John

I was making dinner the other night and I had a big bowl of fresh green beans waiting to be prepared. As I was cooking, my cockatiel kept coming over and showing a lot of interest in my green beans. I wanted to let him try one, but I’d never given him green beans before, … Read more

My daughter was having a glass of milk before bed the other day, when unexpectedly our cockatiel swooped down, landed in the rim of the glass and started pecking at the milk. She was quick to get him away—it was her milk, after all! –but I did get a bit concerned as I’d never given … Read more

My family and I moved to a new home recently, and we were delighted to discover that there were a couple of wild pineapple plants growing on the property. We all love pineapple, and there was even one ready to harvest. We brought it back and ate most of it, but it was so big … Read more

My family and I went apple picking on a nearby orchard recently. We’ve lived close for so long and always talked about going, but this fall we decided to finally try it out. We had loads of fun, and by the end of the day we had buckets full of apples. We got home and … Read more

I was having a cup of tea in the lounge the other day, when my cockatiel came over and started chirping away around my tea. He clearly wanted to put his head in and take a drink, but this was my tea and I wasn’t sharing it. Nonetheless, it did make me laugh, and I … Read more

I was making a pasta sauce the other night for dinner, and I’d just snipped some fresh basil from my herb garden. My cockatiel came over while I was cooking, and was very interested in the basil. I let him try a small piece and he went crazy for it. I decided to give him … Read more