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An invisible turtle called Derek lived in the bath in our last home. Invisible turtles and house moves are a bad combination and he was left behind. We have no idea what happened to him because we expect the new occupants weren’t too happy about having a turtle in their bath and we certainly didn’t feel it appropriate to knock on the door and ask if we could have Derek back. Worse still, Derek Junior is now effectively an orphan. I think you’ll agree it’s written all over his face.<\/p>\nWe take very good care of him and are optimistic that he’ll become a fully rounded turtle, given time.<\/p>\n
(You know my favourite bit? Every time a new member of the family becomes this blog’s guest star, many other Oracle blogs on Blogger change instantly, too 😉 )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hotsos has long since passed and it’s time for someone else to have a bit of recognition. This is Derek Junior. An invisible turtle called Derek lived in the bath in our last home. Invisible turtles and house moves are a bad combination and he was left behind. 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