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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY !
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And love to Grandpawifey !
 

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Not too much planned for today although trying to remove ivy from growing up house, it's too big a task for me though in reality. What do you teach the students?
Mostly English.
But I sometimes teach other subjects, too. I have taught economics, physics, astronomy, geology, palaeontology and even Latin, for example. :)
With good students it's fun, with others it's a mare!
 

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He was a real character. I was at the vets with another cat one day when somebody came in with a tiny kitten with a punctured eyeball that they left to be euthanased. I spoke to the vet and arranged to have his eye removed and then I took him home. He had 21 years of the best life ever, lucky for him that I just happened to be there at the right time!
:eek: WOW!!!!! What a WONDERFUL story!!!!!!! :) :) :)
 

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Mrs wifey examined the magic words on the paper more closely. "I guess you're right," she said. "How clever. But there's an awful lot of poos in it. Are they something special?"
"Poo is a very strong word in any language," Mr Adam said, "especially with tortoises. (And tortoise owners. Oh, how we have all cheered when our torts have pooped on occasion! ) Now what you have to do, Mrs wifey, is hold Alfie up to your face and whisper these words to him three times a day, morning, noon and night. Let me hear you practise them."
Very slowly and stumbling a little over the strange words, Mrs wifey read the whole message out loud in tortoise language.
"Not bad," Mr Adam said. "But try to get a little more expression into it when you say it to Alfie. If you do it properly I'll bet you anything you like that in a few month's time he'll be twice as big as he is now."
"I'll try it," Mrs wifey said. "I'll try anything. Of course I will. But I can't believe it'll work."
"You wait and see," Mr Adam said, smiling at her.




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Yvonne G

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Adam: I really appreciate that you're taking the time to do this wonderful story for us. I look forward to each page and am disappointed when one hasn't been forthcoming. And if you don't give Wifey an award for playing her part as Mrs. Wifey, at least give her some points. . . or an extra potato. She's doing a very good job with the part!
 

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Adam: I really appreciate that you're taking the time to do this wonderful story for us. I look forward to each page and am disappointed when one hasn't been forthcoming. And if you don't give Wifey an award for playing her part as Mrs. Wifey, at least give her some points. . . or an extra potato. She's doing a very good job with the part!
Thanks, again, Yvonne and a jolly good morning to you ! :<3:
One page a day, or I won't keep up with with the photos!
wifey gets the extra points, potatoes and gin.
She's happy. ;)
Oh, and thanks for moving the turtle posts, did my best and was going to ask you when you surfaced.
Thanks. :)
 

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Riosnob tuot el ednom.

Sorry, lapsed into French there. Good evening everyone :)

Someone found the on switch for the sun and it's been beautifully sunny today.

We have been high up on the plateaus of the Causses as we headed south avoiding the motorway. The Causses are high plateaus - around 1000m/3500' - cut through by river Gorges. They are accessible only via steep roads with many hairpin bends. We met a large combine harvester on one of the roads up which was a bit scary!

The scenery is stunning and we saw plenty of different birds of prey, including vultures, and butterflies. :)

A medieval fortified farmhouse
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The Causse de Savarette
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The River Tarn is in this Gorge
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And this is best place to see Black and Griffon Vultures - the Jonte Gorge
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Tidgy's Dad

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Riosnob tuot el ednom.

Sorry, lapsed into French there. Good evening everyone :)

Someone found the on switch for the sun and it's been beautifully sunny today.

We have been high up on the plateaus of the Causses as we headed south avoiding the motorway. The Causses are high plateaus - around 1000m/3500' - cut through by river Gorges. They are accessible only via steep roads with many hairpin bends. We met a large combine harvester on one of the roads up which was a bit scary!

The scenery is stunning and we saw plenty of different birds of prey, including vultures, and butterflies. :)

A medieval fortified farmhouse
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The Causse de Savarette
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The River Tarn is in this Gorge
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And this is best place to see Black and Griffon Vultures - the Jonte Gorge
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I'm so glad you had some better weather, simply stunning views, I have been to this region myself and remember the endless twisty turning roads with precipices on the one side, the car struggling to ascend! Most exhilarating !
Beautiful ! :)
As always your photos are stunning and thanks for posting.:)
 
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