To even greater relief than usual, Speedy is up!

This was him at about 10.30.  Hint: click to enlarge, then look for an eye next to the leaves.

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We are creeping cautiously forwards.
Survey issues resolved - small reduction to cover electrical work: tick
Prices agreed for appliances and curtains: tick
Completion date of 3rd April: tick
Solicitors sorting out small print of clauses and exactly how the money changes hands: pending.
Tortoise out of hibernation and ready to visit bugshaw: no, but we know ( Read more... )

Speedy spent most of Wednesday trundling round the garden. Then I went out to the bins at about 3 and saw his back half sticking vertically out of the ground where I thought he'd gone to hibernate before. He was waving his legs around in what turned out to be quite a purposeful way because the front legs underground were digging him further in, ( Read more... )

Speedy is back up. He popped up this morning and I can see him still lumbering around the garden now ( Read more... )

Like the weather, Speedy has suddenly decided it's winter. He was still (relatively) running about until yesterday, though he clearly had plans because he stopped eating several weeks ago. Now all I can see is the very top of his shell. Normally slowing and digging down is a much more gradual process, though I suppose it'll be a few more days ( Read more... )

Speedy came out of hibernation yesterday. It felt very early, perhaps because Easter is late this year. Last year he came up on 9th April, but the year before was March 17th, which isn't much later. Daffodils are just coming into flower. Normally he waits until they're finishing. The cats are intrigued but seem to remember him from last year ( Read more... )

It's a busy half term this term. And I'm still working too, so apologies if I miss things on LJ as I'm only reading patchily.

Monkeys have bought a new car (used Skoda Octavia estate) with much visiting of dealers and haggling, not least with Squirrelmonkey who offered to rent out his bedroom so we could buy something with real leather seats. But ( Read more... )

Up
Speedy came out of hibernation yesterday and pottered about the garden snacking on lettuce.

Out
Kittens had their first venture outdoors--briefly because they haven't had all their shots yet.
Monkey boys are on their way to Peterborough Cathedral to play Malcolm Arnold's A Grand, Grand Overture for 3 Vacuum Cleaners, 1 Floor Polisher, 4 Rifles ( Read more... )

Back in mid-October, when I wasn't really paying attention, Speedy the tortoise put himself to bed.

On Sunday, a little hole opened up and we saw his nose and (closed) eye, like so:


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Speedy, the tortoise, has been too quick for me. Before I could put him in a nice box in the shed, he made his own arrangements in the garden. Partly in case I need to find him before spring, here's where he went. (Lower left, where they soil looks crumbly.)


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