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Not so bad, thanks love - am just chilling out with a beer before bed. Have had a long day working and then sorting out the hotel garden, I'm making a wildlife garden in part of it and it's a *lot* of work!

You don't fancy coming up and doing my garden...do you?
The puppy has totally trashed it....I've got sticks
coming up from the ground, where beautiful shrubs once stood

Yes I can, as long as I can rip the whole thing out in order to attract more of our feathered friends. I can't promise to put it back together again afterwards, though

I was growing things to attract butterflies.... with having cats... I think that it would be very unfair for me to invite our little feathered friends into my garden

Oh... maybe I could grow ostriches, or something

I've got Zebra finches out in the shed and they are all sitting on eggs

Have you? Fantastic, they're really cute little things - do you breed them then?

Yes...this is my first year for breeding them. I have 3 pairs and they have laid about 10 eggs
I'm planning to breed Rosella Parakeets, budgies, canaries
and other types of finches too

Good for you I didn't realise you were a proper Dr Doolittle!

I have a Zoo at home
2 Dogs
3 Cats
3 Terrapins (they are very big>
2 Rosella parakeet
2 Guinea pigs
2 Rabbits
1 Daegu (looks like a gerbil but comes from the squirrel family)
1 Chinchilla
6 Finches (and growing)
A pond and a tropical fish tank too

Just as well that I have a big garden

Blimey, do you sell little guides to all the animals and charge admission? That's quite a menagerie!

I've thought about that
I have a habit of taking in waifs and strays...pets that people have got bored of...

The finches came from the Isle of Sky...

one of the cats followed us home for 2 miles and just moved in...
Another cat was an abandoned kitten and I had to bottle feed him.
One of the dogs was a rescue dog, he was found at New Brighton pier with his legs broken.
The others where free to a good home

Awww, bless - heart of gold, you

Well I have to go now..and I don't want to....my bed is calling me.
Goodnight Hun...see you soon and take care

Off myself in a mo.. lovely to hear from you again, sleep well

Hi hun....How's your finger?

It's ok now, ironically enough I did my First Aid at Work this week, bit too late for me!

About to have my dinner, back later

I might not be online later...so don't rush back
Take care hun

hello stranger...you're living up to the name
of the pimpernel