The baby birds we cared for are a species called Black Phoebe. The weaker of the three didn’t make it. Sandy named him Pee Wee. PW was buried last weekend and was given a proper burial complete with calla lily grave marker.
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Fowl Family
They started out at 9 and now down to 7, which explains why Mom looks so stressed. Unfortunately they are still bite size.
Injecting Color
Tired of the drab lower patio we planted some flowers to add a bit of color.
Burd Raising
Last night I heard a thump outside our door. When I opened the door I found 3 chicks in a half destroyed nest. Obviously they were from that stupid punk bird that made a nest over our porch light. Bird crap aside, we spent the evening going to the pet store to purchase bird food …
3 Day weekend
Today we had Sandy’s co-workers, Andrea & Teddy, over for lunch. Oh and Teddy’s GF the lovely Christine.
Cupcake diet
The best thing about having Arlene over for lunch… eating her cupcakes for breakfast the next morning.
Work Lunch
Today we had a lunch for my co-workers. We gave them a choice of pork ribs, mashed potatoes, beans or smoked duck risotto with a fennel and a grilled halloumi cheese salad.
Father’s Day 2010
Since we just celebrated Fathers’ Day, I thought I’d share my tribute to my father at his funeral last month. Family & friends, I’d like to take this time to talk a little about my Father. Earlier in preparation for this day, my wife Sandy asked me two very important questions: How did your Father …
Tita Flor “No Reservations”
Today Sandy picked up Tita Flor at the AmTrack station in Oakland. After some greetings we went straight to Tribu in Union City for lunch. We ordered chopsuey, tribu fried chicken, pork sisig, binagoongan fried rice, bululo soup and finished up with ube ice cream & frozen brazo. This was followed by a quick trip …
Gemma
Gemma was in town for a visit so we decided to go to one of our favorite restaurants…LeCheval.