Are we cute?

Taking a ferret (in this case Chewit) for a walk basically consists of stopping in one place for a while as they sniff every detail, then a bit of a walk where they zigzag across the path following certain smells, then a sudden burst of speed, before stopping & starting the whole process again.

Oh I feel this.

Yes, I have 2 as well. My first ever dragon was Idris ( ivortheengine.fandom.com/wiki/Idris ), who made me fall in love with them as a kid, then as an adult, it has to be Toothless, he reminds me of our first Welsh Polecat in his mannerisms.

Any mustelid fans here?

Anywhere you look in this home, there's hammocks, fleeces, cosy cups at any given time but no, Bandit would far rather rip apart a litter pad and sleep in between it!!!

Humming bird happy hour

Some memories of Celebrations today we explored Dungeness with Swizzels and Waffle.

Wishing my lovely husband Clive, a Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 Hoping it's a lovely day.

Just a little reminder, it's been very dry for a few weeks now, so please do not forget to water your ferrets at least every other day.😉🌧💧🚿🐾

"Wake up & smell the roses they said", "mumble mumble mumble", "I've wandered round the garden for hours, still can't find a #@*%% rose"

Rhubarb says "just 10 more minutes, mum!" 🐾🥰💤💤💤

When you find a cheap bag of soft toys in a charity shop, so buy them for the ferrets. You then find they are more interested in the bag, than all the toys, & there is now no hope of ever hearing the TV again.

"It's a game of willpower, your arm will soon get heavy & I'll still be here!"

No ai. Just real beauty

NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA

So much for making the bed when we get up, Bandit has "made" it how he likes it...🐾😄🥰

"Did someone say chicken?" 🐾🥰

Ohh honey, I made you a flap jack pizza, I meant to honest...

On this day in 2011 a collared dove arrived in our garden. It was very friendly, so we encouraged it with food. Soon there were 2, & they moved in. They or their siblings are still here. They are not the brainiest, often trying to make a nest in the lawn, dispite the ferrets, but do makevus smile.

"I'll cover your face buddy, no need for us both to be sent down for this job!"

It's International Waffle Day! She says "As it should be every day" #InternationalWaffleDay #WaffleDay #WafflesDay

Today marks the 84th anniversary of Flower, the first skunk to rise to widespread fame! Seen here in a sketch by his creator, Marc Davis

Twirl realised just too late for Drifter, that he had lost his broomstick!

No disrespect to a polite and neophyte Chinese crowd, but just imagine if this had been at the Crucible... #snooker youtu.be/vM3QucWQygg?...

>:c

We picked up some fence garden pots when they were on sale. Now the suns peaking out it's time to get the garden ready, with lots of help from Custard, Hershey, Swizzel & Waffle.

It's got to the stage that even the ferretts are getting fed up with all this damp weather! Fuse & Bandit have decided the indoor electric blanket is far more preferable to the bedding outside in the run.

Donut is trying hard to fit in, now the hormones are settling down. Rhubarb & Custard, Rhubarb is still arguing over the 'top dog' position, but someone warm to sleep with wins over arguments. Lastly Hershey, who loves any warm body.

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

Awww, Nala our monster ferret is asleep on our bed, apparently dreaming of chasing bunnies...🐾🥰

I’ve spent this morning morbidly watching the MTV channels close down and the final songs played were: MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles) Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna) MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls) MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)

Have you ever seen an albino otter before? Neither that or Steve has a REALLY bad hangover...

Little Crunch has been here for exactly 4 weeks. In that time she has gone from a flea (& ticks) bitten, very nippy stray, to this gorgeous kissy, plumped up cuddly beauty. I think you can work out the before & after pictures

Merry Christmas everyone. Hope you all have a great one... I'm off to open my stocking.❤️🥰🐾🐾🐾

Steve claims not to have thrown a snowball in Brad's "Annoying little face". The evidence suggests otherwise.....

Bee-autiful 🐝💚

Smartie, Christmas 2010. He knew how to help with the decorations.🥰❤️🐾

I will be good for Santa, I will be good for Santa.....

Daim is our old lady, she came from the rescue, after the guy who ran it, died, & is living out her remaining time with us. She has insulinoma, but is hopefully living her best life. She has a daily amble around the garden then curls up on her heated blanket to sleep for most of the day.

The ferrets got their Christmas present early, mainly because it's hard to hide a 4ft wooden wheel... We have been sitting here all evening watching them having a great time with it. Swizzels & Skittles arguing over it.

Custard is being a "carpet shark" tonight.

We got back home, just made a cup of tea, & got a call that they had caught it in a humain trap. So back out again. After a few hard nips getting it out of the trap & into a carrier. Having got home, we find we have picked up this pile of ticks covering a very sharp set of teeth!!!

Had a strange day, we were asked to help catch a stray ferret spotted in someones compost heap, so first thing this morning we took Swizzels & Waffle round to this garden to try & lure it out. No luck. At dusk, we went for a walk around the local area in case it had come out for food, no luck again.

This day 15 years ago, according to my photo memories, we had snow. The ferrets were really excited, but a bit miffed the sledge wouldn't go on it's own, so tried to push it. I had to put the camera down, & join in.