Night Owls: Part Two-whit, Two-woo

Hello everyone. Just after lunch here and we are about to go to my granddaughter’s housewarming. Their first house, so exciting for them . She is a nurse and has been working flat out recently,frontline work in the city.

Hello nanna8 how lovely! Have a super time.
Have you bought a house warming gift?

Good evening / morning to any Owls! ?
What is keeping you awake tonight?
Come and chat, all welcome

nanna8 (hello btw) was it you who posted earlier about your artist daughter (Helen?) Sorry, I get confused with all the different nanna names!
I googled her - she is a very talented lady indeed.

Oh! I've just seen that your thread about Helen is directly below this one!

Thanks Fanny. I know I am biased but she is a lovely person,too. A bit far left !! Goes with the territory I think and it is good to hear a different point of view. Shakes us up a bit in our boring views.

Morning all! Night owl checking in.

I'm an insomniac so don't sleep well anyway, but my natural rhythm is nocturnal.

I'll be shutting down the house soon so the pets can sleep (I recently adopted 3 degus youths to keep my lone pretty girl degu company following the loss of my handsome boy degu, so its a full house) and I'll be heading off to bed to read until about 4am.

Morning Savvy!
I'm going to have to make this brief as I need to Google degus! I've heard of them before but can't picture them...
I've just had to go downstairs and feed the dog (Gracie). I could tell that she was hungry. We've got absolute no proper routine in this house.
What are you reading Savvy?

Nanna8 I thought that she looked like a lovely person when I saw her photos.

Ah! That's what I thought that they looked like. They have a good lifespan for little animals.
What are they like as characters Savvy?
I've kept rats in the past. They were amazing, so clever, like little dogs.

They are wonderfully characterful, their vocal communication is second only to ours so there's lots of chattering and squeaking going on between them at the moment, and they are very intelligent! They're settling in well though.

I love rats, such beautiful little guys.

My girl is 3, my boy was 10 when he died and the youngsters are 1year 8months, so still very young.

I'm currently reading MC Beaton, I finished a Hamish McBeth last night and I'm about to start an Agatha Raisin. After that its a book about Jeremy Bamber (and I wonder why I have trouble sleeping, lol)

Ooh they sound fabulous.
I'd love to have some little animals; but the dog cannot be trusted!

I have a love/hate relationship with Agatha Raisin. The books really annoy me; I think that Beaton is a terrible writer and Agatha a horrible character; but the books are so cosy and comforting, and I always find myself returning to them
I listen to a lot of audiobooks, and Penelope Keith reading AR is very relaxing easy listening.

Thinking about Jeremy Bamber - there used to be a regular Night Owl who was really interested in real life crime. She often posted about what scary thing she was watching late at night. I can't remember her name at the moment.
It's definitely a lot quieter on this the than it was. But as I've said before, the whole site is very quiet these days. It's a bit of a worry...

This thread, that should say

Well, I intend trying g to sleep again now. I've been down to the kitchen for antacids as I was woken by a bout of acid reflux. Have sat up, reading for a while until they take effect.
I had to Google degus as I had no mental image of them. What delightful little creatures.

I moved out of here because all the animal talk was disconcerting. I'm so hopeless with wildlife. Happily my GC seem well grounded in that arena and handle all sorts of creepy crawlies. Guess my city upbringing didn't give me the best kick start. Off to do some TV catch up.

'morning Kim!
Oh, I don't remember the creepy crawly conversations.
I must admit that I am fascinated by insects.

I must admit I'm fascinated by insects
Fanny C Pity you can't head off to Illinois just now!
If you can love millions of cicadas,!

"Cicadas set to emerge in once in every 17-year event "
| New Scientist.

OoRoo

Oh yes! I heard about that on Radio 4 yesterday. ?????

Thanks Rufus. I'll cancel my trip!!

Thanks Rufus. I'll cancel my trip!
Kim19 Now don't do that just because of something I said!

Fanny told me when I joined that you are a lover of exotic lunches!?
Our TV News showed an Illinois chef preparing meals using cicadas, including fried, grilled, boiled; etc. etc!
Not for me though!
Anything with eyes staring at me reproachfully from my plate always tends to curb my appetite. But each to their own!
Not sure if Tescos would stock them; not much demand I guess!
Bon Appetite!
OoRoo

Rufus, did I?
I know that we all enjoyed hearing about your lunch menus.

Rufus, did I?
Fanny C Now, I know that's not a rhetorical question and so deserves an answer;
Yes you did!

Exotic is good for me.

Morning / evening all! ?
I've just scrolled through about five pages of the 'Chat' forum in order to locate and unearth our poor, neglected thread!
Everyone is welcome
Come and say hello (please!)
Why are you awake and what are you up to at this daft time?

And now the bloody thread isn't showing up in 'Active'