COLD DARK ROOM

Yvonne G

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Hello friends. I am still alive.....:D
Busy with cats on vacation, with my own pets, house and garden. But I am happy. Life is good ( as to say it with Adams @Tidgys Dad words ).
I`ve got 4 new furred family members. Baby cats ( British shorthair:<3: ) Pictures follow soon. :rolleyes: It is not easy to take good pictures of playing young cats !!!!:confused:
My sullies are mostly every day in their outdoor enclosure and walk back when it is getting too cold for them or the sun hides behind clouds. But summer is still fine. We have a lot of sunshine and warmth every day. I enjoy these days much. Soon they will be gone ....:(
I hope everybody is well. I haven`t the time to catch up. So I send all my best wishes and greetings to all my lovely roommates in the CDR and promise I will be back soon.
Until then: Please stay safe and healthy.
Best regards from Germany and Sabine and a lot of pets.:<3::<3::<3:
Thanks for letting us know you're ok, Sabine. We miss you.
 

Cathie G

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Hello everyone, I put coconut oil on Opo yesterday. Haven't done it that forever. Well last night/early morning I was out checking on Opo. He was jumping around in his hide. I got a flashlight and saw some ants crawling on him. So my wife and I brought him in rinsed him off and put him in the other hide with the Kane mat. We haven't been using it because in the summer Opo prefers the other hide. So I had to set the thermostat up and went back a few times during the night to check that the temp was ok. Time to do some ant killing :mad:
Good thing you found out the ants have taken up residence in Opo's hide.
 

Cathie G

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I used to put up a “Few” Christmas lights. I stopped when I learned there is a hospital ER code for falling off a ladder putting up Christmas lights! [emoji23]View attachment 278240View attachment 278241View attachment 278242
Wow! What a beautiful light show. There's things I so want to do too...but they require a ladder. So far I've been able to avoid serious injuries from a fall off of a ladder. And I've had several. My more serious injuries came from everyday activities when I forgot to be elderly and watch my feet.
 

Lyn W

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Hey Lyn! Hope you get some peace tonight... any news on the possible move??
Hi Heather.
Another blustery wet night for us, but I was so tired from the lack of sleep the night before I slept through it all!
Not made any decisions yet.
I've driven past the bungalow a few times at different times to get feel for the area.
It's pretty busy and the school has a car boot sale every Sunday during term times so that adds to the traffic.
It's still a possible, and it's been up for sale since January with no offers so they may consider a lower price if I decide to go for it but also looking to see what else is out there.
 

Lyn W

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Lyn W

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Hello friends. I am still alive.....:D
Busy with cats on vacation, with my own pets, house and garden. But I am happy. Life is good ( as to say it with Adams @Tidgys Dad words ).
I`ve got 4 new furred family members. Baby cats ( British shorthair:<3: ) Pictures follow soon. :rolleyes: It is not easy to take good pictures of playing young cats !!!!:confused:
My sullies are mostly every day in their outdoor enclosure and walk back when it is getting too cold for them or the sun hides behind clouds. But summer is still fine. We have a lot of sunshine and warmth every day. I enjoy these days much. Soon they will be gone ....:(
I hope everybody is well. I haven`t the time to catch up. So I send all my best wishes and greetings to all my lovely roommates in the CDR and promise I will be back soon.
Until then: Please stay safe and healthy.
Best regards from Germany and Sabine and a lot of pets.:<3::<3::<3:
Hi Sabine good to hear you're OK !
You're having much better weather than us at the moment - enjoy it while you can!!
Take care.
 

Lyn W

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Hello everyone, I put coconut oil on Opo yesterday. Haven't done it that forever. Well last night/early morning I was out checking on Opo. He was jumping around in his hide. I got a flashlight and saw some ants crawling on him. So my wife and I brought him in rinsed him off and put him in the other hide with the Kane mat. We haven't been using it because in the summer Opo prefers the other hide. So I had to set the thermostat up and went back a few times during the night to check that the temp was ok. Time to do some ant killing :mad:
Diatomaceous Earth (food grade) is good - and tort safe.
 

Yvonne G

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Hi Heather.
Another blustery wet night for us, but I was so tired from the lack of sleep the night before I slept through it all!
Not made any decisions yet.
I've driven past the bungalow a few times at different times to get feel for the area.
It's pretty busy and the school has a car boot sale every Sunday during term times so that adds to the traffic.
It's still a possible, and it's been up for sale since January with no offers so they may consider a lower price if I decide to go for it but also looking to see what else is out there.
You might want to talk to a couple neighbors to ask why they think the house isn't selling
 

Cathie G

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Hi Heather.
Another blustery wet night for us, but I was so tired from the lack of sleep the night before I slept through it all!
Not made any decisions yet.
I've driven past the bungalow a few times at different times to get feel for the area.
It's pretty busy and the school has a car boot sale every Sunday during term times so that adds to the traffic.
It's still a possible, and it's been up for sale since January with no offers so they may consider a lower price if I decide to go for it but also looking to see what else is out there.
Best wishes with your search. For the right place for you and Lola.
 

Yvonne G

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Sunday is my day off (Yvonne's conscience says, "How can you tell the difference between Sunday and every other day when you're keeping the seat of your recliner warm?" , so I'm sitting here in my recliner working jig saw and find the hidden object puzzles. I vaguely notice that Misty seems restless, moving from one spot to lay down, then to another. When she settled next to my chair I looked over at her and noticed a tiny bit of foam on her bottom lip. I said, "What's the matter, Honey? Do you have to go outside and eat some grass?". To which she replied by getting animated and looking expectantly at me. So I set the Kindle aside, got up and went to the front door. Holding the door open I called for her to come, but she just sat there, stubbornly looking at me. The reason I chose the front door over the back door is because there's better, more edible grass out front. I don't want to have to mow the backyard , so I don't water out there.

When she wouldn't come I closed the door and asked, "Do you want to go out back?". To which she replied by jumping up and excitedly rushing towards the back door. She kept looking back at me to make sure I was coming too.

So we go out back and she rushes over to her potty spot and proceeds to squat and pee, after which she trots back to the door to go back inside.

What the heck?
 

Cathie G

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Sunday is my day off (Yvonne's conscience says, "How can you tell the difference between Sunday and every other day when you're keeping the seat of your recliner warm?" , so I'm sitting here in my recliner working jig saw and find the hidden object puzzles. I vaguely notice that Misty seems restless, moving from one spot to lay down, then to another. When she settled next to my chair I looked over at her and noticed a tiny bit of foam on her bottom lip. I said, "What's the matter, Honey? Do you have to go outside and eat some grass?". To which she replied by getting animated and looking expectantly at me. So I set the Kindle aside, got up and went to the front door. Holding the door open I called for her to come, but she just sat there, stubbornly looking at me. The reason I chose the front door over the back door is because there's better, more edible grass out front. I don't want to have to mow the backyard , so I don't water out there.

When she wouldn't come I closed the door and asked, "Do you want to go out back?". To which she replied by jumping up and excitedly rushing towards the back door. She kept looking back at me to make sure I was coming too.

So we go out back and she rushes over to her potty spot and proceeds to squat and pee, after which she trots back to the door to go back inside.

What the heck?
That's such adorable puppy stuff! You are making me want to introduce a doggy into my life. Just for exercise for me. My other sillys act like a bump on a log or a bump on a logamorph. Arrow just hangs around on fake plants. Dilly (our cat) expects me to open and close the child gate for him. Whatever...
 

EllieMay

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Hello everyone, I put coconut oil on Opo yesterday. Haven't done it that forever. Well last night/early morning I was out checking on Opo. He was jumping around in his hide. I got a flashlight and saw some ants crawling on him. So my wife and I brought him in rinsed him off and put him in the other hide with the Kane mat. We haven't been using it because in the summer Opo prefers the other hide. So I had to set the thermostat up and went back a few times during the night to check that the temp was ok. Time to do some ant killing :mad:

I had that problem.. it wasn’t fire ants and Toretto was unharmed but I didn’t like it.. I sprayed the hides, pots, walls, and everything else in the yard that he doesn’t eat with this stuff I found and he wasn’t bothered plus it took a dent out of the mosquitos...IMG_3733.jpg
 

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Diatomaceous Earth (food grade) is good - and tort safe.
Yes I am going to get some and put it around the inside and outside of the screen porch. I put some terror X in a couple of places where Opo cant get to. I will leave it for a couple of days only. I had them under control but as soon as you let up their back.
 

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I had that problem.. it wasn’t fire ants and Toretto was unharmed but I didn’t like it.. I sprayed the hides, pots, walls, and everything else in the yard that he doesn’t eat with this stuff I found and he wasn’t bothered plus it took a dent out of the mosquitos...View attachment 278312
Thanks! mosquitos have been a problem the last 4 days. We had cooler weather and rain last week. These mosquitoes are a little smaller and darker. They are relentless even in the day time. I have never seen Opo get bit until these showed up. They get so full of blood they cant fly. They try and get a couple of inches off the ground and fall back down.
 

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