Rob and I have given a home to many animals over the years, I was once accosted by a stranger at the local IGA, “ah you’re from the Noahs Ark house, so many animals in pairs at your place!” At one point it was true!
2 Italian Grey hounds (tiny)
2 sheep (fat)
2 geese
2 turkeys
Multiple bantam chooks
Oh and a friendly peacock
Our own petting zoo.
Peacock (long gone) had a distinctive raucous call which Rob found charming, me not so much. It would often fly up on the deck, display its magnificent feathers then shit on the handrails and would often (unfortunately) strut up the animal-hating neighbours driveway and shit on theirs too.
Along with the petting zoo we managed everyday life, work, home, acreage, little kids and with no family nearby the chaos was all ours (both sets of grandparents spent many long holidays with us, always such a wrench when they left😩😔)
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