COLD DARK ROOM

[EllieMay]

Memo to self. Post next year's card to Carol in July [emoji23]

Lol!!! I’m copy and pasting that note!!

 

[EllieMay]

I promised ages ago that I would post a picture of our conservatory lit with candles. I just remembered
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Looks amazing and very relaxing. I can imagine curling up with a good book and a glass of wine[emoji16]

 

[Lyn W]

Happy New Year to all those who have already crossed the threshold into 2019, and to those who are still in the queue waiting to come on in.
It's 2 .45 a.m. here and so far so good.
I have driven my nephew home so I am now having my first drink of the year - a lovely brandy and Babycham - just to toast the New Year of course.
I hope you have all had or are having a good night whatever your plans.
I'll no doubt catch some of you during New Years Day but for now, Nos Da!

 

[EllieMay]

 

[Lyn W]

I'm still catching up on all the posts here... No big plans, but the surprise from last night...

He BIT me. BOLD BIT ME. I was moving him from his enclosure to another container so we could clean out the enclosure, and he BIT me. That little stinker of a mud turtle has quite a chomp, too!

There I was, carrying the little mud turtle in my hand... Carrying him overhand, resting on my fingers (closed), with my palm above him... and he BIT me. That little stinker bit me!

Not much more than my pride was hurt... but that little stinker delivered quite the chomp!

No shortage of stories for this one!

The ungrateful little devil!
Good job he didn't get you on the side of the head or we'd be wishing you a Happy New Ear.

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

 

[Cheryl Hills]

I'm still catching up on all the posts here... No big plans, but the surprise from last night...

He BIT me. BOLD BIT ME. I was moving him from his enclosure to another container so we could clean out the enclosure, and he BIT me. That little stinker of a mud turtle has quite a chomp, too!

There I was, carrying the little mud turtle in my hand... Carrying him overhand, resting on my fingers (closed), with my palm above him... and he BIT me. That little stinker bit me!

Not much more than my pride was hurt... but that little stinker delivered quite the chomp!

No shortage of stories for this one!

Now that is funny. My Russians are always trying to bite but, I don’t get in range

 

[Cheryl Hills]

Happy New Years to all my TFO family!!!

 

[JoesMum]

I'm still catching up on all the posts here... No big plans, but the surprise from last night...

He BIT me. BOLD BIT ME. I was moving him from his enclosure to another container so we could clean out the enclosure, and he BIT me. That little stinker of a mud turtle has quite a chomp, too!

There I was, carrying the little mud turtle in my hand... Carrying him overhand, resting on my fingers (closed), with my palm above him... and he BIT me. That little stinker bit me!

Not much more than my pride was hurt... but that little stinker delivered quite the chomp!

No shortage of stories for this one!

Naughty Bold! That's not nice. I only got bitten once by Joe - when handfeeding some strawberry - and it flipping hurt!

 

[JoesMum]

Looks amazing and very relaxing. I can imagine curling up with a good book and a glass of wine[emoji16]

We have a sofa in there too. I was stood next to it to take the photo. I sit out there to read regularly

 

[JoesMum]

Happy New Year to all those who have already crossed the threshold into 2019, and to those who are still in the queue waiting to come on in.
It's 2 .45 a.m. here and so far so good.
I have driven my nephew home so I am now having my first drink of the year - a lovely brandy and Babycham - just to toast the New Year of course.
I hope you have all had or are having a good night whatever your plans.
I'll no doubt catch some of you during New Years Day but for now, Nos Da!

Happy New Year Lyn!

 

[JoesMum]

Happy New Years to all my TFO family!!!

Happy New Year Cheryl!

 

[JoesMum]

Good mornooning all. Happy New Year!

My first job of 2019 is to make lunch for the family before they depart. Daughter has a car and will drive back to her flat in Southampton. Son lives in London where it is easier not to have a car and trains are a pain on New Year's Day, so we are giving him a lift.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Happy New Years one and all.

Well, it’s officially in the record books. If you all remember, this was the year that I was so excited to get and install a rain barrel system to help “conserve” water!




I’m thinking if i build an ark, we might fall into a five year drought... So, what to do?

 

[EllieMay]

Happy New Years one and all.

Well, it’s officially in the record books. If you all remember, this was the year that I was so excited to get and install a rain barrel system to help “conserve” water!

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I’m thinking if i build an ark, we might fall into a five year drought... So, what to do?

LOL!!! I feel that way sometimes too... but Hey, better safe than sorry right [emoji15][emoji15][emoji15]

 

[JoesMum]

Happy New Years one and all.

Well, it’s officially in the record books. If you all remember, this was the year that I was so excited to get and install a rain barrel system to help “conserve” water!

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I’m thinking if i build an ark, we might fall into a five year drought... So, what to do?

I’d build the ark, but start by carving the figurehead just to see what happens

 

[EllieMay]

Good morning to All in the first day of 2019... I had to bring my big dogs inside to the mud room last night so I could survive the night of fireworks.. they can’t stand the noise and my poor little Yorke is terrorized as well.. none of them are young anymore so you’d think they would realize nothing is gonna get them but it’s the same story every New Years and Independence Day . I had to run the dryer in the laundry room and the dishwasher to filter noise and get some peace [emoji33].. the only animals that didn’t make it indoors by the morning were the horses and I think they would have with the slightest encouragement... lol. I’m frazzled and may need extra caffeine.[emoji16]

 

[JoesMum]

Good afternooning. It’s all gone quiet. JoesDad has departed with son. Daughter has departed. I have cleared up. (Cleared, not cleaned; that’s tomorrow.)So I have a mug of tea and a couple of hours to watch a film or something of my choice

 

[Bee62]

Loving the pictures and comments.

Thank you Carol !

 

[Bee62]

Here's what I found on the 'net about time going faster as we age:

Research shows your brain's internal clock runs more slowly as you age -- which means the pace of life appears to speed up. Other research suggests that the perceived passage of time is related to the amount of new perceptual information you absorb; when you're young, everything seems new, which means your brain has more to process... which means the perceived passage of time feels longer. There's biochemical research that shows the release of dopamine when we perceive novel stimuli starts to drop past the age of twenty, which makes time appear to go by more quickly.

Interesting facts ! Thank you Yvonne.