Upside down or right side up, Piper is always 100% Piper. Whether he is playing or cuddling, squawking or sitting quietly, in every moment of his life he is authentically Piper. Even though he can still surprise me, I can directly tie any new action back to who he is…
Whenever we plan a trip, the first thing we do is secure a sitter for Piper. We have a handful of wonderful women who take great care of Piper. It is still difficult to leave him but it is only because I will miss him, not because I am worried…
As I wrote about in “Spoiled Water” (click here), my husband occasionally takes Piper on a car ride when he goes to our favorite farm stand or a location where he doesn’t have to leave the car and Piper alone. At a McDonald’s drive-through to get coffee for him and…
I have been told by a veterinarian that when Piper sidles up close to one of his toys, lifts one of his legs to rub his neck and head with that foot, it is a form of self-soothing. When we first brought Piper home from A Helping Wing Parrot Rescue…
Even though I want my house to be neat and clean at all times, sharing your life and home with a parrot does not align with this objective. My rigidness about the house’s tidiness has lessened way beyond what I would have thought possible. Every night when Piper goes to…
Things wear out. It is a fact. Talk to my knees if you require confirmation. Sometimes, though, the weardown process gets a little help. In 2019 I bought a small light blue recliner for $100 from Amazon to be positioned in our living room close to the TV, its purpose…
This is the Piper story of the week so you may be wondering, Where is Piper? We needed a new bird feeder for our backyard, the existing one has been in use for many, many years. I am tempted to say we got it right after we were married but…
Piper loves a bottle and immediately ran to the container of Tylenol that my husband set on the table where Piper was playing. Of course he can’t read the label (Piper, not my husband) but knowing he was hanging out by the headache medication got me wondering. What does Piper…
It is true that Piper can be playful and rambunctious but it is also a fact that he likes to sit with me on my shoulder or hand for long periods of time. On this particular day he climbed down my body from my left shoulder, stopping on my upper…
Even though I have a home office I mostly write at my dining room table adjacent to the living room. Some mornings when I come downstairs to start my day, due to weather conditions, closed window blinds or the early hour, it can be quite dark in both rooms. In…
