I was out at the supermarket with my son the other day when he started asking me about all the varieties of orange. There is a lot, and sometimes it can be difficult to know which one is which. Our cockatiel loves oranges, he told me, but he had never tried a mandarin before and … Read more

I was eating my breakfast the other day at the kitchen table, and the moment I peeled my banana, my cockatiel emerged apparently out of nowhere and was looking intently at my yellow fruit. I could sense what it wanted from me, but I wasn’t willing to share—this was my banana, and I wanted it … Read more

I was baking a cake the other day and my cockatiel seemed very interested in what I was doing the whole time. I needed to get him out of my hair while I was busy, so I decided to give him a strawberry in the other room to keep him busy. He had never eaten … Read more

I was wandering round the farmer’s market recently when I saw an absolutely amazing stall with all different varieties of watermelon. The man selling them knew everything about watermelon, and I had no idea there was even this much to know about the fruit. Naturally, I bought a few, and when I got home, I … Read more

I’ve been stuck in the house with an illness recently, and so I’ve been finding ways to fill my time with fun activities. One that’s been very popular has been baking bread. I’ve made all sorts of different kinds, and it’s become a new hobby of mind permanently. I’ve enjoyed it a lot, but I … Read more