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Hot Chocolate Anyone ?

Hot Chocolate Anyone ?

Hi All

There is a thread operating on the Lived Experience Forum under Night Shift where members who are having trouble sleeping for any reason give a bit of a shout-out, to see if there is anyone else sleepless and looking for company. It's been such a great thing, I thought I would start one over here too.

I have had the odd few nights where I have woken up on and off, and my kids have been having a bit of trouble some nights too, depending on what has happened during the day.

Being a carer can be lonely too, so if you are making an after-midnight cup of something hot, and wonder who else might be doing that too, maybe have a look-in here and see if anyone else is about.

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Hi @Former-Member Yes those places are great for soups, they have lots of them...

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@grouchyoldlady, I have 4 stepchildren now who are all adults and they all have different levels of Inherited Depression like their dad xx

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Thanks @Former-Member ...... 😔

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@Faith-and-Hope an idea for a study nook for you to save on space

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Have the new finches settled in well @Adge

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Yes they seem very happy @Former-Member

It was funny.

As soon as I put the new 4 Javas in there (I only had 2 males left) - one of the males started singing away...

I think that meant "Woopee, I have company"...

Or "Woopee, female Java finches"...

Adge

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Is there an alpha male @Adge

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Possibly @Former-Member I wouldn't know which one, because they all look identical (to me)...

Monomorphic birds are really difficult to tell the sex of, because the visual differences are so subtle (tiny) - that I can barely tell from looking at them.

Many types of finches are like that. So I have to go by behaviour (& song).

The males are often more boisterous (pushy), & often it's only the males that sing (or sing a long tune).

Zebra finches are easy (Dimorphic), because the males & females look very different (feather colour & pattern).

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Hi Peoples, am I too late for a mulled cider nightcap?

HI @Faith-and-Hope. Glad to hear you tracked down a cat cafe.

Hello @grouchyoldlady and welcome.

I've had a busy day. We picked up a new-secondhand washing machine off a friend today, which meant the trailer needed to be empty. It was full of straw Hubby picked up for me after a town event, nearly a month ago. So that meant I needed to empty out the compost I had in the old plastic rubbish bins that I use for garden storage. The compost ended up around some fruit trees, and now the straw should stay dry enough to be good bedding for the rabbits and guinea pigs. Yay!

And the next job will be wrangling out the old washing machine so we can put the new one in... which will mean sorting out the stuff that's accumulated around it since it broke down. Will be good not having to use a laundromat for the washing, except that means Hubby and I will have to find another excuse to go out for a cuppa.

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