Author Archives: Ponder

About Ponder

I'm a train driver from Cardiff, have been married a long time and have 4 wonderful kids... all grown up now! Warning: I tend to lose The Game a lot.

Twitter

Well I tried it. I only told a couple of people, I was more interested in following a few things than posting updates. Within a couple of days I got my first random follower. It was a spambot, which was … Continue reading

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R.I.P. Misty

Yesterday she seemed fine, last night I found out about “fly strike”, this morning I buried her. I’ve never seen anything so swift and horrible. No more rabbits, they can die in too many ways 🙁

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Meet Tigger

Last weekend we had a new arrival. Here is Tigger, the mad ginger kitteh. I wonder if he’ll make it to icanhascheezburger before he calms down 😉

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Failbook

After much badgering from my family I’ve finally, and reluctantly, opened up a Failbook account. If anyone who knows me (realy life or online) wants to add me as a friend, feel free. I will not be adding anyone I … Continue reading

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Rix and Elaine’s Wedding

This weekend, myself and my wife went to Burnley to attend the wedding of our friends Rix and Elaine. The wedding ceremony was performed at Brierfield Baptist Church. The groom then had a great time driving us to Padiham Town … Continue reading

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Meet Petal.

To compensate for the loss of Chocolate, we took Courtney to the pet shop and met Petal, an albino Syrian. Although nervous, she’s he’s already easy to handle and is set to become another well loved pet 🙂 Yes, we’ve … Continue reading

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R.I.P. Chocolate

Today we took Chocolate the hamster to the vet, and lost another to the dreaded Cushing’s Disease 🙁

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Meet Peanut.

Yesterday we get a hamster to move into Fudge’s home. She looks almost the same as poor old Fudge but is a bit wilder. She bit her way out of the box on the way home and has been squeaking … Continue reading

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R.I.P. Fudge

This morning we lost Fudge, the tamest hamster I’ve ever known. He was fine last night but was not looking well this morning and seemed to wait for Harry to get up so he could see him one more time … Continue reading

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R.I.P. Nibbles

Nibbles, the guinea pig, has been unwell for a while now. It started with her losing hair and getting lumps under her skin. She also had an almost constantly wet bottom, but was lively enough otherwise and as I suspected … Continue reading

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