Piper

Every Saturday after grocery shopping for the week, my husband and Piper sit on the floor by the open refrigerator, cleaning it out and reorganizing before new groceries are put away. On one particular weekend, Mister Rain placed a loaf of stale bread on the step stool next to the…

As children, many of us played with dolls and stuffed animals, hoping that we would have an actual living baby or a breathing dog one day. As adults, like Dorothy opening the door when she lands in Oz, things change. The Easy Bake Oven becomes a real appliance in your…

Parrots have monocular vision, they process images from each eye independently. This means that they can see in front as well as the sides, allowing them to have a wide field of vision and view two large areas at once. Parrots see a broader spectrum of colors than humans. We…

Piper had his annual checkup with his veterinarian last week and in order to prevent him from flying around the room, the vet used a towel to wrap him up so that he could be examined and placed on the scale. When Piper was released, he looked slightly disheveled but…

When our new bed arrived via Federal Express from Home Depot, the box was too heavy to take upstairs. My husband laid it on the dining room floor, cutting it open with a box knife. Each part of the frame and headboard were individually wrapped in plastic and that is…

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I remember how much fun building a fort with the sofa cushions and some blankets was when I was a kid. I know Piper loves to explore any opening, always cautious but infinitely curious. Working in the dining room, Piper climbed down my arm to the table, looking for something…

As I explain in “My Son Is A Beaky Eater”, Piper showing any interest in human food is rare. We never have cereal in the house but a recent three-week long bout of bronchitis for both myself and my husband had us looking for something we could have without much…

Have you seen the documentary, Free Solo, about rock climber Alex Honnold’s quest to perform the first-ever free solo climb of a route on El Capitan (“El Cap”) in Yosemite National Park? I absolutely loved it and watched it several times. What Alex did is truly remarkable. Piper, too, has…

Something you may not know is the amount of time you spend on the floor when you are sharing your life with a parrot. One of Piper’s favorite things to do is throw his toys on the ground. If he is alone he won’t do it but once we are…