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[Kristoff]

Margery’s misadventures!!! Part 1

You would think by this picture that this tortoise looks timid and shy..............if so you thought wrong.


So the breeder who’s a friend of mine said that I could have another tortoise if I wanted one and I said YES of course. So I came to pick her up and the breeder said “she’s as good as gold” and “she will be no trouble”. That was a lie!!!

Patty and Selma are chilled and well behaved.........most of the time anyway, but Marge is the extreme she bites, rams my hand, eats ants when she sees them and is scared of the water bowl (good thing I soak every day). The breeder knew about her behaviour all along and his reply was “Hey, if your going to work with animals then you have got to deal with different personalities”......... brilliant . Other than that though I love that little demon and besides she is funny sometimes.

The breeder trolled you?
She looks lovely! Quite a personality, obviously.

 

[Kristoff]

You weren’t a teenager in the 1970s were you...

Bell bottoms were awful, but we wore them [emoji23]

One just has to go with the flow... (I wore them too in late 1990s, we had them return briefly at the time )

 

[CarolM]

 

[Kristoff]

Looks like we're friends again now!

Glad to hear. The host can be fickle sometimes.

 

[Kristoff]

Lovely, there's something about b/w photos that really brings out the details.
Thanks for showing us the ropes!

 

[Kristoff]

A lot of people would say the Welsh are revolting.
I would have been there if I could have.

 

[Kristoff]

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That would be living hell!

 

[Kristoff]

View attachment 271169 View attachment 271170 View attachment 271171 View attachment 271172 The babies are here! She had five

Awwwww! How purrfect!

 

[Kristoff]

That statement makes my mind shoot straight to a horror flick [emoji33][emoji33][emoji33]‍

 

[Kristoff]

What a waste!!!![emoji848][emoji848][emoji848]

...
I'd like to eat the Cologne Cathedral in chocolate!

Karen obviously agrees! Yum!

 

[Kristoff]

Just wanted to let all visitors to the CDR know I might not stop by for a day or 2.

I'm having cataract surgery tomorrow (Wed)! I've been waiting a year for this, and it's finally happening!

So if you see me, it will be out in the warm lit world.

I've arranged with some hedgehogs to ride them like skates since I can't drive. They have promised they will stay close together and not stretch my parts beyond what is bearable...I have not done a split in.....thinking......well, never.

So please, don't let Montgomery fill them full of the fiery liquid tonight? Please?!?

And I'll see you ....when I can see you! [emoji102]

Good luck, Karen! Hope to not see you back soon!

 

[Kristoff]

There is something strange going on with TFO today.
When I click on my Alerts I come to the CDR as usual with all the pages and everyone's posts shown.
But if you go to the forums list and click on CDR, it takes me to Karen and Ben's posts but no pages so you can't see all the the posts.
Hmmm - a mystery!!

I'll check it out now. This might explain why there are so few posts for me to catch up on even though I missed a day...

 

[Kristoff]

Same here - odd things.

Do you think the meerkats are at it again?

 

[Kristoff]

After a great day at the beach, today I prep for tomorrow’s early start for a long we3kend kayaking in/on/about The Emerald Isle.

Happy 1 May. Temps will now really heat up here in Maryland, last year seeing more than five 90 degree days.

Wow! Ireland is quite away. Hope to not see you back eventually...

 

[Kristoff]

The Emerald Isle? Ireland?
That's a long way to go for a weekend!!
I'm sure you must mean a much closer Emerald Isle and hope you have a great time.
Happy May Day to you too! (although the May Day holiday here isn't until next Monday)

SNAP!

 

[Kristoff]

Wait! There’s more than ONE Emerald Island? Surrounded by water and lush with green. Say it aint so!

And full of leprechauns!

 

[Kristoff]

Good morning all! And happy May 1st (Mark) [emoji4]... I’m off today for a follow up Dr Appointment with my son. hubby finally got home (after 3 weeks) around 2am this morning so life for EllieMay will be full swing again.. there is some restructuring going on with my Job and my immediate boss is taking a severance package for early retirement. They are eliminating his position. Not sure what that means for me since I was In training to step in his position upon his normal retirement .. phones have been ringing and other officials say they have plans for me but I guess I’ll be the last to know what they are ‍
Oh well, I’ll just keep rolling with the flow I suppose. Happiness is a choice !

Good luck, Heather! Sounds like a hectic time...

 

[Kristoff]

Berlins a nice place to visit, nice food .however when I went to an area that had lots of flats, there was a sign that said..... “you are standing above Hitlers bunker”

Really? They didn't have it marked when I was there in 2005/2006, and that was so that no misguided persons turn it into a pilgrimage spot... Which I thought was a good idea.

 

[Kristoff]

On another note... I picked up another critter yesterday evening. Drove to Sulphur Springs Tx and acquired a 6month old male Jackson Chameleon... it took me a while last night setting up his habitat since I had to throw out most of his old things. I believe he spent his preVious life living in a marijuana haze. Tricia pointed out to me that he was View attachment 271180View attachment 271181a very chiiiilllllll little dude.. lol... He was super thirsty and Drank and Drank And Drank... I have been researching for 3 days now in preparation as I have never owned a chameleon before. Previous owners had never named him so he is “Chomper” now.
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Oh, he's so cute!!!!
And so is the chameleon. Karma points for the rescue!

 

[Kristoff]

I would trust this physio with my life. I definitely trust her with my body. She has been putting me back together for over 15 years.

Linda, do you have to pay physio out of pocket or with private insurance -- or does NHS cover it? I think in Denmark it's not covered by the national insurance (unless perhaps it's serious injury), but I haven't researched the question enough, although I should have. (Back and foot problems... Somehow I doubt the GP would send me to a "specialist" based on such complaints...)