{"id":35697,"date":"2018-02-02T15:32:07","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T15:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=35697"},"modified":"2018-02-03T11:46:17","modified_gmt":"2018-02-03T11:46:17","slug":"frostie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/02\/frostie\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;frostie&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1832 some bloke called Wagler<br \/>\nsaw one of my ancestors Flying high<br \/>\nHe was taken by its purest splendour so magickal<br \/>\nAnd Mythical, and why<br \/>\nBecause it was a nymph<br \/>\nNot plain nor simple<br \/>\nThe feathered fey and other worldly sprites<br \/>\nHe became enchanted by its colours<br \/>\nAnd how  it sparkled on the darkest nights<\/p>\n<p>Moving on some  centuries one Aunty Ro<br \/>\nAdopted me<br \/>\nand took me to her place<br \/>\nShe has a puppy he barks and barks<br \/>\nand if he thinks that I<br \/>\nWont notice<br \/>\neats my baked potato<br \/>\nHe just wishes he could fly!<br \/>\nHe eats my spud my murphy<br \/>\nDevilment thats him<br \/>\nIt does make me feel grumpy<br \/>\nHe just does it on a whim<br \/>\nBill her bloke and Aunty Ro<br \/>\nAdopted me  perhaps you know<br \/>\nLovely couple salt of the earth<br \/>\nAnd really both of them are worth<\/p>\n<p>Their weight in gold they mean so much<br \/>\nI was rescued saved as such<br \/>\nShe took me in she gave me meals<br \/>\nSo ofcourse I know how real love feels<br \/>\naunty Ro is so nice to me<br \/>\nShe loves Us all so much<br \/>\nFights and cares for kangaroo&#8217;s<br \/>\nAnd she&#8217;s always in touch<br \/>\nWith lots of the kings and parrots<br \/>\nThat frequent her abode<br \/>\nShe is one of those special humans<br \/>\nWe all need a cart load<\/p>\n<p>Really lovely people<br \/>\nThat actually do care<br \/>\nYou want just to be near them<br \/>\nTheir special lives to share<br \/>\nIt just makes you feel joyful<br \/>\nTo be alive each day<br \/>\nTheres nobody else like Aunty Ro<br \/>\nThats what the animals say<\/p>\n<p>Some say that I am a quarrion<br \/>\nOr a weiro if  that is so<br \/>\nAll these names for just old me<br \/>\nEndemic did you know<br \/>\nTo australia the island continent<br \/>\nWhere we<br \/>\nLive with kangaroo&#8217;s and koala<br \/>\nAll of us who be<\/p>\n<p>Up the eucalyptus<br \/>\nSo many wild souls here<br \/>\nAnd she calls me &#8220;frostie&#8221;<br \/>\nMeans cold or so I hear<br \/>\nCrisp  and grey and yellow<br \/>\nI suppose thats  me<br \/>\nThe erectile crest upon my head<br \/>\nTell me can you see?<\/p>\n<p>Its to do with my emotions<br \/>\nAnd, my temperament<br \/>\nWhen i am happy or feel sad<br \/>\nIt goes up and down<br \/>\nContent<br \/>\nWith mind games and with joyfulness<br \/>\nIts funny in a way<br \/>\nI&#8217;m not sure if aunty Ro does know<br \/>\nI never heard her say<\/p>\n<p>I chase their dog i love that<br \/>\nBeing in her place<br \/>\nMorning noon or late at night<br \/>\nShe has a happy face<br \/>\nNever any shouting<br \/>\nA nature lover she<br \/>\nI love being with aunty ro<br \/>\nAs all of you can see.<\/p>\n<p>The wilds ofcourse are out there<br \/>\nBut no one can compare<br \/>\nWith Aunty Ro<br \/>\nShe&#8217;s an angel<br \/>\nAnd that she chooses to share<br \/>\nHer worldly goods with such as me<br \/>\nA bird ofcourse I stay<br \/>\nWillingly and happily<br \/>\nLoving every day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1832 some bloke called Wagler saw one of my ancestors Flying high He was taken by its purest splendour so magickal And Mythical, and why Because it was a nymph Not plain nor simple The feathered fey and other &hellip; 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