COLD DARK ROOM
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I was just covering all bases.
I'll see if I can fix it, and let him know who the gift cert. should go to.
Thank you Yvonne
Pastel Tortie
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Our Christmas cacti out on the front porch are working on blooms. We didn't bring those inside, just covered them up with a blanket.
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Your holiday cacti are lovely! I can from the pictures that you don't have cats!
I'm a bird watcher. Cats are not welcome!
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I miss having a garage. Not having one means there's ice on the windshields in the morning, and the plants have to hide out in the bathrooms to stay away from the cats.
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But cats love to watch birds! You should hear mine chattering at the birds from inside the window...I'm a bird watcher. Cats are not welcome!
The windscreen on my car has a heater - like the back window but you can't see the wires. I just have to switch it on and the ice melts and the mist clears super fast. It's brilliant!
Actually, now I think of it, all our cars have it. Daughter has my old Ford Fiesta and that has it and so does husband's Volvo.
They spend far too much time killing birds under my feeders as it is
I don't want to add to their population.
Great! I knew a few others on here in CDR would be growing these
. I have one sad looking orchid that bloomed a few years running, BUT this year’s constant rains made good food for some snails. It’s still alive - but sad.
We can't grow orchids or Christmas cactus outdoors in the UK. They're indoor plants hereGreat! I knew a few others on here in CDR would be growing these
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Granted, I don't have enough windows or window sill space for all the cats right now. They're all indoor-only cats (except for Dragon's naughty but thankfully short excursion late last night).
It's a challenge right now because the cats haven't been allowed in our bedroom the last couple weeks, when we moved the mud turtles into a 20L tank in our bedroom. That cut off access to about half of the windows they're used to.
It's a challenge right now because the cats haven't been allowed in our bedroom the last couple weeks, when we moved the mud turtles into a 20L tank in our bedroom. That cut off access to about half of the windows they're used to.
Pastel Tortie
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That's why all of mine are spayed/neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, and INSIDE. That, and we live near the intersection of two well-traveled two lane roads. I couldn't bear coming home to a familiar colored pelt in the road. We have a lot of predators out here, and not all of them are mechanical.They spend far too much time killing birds under my feeders as it is
We're having a pretty decent rain event here this a.m. Rained off and on all night too. We could sure use it. But it makes it hard to go out in the a.m. and take care of my tortoise duties. My daughter bought me this last Christmas (sorry, couldn't figure out how to get a picture of the mirror without the glaring flash feedback):
So that takes care of walking back and forth from one tortoise yard to the next, however, it doesn't fit through the shed doors, so it has to be removed everytime I get where I'm going. Might as well use a regular umbrella. Oh well, my daughter's heart was in the right place.
So that takes care of walking back and forth from one tortoise yard to the next, however, it doesn't fit through the shed doors, so it has to be removed everytime I get where I'm going. Might as well use a regular umbrella. Oh well, my daughter's heart was in the right place.
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The screen lids for 20L tanks are nowhere near as sturdy as those designed for 40B tanks. The 40B lid can hold a cat or two (or maybe even three) without incident.
Our bearded dragon tank (40B) is under the old fireplace mantel (the fireplace is no longer functional since the roof was replaced last year). A few months ago, our smallest cat, Pixie, who tips the scales at a whopping 6 lbs, was up on the mantel where she knows she isn't supposed to be.
Anyway, Pixie got spotted on the mantel that morning, and got fussed at, and she was so startled at being caught and fussed at, that she jumped down from the mantel in a panic.
Down came a fairly heavy, framed piece of artwork, the corner of which hit the lid of the 40B tank. The artwork and Pixie were both fine. The screen lid, hinged lengthwise, barely showed a dent. You'd have to know what you were looking for, and where, to find it again.
The LEGO Christmas village, which had been living on the mantel since last year, did not fare so well. The LEGO village has received its disaster declaration, and the wayward pieces have been recovered, but the reconstruction effort has not yet begun. That's on my significant other's to do list.
Our bearded dragon tank (40B) is under the old fireplace mantel (the fireplace is no longer functional since the roof was replaced last year). A few months ago, our smallest cat, Pixie, who tips the scales at a whopping 6 lbs, was up on the mantel where she knows she isn't supposed to be.
Anyway, Pixie got spotted on the mantel that morning, and got fussed at, and she was so startled at being caught and fussed at, that she jumped down from the mantel in a panic.
Down came a fairly heavy, framed piece of artwork, the corner of which hit the lid of the 40B tank. The artwork and Pixie were both fine. The screen lid, hinged lengthwise, barely showed a dent. You'd have to know what you were looking for, and where, to find it again.
The LEGO Christmas village, which had been living on the mantel since last year, did not fare so well. The LEGO village has received its disaster declaration, and the wayward pieces have been recovered, but the reconstruction effort has not yet begun. That's on my significant other's to do list.
Pastel Tortie
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That was sweet of her.
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Orchids... From a warmer, better groomed time frame (last year, I think).
The one blooming in the front is Aliceara Pacific Nova 'Okika' - with the yellow flowers.
The one blooming in the front is Aliceara Pacific Nova 'Okika' - with the yellow flowers.
Pastel Tortie
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I'll have to do an inventory of which orchids have survived another year. Half of the survivors probably need to be repotted, divided, triaged...
