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Giz has been very sick today. Im on my third kitchen roll and have gone through have a bottle of carpet disinfectant. I wont even tell you about our downstairs cloakroom were the litter tray is!

Poor fella!!

SM

Oh dear SM.I hope Giz is better tomorrow. Glad you did'nt say anything about the cloakroom, just drinking my Boddys
WS

Good morning everyone - what a fantastic day so far, freezing cold and frosty but brilliant sunshine.

SM I hope Giz is better today, I don't envy you with the cloakroom

Doogs I'll give you a call once we're there - can't wait

The RGS talk was wonderful. Rachael works in Zambia with the 6 orphan eles that the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation are funding. She showed photos and clips and it really was inspiring. Simon King talked about raising Toki and Sambu which was we all know had happy and extremely sad moments. He also showed photos and clips and it was a great evening. I got carried away as usual and bought a David Shepherd book and two of his prints. It was lovely to catch up with some of the people we've been on safari with and of course Simon and Marguerite of which more new later (their latest project).

Priscilla Queen of the Desert was amazing - what a show! Stunning costumes and just so funny. Pete for some reason had no idea what it was going to be about (3 drag queens going from Sydnay to Alice Springs on a bus) but he thought it was brilliant too.

So back to work and another big catch up have a great day everyone.

Lai

Hi everyone!! I've been doing my vanishing act again, but this time not even any time to check in! I'm in the office on my own this afternoon so thought I'd take the time to have a catch up!

SM, I hope Giz is better. Must be horrible, I certainly don't envy you. Millie's was a sicky pup the other day, but luckily one one day and luckily only sick! That was a mess in its self!! I'd hate to imagine what you're going through.

Lai, the talk you went too sounds wonderful. Did you have a box of tissues with you?

Doogs, I hope you have a wonderful time!!

LW, glad to hear you are getting there. Knowing there is already an interest in the house is good as well. Takes a lot of pressure off.

So, what else have I missed whilst i've been busy working??

Its been lovely, and sunny here today as well, but really frosty over night. Have a great day in Cheltenham Guys, have a Boddys for me , and get lots of winners .
I'm not sure if the Motswari Blog was on the last time you looked in, but if you have'nt checked it out, there are some fantastic photos, and news on there, and of course nthere's the petition to save collared bears, under lily & Hope
WS

Hi Everyone

And a warm welcome to our new members, it's lovely to see you here and look forward to getting to know you all better. Hope you enjoy this wonderful friendly forum.

Apologies for being absent again guy's but it has been a hectic but sad couple of weeks.
Some of you will know that a very dear friend of mine had breast cancer last year, then got what she thought was the all clear, as far as you can at that stage, then a week and a half ago she was told it had hit her liver in a huge way and she was given about 6 months to do and say all she wanted to do. Sadly and very shockingly, she had a stroke, then a seizure and a week and a half later she passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. It was a massive shock and she has left behind a husband and three young children.
I have known her as a friend for 25 years and am Godmother to her two girls and my time, apart from everything else that is going on with my uncles stuff has been spent helping the children and her husband.
Her funeral was yesterday and I can only say it was beautiful, heart wrenching and traumatic to see the children suffering. Today they start to pick up their life and I will be there as much as I can for them all along with their good support network.
I will be around here again though but saying that I am on holiday next week and will be spending the week going backwards and forwards to London as that massive job is still ongoing, so next week may be a slack week as well.
I am really sorry to keep being off but this year has been a huge headache, I am hoping that the Spring brings a more settled time.
I will do my best to keep in touch and catch up with everything thats going on here as I have missed you all loads and littlewid the nutter needs to be back real soon

littlewid-x-

Chin up,shall I tell you a joke?........................maybe not.

LW, I am so sorry to hear your news. How very very sad. Thinking of you and your friends family at this horrible time.

Love from
Anne-Marie and Millie xx

As you know LW I was so sorry to hear about your friend. My thoughts are with her Husband, and Children. They could have no better person to support them at this time.
Hopefully with having a week off, you will be able to make a big dent in your work in London, and that will make you feel as though your getting to the end of it.
We really want out little nutter back, its been that bad, I've been to the Doctors to have my ears tested. I thought I'd gone deaf
WS

So sorry to hear your sad news Littlewid, what an awful shock for all of you and her husband, children and family. We are all thinking of you and send massive hugs and kind thoughts. You really are having a tough time at the moment so hoping things will get better soon. I am sure you are slowly getting through your uncles things but it can't be easy especially as you have to go up to London all the time.

Take care and hope all the furries are well and keeping you company.

Lai

Thanks guy's, your thoughts are really appreciated

Don't worry WS......the nutter is striking back........my stupid sense of humour is posted in the jokes section Glad your ears have had a rest but you had better get those ear defenders out again

Off to my sisters this evening, so hope you all have a good evening.

And thanks again guy's.

littlewid-x-

LW re: last night. Can we say??

SM

Sneaking on whilst I am at work going to get shot , yep go ahead SM

littlewid-x-

come on spill the beans ..............................................................



Lai

OK LW, TT and I are going on Safari



Guess where we are going ?????????

NO!


Begins with M



Has a Chad running a round it somewhere.



If you need another clue you do not read this forum enough






Motswari!!!

(a ball of dust rises somewhere in the Motswari Game Reserve as Chad runs in the opposite direction screaming like a banshee!! lol)




We are looking at late 2012 to first half of 2013.

I got to save!

SM


PS. Sorry Lai for the overuse of !!!!!, but we are fit to burst with excitement!!!!

Oh wow - that is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo exciting for all of you - what FAB-U-LOUS news. Truly fantastic and wonderful and exciting.

Motswari looks amazing, what a great place to go. I am sure you are just over the moon

Can't wait to hear more on when and how and where (sorry I know where) but now I am excited

Lai

Thats wonderful news How exciting!!!!

Fantabidosus SM Ooooo I think thats going to be Doogs words You big tease SM leading us all on, I was going to ask what it was about, then I thought I'd let someone else be the fall Guy .
Your right LW you want do it again, and I'll be on your case.

WS
Ps Mind you I'd rather be on SM's case to Motswari

Ooops, sorry WS but SM was fit to burst to tell the news.......couldn't have her bustin' could I

Not sure if Motswari knows what it's in for with the three of us .......gonna be noisy I now that ......oh yeah.......i'm sure SM will let ya sit on her case

littlewid-x-

littlewid wrote:.......i'm sure SM will let ya sit on her case

littlewid-x-

Yeah to close it!

SM

that is awesome news!!! thanks so much for supporting the blog and deciding to come and visit yourselves!!!

please let me know closer to the time when you are thinking of coming...late november is a good time, before the rains arrive to thicken everything up; otherwise march is also nice....not to say december, jan and feb are not good, but the thicker bush does make it a bit more challenging -but a whole lot of other amazing things are around in summer - migratory birds, baby impalas, and just an amazingly lush bush that i love!

look forward to meeting you all then!

Cheers

Chad

Hi Chad

Although we love a challenge I am sure we will come when it's a bit clearer......don't want to miss a thing We are so excited about visiting and will surely let you know when we are arriving......Mmmmm is that a ploy so you can head off into the bush
SM & TT have done a safari before but this wil be my first, i'm off to Canada first and will hopefully see the bears and lots more and then it will be safari time
Your blog is so amazing it got us all fired up to come and visit and it can't come soon enough. We will let you know the dates and I am sure you will hear us arrive

littlewid-x-

One to start the week with

Lai

This ones brilliant Lai, Ive seen it before, and got it on my PC, but have'nt looked at it for a while
WS