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Puddings & Toyboys
A blog about my beautiful budgies.
Tag Archives: parcel
First wild seeded grass of 2022
19 April 2022
Posted by on A surprise parcel arrived last week containing a lovely bunch of fresh, seeded grass.
I wondered how Perry, Lennie & Moriarty would receive the grass – sometimes, after the long, winter gap, they are initially wary but I have been giving them dried grass so they tucked in without any hesitation.
Many thanks to follower rosebudgie who sent the very welcome parcel!
First wild grass of 2018
8 May 2018
Posted by on The first wild grass of 2018 arrived on the 1st of May. What a lovely spring surprise! There was some sadness though, as the grass was usually sent by the legendary Sharing Sausages, but in their absence, follower rosebudgie has graciously continued their legacy of sharing.
It did not take them long to tuck in:
Thank you rosebudgie!
Wild Grass 2017 (Part 3 of 3)
5 September 2017
Posted by on As previously reported (click here), we have had an abundance of wild grass deliveries this spring & summer. This is thanks to kind follower rosebudgie & her sharing sausages.
Sadly, at the beginning of July, Marshall left the embrace of his family: brother Ian & his devoted carer, rosebudgie. With enormous strength of character, Ian carried on sending wild grass. Seeing only the name ‘Ian’, for the sender, was a poignant moment.
- 19th July – parcel from Ian
- 19th July – grass from Ian
Since then, however, a fellow budgie has been drafted in to help him, & follower rosebudgie, with their sadness. Eric has given them comfort & cheer & has been gracious enough to help Ian send more wild grass:
- 22nd August – parcel from Ian & Eric
- 22nd August – grass from Ian & Eric
- 30th August – parcel from Ian & Eric
- 30th August – grass from Ian & Eric
- 1st September – parcel from Ian & Eric
- 1st September – grass from Ian & Eric
It is astonishing that through all their recent trauma, follower rosebudgie & Ian have continued to think about others & to share their bountiful wild grass. We thank them unreservedly.
You can see here how much Bezukhov, Dalai, Perry & Lennie enjoy the grass:
This post is dedicated to Marshall.
Wild Grass 2017 (Part 2 of 3)
3 September 2017
Posted by on Continuing on from my previous post (click here), you can see many more of the deliveries of wild grass from kind follower rosebudgie and the sharing sausages:
- 31st May – parcel
- 3rd June – parcel
- 31st May – grass
- 3rd June – grass
- 13th June – parcel
- 20th June – parcel
- 13th June – grass
- 20th June – grass
- 27th June – parcel
- 4th July – parcel
- 27th June – grass
- 4th July – grass
Here are more photos of Bezukhov, Dalai, Perry & Lennie enjoying the wild grass:
Many thanks to follower rosebudgie & the sharing sausages.
Note: Since these parcels were delivered, dearly beloved Sausage Marshall took off on an adventure of his own. This post is dedicated to him.
Wild Grass 2017 (Part 1 of 3)
2 September 2017
Posted by on The parcels of wild grass from kind follower rosebudgie & the sharing sausages started arriving in April. There have been many, many deliveries since – so many, that I am reporting the details in a series of separate posts.
- 11th April
- 19th April
- 22nd April
- 26th April
- 4th May
- 9th May
- 16th May
- 27th May
Here are the boys tucking in to their special treat:
- Dalai
- Perry
- Bezukhov
- Lennie
As you can see, the wild grass deliveries have been greatly appreciated by Bezukhov, Dalai, Perry & Lennie.
Wild grass x 5 + millet x 1
21 May 2016
Posted by on Follower rosebudgie & her sharing sausages have been busy parcelling up goodies.
The postman has been busy delivering goodies.
Bezukhov, Phineas & Dalai have been busy eating the goodies that have been sent:
- Grass for sensible Bezukhov (1)
- Grass for Dalai (2)
- Grass for Dalai (2)
- Grass for Phineas (3)
- Grass for Phineas (3)
- Grass for the three musketeers (4)
- Grass for Dalai (5)
- Grass for Dalai (5)
- Millet for Dalai
Thank you, rosebudgie & the Sharing Sausages!!!
An out-of-season treat… again!
24 November 2015
Posted by on About 3 weeks ago, we received a very welcome parcel of wild, seeded grass (click here for post). This was a major surprise as it was out-of-season. A few days ago, we received an even bigger surprise in the post – more wild grass! Although the parcel was addressed to Dr Phinny Fog he very graciously shared the contents with Bezukhov. Given that winter is virtually upon us, that must surely be the last of the grass?
Thank you, rosebudgie & the Sharing Sausages!
An out-of-season surprise treat
5 November 2015
Posted by on Less than a week ago the postman delivered an unexpected parcel. As he handed it over, he said, “The name is different but I guess it will make sense to you“… Sure enough, it was not addressed to me but to Dr Norman Bezukhov. On closer inspection I could see it was from follower rosebudgie’s sharing sausages! What could it be?
It was wild, seeded grass!
On the last day in October!
It was almost like a miracle. It looked so green & fresh.
Bezukhov & Phineas have really appreciated this gift. Because they have both been spending a lot of time in the Ferplast, I have been pegging it up in there over the last few days. Here they are enjoying it:
Thank you, rosebudgie & the Sharing Sausages!
Impersonating a Toyboy
12 July 2015
Posted by on I am not sure which is worse, impersonating a Toyboy or impersonating a Doctor.
I had to do both!
In May, I posted about the arrival of fresh, wild, seeded grass in familiar yellow parcels, from our very kind followers Ian & Marshall & their devoted slave, rosebudgie. Since then, we have had more welcome deliveries. Unfortunately, I missed the post one day & was left with a “Something for you” card. Only it was not for me; it was for Dr C Cagney! From that, I deduced our fresh grass was sweltering in its plastic yellow envelope somewhere in the local collection office.
The parcel could not be collected until the next day but worryingly, along with the “Something for you” card I had to take proof of identification, which could be a valid passport, driving licence or debit/credit card. To my knowledge, Cagney has none of these things! Should I take my own ID & hope the post office worker did not notice I was not a doctor & also my name was not Cagney?
Well, I had no choice, so embarrassingly that was what I had to do. The man behind the counter predictably asked for ID. I gave him my driving licence. He looked at it once. He looked at it twice. Then he looked at me & said, ‘The name doesn’t match‘. At which point I crumbled & confessed that the parcel was not for me it was for my budgie, Cagney, who it seemed, was a qualified doctor.
With luck, he was no jobsworth, so after a little laugh, he handed the familiar yellow parcel to me & wished Cagney well.
Order was restored. Wild grass, after given some air & freshened up, could be consumed.
Here, to date, is all the grass they have feasted on:
- 20th May delivery for Sir Sensible Bezukhov
- (Originally) 28th May delivery for Dr Charming Cagney
- 2nd June delivery for Mx Phineas
- 19th June delivery for Reverend ‘Phinny’ Phineas
- 30th June delivery for Professor Bezukhov
Thank you, rosebudgie & the Sharing Sausages!
Familiar yellow parcels
14 May 2015
Posted by on The wild, seeded grass is back! Our very kind follower rosebudgie has sent the first wild grass of 2015.
The yellow parcel was a familiar & very welcome sight. It arrived on the 30th April & was address to the ‘Reverend Sensible Bezukhov’. This was followed six days later (6th May) by the second parcel addressed to ‘Sir Charming Cagney’. The third followed seven days later (13th May) & was for the ‘Rt Hon Phineas’.
- First yellow parcel of 2015 for Bezukhov
- Parcel No. 2 for Cagney
- Parcel No. 3 for Phineas
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As predicted, the Toyboys & Phineas were initially dumbfounded as to what these strange green things were that I was waving about with excitement, but they soon remembered the delights & it did not take long for them to tuck in.
I pegged the grass out in six different places but naturally they all wanted the piece the others were eating.
- This is nice!
- Hey! This is mine – get your own!
- Kerfuffle!
- Yes, this is the best bit…
- This piece is actually the best bit – hope the others don’t see it…
- Or maybe this is the best bit…
- This is yummy!
- Hey! That’s my piece!
(Click on pictures to enlarge)
Here they are in action: