COLD DARK ROOM

[Ray--Opo]

I'll be thinking of you and hoping your results are good.

Thanks Lyn. ?

 

[Ray--Opo]

We are being taken over by Christmas critters!?

 

[Chefdenoel10]

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Well here’s the tree. It’s a very environmentally friendly fake tree doing it’s 26th Christmas for us. The decorations are an eclectic mix. Most hold memories in some way ?

The other big conservatory plants get decorated too ?
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I did a little video to show you the panoramic view. I have candles on the windowsills and it all looks very twinkly after dark with the reflections in the glass when they’re lit.

The squirrel, the mouse and the platapus!!!
???? LOVE THEM!!!!

 

[EllieMay]

And in less good news, son and girlfriend have covid. Apparently they got sick on Wednesday and the test result came through last night.

Fortunately they haven’t had it badly... sore throat, headache and aches and pains... but they must self isolate until December 21st.

Hopefully he will be fit to come home for Christ in the covid window on the 23rd. He says they’re both going to get tested again to make sure they’re clear before they travel.

Oh no!!! I hope it stays mild and passes quickly ?

 

[Ray--Opo]

Goodmorning all, starting my morning ritual with my diet coke, heat pad on my neck and lower back and ice pack on my amputated arm. In 15 min I will switch the heat to cold packs and vice versa with the arm. By then my pain meds will kick in and I will be back to almost normal.
Life goes on!?
Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[Ray--Opo]

Rose is done with the outside decorations!❤

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Goodmorning all, starting my morning ritual with my diet coke, heat pad on my neck and lower back and ice pack on my amputated arm. In 15 min I will switch the heat to cold packs and vice versa with the arm. By then my pain meds will kick in and I will be back to almost normal.
Life goes on!?
Hope everyone has a great day!

Normal has a completely different meaning this year.

 

[EllieMay]

We are good. I am recovering . Stephen is worse due to being diabetic, but is slowly recovering. His chest hurts and he cannot breath deeply, but his oxygen levels are not too bad ( we got one of those oximeters). Which is why I haven't been on. I have been trying to look after him, nagging him to take his meds etc in between me getting some rest myself. We are still under quarantine. I should be let out on the 17th and Stephen on the 18th. But it seems my eldest is showing some symptoms. So hopefully by Christmas it will have passed through our household. ?

Awww Carol.. I’m so sorry! I do hope it passes quickly and skips anyone else..

 

[EllieMay]

Well I finally caught up. There might be some posts I might have missed not sure. I thought I would share a walk around my little front garden.
Other than that it has been a beautiful and sunny day. Have an awesome weekend.

Very nice!! I absolutely love the cement pots you made. And I saw the gorgeous bowsprit.. he looked very content in his area..

 

[Maro2Bear]

Rose is done with the outside decorations!❤
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Wow Ray, you all really decorate! ?

 

[EllieMay]

Well...View attachment 312906joe sold my favorite covid painting. So I made him paint me another. This is it...

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I’m so impressed by the perception that he captures on canvas!!!

 

[EllieMay]

Very true - and because people are fed up of being in lockdown they are taking more chances.
The scientists here are expecting the numbers of cases to sharply rise after Xmas
I was hoping to see a plastic surgeon after Xmas because the skin graft hasn't taken completely so it's not a pretty sight, but that may not be possible now. Better to wait than get covid though.

I hope they can get you in... but you are right to take the safest route. Jess’s first skin graft did not take either.. they did a better job the second time around though. They used a different technique and it looked a lot better. The last 3 have all taken and are healing well now. I hope for the best results for you Lyn!

 

[EllieMay]

Thanks, it has had me worried for awhile. Definitive answer would be great.

I can only imagine... I will be praying for lots of good news for you. It’s time for a change in luck all the way around!

 

[EllieMay]

Good morning all! Wishing everyone a wonderful day. Love all the decorations I’m seeing. It’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas

 

[Maggie3fan]

Good morning all! Wishing everyone a wonderful day. Love all the decorations I’m seeing. It’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas
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Oh so cool

 

[Yvonne G]

Rose is done with the outside decorations!❤
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Holy cow! What a good job. Well done, Rose!!!

 

[Yvonne G]

Good morning all! Wishing everyone a wonderful day. Love all the decorations I’m seeing. It’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas
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Nice new halter for Christmas?

 

[JoesMum]

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Honestly she puts my efforts to shame!

 

[Aidrob206]

Hello, nobody in particular.
Welcome to Tidgy's Dad's Cold Dark Room.
Not expecting a lot of visitors in this pointless place, but this is where I live now.
It's good in here.
If anyone does visit, please feel free to say what you want( within forum guidelines, of course) and I will be happy to be silly, slightly insult you or ignore you completely which you are most welcome to do to me.
I will of course venture out occasionally, when I think I can be useful or annoying, but otherwise I live here now.
No advertising, let's see who spots me.
This is where i belong.
Tidgy is most unconcerned.

I have two questions that I feel stupid asking as I’m a seven year owner
1. My tortoise always hibernated correctly for 5yrs but has not hibernated the last 2yrs should I be worried and if yes what should I do to help
2. My tortoise broke its beak awhile back it was a descent size so I had it checked out they told me the basic stuff like it will heal on its own the problem is has not seemed to fix its self at all really the beak seems not to even acknowledge it it just grows along with the beak my worries are that she gets food stuck in between it and the rest of her beak sometimes she can get it out but she recently has been rubbing her head is it right to worry.

 

[Yvonne G]

I have two questions that I feel stupid asking as I’m a seven year owner
1. My tortoise always hibernated correctly for 5yrs but has not hibernated the last 2yrs should I be worried and if yes what should I do to help
2. My tortoise broke its beak awhile back it was a descent size so I had it checked out they told me the basic stuff like it will heal on its own the problem is has not seemed to fix its self at all really the beak seems not to even acknowledge it it just grows along with the beak my worries are that she gets food stuck in between it and the rest of her beak sometimes she can get it out but she recently has been rubbing her head is it right to worry.

You're going to have to cut up the food into tiny pieces until the beak is healed. Every time he bites it spreads the crack and the newly healed, growing beak cracks open again. But be sure to trim the beak back to normal shape. Beaks usually break because they were allowed to grow too long.

There is nothing wrong with keeping a tortoise up for the winter. As long as he's kept warm with lights on for 12-14 hours a day, hibernation (brumation) is not necessary.