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Wet again and Gym this afternoon i decided to visit our local garden centre earley. Glad i did for i made a freind in Polly the parrot. She stood proud on her perch(chained to it also) and we hit it off straight away. Polly is an african grey i am told and very intelligent by all accounts. She had a notice hanging down from the perch with Charlie typed on it so i greeted her with " hi Charlie" and she greeted me with " i am Polly" it appears Charlie will arrive tomorrow and polly had turned the notice round. Now thats fairley clever for any bird i think. So tomorrow i meet Charlie i hope and if he can laugh any where as harty as Polly its going to be very enjoyable. The assistant assures me Charlie is a wise cracker but Polly rules. Will let you know about Charlie to morrow. Take care enjoy Tony


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Lovely pic of Tiny.
My budgie Crocus has a similar red "whizzer" toy :o)

31 Aug, 2011

 

Look forward to hearing about Polly, Tony.

31 Aug, 2011

 

hi terra Yes Tiny spends a lot of time talking to his whizzer but his favorite is tweety pie. We may buy him a new tweety because he gets so destructive with him. Have pics to download of Tiny, on his playstation but want to add more of our garden at same time. Hope crocus is fine. Take care Tony

31 Aug, 2011

 

Hi Rose Big let down today at GC. Had hoped to have been able to take pics of Polly And Charlie but store assistant stated manager got complaint about Polly from a customer and both of them have been sent to another venue. Not the birds fault really if its been taught the wrong phrase. She was really beautyful just great for a picture. Take care rose enjoy Tony

31 Aug, 2011

 

What a shame Tony, now are you sure you didn't upset charlie especially as you thought he was Polly!.You take care too Tony.Speak soon.

1 Sep, 2011

 

hi Rose You have a very valid point Rose but i felt a right Charlie turning up to find Polly gone. There was i camera at the ready and no subject in veiw. Have you got smooth yet Rose?. Think you may like the music on it. Fed the lawns again today and trimmed both polycanthus bushes. all plants growing fine. Take care enjoy Tony

1 Sep, 2011

 

Awww! That's a shame! Those African Greys are beautiful birds! Keith used to go into a pet shop in Belfast many years ago, just to see a Mynah bird who was a particularly good talker. The owner also used to sell the usual types of pets, mice, hamsters, etc, but he also sold snakes. And when the door opened there was a bell above which would obviously ring when someone came into the shop. Well, when the bell would ring, the bird would shriek," Got any mice?!" over and over again. Keith asked where he'd picked it up from, and seemingly people who had got snakes as pets, were coming in every other day for live mice to feed to their snakes!! So, the bird was hearing the same phrase over and over again, and related it to the bell ringing. Poor mice...ewww!

2 Sep, 2011

 

That was a good story ,Elizabeth,I daren't say this (but I'll say it very quietly) I ..don't....like ....big ....birds......sorry.I like Tiny though, he's lovely.No, tony I still can't find this station ,but haven't got a very good reception on mine. I think its time I got a new radio .I like those oldfashion ones we used to have when I was a child.

2 Sep, 2011

 

Hi Rose Good heavens Rose you can have my radio but i need my headphones and crystal for its replacement. I cannot send my good lady as she usualey runs round the lawn with the wire (LoL). Tiny thanks you for the compliment and has gone to bed happy. Take care enjoy Tony

2 Sep, 2011

 

hi Elizabeth I had a myna bird in my youth but it insulted a visiting Preist so my mother and i aggreed to send it to a sanctuary for Myna,s. Rose won,t accept my radio Elizabeth. Just cannot make it out , it was new when Jack sparrow gave it to me No sighn of Stickie , she could be on holiday. Never mind i now have my number one back and am going to ask Rose if she is sea worthy to steer me gallion. Checked my Rose cuttings today, two out of three appear healthy and my Fuchsia cuttings are growing great. Hope i dont loose them over xmas in the green house. Take care Elizabeth your a wonderful lady. Tony

2 Sep, 2011

 

Ooops! Well, ahem! Who taught it the 'offending' phase to it in the first place! Hands up! It's probably teaching the other mynahs all sorts of new fruity phrases!! ;0)
That's a shame Rose won't take your radio, Tony, especially when it's as technologically advanced as yours is...Lol! Maybe it'll only work for you, and you know you would miss it dreadfully if you didn't have it on in the Palace!!
Rose gave me a quick check over, and says I'm ready for duty, she just mentioned to keep the tots of rum to a minimum...that's you she's talking about not me! Teehee!
Oh, and she says I need a pair of driving gloves if I'm going to do any steering! You know, the ones with the big hole on the back of the hand? What is that big hole for? Are they saving on leather or what?!
I didn't know Sticki had disappeared, I must look on the other blogs, and see what she's up to.
Glad to hear your rose cuttings are doing well, if that one doesn't recover very soon, just take it out and leave the other two in the pot, maybe give them a wee spray with a fungicide like Roseclear. And the fuchsias are all doing well too, that's really good to hear, you're a dab hand at the wee fuchsia cuttings!! We'll just have to work out a good way to keep them safe from the frost in the greenhouse! Take care Tony and have fun pet!

3 Sep, 2011

 

I don't know about steering your galleon Tony, I may just get sea sick,and Elizabeth, did you mean steering or stirring lol!

4 Sep, 2011

 

Maybe a tinnyyyy, wittle, teeenny, bit of stirring Rose! Lol!

4 Sep, 2011

 

I'll allow you that, then Elizabeth. By the way, I don't usually tell you when I have done a blog but look for " some mothers do have em" I think you might like this one.

5 Sep, 2011

 

Ohhh! Goody! I'm away now!!

5 Sep, 2011

 

So am i , Elizabeth, must watch Coro' tonight!Its on in a minute.You better go back to "polly page" again as there's more on there.We are getting so dizzy again.

5 Sep, 2011

 

Do you know what, i am definitely dizzy, this is the "Polly page"

5 Sep, 2011

 

Shiver me timbers its a good job i came back to repair me crews faults. Elizabeth your gloves with a hole in them its standard pirate issue i hope. How many blooming holes do you want number one?. You have holes in your coat holes in socks , evan more holes in your scarf. I,m full of holes, but all regulation pirate issue. Take care enjoy Tony

5 Sep, 2011

 

HI Rose Your consignment of jam did wonders for the crew,s food supplies we covered sticky in it and dropped her off the poop deck. On retrieving her we found 17 sucker fish 23 sardines 9 crabs and a disillusioned octopus sucking on her helmet. Get the soup ready Rose. Take care enjoy Tony

5 Sep, 2011

 

Oh , poor Stickie, she;ll need warming up with some of my soup then.

6 Sep, 2011

 

Hi Rose Will be off line tomorrow as we have to visit a freind in chester and last time we visited we did,nt get back for 3 days(LoL). Will miss your banter . Take care enjoy Tony.

6 Sep, 2011

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