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The Family in 1996
Dave
Christine
Mr. Bishop
Jane
This is Colette with Mr. Bishop and Jane just a few weeks after their birth ...
Jane is on the right and Mr Bishop is on the left.
Jane is named after a good
friend of ours ( a world famous pianist BTW! ). And Mr.
Bishop is named after Charles Bronson's character in the movie "The Mechanic". Mr Bishop
hates having his ears or his head touched. He'll spin his head around like crazy
trying to get it away from your hands. Jane is very independant, she doesn't really care
what else is going on around her, for example, when she wants to sleep, she just drops onto her side,
tongue hanging out, and crashes.
This is Mr. Bishop by himself & with mom in 1994 ...
Mr. Bishop (or "Bish" as we call him) is a real trouble-maker. Although he not as curious as mom, he likes to
pester Jane because she has a short fuse and will always rise to the bate. Bish sleeps wherever he falls asleep. He likes to
sleep upside-down inside a 4"X4" "hut" that sits on the upper deck of his cage. Bish likes all sorts of fresh fruit and of course
he loves apple juice. Like mom and dad he'll eat dried fruit if that's all you've got!
Jane
Jane always seems grumpy. This fact does not get by Mr. Bishop who always seizes the opportunity to raz
her. Jane, like Bish will eat dried fruit if that's all you've got, but she loves all sorts of fresh
fruit including oranges, pears, apples, strawberries, blueberries, etc.