COLD DARK ROOM

[CarolM]

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Oh shame. He is very cute.

 

[CarolM]

@Bee62
@CarolIM

Sorry to keep y’all waiting!! It’s been a loooooong day.. it is a11:49 pm and I’ve just managed to make it in my pillow but I can’t sleep without telling y’all A very good friend of mine cane and stayed with me last night & she & I left early this morning and drove just a little under 4hrs to Houston Texas where we picked up Toretto. Toretto was 2 yrs old in May and her owner couldn’t keep her due to a move. It was very sad because the owner obviously loved and spoiled her. Toretto came “all inclusive”.... so we spent some time disassembling and loading her huge enclosure , accessories, and food.. then we headed back. We had to make a couple stops but finally made it to school to pick up my son. He was anxiously looking for her then we came home and Toretto got to check out her new play ground while we re-assembled her indoor inclosure.
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Toretto is gorgeous. Yayyy. Well done on the long drive and congratulations.

 

[CarolM]

Check out her aberrant scute!!! She’s so special and I’m in love.. she really has a great personality!!! I have not weighed or measured her yet, I just ran out of time. She has a bit or pyramiding but her owner had already changed her care to correct it so she will grow smoother soon. Seems to be very healthy and active.. I call her “she” because her previous owner felt that it was... honestly,, I haven’t even looked... I’m so proud to add her to the family. !

She is a very lucky tort.

 

[JoesMum]

Lol. I am sure that they will figure that out very quickly. I had a friend over and I have changed the substrate in my torts enclosure. Other than that just planning on doing some reading and relaxing. And you?

Did you decide to experiment with Barbecue Baked Beans or have you stuck with the regular tomato sauce?

 

[CarolM]

It’s storming like crazy here!!

Stay safe please.

 

[CarolM]

Good morning all!

Son came home last night. He needs his Dad's help with his first ever tax return; JoesDad is an accountant. Normally, most people pay tax through their payroll, but Son's got complicated by doing some self employed work in his final year at university.

JoesDad and I are off to Stratford Upon Avon in the Midlands this afternoon. Stratford is the birthplace of playwright William Shakespeare. We are going to see The Merry Wives of Windsor, a comedy, being performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company; it has great reviews. Falstaff is played by David Troughton who, as Adam would no doubt tell you, is the son of second Dr Who, Patrick Troughton.

Oohh. Tax is never fun. Enjoy the play.

 

[CarolM]

Yep! I think the lightning and thunder indicate “shower time” so Sully runs out to wait for the rain and puddles.

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[CarolM]

I don’t think I can fit any more critter houses in this room [emoji28]

Lol. I don't think so either.

 

[CarolM]

Good Afternoon everyone. Hope you are all having a good Saturday.

 

[CarolM]

Did you decide to experiment with Barbecue Baked Beans or have you stuck with the regular tomato sauce?

A little bit of both this time. What's the point if you cannot mix things up a bit.

 

[JoesMum]

A little bit of both this time. What's the point if you cannot mix things up a bit.

I did wonder if spaghetti hoops would be an alternative. The sauce is very similar, but they contain less fibre of course.

 

[CarolM]

I did wonder if spaghetti hoops would be an alternative. The sauce is very similar, but they contain less fibre of course.

Hmm. But won't the spaghetti hoops possibly strangle them?

 

[Moozillion]

Check out her aberrant scute!!! She’s so special and I’m in love.. she really has a great personality!!! I have not weighed or measured her yet, I just ran out of time. She has a bit or pyramiding but her owner had already changed her care to correct it so she will grow smoother soon. Seems to be very healthy and active.. I call her “she” because her previous owner felt that it was... honestly,, I haven’t even looked... I’m so proud to add her to the family. !

BEAUTIFUL!!!! [emoji2][emoji173]️

 

[Maro2Bear]

Did you decide to experiment with Barbecue Baked Beans or have you stuck with the regular tomato sauce?

San Marzanos make a good substrate, with grated Mazuri, and a shake of cuttlebone.

 

[Maro2Bear]

On the wet side of sauce, things continue to cook and bake out in the Atlantic....

 

[JoesMum]

Hmm. But won't the spaghetti hoops possibly strangle them?

Should be OK for bigger torts, but not suitable for hatchlings you are right

 

[JoesMum]

San Marzanos make a good substrate, with grated Mazuri, and a shake of cuttlebone.

I had to google those, but I can see they’d work!

 

[JoesMum]

On the wet side of sauce, things continue to cook and bake out in the Atlantic....

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Is there any water left in the Atlantic? We’re due a soaking this side too!

 

[Kristoff]

Greetings ...

Hot and humid, but most of our grass/lawn cut and trimmed. Some nice bunches of crab grass weeded, pulled and in for Sully.

Just before I picked the Marsh Mallow flowers that are growing nicely in our garden (for Sully), I took some early morning pix. And now I want to offer SEEDS to anyone in the CDR wanting to grow some of these great perennial flowers. (Probably need to limit seeds only to USA folks.../sorry/. - so, anyone in the US wanting some seeds can PM me your address.)

• Althaea officinalis (marsh-mallow, marsh mallow or common marshmallow) is a perennial species indigenous to Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa, which is used as a medicinal plant and ornamental plant. A confection made from the root since ancient Egyptian time evolved into today's marshmallow treat.

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I didn’t know of the connection with edible marshmallows! As kids, we used to make “earrings” out of this flower’s petals.

 

[Kristoff]

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Thank you, Kathy! I had a lovely dinner starting with oysters and champagne. Yum! [emoji39]