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Last October halfterm, Terrie, 45, popped outside to enjoy some late autumn sunshine in the garden. That was the last we saw of her.
We searched for days and weeks, praying we'd find her. Hoping that she hadn't fallen over rocks and hurt herself, not drowned in the river or during the floods, or been harmed in the cold and frost.
We eventually abandoned hope that we'd ever see her again 
But today we found her poking her head up from the hole she'd dug herself into behind the garden wall
Wily old beasts, these tortoises 
She's now had a little bath and is warming up underneath the radiator in the lounge   |
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I hope that's true.
We had two terrapins years ago.
One escaped.
Six months later we found him in the garden.
He hadn't grown tho and his brother was sooooooo much bigger.
Felt so sorry for the little un. |
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"Huurah that's a jolly good news story sending heap of hugs for Terrie "
A tortoise isn't really much of a cuddly beast
but she's a right old character |
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"Last October halfterm, Terrie, 45, popped outside to enjoy some late autumn sunshine in the garden. That was the last we saw of her.
We searched for days and weeks, praying we'd find her. Hoping that she hadn't fallen over rocks and hurt herself, not drowned in the river or during the floods, or been harmed in the cold and frost.
We eventually abandoned hope that we'd ever see her again
But today we found her poking her head up from the hole she'd dug herself into behind the garden wall
Wily old beasts, these tortoises
She's now had a little bath and is warming up underneath the radiator in the lounge "
Was Terrie your wife ? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Last October halfterm, Terrie, 45, popped outside to enjoy some late autumn sunshine in the garden. That was the last we saw of her.
We searched for days and weeks, praying we'd find her. Hoping that she hadn't fallen over rocks and hurt herself, not drowned in the river or during the floods, or been harmed in the cold and frost.
We eventually abandoned hope that we'd ever see her again
But today we found her poking her head up from the hole she'd dug herself into behind the garden wall
Wily old beasts, these tortoises
She's now had a little bath and is warming up underneath the radiator in the lounge
Was Terrie your wife ?"
I'd have buried her deeper if she had been  |
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"Last October halfterm, Terrie, 45, popped outside to enjoy some late autumn sunshine in the garden. That was the last we saw of her.
We searched for days and weeks, praying we'd find her. Hoping that she hadn't fallen over rocks and hurt herself, not drowned in the river or during the floods, or been harmed in the cold and frost.
We eventually abandoned hope that we'd ever see her again
But today we found her poking her head up from the hole she'd dug herself into behind the garden wall
Wily old beasts, these tortoises
She's now had a little bath and is warming up underneath the radiator in the lounge "
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Last October halfterm, Terrie, 45, popped outside to enjoy some late autumn sunshine in the garden. That was the last we saw of her.
We searched for days and weeks, praying we'd find her. Hoping that she hadn't fallen over rocks and hurt herself, not drowned in the river or during the floods, or been harmed in the cold and frost.
We eventually abandoned hope that we'd ever see her again
But today we found her poking her head up from the hole she'd dug herself into behind the garden wall
Wily old beasts, these tortoises
She's now had a little bath and is warming up underneath the radiator in the lounge "
Many years ago as a student, we shared our garden with the landlord's tortoise. Actually, it was the tortoise's garden and he did not want to share. The fecker would wait until you were sunning yourself, creep up and bite your toes. When I say creep up, he wasn't bloody slow about it either. |
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"Last October halfterm, Terrie, 45, popped outside to enjoy some late autumn sunshine in the garden. That was the last we saw of her.
We searched for days and weeks, praying we'd find her. Hoping that she hadn't fallen over rocks and hurt herself, not drowned in the river or during the floods, or been harmed in the cold and frost.
We eventually abandoned hope that we'd ever see her again
But today we found her poking her head up from the hole she'd dug herself into behind the garden wall
Wily old beasts, these tortoises
She's now had a little bath and is warming up underneath the radiator in the lounge
Many years ago as a student, we shared our garden with the landlord's tortoise. Actually, it was the tortoise's garden and he did not want to share. The fecker would wait until you were sunning yourself, creep up and bite your toes. When I say creep up, he wasn't bloody slow about it either."
They're surprisingly swift |
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"Last October halfterm, Terrie, 45, popped outside to enjoy some late autumn sunshine in the garden. That was the last we saw of her.
We searched for days and weeks, praying we'd find her. Hoping that she hadn't fallen over rocks and hurt herself, not drowned in the river or during the floods, or been harmed in the cold and frost.
We eventually abandoned hope that we'd ever see her again
But today we found her poking her head up from the hole she'd dug herself into behind the garden wall
Wily old beasts, these tortoises
She's now had a little bath and is warming up underneath the radiator in the lounge
Many years ago as a student, we shared our garden with the landlord's tortoise. Actually, it was the tortoise's garden and he did not want to share. The fecker would wait until you were sunning yourself, creep up and bite your toes. When I say creep up, he wasn't bloody slow about it either.
They're surprisingly swift "
The feckers are quite capable of a sprint. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Ahhh, thanks OP, we needed a happy thread.
She has 'taught-us' never to give up hope, and always remain positive.
Give her a bit of lettuce from us
Mr ddc"
She's being treated to a couple of strawberry tops 
It's the wonder of nature, amazing how they know when to go to sleep and when to wake up |
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I'd fly south for the winter too 