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Parrot yoga
When it's nice outside, after I get back from my morning run, I put Max in her sleep cage and bring her on my porch with me while I do yoga.Sometimes she yells "Hello!" at the passers-by with their...
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Concerts & Closings
I had an amazing summer. One of my goals was to attend 14 concerts in 2014. I achieved that before the end of June! (Interestingly enough, I have not gone to any since then and it's mid-September!)One...
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Lazy Days
I purchased a hammock to go on my porch this summer, and have spent many lazy hours reading outside. I love it! Sometimes, I take the parrots out with me so they can enjoy the breezes:
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And June comes to a close...
Less than three months behind now!June ended with a whirlwind of concerts -- Lady Gaga, Brad Paisley, Luke Bryan, and Outkast: four days straight! I actually don't listen to contemporary country music...
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Vacation!
I hadn't been on a true vacation since I'd been divorced -- a couple of long weekends with my best friend in order to run a marathon in another state. All of my siblings live on the west coast. They...
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Another beer fest
My parents and I, sometimes with other guests, have gone to a beer fest every year since it started in 2010. Therefore, 2014 was our 5th year doing this. As always, so much fun. My parents are great...
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Max eats broccoli
Since I'm working and going out more than I did before, I do the best I can to continue to give my parrots lots of attention.Which means they "help" me cook. Max is testing the freshness of my...
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Boating, with dogs
I may have mentioned this earlier, but, quite by accident, I have recently become friends with people who like to take me out on their boat. Yay for me!Over July 4, I went out on my friends' boat to...
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Until August
Almost caught up! My city is just so much fun, especially in the summer. Our local parks department puts on shows so you can go and listen to music in several city parks. I went quite frequently with...
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End of summer
I am so not ready for summer to come to an end yet. I had such an amazing summer - a road trip with my sisters, concerts, movies, friends, etc. I am slowly trying to wrap my head around the impending...
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Woodcarving!
Part of my post-divorce life is actually experiencing different things that life has to offer. This fall, one of those things was taking a wood carving class through the rec department. I learned how...
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View
I took this picture out of my office window last week. My boss had bought me a lemon tea drink, and it seemed so much like summer. Except it is starting to get cold! If I squint a bit, I can pretend...
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Birdwatching!
While dating, I met a wonderful man from Costa Rica. We are not meant to be, romantically, but we make great friends. He was a tour guide in Costa Rica, and knows so much about birds and birding. A...
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What's next?
I brought a parrot stand into my upstairs bedroom with my TV, so that on the occasions that I watch TV, Max and Calypso can be with me.As always, Max is not content to explore. She must fly around and...
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How did the year fly by so quickly?Before I knew it, it's November, there's snow on the ground, and I'm wishing that when my life imploded, I had chosen to move somewhere warm. Although then I'd have...
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Brief update - things are fantastic! - thanks for checking!
I recently received two comments from blogfriends asking if things were OK. I cannot believe how quickly time flies and that it's been over a year (!) since I've updated. (And thanks for still caring...
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Quarterly (?) Update
I'm not even sure it's fair to mention me and the word "blogger" in the same sentence, since I have done so little of it in the past few years. But I frequently think about something I'd like to post...
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Toothpaste!
And this is why I can't have nice things: Max gets into everything! She loves the taste of toothpaste. I can't imagine that it's healthy for her, so I try to keep it out of her sight. But sometimes I...
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World Series
One of my best friends works as an executive for a local concert venue. As such, I get to see a lot of live music. Tonight, one of my favorite musicians was playing. He was having an off night, so we...
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Displaced leaf bathing
In the wild, Calypso would leaf bathe on actual leaves. In captivity, he uses new rags and his ingenuity!
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Friends?
Don't believe everything you see! Max and Calypso were peacefully on their cages. I was studying on the couch. Calypso flew over to her cage, when I snapped this picture. But he just wanted to be a...
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Seen on my run this morning
It is so hard to get out of bed to run, but I'm always so happy when I do. I sometimes feel like I am the luckiest lady in the world!
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In which Max disapproves of my decorating...
Amazon sometimes feels like it gets me, like when it suggests I buy some butterflies. However, Max does not always agree, and she shows her disagreement by eating my art supplies: Luckily for me, I was...
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