DELTA
MUM said that in life things happen in threes and for once she is right. Firstly, we recently moved house and we bears now have a bigger cupboard, so we are even happier than before. Secondly, that beastly COVID virus is back again with a new name and this time we are in lockdown for who knows how long. Thirdly, Harry and Meghan had a little girl called Lilibet and here is a picture of me with a bottle of bubbles all ready to celebrate. MUM also said, never expect and you won't be disappointed. True that!
MY SECOND COVID BIRTHDAY
Here is a picture of me in 2021 on my second COVID birthday. Our Prime Minister Scottie (Smirko) and our state Premier Gladys (Pinnochia) have made lockdown the new 'normal'. We bears are totally confused as now MUM and DAD are home every night instead of going out for dinner and propping up the local bars and having fun. Now MUM just does online shopping and gets really excited when the doorbell chimes and DAD says - "what fresh hell is this?" We are all stuck in the cupboard with no trips planned - even to the movies. I keep revisiting my website and remembering all the good times we had. Thank goodness my Auntie Juliet visited with flowers and a yummy quiche to celebrate my birthday. She is smashing and I am hoping that she will adopt me soon so I can escape to an even bigger cupboard and begin my life all over, as this one currently sucks. MUM just gave me a good talking to as she read over my shoulder - yet again! I apologise (more than the PM and Premier can do) for being one selfish bear and just wish that the BIG PEOPLE would get their acts together and save all those families trying to escape from Afghanistan. This is one cruel world at the moment...
OMICRON
This is it... after 107 days of lockdown yet again, we bears were sick of hibernating, so I was super happy to be taken out of the cupboard for a festive holiday back to Mollymook. MUM and DAD and my brother Beans drove down in Bertie and spent four days in the bestest spot near the beach. It rained for three of them, but we still managed to go sunbathing and my nose is now so red, it hurts.
I had a smashing time with my new pal - 'K' -who is an endangered species and wore a Christmas hat, so he looked super cool.
When MUM and DAD went off to a winery for a Christmas Eve lunch, we were left to fend for ourselves. As you can see in the following pics, we were feeling no pain as I raided the mini bar and we had a few brewskies and chocolates and watched Foxtel. I hope the new guests don't get a shock when they open their Peronis and find them filled with water and the chocolates have been replaced with - you don't want to know...
I had a smashing time with my new pal - 'K' -who is an endangered species and wore a Christmas hat, so he looked super cool.
When MUM and DAD went off to a winery for a Christmas Eve lunch, we were left to fend for ourselves. As you can see in the following pics, we were feeling no pain as I raided the mini bar and we had a few brewskies and chocolates and watched Foxtel. I hope the new guests don't get a shock when they open their Peronis and find them filled with water and the chocolates have been replaced with - you don't want to know...
To kick start the New Year, even though that pesky virus is on the rise, MUM and DAD decided to go on another mini road trip. Our first stop was Braidwood. I was so excited as we stayed at the Cedar Lodge again and, even though we did not sleep in Mick Jagger's room this time - check my previous Braidwood post to read all about that experience - me and Beans had a really weird experience. When MUM and DAD went off to the local pub to meet up with their BIG PEOPLE 'besties', I snuck out to look for any goodies that I may have missed last time. When I was foraging outside Mick's door, all of a sudden this furry creature (who told me his name was Bandi) arrived and asked me what I was doing. It turns out he had checked in to room 8 and also had no luck finding any goodies. He invited me and Beans in for a drink and boy did we party. He loved brewskies and we polished off all the bottles in his mini bar and were about to start on ours when 'she who must be obeyed' came home. Needless to say, what is said in Braidwood, stays in Braidwood...
The next day we met up with my Unkees and went for a walk along the Cotter River in Canberra. It was a lovely sunny afternoon and we were all chatting away when this snake slithered out of the grass onto the path in front of us. I went white with fear - which means I won't have to have a post-trip bath again - yay! It was actually quite beautiful and wasn't scared of us. I kept my paws crossed hoping it would nibble MUM's ankles as she only had sandals on. I felt really bad afterwards when DAD told me it was a red-bellied black snake and they are very poisonous.
ELECTION 2022
Oh happy day indeed! We now have a new Prime Minister... Albo!
He is half Italian and his 'bestie' is his doglet, Toto. We bears can't wait to meet him and share a few brewskies. We are keeping our paws crossed in the hope that things get better for refugees and transgender people and the newly elected government acknowledges climate change, now that Smirko has left the building...
PLATINUM JUBILEE
How many happy days can a bear bear? Today we watched the Platinum Jubilee concert on tv, all the way from Buckingham Palace. I was so happy to see all my 'besties' including Paddington Bear, who was lucky enough to have a cuppa with Her Majesty. He forgot his manners when he skolled his tea straight from the teapot and accidentally stamped his paw on a cream cake which flicked up and hit the Queen's butler on the cheek . He then desperately tried to appease the situation by offering Her Royal Highness a marmalade sandwich, only to discover she had her own stashed in her handbag! I don't know if they swapped sarnies but it was a moment he will never forget. I can't wait to hear from my cuz Timmie to find out from Paddington what happened after the cameras stopped rolling...
Wow! Can you imagine my surprise when I got a call from Harry and Meghan to say how much they missed me and wished I could join them at the celebrations. At least I think I did, but MUM said I must have dreamt it. The Jubilee was described as 'Baffling, Brilliant and Bonkers!' which reminded me of you know who, well at least the first and last words did - ouch! Anyway, when I went on the Internet, I saw this fantastic photo of some of the family. I think Louis is turning into a little bit of a monster - like me! I missed not seeing pics of Archibald and Lilibet, but maybe when they grow up we will meet each other. By then Harry will be completely bald and my ears will be too, so we will have a lot more in common.
Oh, unhappy day. Her Majesty passed away last week and we bears are still crying in the cupboard. She was a very old lady, but it is still very sad. Paddington sent me a text to say that he has lost one of his best friends and will miss the afternoon teas spent with the Queen. He fessed up that the teacups were actually filled with gin and tonic!
Oh, unhappy day. Her Majesty passed away last week and we bears are still crying in the cupboard. She was a very old lady, but it is still very sad. Paddington sent me a text to say that he has lost one of his best friends and will miss the afternoon teas spent with the Queen. He fessed up that the teacups were actually filled with gin and tonic!
ELVIS IN BENDIGO
We have just returned from Melbourne on the XPT and I have to report that the scones are still missiles in plastic. The train is getting so old and this time it was only ten minutes late on the way to Melbourne and twenty-four minutes late on the way back to Sydney... But, I am not complaining as we once again had a smashing time and this was one of the highlights. THE BIG PEOPLE dragged me to Bendigo to see the Elvis exhibition. I had no idea who he was, but when I saw him - wow!
I was ready to pack my bags and move to Graceland and even tried to pinch the King's front door keys. Elvis's Teddy was in a glass cage and when I asked him why, he told me that Elvis was in heaven and he was no longer able to hang out and share banana and peanut butter burgers with him. He also confessed that he had found Elvis's stash of pills, so he was actually feeling no pain, which explains why his glass eyes were wide as... I tried to bust him out but the security guards tossed me outside in the garden, where I saw this... a giant black TED crying his eyes out singing 'love me tender', which is one of Elvis's hits. I tried to join in and sing 'Jailhouse Rock' to get some of the fans to set Elvis's Ted free, but, let's just say again, what happened in Bendigo, stays in Bendigo...
HAZ and MEG
I heard from H and M last week and they told me that their love story was finally being released on the BIG PEOPLES' streaming service. Haz assured me that they hadn't revealed anything about me in their documentary. I was so excited to speak with them and I promised Harry that I wouldn't go to the press and tell them about our 'brewskie' nights out when he was in Sydney. We are such good pals and I am so happy that they have been given the opportunity (a big word for me) to tell all. Well, their version, which is fine by me. I think this picture of them is absolutely smashing, don't you?