"Now they were as strangers; nay, worse than strangers, for they could never become acquainted.  It was a perpetual estrangement."

Anne Elliot, Persuation by Jane Austen

I rereading Persuaion and also ruminating over my abusive childhood, adolescance, and early adulthood.  The abuse I suffered at the hands of my family and the and the efforts my ( Read more... )

I gave Apricot a bath and the heating pad was too warm for her afterward.  I tried to cool her down, but was too late or I didn't do it right.  Apricot died in my hand.  She is the last of Peeper's and Tulip's babies, when Tiramisu was sharing a nest with Tulip and co-raised Apricot.  She resembled her grandfather, Mango.  She was the older sister ( Read more... )

Cinnamon, aka CinniMini, died today.  She was my first naturally colored canary and she sported a purple band on her right leg.  She was mother to Twinsies, Halfsies, Pepper, Wingman, and Elipse.

A sweet, grey canary.