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Babe is a bird with a reputation. For biting. Sometimes she would take a swing at people (women) just for walking by. Babe is one of several birds at the Refuge with whom I have fostered a respectful “don’t touch me and I won’t… Continue Reading “At the Refuge – Babe”
If you look down my side bar, you will find a “widget” for Best Friends Animal Society. They are raising funds to build a Puppy Care Center to help all of the dogs being rescued from puppy mills. As a member of Best Friends,… Continue Reading “Best Friends Puppies”
Marty’s name was Martha when he came to the Refuge. Except that he is a boy. He is pretty rambunctious, which can be intimidating with a cockatoo, but of all of the cockatoos I have met, he is the best at finding ways to… Continue Reading “At the Refuge – Marty”
On Thursday nights, Library traffic is pretty low. Last night I logged in $3 in sales – and one of those was my own. So spending my time listing books for sale online makes a lot of sense. I may have mentioned that we… Continue Reading “At the Library – Autographed Books”
On my nights at the Refuge, I am generally working in the front room. The Permanent Residents are there, so I don’t handle the Adoptables as often as other volunteers. Addison is available for adoption and happens to be in the front room these… Continue Reading “At the Refuge – Addison”
The dates have been set for the Glenview Public Library’s Used Book Sale – July 12-13. This lovely sketch was on the library website. I believe it is the original plan that was presented for approval two years ago. I also believe we have… Continue Reading “Library Used Book Sale”
I hadn’t been at the Library in three weeks. Online sales seemed to have dried up while I was out, so I arrived early, anxious to get started. Stacy, another volunteer who was working the earlier shift, said that a couple of kids with… Continue Reading “Back at the Library”
I think every third Moluccan Cockatoo is named “Peaches” or some variation thereof. The current resident Peachie at the Refuge is the sweetest Moluccan I have ever met. And I grew up with one. Peachie steps up so nicely and I have never seen… Continue Reading “At the Refuge – Peachie”
I was just lamenting that my travel schedule is picking up and I will be leaving both the Library and the Refuge short-handed while I do my real job. Then I happened to log in to the Used Book store’s Amazon account and saw… Continue Reading “Used Books Online”
This is Fred, an Umbrella Cockatoo. He is very friendly and not much trouble, relative to other cockatoos I know. Just about every Wednesday, I let Fred out of his cage straight away. He likes to come out and climb on his roof and… Continue Reading “At the Refuge – Fred”
The Next Dark Age 