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On mourning the loss of a friend

March 24, 2010

Polly the cockatiel died last weekend while I was away in Sweden. She had been quite ill – she’d had two accidents involving her leg in the last three months and this had very obviously taken a toll on her. After the last incident I’d taken her to the vet a couple of times, the [...]

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Christmas in the shadow of the kreppa

December 21, 2009

These are busy days here at the Weather Report. The last few days before Christmas and so many little details to take care of. I’m sure most of you can relate. I’ve been rather pleased with myself this year at how well organized I am – when you do the same things every year it [...]

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Nuts are okay, but they have to be naked

October 7, 2007

It’s been a while since Polly the cockatiel has had a starring role on this blog – not, in fact, since Operation Nut Job appeared to have failed a few months ago, much to our chagrin. And lazy YT has failed to report on the fact that Operation Nut Job is actually ongoing and has [...]

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Cockatiel love

August 11, 2005

Polly the cockatiel is driving me insane. She refuses to leave me alone. At this very moment she is running back and forth outside the door to the room I am in [little feet-pitter patter], back-and-forth, back-and-forth, and occasionally emitting the sharpest, most piercing cockatiel sounds you will ever hear in your life. It’s the [...]

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Bleeding Polly

April 26, 2005

Film tip: If you get a chance to see The House of Flying Daggers, GO! We went this evening and I came out of the theatre completely lost in another world. Visually stunning, emotionally engrossing, incredibly moving, completely enchanting. A bit like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, only more subtle and yet more powerful. I loved [...]

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When Polly became a girl

November 18, 2004

Today, 18 November, is exactly one year since Polly became a girl. Let’s have a round of applause for Polly… (clapclap) Thank you. Back in the momentous year 2000, YT decided to indulge the then-eight year old AAH’s craving for a pet by going out and buying her a cockatiel at Christmastime. AAH was thrilled [...]

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