Caryl

None of them are so far. I could show a pic of Ira, if you really want, but not sure if it would be of benefit to anyone

I am babysitting son's dogs while he and Dena are partying. Bedtime for them I think - the dogs that is. They are supposed to go out to poo before going into their crates but neither seems interested :roll: Going to see Mirror Mirror tomorrow.

That is looking really nice. You have done a good job of adding depth to the view.

It took me a minute to realise that was the back end of the cat :slfg: The chair for viewing those in the spa pool is a concern. Ira doesn't skinny dip - he chunky dunks :sml1:

They are a great addition to a community tank and a very peaceful, as long as the other fish stay out of their territory.

Apistogramma species. They are dwarf cichlids and very pretty.

I was talking to a friend this morning and she and her husband own a dairy farm. She said soon after they were married she bought some bright red cable for some part of the equipment for out in the paddock and her husband, who is colour blind, said "How will I find that in the long grass?" He could not see it as more than a different shade of grey to the grass. My brother is also colour blind so can't read traffic lights. He remembers which order the colours go. My sister can't see fine red stripes. She did not realise this until she thought she would have a go at squash and couldn't understand when people kept talking about the red stripe on the wall. She couldn't see it :roll:

To you they are quite different shades but to others, they are indistinguishable

3 - that was fun! I, too, missed the 3 in that centre green spectrum Grant got 19 but he is older 8) (His eyesight is better than mine though)

Could there have been some sort of spray on the kumera? Perhaps it has too high a sugar or starch content and they had a diabetic attack :dunno: Blanching is usually required for a tough green like cabbage as it breaks down the cellulose or something so it is digestible. Not a requirement with courgettes.

It doesn't use that much Ira. It takes us 3 - 4 days to get through a bag.

We like fires but not the hassle of bringing in wood and sourcing it etc. We tried gas, but it is too expensive here, and our room does not suit a heatpump so last winter we installed a pellet fire. Really pleased with it so far but only used it for half a winter. We hooked it up to the old gas fire thermostat so it cycles on and off all by itself. Only ran it in the lowest setting as the rooms got too hot. I think our next step, after replacing all the windows with double glazing, will be to install a ceiling thing to suck the heat up and around to the various room.

I think it will have to be put down. Gareth and Dena would take it but it would be terrified of the dogs and their other cats

You could take him Antwan do you think?

I too would use the wood fire with the heatpump as booster if required.

I am in ChCh for my aunt's funeral. We don't know what to do with her cat. It is just full grown but so scared of everything it won't come near (didn't come near anyone much when aunt was still alive either). It came from Cat Rescue but they won't take it, nor will the SPCA. :dunno:

My daughter and her family did a similar thing at a place just out of Christchurch. They loved it! The Microbes beat us at quiz again but we came second and only had half our team so can't complain.

When I had a cold marine I didn't have much light on it and the red anemones were fine.

Wear trousers if your legs are that upsetting It is not something I have ever noticed in lower tanks. Are the tanks in a high traffic area? What fish and is the tank well planted? They might just be skittish in their surroundings, rather than your legs having anything to do with it.

Do you mean sea lettuce? I used to collect this for my local marine and it looked great and the fish and other inhabitants loved it.

How do you know what they put on the shop tanks in her area Joe? Don't assume

Fish are like humans, you get good and bad attitudes. Some kribs are fine and peaceful but sometimes you will get one or two that are really nasty. They get very territorial when breeding and you will know when they have started as they wil have all the other fish huddling at one end of the tank!

Why don't you make a basic list of what they do have available, then we can offer further advise from there. Offering suggestions and then finding they are not available could take a looong time

I have been playing around with ideas for an Alice in Wonderland themed dinner. The Queen of Hearts she made some tarts... These were photographed before the knave knicked 'em