Diabetics R Us

[karen8967]

Good morning all have a great day

 

[Guzzler]

My little Kareltje is just the best cat in the world! I came home today after the funeral of a 90 year old aunt, a bit worried about the baby guinea-pigs, as Kareltje regularly visits their pen. When I came he was basking in the sun in the guinea-pig pen right next to the spot the babies usually are, so I was preparing myself to cleaning up a nasty family drama. But the baby guinea-piggies were right next to the cat, with their mother. Funny, wonderful cat! It catches mice, rats and moles (is that right in English? I mean the short-sighted animals living underground) regularly but seems to like my guinea-pigs as company

Yes, Mole is the right term. My old cat, sadly not with us any more, dispatched my middle son's gerbils one at a time. He then 'presented' them to me. Of course I told him that the gerbils had gone to live on the river bank, he is 26 now and still hasn't clicked.

 

[JohnEGreen]

Here's to the wee gentleman in the black velvet waistcoat.

A Jacobite toast alluding to the mole who's mole hill caused William of Orange's horse to stumble and fall bringing about the kings early demise.

Thought you might like the Dutch connection.

 

[Cumberland]

Yes, Mole is the right term. My old cat, sadly not with us any more, dispatched my middle son's gerbils one at a time. He then 'presented' them to me. Of course I told him that the gerbils had gone to live on the river bank, he is 26 now and still hasn't clicked.

Bless him

 

[Cumberland]

Good morning friends
Have a good day

 

[Bluetit1802]

Well, it's happened.

United Utilities who provide our water have announced a hose pipe ban from 5th August. Ironic really as the North West suffered severe flooding last winter.

 

[Guzzler]

Well, it's happened.

United Utilities who provide our water have announced a hose pipe ban from 5th August. Ironic really as the North West suffered severe flooding last winter.

This will be a case of 'One out, all out'. I expect Yorkshire Water will follow suit imminently.

 

[Antje77]

My little Kareltje is just the best cat in the world! I came home today after the funeral of a 90 year old aunt, a bit worried about the baby guinea-pigs, as Kareltje regularly visits their pen. When I came home he was basking in the sun in the guinea-pig pen right next to the spot the babies usually are, so I was preparing myself to cleaning up a nasty family drama. But the baby guinea-piggies were right next to the cat, with their mother. Funny, wonderful cat! It catches mice, rats and moles (is that right in English? I mean the short-sighted animals living underground) regularly but seems to like my guinea-pigs as company

Thanks for all the likes, folks! Not sure what went wrong, Kareltje, a rat, birds, the other guinea-pigs or the great escape, but the last newborns were nowhere to be found this morning. Luckily there are still the two-week old babies, who are thriving, but after losing 2 baby guinea pigs last week and 4 more today I think I'll refrain from pregnant guinea-pigs in the future. I could of course put them in a cage for safety but that wouldn't make me happy.
For today, I'll go on waiting till this stupid and much too hot day is over and try my luck with pizza. It was a stupid 'I pretend to not exist-day' anyway, so if diabetes doesn't like the pizza, too bad for diabetes but this day was stupid from the start so I'll erase it anyway.
Tomorrow I plan to think of clever ways to make life bearable and perhaps even wonderful again, despite the heat!

 

[karen8967]

Goodnight everyone sleep well

 

[Guzzler]

Good night, lass. I may be here for a while yet, not sleeping too well with this muggy weather.

 

[Antje77]

not sleeping too well with this muggy weather.

I'm with you. Going to try to dream of the north pole, or at least of swimming in a cool lake.

 

[heh]

Morning all

Another warm night but we had the fan running all night.
Meeting an old colleague for lunch today

Have a good day.

H

 

[karen8967]

Good morning all have a great day

 

[DavidGrahamJones]

Well, it's happened.

Some people, my wife being a culprit, my mother in law being another, insist on having a bath every day. "What's wrong with the shower" or "what about a cat lick?" like in my younger years (didn't live in a house with a proper bathroom till I was 21). I'm pleased we have the opportunity to keep ourselves clean but it's no surprise that we start running out of water very quickly. I chastised a friend at the weekend because he has a green lawn, and I knew why. Some people are less than socially spirited.

Another bright day, lets make the most of it while it lasts, the rain will be here soon.

 

[Cumberland]

Good morning friends
Have a good day

 

[Antje77]

Yesterday was a sad and depressed day because of the guinea-pigs and the heat. Tonight was nightmares about guinea-pigs. So I decided to go shopping today, as that seems to be what people do when they're sad.
See you later guys, I'm off to the guinea-pig shelter to do some serious shopping, expect to buy about 8 new guinea-pigs in need of a new home!

 

[Pipp]

Thanks for all the likes, folks! Not sure what went wrong, Kareltje, a rat, birds, the other guinea-pigs or the great escape, but the last newborns were nowhere to be found this morning. Luckily there are still the two-week old babies, who are thriving, but after losing 2 baby guinea pigs last week and 4 more today I think I'll refrain from pregnant guinea-pigs in the future. I could of course put them in a cage for safety but that wouldn't make me happy.
For today, I'll go on waiting till this stupid and much too hot day is over and try my luck with pizza. It was a stupid 'I pretend to not exist-day' anyway, so if diabetes doesn't like the pizza, too bad for diabetes but this day was stupid from the start so I'll erase it anyway.
Tomorrow I plan to think of clever ways to make life bearable and perhaps even wonderful again, despite the heat!

Oh no! Could they be kept in an enclosed pen with a wire mesh lid? That is what we always did when we kept guinea pigs. Never lost one, though we did have an escape artist who would climb like a spider, and we never did find out how frogs managed to get in through the tight spaces in the wire mesh.

 

[Cumberland]

Oh no! Could they be kept in an enclosed pen with a wire mesh lid? That is what we always did when we kept guinea pigs. Never lost one, though we did have an escape artist who would climb like a spider, and we never did find out how frogs managed to get in through the tight spaces in the wire mesh.

Frogs I love em such good slug and snail eaters

 

[Guzzler]

Frogs I love em such good slug and snail eaters

My favourite are toads especially Natterjacks but I havn't seen a Natty for donkeys years.

 

[Pipp]

Frogs I love em such good slug and snail eaters

Yes, unfortunately many neighbours are paving over their gardens, extending houses, and filling in ponds. We are trying to maintain a homely environment for the frogs and hedgehogs, who also make a meal of the slugs and snails, but we seem to stand alone in our neighbourhood.