COLD DARK ROOM

[Maro2Bear]

Silly me. . . I just watched a video on Google on how to set a mousetrap, and I did it all wrong. But now I've got the scoop, I'll set them again this a.m.

Time for a better mouse trap!

 

[CarolM]

Lyn, I'm glad you said that first... so I didn't have to!

You guts are terrible. [emoji32] [emoji32] [emoji23] [emoji23]

 

[CarolM]

Mr Snowman 2019 Great Reveal

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You really are very talented.

 

[CarolM]

I feel like we are going round and round on this tread, don’t you?

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[CarolM]

I recently went on an anti fox hunting demonstration in my area.
Fox hunting with dogs has been illegal in the UK for a long while and the Hunts are supposed to just use the dogs for trail hunting now but they import fox urine and drag it to areas where they know there are foxes, or they send in men to dig the foxes and cubs out of the dens so that the dogs can chase them and tear them to bits. A terrifying and cruel end for the foxes. The police won't do anything about it without video evidence, even though they are breaking the law. It's very barbaric.

That is awful.

 

[CarolM]

I've done it!!
Caught up with you all and hopefully not missed any posts.
Glad that every 2 legged member here seems OK, and hope Cattley is better now.
It's quite chilly in Wales at the moment, and pretty dry for weeks which is very unusual for us, but we have had some showers the last couple of days. Snow is only expected on the higher hills but doesn't stop me hoping for a few snow days to close the schools!

Hmm, if only that could happen here too. For the office that is.

 

[Maro2Bear]

You really are very talented.

Thanks very much. Id probably be dangerous if 1. I carved more often and/or 2. actually took a formal class from a master. I did look up a carving school or two in Austria. Learn from some master carvers.. https://www.woodcarvingschool.com/

 

[CarolM]

Cattley is feeling better, finally. Unfortunately, the rest of the cats are in various stages of illness. Sneezing, congested, open mouth breathing, generally not feeling good. I'm hoping we're done with this illness within a week.

Oh dear. Shame poor things and poor you.

 

[CarolM]

Okay, I thought I was the only one!!

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[CarolM]

Good morning! Where is everyone???
It’s a very cold but clear Sunday morning in East Tx.. son and I “camped” in the living room last night in front of the wood burning stove. We stayed nice n toasty

Sounds so nice and relaxing. Did you toast some marshmallows over the fire?

 

[CarolM]

I really can’t complain about our weather!! I just checked it for next week. I had no idea!

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Looks like some nice weather.

 

[CarolM]

I spent the morning yesterday tacking up a shelf across the back of a tort table with baby Manouria in it. The table is on a wall in the big Manourias' shed. I had started noticing mouse poops on the clean feeding tile in the a.m. when I went out to feed everyone. So I wasn't sure if the baby tortoises were eating the food or if the mice were. So I bought a package of mouse traps and yesterday I added a dab of peanut butter and tried to set the traps and put them on my new shelf. I THINK I was able to get two of the set correctly, but it really did seem like the wire bar is too short to reach the correct trigger spot to set the traps. I went back out later and one trap was tripped and the peanut butter was gone. So I obviously didn't do it correctly.

Oh dear.

 

[CarolM]

Silly me. . . I just watched a video on Google on how to set a mousetrap, and I did it all wrong. But now I've got the scoop, I'll set them again this a.m.

Good luck. I hope they work.

 

[CarolM]

Happy Sunday all.

 

[CarolM]

Thanks very much. Id probably be dangerous if 1. I carved more often and/or 2. actually took a formal class from a master. I did look up a carving school or two in Austria. Learn from some master carvers.. https://www.woodcarvingschool.com/

I would most probably start and never finish. I always get excited and then tend to loose interest after a while.

 

[CarolM]

Thanks very much. Id probably be dangerous if 1. I carved more often and/or 2. actually took a formal class from a master. I did look up a carving school or two in Austria. Learn from some master carvers.. https://www.woodcarvingschool.com/

So which one would you do?

 

[EllieMay]

Silly me. . . I just watched a video on Google on how to set a mousetrap, and I did it all wrong. But now I've got the scoop, I'll set them again this a.m.

[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]hate when that happens!!!!

 

[Cheryl Hills]

We have Sunshine! And 12 inches of snow with 17 degree temps. I am staying in today.

 

[EllieMay]

Sounds so nice and relaxing. Did you toast some marshmallows over the fire?

Nope, I got rid of all the junk food in the house after the holidays. I have no will power and I’m already struggling with my calorie allowance after Sabine’s Christmas goodies. Once I passed 30, weight control has become a constant struggle[emoji35]... I know.... it takes the fun outta everything[emoji849]

 

[TortoiseRacket]

It just poured down rain I guess for tomorrow’s 7 degree day. I’m ready to slip on the ice, anybody else?


RIP

Father of two... tortoises
Slipped on an inch of ice
January, 2019



I am closely related to a tortoise because I hate cold. Anything under 68 is my no-comfort zone!