three years, and then I came back to Florida. I do still miss the UK at times.

I'm flattered that you think I'm funny and fit in well here!

 

[CarolM]

That’s the Best idea I’ve heard all day! I have one of the non-ironing men also!!! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

The trick is too iron so bad that they do it themselves in order to get a good job done.

 

[CarolM]

Another very late hello and goodbye from me but never mind - it's Friday!!
Hope you all have a good day and see you a bit earlier over the weekend!
Take care and Nos Da!

Sleep tight Lyn

 

[CarolM]

Well that was a really short catch up.

I know that Linda is still busy with govenor stuff and will probably pop in a for a short time over the weekend. Lena where have you dissappeared to? Did you get lost at the festival or did you get roped into looking after kids again?

There is not much to report from my side except .........................................wait for it..........................................................................................................



Yip my favorite day of the work week. I will be working a little bit in the garden this weekend. Fixing up the outside enclosure so that it is nice and cosy for Whitey and she will be happy.

Tonight I get to go out for dinner - we are trying a new chinese restuarant in our area. So hopefully it will be very yummy.

I planted all the dandelion seeds that Lena sent me in the outside enclosure. So hopefully they grow into nice big dandelions for the torts.

Anyway - Have an awesome Friday everyone. I hope you are looking forward to your weekend - I know that I am.

 

[EllieMay]

 

[Yvonne G]

I love the glimpse I get into everyone's lives here in the CDR. I wonder if that's what Adam means by "the CDR is too much like FB." That's what I like about CDR. . . the personal stuff. I don't like FB at all. I only belong to the tortoise classified FB page, and I belong to FB under an assumed name so no one who knows me will want to 'friend' me. I'm antisocial.

So, on the "personal" note, and keeping up with our sharing theme, I'm working on building a tort table in the leopard shed. There's already one in there, but it's only about 1.5 x 3' and the little leopard that has to live in there over the winter is too big for that space. So I'm making a new one all across the short side of the shed. It will be 2'x6'. I'll take pictures as I go. I received the little leopard from one of our members in SoCal. Her name is Kim, but I can't remember her username. She rescued the tortoise from very poor conditions then sent it to me. Here's pictures from when I first got it:



And here's Little Kim today, two years later:



I wish I could remember the username of the gal who sent her to me so I can show her how nicely Little Kim is doing. She's quite heavy. Of course, the pyramiding will never go away, but that's beside the point. I don't care about that. She's just about doubled in size in the two years I've had her.

So, time to go get tortoise food ready and get on with my day.

 

[Momof4]

I love the glimpse I get into everyone's lives here in the CDR. I wonder if that's what Adam means by "the CDR is too much like FB." That's what I like about CDR. . . the personal stuff. I don't like FB at all. I only belong to the tortoise classified FB page, and I belong to FB under an assumed name so no one who knows me will want to 'friend' me. I'm antisocial.

So, on the "personal" note, and keeping up with our sharing theme, I'm working on building a tort table in the leopard shed. There's already one in there, but it's only about 1.5 x 3' and the little leopard that has to live in there over the winter is too big for that space. So I'm making a new one all across the short side of the shed. It will be 2'x6'. I'll take pictures as I go. I received the little leopard from one of our members in SoCal. Her name is Kim, but I can't remember her username. She rescued the tortoise from very poor conditions then sent it to me. Here's pictures from when I first got it:

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And here's Little Kim today, two years later:

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I wish I could remember the username of the gal who sent her to me so I can show her how nicely Little Kim is doing. She's quite heavy. Of course, the pyramiding will never go away, but that's beside the point. I don't care about that. She's just about doubled in size in the two years I've had her.

So, time to go get tortoise food ready and get on with my day.

So pretty!!
Did you check your PM box? Your conversation with her could be there.