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We’ve enjoyed a happy and quiet festive season. And of course, we’re only half way through and it’s only now that the festivities really get under way. We went food shopping the day before Christmas Eve and it was a…

Here is our cheese feast ready for the holidays. Also got the lentils for our lentil Wellington!

We put a  ladder in Larry’s cage to he can get to his upstairs perch. He is 100% back to normal in every way, except that he still can’t climb. He’s taken to his ladder and spends lot of time…

I thought this was interesting – our blog from over 10 years ago about the Carlisle floods:

Given that we’re not the greenest of fingered people (we even managed to nearly kill a jasmine which is quite a feat), we do seem to be extraordinarily good at growing prickly pairs. We’re going to have to take some…

We’ve taken the lovely crochet nest that I made the lovebirds out of their cage because they were nesting in it. While that might seem obvious, if they had both been boys or both been girls, it wouldn’t have been…

Today is Thanksgiving in America. I think out of all the festivals we don’t celebrate, Thanksgiving is the one I’d most like to join in with. It’s a massive holiday in America and one which I really didn’t know much…

Barry the lovebird is showing distinct signs of nesting, so we think that he may be a she. As the original name I gave him was Sugarplum, I am hoping we can go back to that again as it is…

Tinks went for a final check up today at the vet’s after her operation two weeks ago. The vet was very pleased and she doesn’t have to go back again. The scar is quite big, however it seems to have…

Glad to say the weather taken a turn for the better this week and managed to find some time for a short walk.