Last year I had a jungle full. This year I have so few I just pick them and eat them right there because there aren’t enough to bring in. I guess they don’t like sunshine and hot weather anymore than I do.
Autumn Wings Festival
This Saturday, Bird TLC is having its annual Autumn Wings Festival to wave goodbye to all the birds smart enough to get the hell out of Alaska before winter hits.
Join us at our property above Potter’s Marsh off the Old Seward Highway right past the Russian Orthodox Church from 12 to 4. There will be birds, games, food, coffee… all kinds of exciting things to do and see.
It feels so strange
For the first time in 44 years I am not sharing my living room/dining room with one or more parrots. The final three were moved downstairs yesterday to join the other four. And now the top floor is only for people… and, of course, dogs. But it feels so weird and lonely. I spent half the evening downstairs because it felt so empty upstairs. I’ll admit that it was nice to watch tv without any competing sounds like screeches and high pitched whistles but still… It feels as though they are miles away. I imagine I’ll get used to the
Meet Luca MIchael
He is the newest addition to our large and extended beyond belief Italian American family. He may look like a frog now… a distinct improvement over those who come out looking like Winston Churchill… but given the overall size of his head, I’d have to guess he will soon look like all other Zeccardi males. His head will be a third as big as the rest of his body.
Welcome to the family, Luca. We may be a bit insane, but we are your family so live with it! We promise to love you more than you can imagine and
I finally figured it out
I was wondering why none of those obnoxious political ads were appearing on certain cable channels like Comedy Central. That channel has to be a cheaper buy than some of the others that are drenched with those ads. But I finally understand why they aren’t shown there. It would be impossible to tell the ads from the satire, the real ad from the joke. God this is starting to make me hate democracy.
A waste of good lamb
Thought I’d try something almost healthy and tasty. Made chili with ground lamb. Waste of good lamb. Once the chili flavoring is mixed in, it could be ground paper and it would all taste the same.
Prop One. Yes or no?
If you are one of the ten or so people out there who really understand the issues involved in the Prop 1 oil tax debate feel free to move on to sports or comics. If, however, you are like me and probably most Alaskans who feel they are being bombarded with conflicting numbers, statements, claims and ads… oh lord the ads… then please read on.
I’m not an economist, as anyone who has ever asked me a question about financial issues and seen the deer in a headlight look that comes over my face knows all too well. On the
I guess they think they’ll melt
The minute the first drop of rain hits, my dogs boycott the outdoors completely. This means changing puppy pads in my home about ten times a day. There seems to be no convincing them to just go out anyway and get a little wet. I believe the term I’m looking for here is PRIMA DONNAS!
Strange season
It’s August and I still have no ripe raspberries on my bushes. I thought all the sun in May would have encouraged a bumper crop. Clearly I know nothing about raising things… animals, vegetables, fruits or otherwise.
To all those who found the birds more than they could handle
OK, I’m finally going to do it. Going to move the upstairs birds downstairs so that I have one bird room only. This frees my living room and dining room for screech free dinner parties and tv viewing. You may all thank me by refraining from snide comments about how long it has taken to reach this decision.