Button's Big Cousin

This is Button's Big Cousin, who lives in Ohio.

One of my DD's took the picture of my other DD taking the tortoise's picture. This Tortoise comes from Africa and is a Sulcata, I think. They grow to be 150 pounds and though we were offered a baby of this species, we declined. I would need an acre of grasses to feed such a big tortoise! It lives on a farm in Ohio. I guess they keep him in a warm place during winter as this species never hibernates, or goes into torpor.  I am calling it, "him", since the shell goes under in the back.  I can't imagine trying to keep my toes out of it's reach.  Churchy attacks my toes during the summer when I paint the toenails.  He must think they are strawberries which he loves to eat.

I've found my sock knitting DPNs and am still searching for the Regia yarn booklet ( I will find it I'm sure) so that I can start the socks.  Pink, of course, and just for me.  I'm hoping this will ignite the dormant knitting gene in this poor tired out brain of mine.  A few days ago a spider decided to bite me.  The nerve!  I'm still getting the typing skill part of my brain realigned, lol!

Meanwhile we went through the hallway closet and cleaned out about half of it.  Excitement!  We found the Mahjong set, and hopefully will find other people who like to play it.  It needs four I think.  I can't play but I want to learn.  Apparently I lack a Mahjong playing Gene as well as having a crippled knitting gene.