We had a major development today in the neverending saga of Astro the sun conyer.
BJ still wasn’t feeling well this morning, and since it was about two degrees F outside when it was time to leave for church, I went alone. Afterwards, we had quartet practice, so it was close to four pm by […]

THAT was quite an interesting job!
Every day since Astro came here a week ago, BJ and I have been performing what I guess we could call “routine cage maintenance.” He sits on his swing and poops — a lot! –, so we have been gathering up the wood chips underneath and flushing them. […]

I often wonder what they’re thinking.
Astro, the little sun conyer who is the newest addition to our family, has already made quite an impression. And so, it seems, have we affected him.
He’s not too used to being handled just yet, so reaching into his cage is aided by a leather glove. Hey, nothing […]

I was going to name this post “Tastes Like Chicken,” but I thought better of that, too.
We had a little adventure with Astro and Buddy this weekend. The little weiner head is a spoiled brat who fully grasps the meaning of gravity and yummy treats hitting the floor. He’s also insanely jealous. […]

Well, we just got home from my brother’s house, one bird in hand. I guess it really is worth two in the bush!
As promised, here’s a picture of Astro, the little sun conyer who is now living at our house:

There he is, his cage between Yellow Bird’s and Baby’s, the two canaries my brother […]

I had a rather disturbing message on my answering machine tonight when I got home from choir practice.
It was from my sister-in-law Frannie. She sounded absolutely awful, and I called her back immediately. I couldn’t imagine what was wrong.
Turns out she has a really bad cold — possibly pneumonia — and she had […]

You know you’ve been sitting at the computer for far too long when…
Your legs go to sleep, or you see a sight like this one on the floor in front of you:

That’s Ginger, passed out on a pillow that fell off the edge of the couch. She’s lying there, waiting for me to call […]

We lost our Heidi May today.
A couple of weeks ago, I got an email from my cousin. I’d like to share it here now:
This is one of the kindest things I’ve ever experienced. I have no way to know who sent it, but there is a kind soul working in the dead letter […]

Sometimes it seems like the world is conspiring against me.
First, there’s sick Heidi.  She still stinks, and her weight loss is alarming.  But she will eat a few bites for us and will take some water.  Her bowels and kidneys still work.
So, too, does her gag reflex, apparently.  Poor baby is just wandering around the […]

It was toenail trimming day here at the old homestead.
Since Heidi is so sick, we decided not to traumatize her further, but the other four all got clipped and Dremel tooled.  Hey, it sure beats an emery board!
Usually, Bandit has a fit.  She shivers and slobbers and whines and just generally acts like I’m amputating […]