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On the weekend, Richard and I headed over to see
Natalie and Gordon's menagerie.
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Natalie is definitely the chicken whisperer.
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I think if I come back to this earth, I want to be one of Natalie's hens and live in the Palais de Poulet. You get to sleep under a heat lamp...
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...and play with a suspended, purple cabbage. Looks like fun!
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Here's me giving calico Naomi a quick hug.
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Naomi didn't seem to mind being passed around from arm to arm. Here's Gordon giving her a snuggle...
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...and then Gordon snuggled the gecko.
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Here's Natalie with the gentle giant dogs Tristan and Sophie. They're amazingly good with the hens.
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More snuggling with big orange boy Julius.
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And I can't forget to mention the lovely Alex, the three-legged tabby boy who was a perfect charmer. It was a great evening spending time with good friends and their two-and three-and four-legged buddies.