2 chimps

Spent an outstanding birthday with the woolly monkeys of Wool. We headed down to Dorset to visit Keith’s adopted chimp, Seamus, at Monkeyworld. Monkeyworld is an ape rescue centre and, as the name suggests, is home to primates rescued from all over the world. They purposely don’t breed them there, preferring to save space for… Continue reading 2 chimps

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Monkeyworld!

We’ve been to Monkey World! It was brilliant. Much more to follow, both pictures and text, but here’s one of the better images…a picture of Seamus.

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Bang-bang-pop-pop!

This photo amused me today – it’s my niece and I having tons of fun popping bubble wrap on her 5th birthday last year (Aug 2003). Jumping up and down on bubble wrap is as addictive as popping by hand! If you haven’t any within reach, you can pop online at this virtual bubble wrap… Continue reading Bang-bang-pop-pop!

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A new addition to the gang

Some of you might know that (embarrassing admission) we’ve got a bit of a collection of stuffed toys – mostly monkeys, chimps and gorillas. Well, now we’ve got a new one: This is Seamus. He lives at Monkey World, and we’ve adopted him – or rather, Lou arranged for us to adopt him as a… Continue reading A new addition to the gang

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