Agree -- I prefer epsom in small rigid bags and slgs. In birkins especially, they seem to get wavy (if that makes sense) with wear. They don't slouch in an attractive way.
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Agree -- I prefer epsom in small rigid bags and slgs. In birkins especially, they seem to get wavy (if that makes sense) with wear. They don't slouch in an attractive way.
All these koala photos reminds me of my favorite stuffed toy as a kid. My mother grew up in NZ and her sister visited and brought me a stuffed toy koala bear. Loved that bear.
You're welcome, @Lejic. l
I get older scarf prints and colors. Usually they go automatically to the dry cleaner -- a specialty place -- but once in a while they have no indication (to me) that they've been worn. It's great when that happens. I do sense that for the time being I have quite enough, new and old, and so I think I'll be taking a breather for a while.
I get that!!! I recently ordered a stuffed koala from an Aussie vendor on ebay. Found one that looked in key ways like a real one. Today DH was in a dusting mood!!!!!! and I had him remove the big orange stuffed halloween pumpkin and the stuffed turkey with a pilgrim hat from the curio cabinet. How those things stayed that long after the holidays beats me. Had a lot going on this year, I guess. Well, the koala's place is waiting for him.
That would have been really neat to grow up in New Zealand for the scenery and the outdoor life. l
She grew up on a narrow piece of the island -- beach 3 blocks in one direction; bay 2 blocks in the other. In those days kids were left on their own to play and discover and they sailed on their own all the time.
Update on the status of my adopted Anwen:
We are sending you this email because you very kindly adopted Anwen who was the first female koala brought into the Koala Hospital as a result of the devastating bushfires which ravaged the Mid North Coast of New South Wales and many other parts of Australia at the end of last year.
Anwen is about 4-5 years old, and had badly burnt hands, feet, arms and fur. For months she sat quietly in a basket in an intensive care unit. When it was decided her wounds had healed enough to no longer need dressing she was moved to an external, rehabilitation yard. Although quiet, she was active, cheeky and enjoyed moving around her enclosure and eating leaf.
The current times are very challenging for everyone and we wanted to bring you a good news story to hopefully lift your spirits! Anwen was ready to go home and was released back to her home range last Friday, 3rd April, 2020.
We would like to thank you for the wonderful support you gave to Anwen through our Adopt a Wild Koala Programme. Without your support Anwen may not have received the excellent care she was given which allowed her to heal and flourish. Our aim is to rescue, rehabilitate and release koalas back to their home range where possible.
While it was very sad to see Anwen go we know that this is the very best outcome. We only have 18 koalas on the Adopt a Wild Koala programme but in normal circumstances we treat more than 300 koalas a year. We are hoping that you will leave your adoption in place until it is due for renewal to allow us to continue to care for the other koalas currently at the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital. If you choose to do this, you don't need to do anything and we will contact you about a month before your adoption is due to expire.
Anwen shortly after she was rescued early in November 2019.
Anwen after being moved from Intensive Care to a yard outside 27th December, 2019
Anwen being released back to her home range on 3rd April, 2020 which has regenerated beautifully thanks to the rain.
Best regards,
Sue Ashton, President
Koala Conservation Australia
We are sending you this email because you very kindly adopted Anwen who was the first female koala brought into the Koala Hospital as a result of the devastating bushfires which ravaged the Mid North Coast of New South Wales and many other parts of Australia at the end of last year.
Anwen is about 4-5 years old, and had badly burnt hands, feet, arms and fur. For months she sat quietly in a basket in an intensive care unit. When it was decided her wounds had healed enough to no longer need dressing she was moved to an external, rehabilitation yard. Although quiet, she was active, cheeky and enjoyed moving around her enclosure and eating leaf.
The current times are very challenging for everyone and we wanted to bring you a good news story to hopefully lift your spirits! Anwen was ready to go home and was released back to her home range last Friday, 3rd April, 2020.
We would like to thank you for the wonderful support you gave to Anwen through our Adopt a Wild Koala Programme. Without your support Anwen may not have received the excellent care she was given which allowed her to heal and flourish. Our aim is to rescue, rehabilitate and release koalas back to their home range where possible.
While it was very sad to see Anwen go we know that this is the very best outcome. We only have 18 koalas on the Adopt a Wild Koala programme but in normal circumstances we treat more than 300 koalas a year. We are hoping that you will leave your adoption in place until it is due for renewal to allow us to continue to care for the other koalas currently at the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital. If you choose to do this, you don't need to do anything and we will contact you about a month before your adoption is due to expire.
Anwen shortly after she was rescued early in November 2019.
Anwen after being moved from Intensive Care to a yard outside 27th December, 2019
Anwen being released back to her home range on 3rd April, 2020 which has regenerated beautifully thanks to the rain.
Best regards,
Sue Ashton, President
Koala Conservation Australia
What a cool response to your adoption, Rouge H! That's excellent that Anwen healed and was successfully released. The pictures are a nice chronology, she really got banged up from the fires. Even before I finished your post I thought the treatment happened in Port Macquarie. I've seen some videos or posts on Port Macquarie. I'll have to look up her name but I kept thinking what the Director said in one of these posts, "That's the power of the koala." (I forget exactly what she was referring to as its power but that's a great expression suitable for a tee-shirt slogan. If we get to Australia, I'd like to visit Port Macquarie).Update on the status of my adopted Anwen:
We are sending you this email because you very kindly adopted Anwen who was the first female koala brought into the Koala Hospital as a result of the devastating bushfires which ravaged the Mid North Coast of New South Wales and many other parts of Australia at the end of last year.
Anwen is about 4-5 years old, and had badly burnt hands, feet, arms and fur. For months she sat quietly in a basket in an intensive care unit. When it was decided her wounds had healed enough to no longer need dressing she was moved to an external, rehabilitation yard. Although quiet, she was active, cheeky and enjoyed moving around her enclosure and eating leaf.
The current times are very challenging for everyone and we wanted to bring you a good news story to hopefully lift your spirits! Anwen was ready to go home and was released back to her home range last Friday, 3rd April, 2020.
We would like to thank you for the wonderful support you gave to Anwen through our Adopt a Wild Koala Programme. Without your support Anwen may not have received the excellent care she was given which allowed her to heal and flourish. Our aim is to rescue, rehabilitate and release koalas back to their home range where possible.
While it was very sad to see Anwen go we know that this is the very best outcome. We only have 18 koalas on the Adopt a Wild Koala programme but in normal circumstances we treat more than 300 koalas a year. We are hoping that you will leave your adoption in place until it is due for renewal to allow us to continue to care for the other koalas currently at the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital. If you choose to do this, you don't need to do anything and we will contact you about a month before your adoption is due to expire.
Anwen shortly after she was rescued early in November 2019.
Anwen after being moved from Intensive Care to a yard outside 27th December, 2019
Anwen being released back to her home range on 3rd April, 2020 which has regenerated beautifully thanks to the rain.
Best regards,
Sue Ashton, President
Koala Conservation Australia
In an hour I'll be watching "Secrets of the Zoo: Down Under" having to do with bushfire rescues being treated at Taronga Zoo.
I think the Australia Zoo has adoptions. I was looking at the choices, there was a male called Thor -- what a great name, he must be really powerful!!! I might want to adopt a joey as they are so adorable and photogenic.
How great is that?
The only association I have to NZ is that I did a study quite some time ago on wool marketing. This may be too much information but basically the US has very little wool production mostly because farmers and ranchers raise lamb for meat, the wool is very secondary. New Zealand raises sheep producing a coarse grade of wool suitable for carpets.
Well, people's taste change change over time. What you buy, new or resale, can be resold. This potential makes the orange slope less slippery.
This is a picture from pininterest showing a koala awakened by a garden hose during a heat wave. A picture like this has been used to develop a mythology of the "drop bear" that drops from trees especially on tourists. Drop bears are especially annoyed with people who do not speak English with an Australian accent.
OMG- The kangaroo hugging the teddy is precious... thank you for posting❤️
I may be overthinking this but maybe the "Drop Bear" is what that person meant (in a couple of posts above) by saying, "That's the power of the koala." 
In your first photo, Anwen has very bright eyes even tho she had showed signs of bushfire damage. Eyes like that in a koala are to me a good sign that the koala will recover.Update on the status of my adopted Anwen:
We are sending you this email because you very kindly adopted Anwen who was the first female koala brought into the Koala Hospital as a result of the devastating bushfires which ravaged the Mid North Coast of New South Wales and many other parts of Australia at the end of last year.
Anwen is about 4-5 years old, and had badly burnt hands, feet, arms and fur. For months she sat quietly in a basket in an intensive care unit. When it was decided her wounds had healed enough to no longer need dressing she was moved to an external, rehabilitation yard. Although quiet, she was active, cheeky and enjoyed moving around her enclosure and eating leaf.
The current times are very challenging for everyone and we wanted to bring you a good news story to hopefully lift your spirits! Anwen was ready to go home and was released back to her home range last Friday, 3rd April, 2020.
We would like to thank you for the wonderful support you gave to Anwen through our Adopt a Wild Koala Programme. Without your support Anwen may not have received the excellent care she was given which allowed her to heal and flourish. Our aim is to rescue, rehabilitate and release koalas back to their home range where possible.
While it was very sad to see Anwen go we know that this is the very best outcome. We only have 18 koalas on the Adopt a Wild Koala programme but in normal circumstances we treat more than 300 koalas a year. We are hoping that you will leave your adoption in place until it is due for renewal to allow us to continue to care for the other koalas currently at the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital. If you choose to do this, you don't need to do anything and we will contact you about a month before your adoption is due to expire.
Anwen shortly after she was rescued early in November 2019.
Anwen after being moved from Intensive Care to a yard outside 27th December, 2019
Anwen being released back to her home range on 3rd April, 2020 which has regenerated beautifully thanks to the rain.
Best regards,
Sue Ashton, President
Koala Conservation Australia
Google: Save Paws Koala girl gang for a cute U-tube brief video.
It's about 3 little orphan koalas find their buddies after bushfire.
It's a cheerful video.
It's about 3 little orphan koalas find their buddies after bushfire.
It's a cheerful video.
Koalas and handlers pose for photos at Chimelong safari Park in Guangzhou, China. The park has successfully bred more than 20 koalas since it imported six of the animals from Australia in 2006. Photograph: Liu Dawei/Xinhua Press/Corbis
Courtesy: Guardian.co.uk
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