COLD DARK ROOM

CarolM

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Aagh yes, i had those when I was at Scouting World Jamboree in Lillehammer, Norway. Here, tall growing wild blueberries are often called “Huckleberries” - we used to go picking pints of these up in the woods, bogs, swampy areas in northeastern Pennsylvania where I grew up.
  • Evidence has been found the the huckleberry actually got its name from a simple mistake. Early American colonist, upon encountering the native American berry, misidentified it as the European blueberry known as the “hurtleberry,” by which name it was called until around 1670 it was corrupted to become know as the “huckleberry.”
Is that from Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Fin?
 

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I’m in! Looks cozy, except in a prolonged rainy cold wet period. But, cool Autumn, with the birches changing color a bit, nice breezes, a campfire with some reindeer venison, fresh fish,....a few bottles of good red wine.. we’re in. All topped off with the pine scent accented with the burning fires.. nice. Dark skies, stars, cool nights, no bugs. No noise. Peaceful.
I was in before you just sold it to me again.[emoji23] Lena can't turn that down now.
 

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Lola has been a very naughty torty all weekend!!
He has been worse than a toddler getting into all sorts of scrapes!
I put him out in the garden and blocked his way back to his room.
I found him stretching up on his hind legs resting his forelegs on the plank as if he were having a chat with a neighbour over a fence. :)
Then he tipped himself backwards and ended up on his back - luckily I saw that happen and managed to right him.
Then he pushed a heavy plant pot out of his way and stumbled down a step, instead of using his ramp which was the other side of it.
So he ended up on his side jammed between the ramp and pot, again I was there so was able to rescue him.
He has tried to squeeze himself into every small nook and cranny he could find and got stuck each time.
He will not eat unless I have hand fed him, although he did graze on some clover in his garden.
I have been very tough on him and just left him the food to get on with so apart from the small amount I gave him he has hardly eaten the last 2 days.
He is wearing me out!!!

He is very naughty indeed!

I wonder what happened to him out in the open that he hates it so much...

I think torts do have excellent memory. Before her hibernation, my Elsa was super sociable, following me around like a dog. When she woke up, she was completely different, and I think that’s because she got dozens of tiny ticks (nymphs) before hibernation and I hurt her a few times when I tried to get them out. :( :/
 

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I’m in! Looks cozy, except in a prolonged rainy cold wet period. But, cool Autumn, with the birches changing color a bit, nice breezes, a campfire with some reindeer venison, fresh fish,....a few bottles of good red wine.. we’re in. All topped off with the pine scent accented with the burning fires.. nice. Dark skies, stars, cool nights, no bugs. No noise. Peaceful.

I was in before you just sold it to me again.[emoji23] Lena can't turn that down now.

Hmm... venison, wine, and fresh fish... [emoji39] You know how to hook me!
 

CarolM

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Lola has been a very naughty torty all weekend!!
He has been worse than a toddler getting into all sorts of scrapes!
I put him out in the garden and blocked his way back to his room.
I found him stretching up on his hind legs resting his forelegs on the plank as if he were having a chat with a neighbour over a fence. :)
Then he tipped himself backwards and ended up on his back - luckily I saw that happen and managed to right him.
Then he pushed a heavy plant pot out of his way and stumbled down a step, instead of using his ramp which was the other side of it.
So he ended up on his side jammed between the ramp and pot, again I was there so was able to rescue him.
He has tried to squeeze himself into every small nook and cranny he could find and got stuck each time.
He will not eat unless I have hand fed him, although he did graze on some clover in his garden.
I have been very tough on him and just left him the food to get on with so apart from the small amount I gave him he has hardly eaten the last 2 days.
He is wearing me out!!!
[emoji85] [emoji85] [emoji85] Lola! Lola! Lola! It is time to start behaving. Hang in there Lyn you just have to be more stubborn than Lola.
 

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