COLD DARK ROOM

[JoesMum]

Why does he said no ? Because you both are travelling a lot ? Who looked after Joe when you both where on a jorney ?

Joe was cared for by our well trained neighbour when we were away. Unfortunately, the neighbour and his wife both died last year.

JoesDad is still quite keen on working overseas for a long period and taking me with him. We don’t want to commit ourselves just yet.

 

[JoesMum]

Ya I never thought of that he can see the rest of the world outside the wall!

I think I'll probably just do the card exchange.

We’ll get you added in

 

[JoesMum]

Still no rain for us[emoji53]
I even made chicken and dumplings to go with the weather.

I will keep my fingers crossed!

 

[JoesMum]

Good morning CDR - yoga day today.

Card Exchangers so far are:
Yvonne G, Ed (ZEROPILOT), Ewa (Pearly), Lena (Kristoff), Linda (JoesMum), Sabine (Bee62), Bea (Moozillion), Kathy (Momof4), Carol M , Heather (EllieMay), Anne (Pastel Tortie), Toddrickfl1


TORTOISErs:
Bea (Moozillion), Lena (Kristoff), Heather (EllieMay), Sabine (Bee62), Carol M, Anne (Pastel Tortie), Kathy (Momof4)

 

[JoesMum]

And Daughter phoned up in a flap because she clipped a kerb coming off a roundabout and managed to get two flat tyres and a damaged alloy wheel

She’s never had to deal with something like this before

She now has a recovery truck on the way and an insurance claim in. That’s the insurance premium hiked next year then At least she is OK

 

[Momof4]

And Daughter phoned up in a flap because she clipped a kerb coming off a roundabout and managed to get two flat tyres and a damaged alloy wheel

She’s never had to deal with something like this before

She now has a recovery truck on the way and an insurance claim in. That’s the insurance premium hiked next year then At least she is OK

Poor girl!! I bet she was shaking up a bit. Glad she’s safe.

 

[Momof4]

We ended up with 20 minutes or so of a heavy rain in the middle of the night! Yay!!!

 

[JoesMum]

We ended up with 20 minutes or so of a heavy rain in the middle of the night! Yay!!!

Yippee! Now it needs to keep that up every night for a while!

 

[EllieMay]

And Daughter phoned up in a flap because she clipped a kerb coming off a roundabout and managed to get two flat tyres and a damaged alloy wheel

She’s never had to deal with something like this before

She now has a recovery truck on the way and an insurance claim in. That’s the insurance premium hiked next year then At least she is OK

Bless her heart... a learning experience. Glad it wasn’t worse!

 

[JoesMum]

Bless her heart... a learning experience. Glad it wasn’t worse!

Definitely a learning experience. Her insurance excess is £250 so at least that's all it will cost for the car to be picked up and repaired... and she gets a courtesy car too which is handy. Hopefully, it is just tyres and a new wheel and the car won't be off the road too long.

Although there will be the small matter of the increase in her insurance premium next year. I shall have to break that to her later.

 

[Bee62]

Joe was cared for by our well trained neighbour when we were away. Unfortunately, the neighbour and his wife both died last year.

JoesDad is still quite keen on working overseas for a long period and taking me with him. We don’t want to commit ourselves just yet.

Okay, now I understand why your hubby doesen`t want a pet tortoise yet.

 

[Bee62]

And Daughter phoned up in a flap because she clipped a kerb coming off a roundabout and managed to get two flat tyres and a damaged alloy wheel

She’s never had to deal with something like this before

She now has a recovery truck on the way and an insurance claim in. That’s the insurance premium hiked next year then At least she is OK

Good your daughter is ok. All other things can be repaired.

 

[Bee62]

We ended up with 20 minutes or so of a heavy rain in the middle of the night! Yay!!!

That might be the beginning of more rain, me hopes.

 

[CarolM]

I got to come home early today! So all my critters got their preventative Maintence meds, Yorkee got a bath, Sullies get extra sunshine and Mom gets a Bloody Mary

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[CarolM]

I was just getting started feeding and cleaning this a.m. when the sky opened up! Lucky for me I was tending to the tortoises on the car port, so I just hung out in there until it stopped. Poor Misty was way out in the back forty though. She came TEARING around the corner, then just pressed up against my leg until the rain stopped. It was quite a downpour, with a bit of thunder and lightning.

Oh I love moments like that. The downpour of rain and lightening in the back ground. We actually don't get lightening very much here in Cape Town. But when I stayed in Guateng then the lightening always happens when it rains and storms. I loved sitting inside and watching it storm outside.

 

[CarolM]

Sounds better managed that what Carol has had to cope with in Cape Town. Fingers crossed for a very wet winter for you

Crossing fingers for you guys as well.

 

[CarolM]

Yesterday I had a long chat with a TFO newbie by phone. She lives less than 10 miles with me and has inherited a couple of elderly Greeks that haven't settled in their new home. Fortunately my vet is half way between me and her so it was an easy recommendation. She is seriously considering adopting out one of them. I was wavering, but JoesDad is saying no.

Oh dear. Why is he saying no?

 

[CarolM]

G&T doesn't go well with cheese

Hmmm. But crackers and fig konfyt do.

 

[CarolM]

Given how long we had Joe, I know a thing or two about keeping Greeks in the UK. It was only last weekend that I commented to JoesDad how difficult our weather was for tortoises; hibernation temperatures at night and fully active temperatures by day. I would be pretty stressed myself now.

I'm still missing Joe badly I have just about cured myself of blaming me when I couldn't have done anything to prevent his tumour, but it still hurts

Yes I imagine it would. Maybe if you and Joesdad went and saw the torts maybe he might change his mind.

 

[CarolM]

Ya I never thought of that he can see the rest of the world outside the wall!

I think I'll probably just do the card exchange.

Great.