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Sunday, January 31, 2016

Sunday with Gerbils

The Ladies are having a busy day shifting and chewing and dashing around Checking Up on Things. Crumpet gave the gerbil-ball a whirl last night, and found it... well, I don't know, but she didn't seem to mind it, and was quickly learning how to not get stuck in corners, of which there are many in this room. We have several inches of snow today, which was supposed to be Movie Day here, the afternoon spent watching MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, and HENRY V. Well, I can watch them on my own or with the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Tuesday Morning Gerbil Report

Crumpet was up and busy this morning, carrying mouthfuls of well-shredded this and that into the remaining box, creating a most cozy nest. It has been chilly the past several nights, the heat coming on even though the thermostat is set at it's lowest possible setting. That means, below 60F The Mothership, as we've come to call the construction of tubes, is somewhat reduced from its former roundness of edges as each has been reshaped according to gerbil mind and tooth. Gerbils, like all rodents,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 24, 2016

The Moon in Spendor

I thought I was waking too early, it was too dark and I wasn't ready... Then I looked out the window and there was the full moon slipping down the sky towards the hills... Of course, there are pictures... https://www.flickr.com/gp/therovingeye/6276Hc Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 21, 2016

New project!

COMMITMENT ENTHUSIASM INTEGRITY IMAGINATION EXCELLENCE T HEATER M AKERS is a collective comprised of professionals in the field of theatrical support and supply. We are makers and suppliers of scenery props costuming sound design video and graphics design, script-editing/dramaturgey research and grant-writing photography --all brought together under one roof and name to offer service both to the flowering Colorado Springs theater community and to anyone pursuing their own personal theatrics.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

When Davy Met Alice and Crumpet

https://www.flickr.com/gp/therovingeye/39ShXT When I posted some of the gerbil pictures on Fine Art America, suddenly the gals had last names: Alice Brighteyes and Crumpet Sillywinks. And, today's bonus link: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=939702112784787&set=a.108797069208633.23284.100002350207607&type=3&theater&notif_t=like Charlie made this puppet yesterday from twigs and wire. Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Out of Order

I got two things last night--sitting out on my porch when I got home. One, a tube of maps I'd ordered online from National Geographic, one a box of books with my shipping label but someone else 's books. Turns out the packing list in my tube was incomplete,also: two items not on the list as shipped, and three not shipped at all. This isn't even getting into the two maps that were back-ordered. So... since I paid by paypal, the gal at Customer Service had to refund the missing items there, and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 18, 2016

Monday Morning Gerbil Report

The girls are full of energy this morning, scritching away madly in their new box. They slept huddled in a corner of the tank last night because yesterday they ate their nest box. Well, shredded it. Most of it. It is now the foyer to the new box, a striped tissue box of the standard width but of the flattish sort. I stuffed a couple of tissues inside from which they can make softer nesting material. They seem not just busy, but actually enthusiastic, maybe even delighted. I don't know how one... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 16, 2016

Today's Morning Gerbil Report

Crumpet and Alice were quiet when I came out this morning, but upon my messing about with their habitat, both became quite busy. Fresh water and food set out, not yet hidden under cage litter, though they likely will be before noon. Castle has been replaced with Wheel; nest-box has been altered with the placement of a widish cardboard tube in the entrance creating access by tunnel; box has been shifted out of its corner and Crumpet has been diligently creating a back door to the box. It is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 14, 2016

finally, photos...

...of the last of the Christmas lights on a snowy day... then I got a little fascinated with the curtains....of a dozen David Winter Cottages--I have wanted to collect some of these since I first saw them years ago, and this week I found these in an antique mall in town for a wonderfully ridiculously low price....of Crumpet and Alice at home. They have an ever-changing habitat, which today is a little castle with a feature Charlie calls a 'reverse gerbil-faucet.'... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Woohoo!

Adnohr did it, at least, I lay it at her door because hers is the latest comment on this blog. Amanda dropped by with a calling card 2 hours ago, but Adnohr's comment was 42 minutes ago, and rolled over my visitor count to 14,000! And Charlie gets credit, too, for giving me so many things to write about and for you to read about! Thanks, everyone who visits often or now and then--comments are always welcome, but all visits are appreciated! Sign in to see full entry.

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