I just spent the night nursing a cushion tassel thinking it was a baby hedgehog

[PhoenixIsFlying]

Ok so my back is currently in spasm so am blaming my high strength painkillers for being such an idiot. Last night after letting the dogs out for a wee they became incredibly excited and it was because there was a hedgehog outside. I quickly got the dogs in and the hedgehog went on it's merry way. I was in the living room watching lots of episodes of Doc Martin (my new fav programme). I looked down and saw a small white soft spiky thing. I picked it up and panicked it was the shape of a baby hedgehog but white. I googled baby hedgehogs it looked the same. I was awake until 3 am cradling and keeping warm a cushion tassel. Googling and learning all about how to care for a baby hedgehog. FFS what a moron 🤣 I only realised this morning in the daylight what it was.

'Off', not 'of'.

I feel very honoured that my first and so far only thread has been moved to classics. Lovely to read everyone's stories. Hopefully if I post again it won't be about how utterly gormless I can be. Xx

I once spent 15 mins talking to my rabbit whilst I pottered around the garden. Eventually I thought it was odd he hadn't moved for so long and turned to look at him properly only to find out I had been talking to the angle grinder that DP had left on the lawn. When I later told DP about it (expecting him to laugh at me) he said he'd done exactly the same thing!

We are both short sighted, but were wearing our glasses at the time.

Haha, I nearly wet the bed reading this!

I honestly come and read this thread when I need to feel like everything is alright in the world.

And then I think if there are people who would take in a cushion tassel and nurse it like one of their own then the world is a good place . Hugs to the lovely op.

Just seen this as I was browsing classics. Such a lovely thing to do @PhoenixIsFlying - but I did laugh out loud!

Not quite the same but a few years ago we stayed at a camp site and it had a path (leading down to a field for dog walking ) which passed behind some gardens if very large houses. DDog and I walked up and down there for a couple of days with me telling DH and DC about the pot bellied pig in the garden down the road when we got back . On day three and they all come with me - which was when they had to break it to me it was a statue of a pot bellied pig and not real ! Needless to say I had an eye test when I came back from that trip!

I’m literally crying with laughter reading this

I'm thinking of how my rescue greyhound used to try and uphold her dignity. Where she got that sense of dignity from I don't know, but good for her. One day we were walking through a forest on a hot day and she was flagging a bit. I picked a fern frond and tucked it under her collar to cover her head. The looks I got from the dog as people were coming towards her and commenting :-( :-).

I realise this doesn't necessarily fit with the thread, but it's reminded me of the fact that a dog can suffer from embarrassment and, even better, show it on their face.

@itsnotmeitsu
Those people were just jealous that they hadn't thought your absolutely genius idea!!!!
Well done you! If I were ever stuck on a desert island and I could only one person to be with me, I'd definitely pick you!!!
We'd be coming up with all kinds of useful inventive things to help up survive 😂

I usually can form an actual full sentence

@Sweetpea1532 > I think I've fallen in love with you. But, of course, I'd put my dog first :-)

I love dogs! We can take her, too! Especially with the sun hat you made her with the fern.