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Sharron Bassano's avatar

What a story! A riot of different species. It must have been quite a challenge growing up in your family! ha ha ha. That explains a lot. "The song of his people." Cute!

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Sharon Hudson's avatar

Thanks, Sharron! Yes, it was a character-building experience, growing up in my family. Either that, or I'm crazy. Could be both! lol

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Yes.... about that "crazy" part.... As long as you are having fun out there at the Gopher Farm, that is all that matters.

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Sue H's avatar

I remember this day SO well, pure chaos! But, didn't fat little Bobo also get stuck in a long carpet tube and we had to shake him out? Same day? Or, maybe a different day? Anyway, love this post Sis! ❤️💙💜💚

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Sharon Hudson's avatar

Thanks, Sue! Yes. Bobo DID get his chubby little butt stuck in a carpet tube, and we, indeed, shook him out on the lawn, and it was on a different day... poor little Bobo.

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Rebecca Holden's avatar

SUCH fun, Sharon!

Have you ever read 'Danny, Champion of the World' by Roald Dahl? It's one of my favourite books of his, I think. One of the characters hypnotises pheasants - reading your post has taken me right back to when I read the book. You've prompted me to seek it out from the library!

Also: Throck Morton P. Guildersleeve, Jr.? AWESOME name. 🤣

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Sharon Hudson's avatar

Thank you, Rebecca!! No, I haven't read that book, but now you have me curious. Sounds like my kind of people. Yes, that goldfish was awfully small, for such a big name, but he wore the name proudly. ha ha!

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Terry Martin's avatar

That’s priceless! What a fun memory!

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Sharon Hudson's avatar

Thanks, Terry!! It was wild! Glad you enjoyed it!

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Linda Brown's avatar

A fun, funny memory!

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Sharon Hudson's avatar

Thank you, Linda! It was very funny to us. However, Bobo was not amused! 😉

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James Ron's avatar

You had a real circus going on there! Pretty funny. Terrific pet names!

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Sharon Hudson's avatar

Thank you, James Ron! We always had more than one pet competing for attention in our house. And most of them had funny, or weird names.

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Jill CampbellMason's avatar

Three rings? ONly three? I'm certain you had 4 rings to your well-lived circus at times!

Well done!

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Sharon Hudson's avatar

Thank you so much, Jill! There were times I couldn't count the rings in our circus.

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Jill CampbellMason's avatar

I hear you!

In the late 1950s I had a circus trainer for a gymnastics coach since my acrobatics went beyond what my ballet teacher knew. I had no idea what I was in for!!

And it never stopped.

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