BIRTHDAY BEAR TRADITION

I have 9 old, wrinkly friends, who are retired or semi-retired. Five of them all used to work together and the other four are husbands. They didn't want to lose touch when they retired so they decided to meet and have lunch or dinner when it was their birthdays. However, they got disenchanted with buying a present every time, and decided instead to give a Birthday Bear (thats me.) I get passed from one birthday person to the next each time they meet. The fun part is, that I get to be dressed differently each time, usually to reflect some aspect of the recipient's personality or life.
PS: Two of my wrinklies, Chris and Bob, have gone on a working holiday tour around Australia so they don't celebrate with us very often.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

BIRTHDAY BEAR GETS SOME CULTURE

As Diane is working on her birthday on Wednesday, we celebrated yesterday. We had lunch at the Foyer Bistro in the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) in the city. It is situated on the South Bank of the Brisbane River, together with the State Library, the Museum, the Art Gallery, the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (opera house), the Conservatorium and Convention Centre. This area is one big Cultural Centre on the banks of the river.
Diane loves gardening so I came dressed as a gardener. Ann and George helped me get dressed and made me a stand and a little wheelbarrow.


I have on my overalls, garden gloves and garden shoes. Of course I have a visor and sunnies.

I even have a little wheelbarrow full of lemons (see Diane's lemons here). I also have a watering can and fork and shovel, with froggy handles. Diane loves frogs.

Ann and George (in front) did a wonderful job of dressing me and making the props. Thank you. From left to right...Ann, Mary, Bill, ME, Paul, Diane , Helen, George. They even booked a place for me, which the waitress thought was funny.

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  1. Jo-Anne RamblingJune 28, 2009 at 7:32 PM

    Thought I had left a comment here but since it isn't here I will leave one now.

    Birthday Bear looks great dressed up as a gardener,the first shot makes him look so tall.....lol

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