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hollydolly said:
Cut the lawns today..should have waited until I'd cut them before taking the photo above.. :D ..gloriously warm today... now past 5.30pm, got duck legs in the oven for dinner.. gonna coat them in Plum & hoisin sauce then they're cooked.
I got the Water bowls for the hedgehog family refilled... they're getting through water at a rate of knots.. not spotted them this year yet but I'll catch sight of them at some point.. just gonna go out when it's dark in the garden at precisely the right time.. still got the bird feeders to refill, only filled them a couple of days ago, the birds seem to be ravenous this year..
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Hedgehogs are wild?
 

Yesterday, Sonny worked on my mobility chair ("Jazzy") and even though the one tire is not fixed yet, he said I can still drive it. So I will try it to the dumpster today. I know I should walk for my exercise but I want to test Jazzy. Maybe I will walk later or something. I told him if my tire causes me to be stranded to expect a call for me and then he has to come here immediately to rescue me.

My son surprised me by coming by to tell me happy mother's day yesterday. Even though he comes here all the time, sometimes he does not see or talk to me on special days (due to his disability). Not his fault. I was happy with that.
 
katlupe said:
I researched them and it seems that they are pets here but doesn't sound like they make an ideal pet. I think one of my friends on fakebook has one as a pet. People here keep just about every kind of animal as a pet.
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aww ... the little family of hedgehogs in my garden would be very sad if locked up...that said , people here keep snakes in tanks no bigger than 5 feet..I hate that. Snakes are not mean to be locked up.. they can't even stretch to their full length...
 
hollydolly said:
aww ... the little family of hedgehogs in my garden would be very sad if locked up...that said , people here keep snakes in tanks no bigger than 5 feet..I hate that. Snakes are not mean to be locked up.. they can't even stretch to their full length...
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Turtles too. I have always liked seeing them outside but hate when I see someone pick them up and box it to take home. I worked in a small factory and a wild turtle lived around the building. One day I came in the break room to see it in a box. When everyone went out for lunch, I let it go. The person who put it in a box kept asking everyone where it was. I didn't say a word.
 
Good luck @Paco Dennis. I always feel better just having a name put to a thorny medical problem and knowing there's treatment for it!

As for me...the clock isn't ticking fast enough. I'm in between looking forward to being done with it and dreading the (probably painful) recovery.

That reminds me... @Mizmo How's your recovery coming along?
 
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I prefer trying to take care of my own health, but I have a limit apparently. I made the appointment last night when feeling out of options. He had this morning open. Lucky. He said my feet and ankles look ok and it is not that unusual that your feet feel warm/hot. My abdomen is related to an umbilical hernia, and my sinus issues he thought I should try Prednisone. So starts a 2 week "chore" that I will have to make an alarm reminder for, because I forget sometimes why I enter a room. :) I feel better for going.
 
What do those happy outdoor hedgehogs near your house eat? @hollydolly
Perhaps grubs?

The local groundhogs, hereabouts, (different species of course!)
eat all the plants, so are not welcomed by gardeners of either flowers or of vegetables, even though they are cute, interesting wild animals, of course.
 
Kaila said:
What do those happy outdoor hedgehogs near your house eat? @hollydolly
Perhaps grubs?

The local groundhogs, hereabouts, (different species of course!)
eat all the plants, so are not welcomed by gardeners of either flowers or of vegetables, even though they are cute, interesting wild animals, of course.
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No they don't eat plants.. they eat grubs and insects.. but if say there's a hard frost and they can't reach insects they will eat a supplementary diet left out for them of cat food or similar
 
hollydolly said:
No they don't eat plants.. they eat grubs and insects.. but if say there's a hard frost and they can't reach insects they will eat a supplementary diet left out for them of cat food or similar
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That's very interesting, thank you Holly.
Do they hang around under wild bird feeders, and nibble at tasty seeds that land on the ground in addition?:unsure:
 
Kaila said:
That's very interesting, thank you Holly.
Do they hang around under wild bird feeders, and nibble at tasty seeds that land on the ground in addition?:unsure:
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No, they don't, at least I've never seen them do that... they tend to spend all their time in the garden borders, where I have bark, and I leave little terracotta bowls of water for them, they can easily access insects there..
 
Kaila said:
Thinking of you often, @Mizmo !
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Thanks for your thoughts.....
I am still struggling with recovery mentally and physically. Life activity very limited.
Nurse comes every second day to dress what are supposed to be dissolvable stitches ...21 of them...but she feels they are not dissolvable so waiting now for call from family doctor who is supposed to have report on everything to clarify. Also lymph node incision under arm showing some stitches not dissolved
I just cannot believe how disorganized everything has been right from the beginning of this surgery and even prior which I have talked about in previous posts. You just would not believe some of the stuff I could tell you.
...and so life goes on
 
Went to the hospital for bloodwork and preadmission paperwork for my surgery. I have to go back on the 19th to do a covid test. They gave me the test kit with the vial I have to spit into..so I go to the hospital, spit into the vial and bring it inside to drop off
Now I am on hold with my bank support line. They upgraded their website and I am having issues signing in. I talked withe them earlier, got signed in for a minute and then kicked out again. I think because of the number of people trying to all get in at the same time. I may just wait and call tomorrow
 
I had a medical appointment first thing this morning which was 45 minutes away from where I live. All went well (thank you, God). On my way home I did a few errands. Walked the dog twice already and will walk her again this evening. Worked on my financial spreadsheet, did some housework and watched the hummingbirds at the feeders outside my front window. Also had a nice long conversation with my sister. She's four years older than I am. We're lifelong very best friends.
 

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