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Seems ages since I wrote my last blog

Seems ages since I wrote my last blog but it is only a fortnight. A fortnight from now Christmas will all be over! I have been very busy over the last couple of weeks, as is everyone at this time of year. We enjoyed a nice two night break in Bournemouth last week and Monkey World was great. It was a cold, wet day and I think there must have been less than a dozen people in the park but it meant I could sit and watch the animals. I saw my little Orang-utan that I sponsor but most of the monkeys and apes stayed indoors. The bugs are all snug in their bug house (costing me a fortune in electricity). I have managed to cut down on a considerable amount of stock so I won't have so many animals to care for over the festive season. My Christmas card has been going down a storm, I have had lots of nice comments. The photo of Teddi and the bugs is very daft but who wants to be sensible at Christmas? Unfortunately I have run out of cards now but I have ordered some more and they should hopef...

I cannot believe it is December already!

I cannot believe it is December already! Christmas is approaching way too fast. I am writing my blog this evening as I will be taking my sister out Christmas shopping all day tomorrow. This week has flown by, I have had so much to do. Saturday was both frustrating and hilarious. I took loads of photos of Teddi and the bugs, for this year's Christmas card and it took hours. She was incredibly good but I hadn't realised that she is frightened of bugs and she kept flinching whenever one touched her paw. When she did this her Christmas hat fell forward over her eyes. I ended it up tying it on in the end. The Hissing cockroaches kept losing their little hats too so I glued them on (only light glue, they were fine "no animals were harmed in the making of my 2011 Christmas card"). There were several contenders for the best photo but after a family vote, we picked a winner and I have ordered them online through Snapfish. I hope they will arrive before Monday so that I can sta...