September 25, 2005
Say hello to Larry
Over the next few weeks, I’ll try to make a few posts about our place here in Corsica. After all, I’m sure you are all so interested in where we live. (Sarcasm, anyone?)
Meet Larry our friendly gecko (or whatever he is). We found him today in our pink tub after returning from our latest adventure in Corsica. (More on our good fun-time adventures in future posts. I’m still trying to get the photo gallery software installed and working properly…)
Anyway, Larry was (notice the use past tense there, a not-so-subtle forewarning to anyone who might be a little squeamish) in our tub kind of squirming around. We’d seen Larry around our little place a few times, and noticed he’s a very good (and fast!) climber. However, it seems Larry isn’t so bright and got himself stuck in our tub — unable to climb up the sides.
In case you can’t see him in the pic above, he’s the little spec in the middle of the tub. Click the picture above for a closeup shot. He currently resides on the tread of someone’s tire, being unable to decide what direction to squirm after I threw him onto the road.
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Have I told you I had an Uncle Henry,I loved to call out to him… “Oh, Henry!”
Hey, thanks for the Blog, it’s my first read of one. I know, I’m behind the times, but I’ve been out of the IT loop now for 20 mos.
The gecko story was pathetic, it was so tiny… when I was in Africa, Burkina Faso, they were about 5-6 ins. and fat! Try sleeping with those on the ceiling above your bed.
I’ve signed up for email notification when you’ve posted, will I get indundated with emails?
Missing you guys, but glad to hear that you are settling in, hope you get your stuff soon.
Say “hi” to Cara and “the girls”!
(^o^) Janice
Our cats would have loved Larry. Briefly.
What’d that lil guy ever do to u??
Kidding…I wouldn’t have cared WHAT happened to him…as long as he was OUT of my bathtub!
Baths and pets… hmmm… reminds me of a little procedure I once read about…
How to bathe a cat:
1. Thoroughly clean the toilet bowl.
2. Pour 250 ml of your favourite shampoo into toilet.
3. To toilet bowl, add 1 cat.
Caution: Feline will most likely begin to display frantic “flailing†behaviour at this point. Thick oven mitts should be worn.
4. Close lid.
5. Stand on lid.
6. Flush several times.
Again Caution: A litany of feline screeches and hisses are most often associated with this step. One should stand on center of lid as claw-wielding paws often protrude from the gap between lid and rim in a hysterical swiping fashion.
7. Step off lid and hide in cupboard or an enclosed shower.
8. With a long stick… open lid of toilet and allow feline to run free throughout the house.
I have a procedure for drying a cat too. It involves the centrifugal force created by the spin cycle of most common household washing machines. Let me know.
Ciao! Chaz.