Sunday, March 10, 2013

Peter Gurney Memorial

We lit a candle yesterday, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to remember Peter Gurney and Igor, Yaya, Suus an Jan the Boar.

Winky team lights a candle

Our staff read his book 'The proper care of guinea pigs' to us, which is full of good advise and lovely pigtures, made by Mr Gurney himself (the girls now have crush on Free Range Fred). What we absolutely loved the most about this book, is that Mr Gurney's love and enthousiasm shines through the pages. For those of you who have not read it, some quotes:

"The most wonderful animal in the world! I usually reply, when strangers ask what the creatures are that I have cradled in my lap, in the park"

Pigs in the Park

"I wouldn't dream of going out into a public park without my shopping basket carrying a couple of guinea pigs. They are delightful company (..)"

Peter's appartment

"I live with 37 guinea pigs in a small flat, and I do not suffer from any of the following: unsightly hutches, bad odors, hay-strewn carpets (..)"

Thank you mister Gurney, for loving our kind so much and happy birthday at the rainbow bridge with so many of our friends.
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  1. Gekke Flappies11 March, 2013 10:16

    Wij hadden ook een kaarsje aan voor tante Lisa en natuurlijk voor Jack, Meg en Mickey.

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  2. Misfits11 March, 2013 19:27

    We also love Peter's books. And I think it would be grand to have 37 piggies!

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  3. Piggyfriends12 March, 2013 00:22

    Slave's copy of " The Proper Care of Guinea Pigs" signed by Peter is one of her most prized possessions ( after us of course. )

    The highest number of Piggyfriends that there has ever been is 35.

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    1. winkyteam12 March, 2013 14:43

      Very impressive! We only got to six and J decided that was too much. She had different views regarding the smell and the hay in the carpet (which is what makes us like Mr Gurney even more, and your slave too ;-))

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  4. Piggyfriends13 March, 2013 15:09

    Slave cleans our pens every morning so there is never the chance of a smell and any hay on the carpet is her fault as she drops bits when giving out the fresh hay. We never chuck hay out of our pens.

    Thank you to Henry the vacuum cleaner for keeping the carpet nice and clean.

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  5. Ghost14 March, 2013 08:30

    We lit a candle here in or corner of south east England however we did not think to do a photo shoot we are so jealous of the Winky Team WOL

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