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Advanced Tortoise Wrangling: The Further Unexpected Adventures of Humphrey the Tortoise.

Humph was finally home. The relief was huge. Nothing could possibly go wrong now. And then his kidneys failed. To be continued… … Intermediate Tortoise Wrangling. So it seems I’ve left this cliffhanger un-answered for several months. After 8 months in the wilderness (i.e the garden of the block of flats that adjoins our house) HumphreyContinue reading “Advanced Tortoise Wrangling: The Further Unexpected Adventures of Humphrey the Tortoise.”

… Intermediate Tortoise Wrangling.

So, the last you’d heard:  it was a beautiful summer’s day.  We’d allowed Humphrey out into the garden to enjoy some sunshine and munch some weeds.  We momentarily turned our backs, and when we looked round seven or eight short hours later Humph was… GONE! … Tortoise Wrangling for beginners You’d be surprised how fast aContinue reading “… Intermediate Tortoise Wrangling.”

… Tortoise Wrangling for beginners

Folks who read this blog regularly are starting to complain. “It’s all, well and good hearing about you and your low level village idiocy. But we’re only putting up with you because we want to hear about Humphrey.” We decided a while ago we wanted a pet. Future-Mrs-Dr-Brown and I had a few criteria. NotContinue reading “… Tortoise Wrangling for beginners”