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Hot Chocolate Anyone ?

Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor25 May 2016, 9:48 pm AEST

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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Unknown userMember20 Jan 2018, 9:27 pm AEDT

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I know I would not be without my two whippets, they were so much comfort for me @Former-Member

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Unknown userMember20 Jan 2018, 9:31 pm AEDT

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Have found dried chicken necks at k-mart and reject shop - the hounds love them @Former-Member, I do spoil them with too many treats.

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Unknown userMember20 Jan 2018, 9:33 pm AEDT

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Holly got a lamb neck chop for her dinner tonight. I havent seen the dried chicken necks. But Holly likes fresh chicken necks for her dinner sometimes. I must try to find a K-Mart or reject shop around here that have them. Yeah Holly is very spoiled too.

Sherry x

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Unknown userMember20 Jan 2018, 9:37 pm AEDT

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Saw them for the first time this week, we give ours fresh necks. They rarely get lamb, we have our own beef so when we get a beast done they get a lot of that - but still like to given them variety.

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Unknown userMember20 Jan 2018, 9:39 pm AEDT

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Her favourite however is always freshly caught wild rabbit. Skinned and gutted by me of course. Are your whippets the miniature variety or full size?

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Unknown userMember20 Jan 2018, 9:48 pm AEDT

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@Former-Member my sister got my Gran's old cook book and came across a recipe for rabbit stew that started with "Take one bunny ....."
Ours are regular size, the minis are Italian greyhounds, whippets are in between them and regular greyhounds. Girl dog is a regular looking hound but boy dog is at the upper height range and has an endocrine disorder so he is fat and has a pot belly - doesn't look like a whippet, but he has a wonderful gentle nature. They like to chase and have caught a couple of young hares.

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Unknown userMember20 Jan 2018, 10:02 pm AEDT

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@Former-Member Ha ha, rabbit stew aye? We used to get rabbit a lot when we were kids. My Dad used to trap rabbits back then and sell them to butchers in town. Not so much stew usually, but more often a variation of KFC, or KFR in this case. So fried rabbit. It used to be good too.

Your whippets sound lovely. My husband has a friend who has a whippet, and he's a beautiful boy too. We have some neighbours not too far from here and they have 2 rescued former racing greyhounds. They really do have a nice nature. Yep I reckon a whippet has a chance against a hare. Holly will go tearing off after them, but has no chance of catching them. She is a long legged little thing, but she's only tiny in size, under 5kgs. But she will always try. Rabbits are a different thing though, and she has a very good success rate there. She has a good nose on her and can sniff them out very easily, and hope to get them before they get a straight run.

I have to go now. Thanks for keeping me company. Good night to you.