COLD DARK ROOM

[CarolM]

Just a note of caution for any gardeners out there - don't rub your eyes after you've been pulling tomato plants with your bare hands!

This a.m. while I was in the backyard waiting for Misty to take care of her morning duties I pulled a few straggly tomato plants out of my cactus garden. As I was walking back into the house it felt like I had rocks in my eyes (I had just gotten up from bed about 5 minutes prior) so I just reached up and started rubbing my eyes. YIPES!! FIRE!! Good thing I had some baby wipes handy.

[emoji33] [emoji33] How terrible!!

 

[CarolM]

Hey guys it’s Nicole
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Feeling a bit boxed in are we?

 

[CarolM]

Hey all just a drive by here. Thought I'd let you all know I'm still alive and ok. May be stopping by now and then to check on. I hope you all are doing well!!View attachment 275230

Hey there Dan, glad to see you are still okay. How is it going with Sarah.

 

[CarolM]

Well lots of ups and downs. Was about to get engaged then found she was cheating on me. And a little sickness and a depression wave. But I'm getting better now.

Oh no. I am sorry to hear that Dan.

 

[Cathie G]

I usually only take painkillers when I need to as well, but at the moment I need them for my knee more than the broken leg. Hopefully that won't be for too long.

I hear you. If thoughts and prayers work...and they do as far as I'm concerned...I'm sure we are all rooting for you! Go girl tortoise...Sorry about Lola getting himself in trooouble again. I watch Saphire like a hawk and he still manages to find a way to get stuck in a situation.

 

[CarolM]

Quick update on the red cedar log project...

We decided instead of a vase, that we would make a candelabra of sorts that holds a glass dome/tea light.

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Taking Shape


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Insert hollowed out to hold the glass dome.

Looks beautiful.

 

[CarolM]

I’ve started working my summer job I work at my town’s nature center and beach, I do the stuff higher grade employee’s don’t like to do such as cleaning the bathrooms and picking up the trash on the whole site, cutting the grass, weedeater etc...Well it’s only for 2 more months so it ain’t so bad, also it’s finally the real summer here so my girl is enjoying the sun. What’s up in cali? My wife bought me this thing...not sure what it is in english, good smelling smoking powder sticks holder???!! lolView attachment 275242

Incense holder!

 

[Cathie G]

Oh man. Cracked ribs are no fun. It hurts to laugh, and forget about sneezing!

yea and forget breathing. My doctors got miffed because I wouldn't let them give me painkillers. Because of my age, if I had went to the hospital sooner I would have been hospitalized...but then who would take care of my critters? I pacified them by saying I would take a Tylenol and let them put a pain patch on me. That made it hurt worse. And the whole country is up in arms about (in the meantime) peoples addiction to painkillers The whole thing just made me a bit more stubborn. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger....

 

[Lyn W]

I hear you. If thoughts and prayers work...and they do as far as I'm concerned...I'm sure we are all rooting for you! Go girl tortoise...Sorry about Lola getting himself in trooouble again. I watch Saphire like a hawk and he still manages to find a way to get stuck in a situation.

I'm like a mother hen with Lola and am getting a lot more exercise now with him being in and out of the garden cause I'm never far behind him.Between us it's a wonder we haven't worn a groove in the floor.
I can usually see him from the living room window but when I can't I have to go and check whats he's up to. He can't get out of the garden and I have ramps for him to get up and down a couple of low steps between the house and garden, but he sometimes tries to squeeze between walls and pots etc, and will push with all his might! Or he tries to climb over his barriers, so he's usually being a naughty torty.

 

[Cathie G]

Quick update on the red cedar log project...

We decided instead of a vase, that we would make a candelabra of sorts that holds a glass dome/tea light.

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Taking Shape


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Insert hollowed out to hold the glass dome.

That is such a beautiful piece of wood and your project is really bringing out the beauty of it more.

 

[Lyn W]

yea and forget breathing. My doctors got miffed because I wouldn't let them give me painkillers. Because of my age, if I had went to the hospital sooner I would have been hospitalized...but then who would take care of my critters? I pacified them by saying I would take a Tylenol and let them put a pain patch on me. That made it hurt worse. And the whole country is up in arms about (in the meantime) peoples addiction to painkillers The whole thing just made me a bit more stubborn. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger....

I admire your strength Cathie, but I will take painkillers if I have to, I just watch the dose.

 

[Cathie G]

I'm like a mother hen with Lola and am getting a lot more exercise now with him being in and out of the garden cause I'm never far behind him.Between us it's a wonder we haven't worn a groove in the floor.
I can usually see him from the living room window but when I can't I have to go and check whats he's up to. He can't get out of the garden and I have ramps for him to get up and down a couple of low steps between the house and garden, but he sometimes tries to squeeze between walls and pots etc, and will push with all his might! Or he tries to climb over his barriers, so he's usually being a naughty torty.

Sorry, I don't mean to laugh my head off...but I am...hahahaha...

 

[Lyn W]

Sorry, I don't mean to laugh my head off...but I am...hahahaha...

I know - he makes me laugh all he time!!

 

[Cathie G]

I admire your strength Cathie, but I will take painkillers if I have to, I just watch the dose.

It's not all strength. It's fear. I've had too many bad reactions or allergy reactions that are more scary then pain.

 

[Lyn W]

It's not all strength. It's fear. I've had too many bad reactions or allergy reactions that are more scary then pain.

I can understand your reluctance, it must be pretty scary.
Thankfully I'm tolerant of most things - to my knowledge!

 

[Lyn W]

I'm going to try to get more sleep than I had last night so I'll say Nos Da now.
Take care

 

[Cathie G]

I'm going to try to get more sleep than I had last night so I'll say Nos Da now.
Take care

You too.

 

[Cathie G]

As a kid, out on a scouting adventure, I stumbled into a yellow jackets ground nest. 100s and 100s came out after us, i was stung a ton of times, luckily we were near a lake and was able to go jump in!

Wow someone was looking out for you that time. I think the weirdest encounter I've ever had with a bee is with one of the big bumble bees. Of all things, I was out side sawing wood when I was a LOT younger. One of them flew and hit me in the forehead. It knocked me to the ground and it felt like I'd been hit by a large rock.

 

[Yvonne G]

I'm going to try to get more sleep than I had last night so I'll say Nos Da now.
Take care

I hope you're able to stay asleep until morning. See ya.

 

[EllieMay]

I know I think someone has swapped him!
Having said that he is still trouble!!
When I was soaking him this evening I saw a tiny spot of blood in between two of his marginal scutes just in front of his rear left leg.
He's either caught it while trying to squeeze himself between something, or possible a pair of secateurs fell on him.
I popped into the house and when I went back he had moved the deckchair I left the secateurs on and they were on the ground when I returned. I didn't think anything of it at the time but I'm now wondering if maybe the the pointy blade caught him as they fell. The shell doesn't look cracked just a rough edge on the scute
I flushed it with clean water and saline solution and put some savlon on it. I have put a plaster over it to keep it clean because It hadn't stopped bleeding when I just checked it. I will take him to the vet tomorrow if it still hasn't dried up.
It hasn't stopped him wanting to be out though but I've put him in so he doesn't get it dirty.
Just when I was happy he was out exploring this happens!

Well this is just ridiculous!
Lola is really harassing you when he should be so thrilled with the sun ... silly tort..

Seriously, hope there is no trouble..