COLD DARK ROOM

Yvonne G

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I'll never complain about not having enough leaves to cover the brumatoriums (New scientific word) ever again. I raked leaves this a.m. . . and I raked, and I raked! My desert tortoises, Texans and Russians have finally gone to sleep. However, the box turtles are still out and about. It takes some pretty cold weather to make them go to bed.

Well, I'm off to the heating pad, my Kindle and the recliner.
 

Maro2Bear

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Ummm ... TGIF???

Last week, or the previous week, Carol made a typo with TGF (she wrote TFG). Some members postulated various meanings of TFG vs TGF.

In the end Carol really meant to type TGF but didn't note (or fix) her typo.

Sooooooo, don’t worry TODAY isn’t Friday!
 

Yvonne G

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Wow...had to run an errand not too far from our house. A few misc roadkill noted, two or three young deer, and a few raccoons. On the way back, up flew a nice Bald Eagle that was stealing a tasty snack from one of the (dead) raccoons.
I'm so glad I've never seen a road killed deer. How sad is that? I do see the occasional opossum and cat, and that's sad enough.
 

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Hello again CDR

Hope your all well, I’ve been busy with college, the RSPCA and the 4 tortoises (Margo, Selma, Patty and Marge) who are all doing incredibly well.

I’ve been bitten many times at the RSPCA, especially by one particular male Jamaican boa constrictor. Ah yes and I’ve been working with some vipers.... Bush vipers and eyelash vipers to be exact:eek:
Here are some pics.

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The power company is out fixing the lines. Out power has been out for 4 hours now and we have electric heat and are freezing.. trying to be patient but it's not working so we'll. God bless them for fixing the power but I wish it wasn't freezing outside so the kids aren't cold.
 

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Hello again CDR

Hope your all well, I’ve been busy with college, the RSPCA and the 4 tortoises (Margo, Selma, Patty and Marge) who are all doing incredibly well.

I’ve been bitten many times at the RSPCA, especially by one particular male Jamaican boa constrictor. Ah yes and I’ve been working with some vipers.... Bush vipers and eyelash vipers to be exact:eek:
Here are some pics.
Oh my they're beautiful! Oof I'm sure the bites hurt huh?
 

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Oh my they're beautiful! Oof I'm sure the bites hurt huh?
Their venom is hemotoxic so it will cause a lot of pain. There is no anti-venom for it that I’m aware of. All the more fun:D, jokes aside I am very cautious when working with them, even if I’m not the one wrangling it with a snake hook.
 

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I won't mind being a Granny, because you can always give them back and you get to be a softie and don't have to be the witch!!
And we're going to have another December baby.!!! The biggest part of my family are December babies. Sooo...I have to prepare all year long for a one month long party.
 

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@Turtle girl 98 - Lexi: Well, have you been able to contact your Grandma? Is she ok?

Yesterday I was able to scrape together enough leaves to fill up the desert tortoises' bruation-atorium (new word!!). Then I closed up the doorway and started putting more leaves all over the top of it. There are still leaves on the trees, but they'll fall eventually. We're supposed to get a little (emphasis on LITTLE) rain by Wednesday, so hopefully that'll make all the rest of the leaves fall down. My back is all healed and back to normal, just in time to rake leaves!
It's so good to read your back feels better...and you can do what you love.
 

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The power company is out fixing the lines. Out power has been out for 4 hours now and we have electric heat and are freezing.. trying to be patient but it's not working so we'll. God bless them for fixing the power but I wish it wasn't freezing outside so the kids aren't cold.
I use 2 Mr Heaters here in OH when the electric goes out. They use 1lb canisters of bottle gas. They're really safe in a house and not expensive. Hope you get your electric on soon!!! When it rains it pours. I'll be praying for you and family.
 

Cathie G

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Hello again CDR

Hope your all well, I’ve been busy with college, the RSPCA and the 4 tortoises (Margo, Selma, Patty and Marge) who are all doing incredibly well.

I’ve been bitten many times at the RSPCA, especially by one particular male Jamaican boa constrictor. Ah yes and I’ve been working with some vipers.... Bush vipers and eyelash vipers to be exact:eek:
Here are some pics.
Hello! I missed you but so??? glad you got to play with snakes...I guess any animal bites under stress. My cute little Thumper named Razberri doesn't want me to invade her space at certain times. So...I have a bunny that growls and bites if you disturb her highness.
 

Cathie G

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It's pretty easy. 8oz of cream cheese, a can of sweetened condenses milk, a tsp of vanilla, 1/3 cup lemon juice and an already prepared graham cracker pie crust and a can of cherry pie filling. Cream the cheese until light and fluffy then add the milk. Stir in the lemon juice, then the vanilla. Stir until all mixed and pour into the pie shell. Refrigerate for about an hour then spoon the cherries over the top. After two pieces and no lunch, I'm sick of it!
It's almost like one I used to make with cream cheese and whipping cream. Mine had to be frozen. I think I'll try yours for Thanksgiving. Hope you got a bite for lunch after. I don't do well when I have desert first either. But I'm allowed so...
 

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Hello! I missed you but so??? glad you got to play with snakes...I guess any animal bites under stress. My cute little Thumper named Razberri doesn't want me to invade her space at certain times. So...I have a bunny that growls and bites if you disturb her highness.
Most of these animals come from abuse and neglect so it’s understandable that they are defensive. How’s little arrow doing?
 

Cathie G

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Well, it looks like I'll soon be able to make a fire in the wood stove. It's starting to get pretty cold in here. When I first moved into this house, many years ago when I was still an employed person with an income, I hired someone to insulate the outside walls, and to add another layer of insulation in the attic. Because of that, over time, the temperature inside my house levels off and stays pretty darned cold. No matter that the days outside are in the upper 70s or lower 80s, the house stays cold. It doesn't help that the position of the sun makes the heating rays longer and not really able to do much in the way of heating up the house. So it's warm outside, but I'm freezing in here! I'm having to be frugal with my supply of firewood because it's in short supply, so I won't be making a fire until it's really cold outside. The weather man calls for maybe rain tomorrow. If that's the case, I'LL MAKE A FIRE!!! Yippee!! I'm so tired of being cold. Yesterday I took my Kindle and my faithful companion, a lawn chair and a large brimmed hat and found a sheltered spot on the south side of the house in the sun to sit and read. Oh my it felt good to get warmed up! The good thing about the insulated house is, once I get a fire going and it's warm in here, it will stay warm a whole lot longer!

Well, I've rambled on long enough. Time to go get the tortoise food ready and start my day. Later!
Our house is weird too. It has to be kept at a consistent temperature all year. Then it's comfortable and cheap to heat or cool..people think I'm crazy when I regulate according to my wall thermometers/ humidity but it saves$$ Take care.
 

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