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CarolM

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Not my pumpkin. I stole it. From one of the local turtle associations. :oops: Naughty step?
:<3::tort:
Ahh, Well that answers my question. I have received your card by the way. I have not opened it yet though. I want to wait to get some more first and also waiting for the photo uploading issue to be solved, so that I can post pictures of the cards.
 

CarolM

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It was a huge win. Sadly, from my point of view, Wales lost RSA next day and England lost to RSA next day.

well done South Africa. You played better today!
Thank you Linda. As you can imagine everyone in SA are extremely happy. It has been a while since we won a championship and it was about time that we did again. But having said that Well done to England, coming second is still quite an achievement.
 

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I thought I was going to be able to find a 'work around' for posting pictures, and I sent the picture of Charlie at my back door to myself in an email. Then I was going to copy/paste it here. But my computer is smarter than I. Earlier I answered a post and added a copy/paste picture from Google of a CHE, and when I 'paste' charlie's picture here, the CHE shows up. No matter if I 'esc' the CHE picture and re-copy Charlie's picture, that's all that will post. So, my friends, here is Charlie at my back door, looking in the window at me:

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LOL!!!!!
:D:D:D Charlie is looking a bit white.
 

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Good morning all and happy Sunday. It’s been busy in this household lately especially adding a new puppy in the mix. The training is so important for a happy and healthy future but the consistency needed is exhausting. I wouldn’t undo one minute though.. very in love with my new companion. My tortoises are all inside the bathroom at the moment enjoying a nice hot soak. Ferrets are already back in bed after two hours of wild playtime and some of moms coffee.. the other cats, dogs, & horses are doing well doing what they do. Not to forget Chomper and the fish.. also doing just fine:)) Daughter left early this morning to go visit the boyfriend before work... this is relatively new as she has not tied herself to any one boy in the past... . I am struggling with this trying to allow her room to make her own decisions yet still being the crazy overprotective mom that instinctively am. Hubby is still on work time, returning home Tuesday. Step daughter at her moms, so it’s just me and little man this morning.. we may venture to Wally World today to restock the pantry.. that’s all for now:) everyone have a wonderful day!
You sure do keep busy. And yes, it is hard to let go, but as much as you want to hold on very tight, you have no choice but to give them their freedom. You know the saying: If you love them you have to set them free. They will come back on their own.
 

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That's a nice little catch up for us. Helps us get to know you better. Wally world, huh? Do you find their prices to be better than regular grocery stores? The only thing I buy there is T-paper, because I appreciate their cheapest brand as being very light weight and easier on my septic system. I'll be glad when we can post pictures again. I fear we're missing out on all the cuteness of new puppyhood.
And on new kittens
 

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Since I had a new inverter put on my solar system I'be been reading the 'meter' daily so as to be on top of any drastic changes. It's been showing pretty regularly that my system is putting out 15 to 17 kwh a day. If I keep the panels free of dust, it's 17 kwh a day. For the past couple days it has shown 15, so I knew I had to wash the panels this week-end. I just don't feel safe on the roof, so I though I would jury rig a scaffold and wash them from the ground. I have a very sturdy piece of 2x6x10 and I set it up on a taller rung of two ladders. Then I gently climbed one of the ladders and started to step off onto the board. It was sturdy enough to hold my weight, however, I needed a railing to keep myself steady on it. So I got the push broom, but it wasn't tall enough. I got Webster and extended his handle, but that still wasn't tall enough. So I gave up on the scaffold idea and just climbed the ladder. I ended up with a very unsatisfactory job. There's a big tree in the middle of the front of my house, so the panels in the center I couldn't reach. Then the water coming down off the roof got me wet and it's COLD OUT THERE!!! So I gave it up. I guess next week-end I'll just climb up onto the roof and do a good job of it.
Oh my word. I would be extremely careful even at my age and be very hesitant to climb up on the roof. I really don't know how you do all that you do by your self.
 

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And I have caught up again. It looks like everyone had a good and or busy weekend. Mine was busy in the garden, planting plants in the tort enclosure (some aloes etc.) I also moved two Hibuscus plants out of the corner in the tort enclosure to the middle where they will get more sun. I need to go into the vlei to get more dandelions and plantain to plant in the enclosure. I had someone come help me last weekend and they went and took out all the weeds. I had asked him to just cut the grass for me, but he took all the weeds out as well. I was actually quite upset, but did not say anything to him, as he was already having a lot of bad luck. His house (shack) had burned down and his family lost everything. Which was why he was doing garden work for me and earning some extra cash.

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Yep, we do the WalMart thing too. Our shopping “routine” is trip to Sams Club, fill up the gas tank, then fill up on drinks, fresh greens, a sack or two of mandarins. Then over to WalMart for the other bulk items.
I’ve been thinking a lot about getting a Sams membership. I’ve been in a couple times this year and saw a few things I liked right off the bat.. it’s just that I had the membership a couple years ago and I never used it then.... they do have some great deals that you miss from Walmart ...
 

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And I have caught up again. It looks like everyone had a good and or busy weekend. Mine was busy in the garden, planting plants in the tort enclosure (some aloes etc.) I also moved two Hibuscus plants out of the corner in the tort enclosure to the middle where they will get more sun. I need to go into the vlei to get more dandelions and plantain to plant in the enclosure. I had someone come help me last weekend and they went and took out all the weeds. I had asked him to just cut the grass for me, but he took all the weeds out as well. I was actually quite upset, but did not say anything to him, as he was already having a lot of bad luck. His house (shack) had burned down and his family lost everything. Which was why he was doing garden work for me and earning some extra cash.

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Well that’s a crappy situation all the way around.. luckily, the weeds should grow back easy enough... possibly stronger now:) Your torts have it made!
 

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Good morning ! I thought I’d be able to post a pic after seeing Lyn’s telescopic window washer & Carol’s Monday meme.......but it still won’t let me... . hope everyone has a wonderful day!
 

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I dismissed my cable company in order to have a bit of extra $$ each month. I'm damned if I'm going to spend that extra cash on cleaning solar panels!!

Was just thinking a good quarterly cleaning is probably worth the expense (unless outrageous) since squeaky clean panels up the efficiency & resulting electrical output of your panels.
 

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The Monday meme is copy and pasted from google. It only seems to work with google paste.
An explanation of sorts:

TFO has run out of space and can't host any new photos in its own storage at the moment. Josh is working on getting more space I understand.

If the picture is somewhere else on the internet, or already on TFO, you can post the picture using a link to where it is. TFO can still display that picture because it doesn't need any TFO space.

The picture I used for the Card Exchange has already been uploaded to TFO, so I tracked it down and used the link direct to that picture :)
 

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Around here the leaves are late in falling off the trees. Normally by this time I have loads and loads of them to use in covering turtle and tortoise brumation areas, but not yet this year. Yesterday I went around in the box turtle yards and gathered up any that were not in their brumation areas and put them away for the winter, but with no leaves to cover the areas, I hope they don't just come right out again. And the desert tortoises are ready to brumate, but I have no leaves to pile up on their shelter either. I normally complain about hating leaves, but this year I'm complaining about no leaves. There's just no pleasing me.
 

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I’ve been thinking a lot about getting a Sams membership. I’ve been in a couple times this year and saw a few things I liked right off the bat.. it’s just that I had the membership a couple years ago and I never used it then.... they do have some great deals that you miss from Walmart ...

We actually just this yesr upgraded our membership status too. Gas prices alone sre worth it, plus it’s very convenient. Sams & WalMart are next to each other. Convenience = priceless !
 

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We actually just this yesr upgraded our membership status too. Gas prices alone sre worth it, plus it’s very convenient. Sams & WalMart are next to each other. Convenience = priceless !
I used to have a Costco membership, but the store's just so darned crowded! I really, really hate being around a bunch of people. I go shopping around 8a and Costco doesn't open until 11a. Too many people for me. But I guess they really do have good gas prices.
 

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