COLD DARK ROOM

[JoesMum]

Hey Mark, willst du ein bisschen in Deutsch schreiben ?

Ich kann das machen. Nur ein bischen ohne Google


I can read more than I can speak or write, but it is 38 years since I stopped studying German at school and I have used it infrequently since!

PS The above is all my own work. I am going to have to go and look to see if it’s nur or nür now because it’s bothering me!

 

[JoesMum]

Good morning all. We have gardening to do this morning

 

[CarolM]

Good morning all. We have gardening to do this morning

Good Morning Linda. Enjoy your gardening

 

[Kristoff]

Hey Mark, willst du ein bisschen in Deutsch schreiben ?

Ich kann das machen. Nur ein bischen ohne Google


I can read more than I can speak or write, but it is 38 years since I stopped studying German at school and I have used it infrequently since!

PS The above is all my own work. I am going to have to go and look to see if it’s nur or nür now because it’s bothering me!

Ich kann sehr gut Deutsch! Eigentlich wunderschön Deutsch. Ich hab’ noch einen Koffer in Berlin. Sonderzug nach Pankow. Kinder Überraschung!
Wibble on.

 

[Kristoff]

Good morning, roommates. Just checking in. Not sure how much I’ll be able to not see you today. Happy Sunday!

 

[CarolM]

Good morning, roommates. Just checking in. Not sure how much I’ll be able to not see you today. Happy Sunday!

Happy Sunday to you too Lena.

 

[JoesMum]

Ich kann sehr gut Deutsch! Eigentlich wunderschön Deutsch. Ich hab’ noch einen Koffer in Berlin. Sonderzug nach Pankow. Kinder Überraschung!
Wibble on.

I speak good German. Wonderful German. I have a ... coffer (English word... guessing now) trunk, chest, suitcase or similar... in Berlin. No idea about the next sentence. Children over-something-or-other!

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Our German text books in school were called “Sprich mal Deutsch”. As we had all learned that mal meant bad in French, we found this hilarious as the book was clearly called “Speak bad German”

 

[JoesMum]

Thankfully, the bumblebee seems to have decided not to set up home in the nest box as far as we can tell and it looks like our bluet-it has been very busy indeed in the last 24 hours


She’s not finished. There’s still moss coming in!

 

[Kristoff]

I speak good German. Wonderful German. I have a ... coffer (English word... guessing now) trunk, chest, suitcase or similar... in Berlin. No idea about the next sentence. Children over-something-or-other!

[emoji23]

Our German text books in school were called “Sprich mal Deutsch”. As we had all learned that mal meant bad in French, we found this hilarious as the book was clearly called “Speak bad German”

Well done, Linda! The “coffer” sentence and the next one are song titles. Kinder Überraschung is the name of Kinder Surprise eggs in Germany.
“Mal Deutsch” is brilliant.

 

[katieandiggy]

Afternoon all [emoji112]
It’s been a hectic few days!
I’ve been cleaning all morning and I’ve still not made a dent in it.
Hope everyone is having a great Sunday!

 

[CarolM]

Thankfully, the bumblebee seems to have decided not to set up home in the nest box as far as we can tell and it looks like our bluet-it has been very busy indeed in the last 24 hours
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She’s not finished. There’s still moss coming in!

Yayyyyy. Awesome news.

 

[CarolM]

Afternoon all [emoji112]
It’s been a hectic few days!
I’ve been cleaning all morning and I’ve still not made a dent in it.
Hope everyone is having a great Sunday!

Afternoon katie (is that your name? Sorry don't know it) good luck with the cleaning. You can never make a dent as it is generally one of those thankless tasks which never end. But let us know if you get it right. [emoji6]

 

[CarolM]

Oh not much activity going on in the CDR today. On my side I walked out my front door and saw this little fellow. Scooby-doo found him. I have set him up in his own enclosure so he is all good now. Gave him a soak as soon as I found him. And will be changing rhe plastic to a clear plastic as soon as I can get to a hardware store. He is alot heavier than Rue was when I found her.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Thankfully, the bumblebee seems to have decided not to set up home in the nest box as far as we can tell and it looks like our bluet-it has been very busy indeed in the last 24 hours
View attachment 234116

She’s not finished. There’s still moss coming in!

Very neat...!

 

[JoesMum]

Oh not much activity going on in the CDR today. On my side I walked out my front door and saw this little fellow. Scooby-doo found him. I have set him up in his own enclosure so he is all good now. Gave him a soak as soon as I found him. And will be changing rhe plastic to a clear plastic as soon as I can get to a hardware store. He is alot heavier than Rue was when I found her.View attachment 234137View attachment 234138

Will you return him to the wild?

 

[CarolM]

Will you return him to the wild?

The parents are wild but live in my garden. I won't be leaving him in the garden while he is small. But when he is much bigger and older I will be putting him back into my garden, the same as I plan to do with Rue. But not as babies. Especially as Scooby-doo found him and would more than likely have used him as a chew toy.

 

[JoesMum]

So we have spent the morning in the garden. JoesDad was put to work with a spade and has moved some Red Hot Poker to a better location, dug up a fig “tree” that hasn’t grown in about 10 years, and dug up another large shrub that was largely dead (rotten right in the core)

I spent this afternoon planning my purchases for the replant. We took some other elderly shrubs out last year) They’re all chosen to be beneficial to bees and butterflies

Ribes Sanguinem King Edward VII - a flowering currant - to replace the fig

Lonacera Fragrantissima - a winter honeysuckle (shrub rather than climber) - to replace the dead shrub.

3 English Lavender bushes

3 Sedum Spectibile in memory of Joe - I said I would plant some. I love this plant and was very cross when he ate mine completely to the ground!

And Creeping Thyme (Thymus Serpyllum) as ground cover.

Once it’s all in place, I’ll take some photos

 

[CarolM]

So we have spent the morning in the garden. JoesDad was put to work with a spade and has moved some Red Hot Poker to a better location, dug up a fig “tree” that hasn’t grown in about 10 years, and dug up another large shrub that was largely dead (rotten right in the core)

I spent this afternoon planning my purchases for the replant. We took some other elderly shrubs out last year) They’re all chosen to be beneficial to bees and butterflies

Ribes Sanguinem King Edward VII - a flowering currant - to replace the fig

Lonacera Fragrantissima - a winter honeysuckle (shrub rather than climber) - to replace the dead shrub.

3 English Lavender bushes

3 Sedum Spectibile in memory of Joe - I said I would plant some. I love this plant and was very cross when he ate mine completely to the ground!

And Creeping Thyme (Thymus Serpyllum) as ground cover.

Once it’s all in place, I’ll take some photos

Looking forward to the photo's.[emoji1]

 

[Kristoff]

Afternoon all [emoji112]
It’s been a hectic few days!
I’ve been cleaning all morning and I’ve still not made a dent in it.
Hope everyone is having a great Sunday!

Yes, we’ve been talking about how messy the CDR has become. Thank you for doing the spring cleaning, Katie!

 

[Kristoff]

Oh not much activity going on in the CDR today. On my side I walked out my front door and saw this little fellow. Scooby-doo found him. I have set him up in his own enclosure so he is all good now. Gave him a soak as soon as I found him. And will be changing rhe plastic to a clear plastic as soon as I can get to a hardware store. He is alot heavier than Rue was when I found her.View attachment 234137View attachment 234138

Oh wow! Could it be Rue’s sibling? You definitely have a tortoise magnet in your house.