COLD DARK ROOM

[CarolM]

Bella? Really? You’ve got to be kitten me!

I wish I could hit "like" more than once.

 

[Kristoff]

Thank you for your kind words. This was all shared with the CDR as it happened one year ago tomorrow (March 13) and with TFO afterwards

Joe is/was our Testudo graeca graeca (Greek) - my husband’s 7th birthday present in 1970. They have both been part of my life for over 30 years. Last winter Joe came out of hibernation apparently OK and then suddenly went floppy during his soak. We rushed him to the vet, but tests revealed a massive tumour and Joe was put to sleep.

It was a massive shock. We had kind of assumed he would outlive us.

Joe was one of the TFO characters. His yobbish male antics giving everyone a laugh. He was 7lb of testosterone in charge of his domain, our garden, without a doubt and woe betide anyone or anything that he objected to. His regular stand offs with the lawn mower and the wheelie bin in particular.

It was odd being able to cut the grass when I wanted last summer rather than having to do it at the crack of dawn before he warmed up.

So tomorrow the sad comes. It hurts every bit as much as a human member of the family.

RIP Joe [emoji22]

We miss him. Hang in there, Linda. [emoji173]️

 

[Kristoff]

Sjoe, now that went quickly

Adam will have a lot of catching up to do, but we all know about his prodigious ability!

 

[Kristoff]

I find that I have actually forgotten how to spell most of the time. Just shows you how reliant I have become on spell check. Which the TFO does not have. LOL. Sometimes I change my wording just because I cannot remember how to spell a particular word.

LOL. I was just teasing you. (As you very well know.) I think it used to be spelled no-one, at least in British English, and then the spelling convention changed. No time to fact-check myself right now though, so I might be making it up. [emoji173]️

 

[Kristoff]

Nope and they are lousy Bar tender's as I am still waiting for my order.

That’s no good. Just because Adam has stepped out for a moment doesn’t mean they can ignore the customers. Let’s have a hard talk with them later today.

 

[Kristoff]

I know. She is a very gentle person. But they do say, let sleeping tigers sleep...or something to that effect. Only kidding. Besides, I know she is in the UK and I am in the SA, so I should be safe.

Well, I’m a lot closer, you know...

 

[CarolM]

I see I have 104 alerts. And most of them are from you Lena. Sjoe you have been busy!!

 

[Kristoff]

Rue is the baby which came from Blue and "Yellow" , I recently relocated Yellow to my brothers farm in Atlantis - lots of weeds and water where they stay, as in spring Blue was giving her an extremely hard time and turning her over all the time. I wanted to keep Blue so relocated Yellow out of his way. Whity and Blue stay outside, they are from the wild. We interact with them and they, have gotten used to us, I give them extra food etc, but they pretty much look after themsleves, foraging in the garden. I see that Blue is dissapearing more often, so must be burrowing somewhere, and Whity dissapears every now and then too. I can look everywhere in the garden for them and won't find them. And then two hours later see them out again. They absolutely hate being soaked - Whity squeeks alot when I have tried to soak her, so on Sunday I decided to try putting some coconut oil (the one with the neutral smell) on their shells which they didn't mind as much as when I tried soaking them in water. Also the fact that they are adults, they don't need the soaking as much as Rue does. I have seen Blue once or twice though sitting in the water I put out for them.

I didn’t know the whole story!
Gotta run now. Not-see you later.

 

[CarolM]

Well, I’m a lot closer, you know...

Ooooppppssss. I wuv you Lena, please don't hurt me.

 

[CarolM]

Good Afternoon Roommates, I hope everyone is having a fantastic Monday. I am going to take a nap during my lunch, so will not chat a little later again.

 

[AZtortMom]

Morning everyone
Happy Monday

 

[Kristoff]

I see I have 104 alerts. And most of them are from you Lena. Sjoe you have been busy!!

!

 

[Kristoff]

Morning everyone
Happy Monday

Happy Monday, Noel!

 

[Kristoff]

Thanks for such a nice greeting !! I hope you had a wonderful day filled with sunshine and easy breezes. Not sure of the weather there but it's a nice warm thought.

Happy MOTHER'S day

Hi kellygirl64 and Dipa!
Welcome to the Cold Dark Room!
Pull up an armadillo to sit on. The One-Legged Pirate or the Leprechaun, his Substitute, should bring you a beverage of your choice (though they haven't been very reliable in the past few days). (They might be a touch busy opening a bar, The Drunken Penguin, inspired by one of our resident penguins, Silly or Willy.) We usually have lots of tea and coffee and someone might still have a stash of cheese. Do watch out for the hedgehogs. You can use the jellyfish to light your way. There are more corners in the CDR than we know, and there's a rumour that the Wool Spider might actually exist. Exercise caution, and enjoy your stay.

 

[Moozillion]

Thank you for your kind words. This was all shared with the CDR as it happened one year ago tomorrow (March 13) and with TFO afterwards

Joe is/was our Testudo graeca graeca (Greek) - my husband’s 7th birthday present in 1970. They have both been part of my life for over 30 years. Last winter Joe came out of hibernation apparently OK and then suddenly went floppy during his soak. We rushed him to the vet, but tests revealed a massive tumour and Joe was put to sleep.

It was a massive shock. We had kind of assumed he would outlive us.

Joe was one of the TFO characters. His yobbish male antics giving everyone a laugh. He was 7lb of testosterone in charge of his domain, our garden, without a doubt and woe betide anyone or anything that he objected to. His regular stand offs with the lawn mower and the wheelie bin in particular.

It was odd being able to cut the grass when I wanted last summer rather than having to do it at the crack of dawn before he warmed up.

So tomorrow the sad comes. It hurts every bit as much as a human member of the family.

RIP Joe [emoji22]

BIGGGG HUGGG, Linda!!!

 

[Moozillion]

That’s so good to hear, Bea!

THANK you, Lena!!!

 

[CarolM]

Today feels like a Blue Monday.

 

[CarolM]

So Here goes:

 

[CarolM]

Ha Ha the look on his face:

 

[CarolM]

Does this mean I am food, chocolate, cheese cake, a tortoise, my husband (Oh the horror), my children, my roommates.......which one is it?