Meet the Winsome Ridge Family

All the critters we live with, even those who are dead and some we don't like very much

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Exciting stories of rural life, with all its wicked perversions!Tales of Gumtree Gully
Linda's obsession on display!Cross Stitch

 
Ginger
Breed:
Romney, or possibly Merino, Palomino or Maraschino
Favourite Food: Grass
Talents: Excretes rather neatly
Hobbies: Head butting, line dancing
             
Fred
Breed:
Three-legged sheep, or possibly a goat
Pastimes: Lying down
Failings: No facial features
Favourite Food: Anything, as long as he doesn't have to get up for it
             
Rodney
Breed:
Inbred stupid white sheep
Talents: Good dancer
Bad Habits: Refuses to be cuddled; boring; arrogant
Hobbies: Running away from humans; wondering where he is
             
Angus
Breed:
Scottish; claims to be descendant of Braveheart's dog
Talents: Rat catching (and rabbits and small sheep)
Bad habits: Frequent vomiting; digging claws into people's legs
Features: Open wounds; fleas; poncy walk
Favourite Food: Bits of Reggie's ear
Reggie
Breed:
Fattus Mongrelus
Health Risks: In danger of exploding due to overenthusiastic culinary pursuits; forgets how to walk
Hobbies: Eating; sleeping; looking for bedrooms
 
Oscar Dean
Breed:
Uncertain, but lovable - possibly a Labrador Retriever
Favourite Food: Spaghetti Marinara; roast leg of cow; fenceposts
Best Friend: Linda, closely followed by Humphrey
   
 
Humphrey, RIP
1997 - 2001
Breed:
Romney Border Leceister Lincoln Merino (purebred)
Talents: Impersonating Oscar
Religion: Rastafarian
Bad Habits: Refuses to have a haircut
   
Linda !
Breed:
OzCan (hybrid)
Hobbies: Lying around half-naked in strange positions
Talents: Renowned brewer of beer and bathtub gin, and a pretty good drinker of same
Favourite Food: Wool
Tony
Breed:
OzBrit
Favourite Diseases: Mostly coronary; usually has a bit of a cold; dizzy spells; particularly likes a good dose of flu; has been known to have flea infestations
Claims to Fame: Famous aging raconteur and notorious flirt with women of all nationalities, ages, shapes and sizes
Monica
Breed:
Brown chook
Disabilities: Blind in one eye; stupid
Hobbies: Walking in circles; bumping into things; falling down
Occupation: Viking
 
Hilary Jeanette
Breed:
White chook
Hobbies: Pooping on the verandah; running under the sprinkler
Occupation: Game show host
 
Victoria
Breed:
Australorp
Bad Habits: Always late for breakfast
Medical History: Scaly legs, cured by dipping her in the crankcase with the engine running
 
Elizabeth RIP
Breed:
Dead chook
Hobbies: Lying underground awating resurrection (she doesn't look dead, does she?)
 
 
Ma & Pa Kettle
Breed:
Perpetrators of multitudinous inexactitudes
Failings: Won't act their age; rarely shower; don't shave; don't go to work; spy on the neighbours; beg relatives and strangers for money; stay in bed as much as possible
   

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