Talk about today

Not sure if I mentioned it before. A few weeks ago Mirtha one of the wife's pals contacted her to ask if she'd like to adopt a couple of baby Monk parrots. Mirtha has had one for years and the missus had mentioned to her she'd like one. It's a right character and is always chatting away to people while sitting on their shoulder. Like the two babies hers was also blown out of the tree at her quinta during a storm and abandoned.

Anyway the missus got the young uns and hand fed them until they could feed themselves. They've now grown twice in size and are still growing which meant they needed a new cage. The cage arrived today and they moved into it. Both are very happy.

They are gorgeous! Your Zoo is growing….

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They are gorgeous! Your Zoo is growing….

Indeed. Something the missus nor I knew is that they can live as long as 30 years!!

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Can they be set free eventually?

If I can't they can't.

In the wild they only live around six years.

Why oh why does everything that is good to fight against coughs and splutters, have to taste so damn awful.

I'm talking about miel y limon. And I thought miel was so damn tasty it would cancel out the bad tasting limon

Try some Amaretto or Fra Angelico instead?

(Hope you get rid of the cough & splutters soon!)

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Why oh why does everything that is good to fight against coughs and splutters, have to taste so damn awful.

I'm talking about miel y limon. And I thought miel was so damn tasty it would cancel out the bad tasting limon

Hot toddy. Won't cure it but tastes better. Extra whisky if you need to sleep.

Anyway, my cough is slowly going away. I can't take anything cold until its gone, otherwise it might, like times in the past, it would comeback with a vengeance

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Anyway, my cough is slowly going away. I can't take anything cold until its gone, otherwise it might, like times in the past, it would comeback with a vengeance

You're lucky. I've been coughing,sneezing and blowing my hooter all week. Now got a bleedin' headache. I blame the aircon while the missus is hoping it's not dengue....that suggestion made me feel better.

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I recommend Limoncello.

Why didn’t I think of that?? Great suggestion.

Although I suspected it was going to happen soon it still came as a shock to find Tigre our 15 year old cat llying dead on the outhouse floor this morning. Just like Julie her mum she was a wonderful lovely natured cat. Not ashamed to admit I had a good cry to myself before going to tell the missus.

We dug a grave for her underneath the fig tree and laid her to rest. To be honest part of me was relieved as her last few weeks weren't nice for her. I'm happy she can now be at peace.

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It's horrible when you find a dead pet. That happened to us a couple of years ago when I found Rachel dead under the parrilla.

Indeed. Strangely enough I found her mum Julie dead one morning curled up on one of the garden chairs. As she usually slept there I assumed she was in a deep sleep. She wasn't that old either and Tigre was still very young.

What a day to be alive. An volcano eruption, and an abdication of a Queen and ascension of a King

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What a day to be alive.

Indeed....my day was memorable for a different reason. Went to the cemetery with the missus to check the work he did on the wife's family mausoleum.....sounds impressive but compared to some of the other buildings it is puny in comparisson.

Anyway, what made it memorable was. I was approached by a pretty blonde female wearing denim shorts who greeted me by name and kissed me on the cheek. I hadn't a clue who the hell she was. My missus chatted to her while I eyed her up and down....couldn't help but notice her lovely figure.

After a while she turned to me and gave me another smile and kiss on the cheek then left.

The missus told me who she was but I'm still none the wiser. It was very nice though.

What a pleasant memory for a geezer to cherish!

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What a pleasant memory for a geezer to cherish!

Must be losing my memory as the missus said I've met her before....several times.

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Although I suspected it was going to happen soon it still came as a shock to find Tigre our 15 year old cat llying dead on the outhouse floor this morning. Just like Julie her mum she was a wonderful lovely natured cat. Not ashamed to admit I had a good cry to myself before going to tell the missus.

We dug a grave for her underneath the fig tree and laid her to rest. To be honest part of me was relieved as her last few weeks weren't nice for her. I'm happy she can now be at peace.

I am so sorry to hear, and thanks for sharing this lovely picture.

Serafina is turning 10 in a few months, so she had her first heart check with a cardiologist last week. Thank God the doc said she was all good and some values were even better than the norm. I wondered how they do an ECG at rest on a scared cat. They must use "stress" ECG only. She was very collaborative but the whole experience wasn't pleasant for her. And on top of it, we forgot to take away her food the night before, so she couldn't have her blood drawn for a blood panel. However, her fungus is not improving and we may have to come back to the vet clinic anyway.

Rest in peace, beautiful Tigre!