Guinea pigs were first domesticated around 5000 BC by the Incas, but were most likely kept for food. In the 1600’s, Dutch merchants brought these furballs back from the Americas to Europe, to become popular pets of aristocrats.Now, don't look at the first bit, I'm still horrified by that; look at the last bit.
I looked up on this and learned that 'aristocrats' at that time were the 'government', people who make the rules. Then I found that this happened during the Dutch Golden Age. We really do go back a long way.
So long that I can't remember when was the last time we wrote a post! Well, I can tell you what we have been up to.
- Learned to bullet list
- Backed up Apple
- Chilled during the hot Spring days
- Snuggled during the cold and rainy Spring days, believe me, we got many of those
- Played peek-a-boo with the kittens
- Ate a lot of hay
- Napped a lot during the day
- Snuggled in bed with Mum and watched TV every night
- Planned staying at Uncle Vinnie' for 10 days; well, actually Mum does the planning and we just look forward to our stay
- Wrote down the telephone number where we can Skype Mum in NZ
"It's a⋅ris⋅to⋅crat," said Mum.
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