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Re: Aunt Ronnie's Parrot

 

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Elaine - Picture somewhere but who knows where? Dorothy you are correct. There was a real bad fire and the building was completely destroyed. It has since been torn down and only the vacant/empty lot remains.? The transformations consisted of a very successful and still operating in the area - florist shop. After the florist ship it was a 2d hand consignment shop and after that and just before the fire it was turned into an investor owned apartment building. Yes Fay ¨C you remember the parakeet¡¯s vocabulary. Mom always thought the birds were language fluent. The only 2 things I remember were the ones Fay remembers. Of course just back from Vietnam and out of the Army, single and trying to find my way, I couldn¡¯t of cared less if the birds could recite Shakespeare. I hope this note finds all in the Ruggieri group staying healthy, safe and getting thru these crazy times that we are living in. The folks in Texas are sure having a tough time. Being cold is most difficult both emotionally and physically.

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dorothy Mehl via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 2:30 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [lafamigliaruggieri] Aunt Ronnie's Parrot

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Fay, I bet it was the parrot, but I was gone for so long that I have spotty memories. ?However, I do remember the parrot when it was in the Jennersville house. ?For some reason, I don¡¯t remember it in Coatesville. ?And speaking of the Jennersville house, Paul, can you give us a little history and update on that house. ?It seems to have gone through a number of transformations since your family left there. ?At one point, there must have been a fire, and I thought it was a goner, but it seems to have taken on new life. ?You have a great memory for the details and human interest of family and local history. ?I love all your stories.



On Feb 17, 2021, at 8:21 AM, Fay Wheeler <fay.wheeler@...> wrote:

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That sounds familiar. I remember a bird that could say things like ¡°pretty bird¡± and ¡°go to hell¡± or some other mild cuss words.



On Feb 17, 2021, at 7:54 AM, Elaine Ruggieri <elaineruggieri@...> wrote:

?Didn¡¯t Aunt Ronnie also have a parakeet that could talk??



On Feb 16, 2021, at 11:15 PM, mother_veronica_rose <pandriole@...> wrote:

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As a little girl growing up (in the teens or 1920¡¯s) at 405 south?Union, Ronnie had a parrot given to her and its name was ¡°Loretta¡±. I guess she really liked the bird as a pet. ?Fast forward to 1967 ¨C I came down on orders for?Vietnam?and Aunt Millie gave mom the parrot to keep her ¡°busy¡± until I returned and it was named Skipper after you guessed it - Skipper. The bird entertained folks at the Jennersville store for years and was really mean. Come time for Mom to die (some 20 years later) ¨C my sister Midge didn¡¯t want the parrot and neither did I. A plumber & customer named Jim Connor from Avondale really liked the bird so at mom¡¯s death off ¡°Skipper¡± went to the plumbing shop. The last time I saw the bird was in the plumber¡¯s shop & it had a grease smear right straight down the middle of its yellow head. I lost track of the bird after that and sometime after I worked for the county (2001-2014) I ran into one of the plumber¡¯s sons and He ¨C the son ¨C still had the parrot. It was a miserable nasty bird & perhaps that explains the long life. According to some accounts those Amazons can live a very long life. It was a very young bird when Aunt Millie gave it to Mom and if still living would only be very early sixties. I¡¯m told if they don¡¯t take sick, they will live longer than that. Randy ¨C even today ¨C people that remember the Store ¨C remember Skipper. Some folks swore it could talk a little & loved it ¨C other people hated it because of its disposition. Randy, thanks for the trip down memory lane.

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From:?[email protected]?[mailto:[email protected]]?On Behalf Of?Rand
Sent:?Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:46 PM
To:?[email protected]
Subject:?[lafamigliaruggieri] Aunt Ronnie's Parrot

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some of us "younger" cousins have been remembering all kind of fond memories about our wonderful family.

One question that we had was: What became of that darn parrot?

Thanks
Randy?

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