Little Bear's Adventures
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Beach? We didn't really go to the beach.  But we sat in some sunshine and had some fun with shells.  She stayed inside, though. My favorite Buddy, Charlie had played outside in the sun all morning.  Charlie put me inside the conch shell very carefully. I didn't want to get stuck deep inside!  Then she put me right on top of a scallop shell, beside some spotted shells with fun shapes.   Charlie thought it was pretty funny. I loved playing on our pretend beach, with our clean shells.  No worries about waves and sand!
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4 Faces Here I am, joining in with a set of nesting dolls.  I tried to look pleasant, like the other 3 faces.  But I left the 3 dolls alone after a while. I couldn't conjure up a proper smile. Missing My Buddy Seeing the dolls made me miss my Buddy, Charlie. Last June, Charlie was 2 and we played with the nesting dolls.  Charlie liked to take out the little "Baby" doll and hide it. Then she'd ask, "Where's Baby?" Me Then Charlie had fun putting me inside the big doll.  She was very pleased with herself. And I was happy to play.
It's been almost a year since we played with these dolls. Charlie is 3 and much bigger. I hope she'll still want to hide me in the doll. With Charlie In February, I got to spend some time with Charlie at the cabin.  She's 3 now, so I don't think she'll eat me... or throw me... or lose me! Puzzles Charlie took me around the cabin and let me play with games.  I wasn't too interested in the puzzle. She could tell and she moved me. Chess I told her I could be the King if she put a crown on my head.  She didn't think much of that. Dice Charlie got out the wooden dice.  She made me a little chair. Skittles Then Charlie found the biggest of all the games.  She had the best time standing all the pins up, on the little circles. She let me watch from above. Riding on the Top Then she wanted Beth to let me ride on the spinning top!  That was really not fun.  I felt dizzy and of course I fell off. March We went back to the cabin in March. Charlie and Beth did some practicing.
I'm getting better at staying on. But I'd rather go back to chess!
Yummy Beth and Don eat these cheddar-flavored snacks all the time.  Beth finally gave me my own bag of Goldfish crackers! The bag was almost the same size as me!  Guess what? That little bag was empty.  Beth said I could have some of hers. But those little fish had sweet little smiles. How could I? And they were also very messy. I passed.
Troll Cave I love playing with Beth's childhood toys.  The Troll Cave was a little creepy, but the Trolls welcomed me nicely. I liked the little one with purple hair. Showboat When Beth pulled the old Showboat out of the attic, she looked a little worried.  The brittle plastic was breaking in some places. The pink boat didn't look so fun. Back in the Day Beth tried to explain how much fun it was putting on shows... over 50 years ago.
She pulled out the scenery and the cardboard actors and the script book. It looked like a lot of work! Stage Fright! Then she invited me on stage for a production of the The Wizard of Oz!  My stage nerves worsened when the scene changed and the Wicked Witch of the West appeared!  No worries about that Witch anymore! Beth asked around and found no-one who was interested in having a Showboat in their possession. She bagged it up and gave it to Goodwill.
Glad I had a chance to perform just once! What's with this tiger?  Every year, Beth enjoys a King Cake and this year she had the piece with the plastic prize! But it was a tiger! It's supposed to be a baby! But Beth grabbed me and pulled out the baby from last year and let us join the fun.  We approached cautiously. Luckily that tigers mouth did not open!
HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR!  I rode on my Dragon friend, just for some fun!  Then Dragon and I waited patiently for Beth to put food on the plate. There are no food photos. We were too hungry!
Christmas is Over It's sad when the Christmas tree and decorations are gone.  But I found a tiny bit of Christmas in the yard!  Beth put up a special bird feeder that she got for Christmas. I will sit here and encourage the birds to come have a nibble!
Charlie and Me Charlie came to my house for Christmas!
We haven't seen each other for many months. I think she was happy to see me. Sitting Around She put me on a chair.
I sat around a while. I sat and I watched Charlie.  I sat some more. Then Charlie found me another chair.  I sat some more. Then...  It was time to put me back in my bag. Charlie is very careful with me.
I love her. 2023 It's a new year. The Christmas decorations are still up.  This year Beth didn't pose me with Christmas cookies or ornaments. She posed me with a basket of nuts. These nuts look like they are about 100 years old. Old Stuff One year Beth posed me with those little reindeer. They are really old. I think they are called antiques.  And those books are really old behind the deer. Why does she like old stuff so much? Old? Wait a minute. I'm not new. My fur is almost gone from my tummy.  I won't even let you look at my paws. I'm old.
I'm glad Beth likes old things. A Tiny Waffle We started the day with waffles. Tiny waffles.  I decorated mine with red-strawberries and blue-blueberries and a dab of white-yogurt. Ugh. Beth needs to keep whipped cream on hand.
I added a tiny flag because today is July 4th. I will have hotdogs and watermelon later! Flowers? This morning, it looked like flowers had popped up overnight!
I found these pretty things in the front yard. Umbrellas? Some sagged downward and made me think of umbrellas.  But they were so small. I would have needed to climb under 20 of them, to stay dry during a rainstorm. Mushrooms in Mulch The yard mulch had about a hundred million of these things.  They weren't spring flowers and they weren't paper parasols. They were really little mushrooms. I hope they weren't poisonous little mushrooms.
Beth and Don have not put up a tree yet. Beth has a few decorations out, but no presents.  I'm not sure why she's so far behind! My friend and I already exchanged gifts today! I got chocolates! I got my friend some bigger elf pants. I get cold just looking at his bare legs!
Welcome 2020! Today is the start of a new year!  I'm ready for some new adventures! I'm also ready to enjoy my new musician friends. 2019? I guess I'm supposed to reflect on the past year, as I move into this new one. But, that would take so long...
Let me just say, the year was good and December was nice. I had a good Christmas. We spent it in New Orleans and Beth decorated the hotel room with a tiny Cajun Nativity Set. She read Cajun Night Before Christmas. "Petit Ours" I got to join in. I didn't have a French name-tag like the others, but Beth called me Petit Ours. I think that's French for Little Bear. I felt rather LARGE for a change.  2019 ended nicely. Now I'm ready for 2020!
Happy New Year! Silly Beth Beth is sorting stuff, again. She dug up all these dolls and displayed them. That is what she does. She plays with stuff, while she tries to figure out what to get rid of.  She found dolls that belonged to her mom and her grandmother, her sister and even her sister in law. Some of the dolls belong to Beth's grown daughter and a few were Beth's when she was a child. I'm hiding somewhere in this crowd of dolls. Find Me Beth balanced 69 dolls on the old pump organ. Later, she found some dolls that belonged to her son, but there wasn't really room for more.  In this picture I'm tucked in a pocket. "I feel lost with all the big dolls!" I told Beth. Smaller Than Me  Beth assured me I wasn't the smallest. She posed me with the tiny dolls. But... I'm not a doll. I have fur. I always feel out of place.
One Week Later It's been a week since Beth's son got married. I was there. I was in the camera bag.
I wanted to pose in the bride's bouquet, but Beth didn't have time to take me or the camera, out of her bag. Today I spotted the groom's jacket on a hanger. Beth let me pose on the lapel with the week-old boutonnière. The Bride and Bouquet  But look how beautiful Chali and her bouquet look! Can we just say that I was hiding somewhere deep down in those fragrant flowers?
Scott looks pretty handsome, too. Happy One Week Anniversary to these two! XO 60 Stars Someone got 60 tiny stars for her birthday
Birthday Girl's daughter wrote a memory on each paper strip... before she folded them into stars.I climbed in the vase of stars and tried to peek at the writing. I love secrets. Caught! Birthday Girl said "Stop!" She told me she will never open those stars.  She said it's more magical to just imagine the memories inside each star.
I said, "Whatever." Then I took out the stars and wrote the Birthday Girl's age on the kitchen counter! I'm Too Small  I've never been able to participate in this bit of party fun. Let's face it, the game is just too large for me to handle. Just My Size!  But this past weekend, Beth purchased a tin of mints! She liked the lid design and was even more excited to discover the mints inside. They were shaped like Ouija pointers! Slumber Party!  Since I was tagging along for a girl weekend at The Cabin, I knew there was a good chance of getting in on some games. Imagine my delight when I realized Heidi's and Nathalie's hands were too large to move the pointer! They would need my help for sure! No Fair!  Wouldn't you know that it was Nathalie's birthday and she was given a very fine pair of hands that fit nicely on fingers. I felt like those plastic hands were gently nudging me right out of the fun. That's Okay  Who cares. I just watched and laughed at them. They weren't very good at it.
February 2016  Beth likes to pose me with candy. It's getting old.  She left me alone for a while and I went to work.  And now I'm trying to decide which goodie I should eat first!
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!! Wishing all my friends the best for the New Year!  "May we care about others and share with others!" That's what my Buddy Yoda, says. He was very generous with his snake!
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