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.

Meet Caramel

To replace cream we bought Caramel. He’s a lovely little thing and quite a saving on power since we put a generator on the wheel 😉

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R.I.P. Cream

Today our “old man” hamster passed away in his sleep. He was lively up to the end, despite being 2½ years old. Longest lived hamster we’ve had so far.

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R.I.P. Snowy.

I’ve been really busy lately so only just getting around to reporting the sad loss of our white budgie Snowy, which happened last week. Bluey’s been quiet of late, but is chirping away merrily in his cage at the moment … Continue reading

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Meet Chopra.

Today we had a new addition to the family, bringing the hamster total back to 5. Chopra (named after the Cardiff City striker) is a little sweetie so far. I must say we’ve been lucky with hamsters and never had … Continue reading

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R.I.P. Toffee.

Almost 2 years old and with completely knackered eyes being the symptom of something more serious, Toffee, was put to rest last Monday. Although it’s always sad to lose a pet, he was a good age for a hamster.

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R.I.P. Auntie Barbara

Last Friday, after a short stay in hospital, my auntie passed away in her sleep, aged 82. A warm hearted person, she’ll be missed 🙁 Funeral arrangements still forthcoming. I’ll update when finalised.

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Meet Stewie

Yesterday, a new addition somehow sneaked in named Stewie. He’s already settled in quite nicely but I think I’m going to have to oil his wheel to stop it overheating!

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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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