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**HanneysCorns** · 12-09-06, 05:36 PM

Well, I'll be brave and be the first to open up this forum.

I'm Ruth Hanney and my passion is corns. I got involved in the hobby about 5 years ago when we began to attend reptile shows in Southern Ontario. At the time we lived in Guelph, I was an office manager for a taxi company, and my now husband Jeff, was one of the brokers with the company.

As the collection grew in our small townhouse, the furniture seemed to disappear...pretty soon it felt like we were living among the corns literally. Last winter around this time, Jeff decided to sell his taxi brokerage and had a hankering to move to the wilds of Northern Ontario. Now cold weather and I are not the best of friends but I agreed to the move on two conditions...corns would be acceptable (no bylaws to contend with) and there was internet access.

We now live in Manitouwadge ON, half way between Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay. While most women when choosing a new home look at kitchens and bathrooms, my focus was on having room for my corns. We lucked out finding just the perfect home where I could have almost 800 sq. ft. of corn room.

At present our corn room houses 140 hatchlings, juvies and adults. My interest in corn genetics has prompted me to begin and hopefully see to completion many varied projects. Sure, I could probably have purchased the corns I wish to produce...butter and lavender stripes, butter and lavender bloods, goldusts, ultra lavs, but then where's the fun in that?

My favorite time of year is hatchling season. It's just like Christmas for me! Waiting patiently for 60 days to see what's inside and then the excitement of those first pippies in each clutch...nothing thrills me more.

Jeff and I enjoy travelling. We've combined our love of travel and corns, and now with both of us being semi-retired we've found ourselves able to tour some of Canada by attending reptile shows in different provinces and sharing our passion with others.

Well, that's a short synopsis of who I am. I look forward to meeting other Canadian hobbyists here in this forum.

If you'd like to introduce yourself...please do. Just add on to this thread and maybe we can get it 'stickied' to the top.

Ruth

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HanneysCorns Canadian Cornaholic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Manitouwadge, ON CA Country: My location ACR Breeder #: 90 My forum here Gender: Posts: 867 My Mood: Thanks: 238 Thanked 385 Times in 256 Posts	Introductions and a Hello! Well, I'll be brave and be the first to open up this forum. I'm Ruth Hanney and my passion is corns. I got involved in the hobby about 5 years ago when we began to attend reptile shows in Southern Ontario. At the time we lived in Guelph, I was an office manager for a taxi company, and my now husband Jeff, was one of the brokers with the company. As the collection grew in our small townhouse, the furniture seemed to disappear...pretty soon it felt like we were living among the corns literally. Last winter around this time, Jeff decided to sell his taxi brokerage and had a hankering to move to the wilds of Northern Ontario. Now cold weather and I are not the best of friends but I agreed to the move on two conditions...corns would be acceptable (no bylaws to contend with) and there was internet access. We now live in Manitouwadge ON, half way between Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay. While most women when choosing a new home look at kitchens and bathrooms, my focus was on having room for my corns. We lucked out finding just the perfect home where I could have almost 800 sq. ft. of corn room. At present our corn room houses 140 hatchlings, juvies and adults. My interest in corn genetics has prompted me to begin and hopefully see to completion many varied projects. Sure, I could probably have purchased the corns I wish to produce...butter and lavender stripes, butter and lavender bloods, goldusts, ultra lavs, but then where's the fun in that? My favorite time of year is hatchling season. It's just like Christmas for me! Waiting patiently for 60 days to see what's inside and then the excitement of those first pippies in each clutch...nothing thrills me more. Jeff and I enjoy travelling. We've combined our love of travel and corns, and now with both of us being semi-retired we've found ourselves able to tour some of Canada by attending reptile shows in different provinces and sharing our passion with others. Well, that's a short synopsis of who I am. I look forward to meeting other Canadian hobbyists here in this forum. If you'd like to introduce yourself...please do. Just add on to this thread and maybe we can get it 'stickied' to the top. Ruth __________________ If you choose to breed...be responsible, be ethical, be realistic! http://hanneyscorns.tripod.com
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