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It was Helen's Birthday celebration at the Botanic Gardens Cafe. I was dressed by Chris and I'm going to remind Helen of her great trip to Western Australia. I'm dressed like the many miners over there. I would rather drive the big trucks than dig up the ore. Chris helped me make a photo album of Helen's trip to WA.<br />
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Helen and Chris enjoy the album of their trip.</div>
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Birthday Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11134359592599021995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737103693755402339.post-72208978113835424312019-03-10T23:45:00.002-07:002019-03-10T23:45:49.749-07:00ZUMBA BEAR<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Wow! I'm going to do workouts with Diane at Zumba lessons. It was Diane's Birthday and Mary dressed me in Zumba clothes ready to go to Zumba.<br />
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I had all the accessories too.</div>
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Diane is happy to have a Zumba partner thanks to Mary.</div>
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Yea!! I'm helping Mary bake for her church group. I love licking the bowl. We celebrated Mary's Birthday at the Southside Sports Club .<br />
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It was nice walking into the newly renovated club.</div>
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Chris dressed me for Mary's birthday and Mary is happy to have a helper on baking day.</div>
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We all enjoyed being at a new venue. I hope they are going to share their meal and drinks with me.</div>
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These old wrinklies have been friends for many years. They all met when they were working at Kuraby State School. They vowed to keep in touch by sharing their birthdays with one another and ME.</div>
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<br />Birthday Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11134359592599021995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737103693755402339.post-70060054958376198382019-03-09T00:45:00.001-08:002019-03-09T00:45:38.626-08:00WHOO HOO I HAD A RIDE IN THE WASHING MACHINEI'm embarrassed to say that it is a long time since I had a wash. My wrinkly friends have been a bit lax when it comes to bathing me. Anyway, Ann decided I needed a ride in the washing machine and an all over shave as I had quite a few long hairs. Lucky I can hold my breath for ages while I sloshed around in the nice warm soapy water but when It came time for me to go in the drier I refused.Its too hot and too fast so Ann hung me on the line in the sun. It was great to feel white and clean again. I took a long time to dry out. At last it was time for Ann to dress me for Bob's Birthday.<br />
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I'm going to the country with Bob and help him build a house on his property. There are lots of native animals there.<br />
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This time we celebrated in Helen's home because Chris and Helen were leaving for a long holiday to Western Australia the next morning. Diane and Bill couldn't make the dinner because they are on a plane coming home rom Melbourne.<br />
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<br />Birthday Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11134359592599021995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737103693755402339.post-87434711458238766202019-03-09T00:05:00.000-08:002019-03-09T00:05:20.512-08:00I'M LEARNING TO PAINTIts Bill's Birthday and I happened to find out that he likes painting so I brought my paints along to his Birthday Lunch. Ann helped me bring the stuff. Bill is happy to have me help him next time he paints.<br />
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<br />Birthday Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11134359592599021995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737103693755402339.post-11505261154196249062019-03-07T20:44:00.000-08:002019-03-07T20:44:23.869-08:00I MUST BE GETTING OLD.I've been finding it hard to see lately and so my Bear Doctor said I needed a cataract operation. It didn't hurt a bit but I had to have my eye covered for a day. When I went to George's birthday celebration at Michael's Chinese Restaurant I was not surprised to learn that George also needs a cataract operation. In our spare time George and I enjoy doing jigsaws and Diane had brought one along for us to do. Not all our friends could make lunch today because of illness. The rest of us enjoyed a banquet.<div>
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Ii was Diane's Birthday and I'm looking forward to going bushwalking with her when she gets better. She has a bad cough at the moment and she hasn't been able to go for her early morning walks.<br />
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Mary dressed me for the celebrations held at the Sunnybank Hotel.</div>
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It was so nice of Chris and Bob to drive all the way here from their place up past Gympie. It was kind of Helen to put them up for the night and it was kind of Diane to take me home with her and feed me chocolate while we watch TV together. Soon we will walk together in the forest.Birthday Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11134359592599021995noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737103693755402339.post-9534995955359471372017-08-05T19:16:00.001-07:002017-08-05T19:16:40.083-07:00RIDING "THE GHAN"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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The train is called "The Ghan" because it follows the route that the Afghan cameleers used when they were the only form of transport in the outback.<br />
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Chris was the one who made my train for Mary's Birthday. Diane spilled red wine al over Ann but none came my way. Still no honey for me but I had a nice dessert.</div>
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It was Bill's birthday but he was packing up his house ready to move into a retirement village. So I thought I had better give him a helping hand. I brought along lots of boxes and my removal truck.<br />
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Birthday Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11134359592599021995noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737103693755402339.post-40940404569797016782017-08-05T05:42:00.000-07:002019-03-07T21:10:06.527-08:00I'M GOING ON AN AIRBOAT RIDE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It was Ann's birthday and we all went to the "White House Restaurant" in Waterford. I was so excited when Chris made an airboat for me to ride in. Ann really enjoyed her airboat ride when she was on holidays in the Northern Territory. Now I can take Ann for a ride in my boat anytime. We just have to be careful of those pesky crocodiles.<br />
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Ouch a crocodile has jumped in the boat. I have a bandage on my knee to match Ann's sore knee.</div>
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I get stuffed into a carry bag and taken home by the birthday girl. Chris and Helen dressed me for Ann.</div>
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It was Helen's birthday. We went to the Lighthouse Restaurant to celebrate. It was a cold windy day by the bay. I was sitting in the dog park doing some knitting while the dogs were having fun. I will be helping Helen take her dog, Deja to the park everyday. </div>
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Mary helped me get dressed today.</div>
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It was Mary's birthday and we went to the Pacific Golf Club to celebrate. Helen helped me get dressed and she bandaged my wound. Just like Mary I was working in the garden and cut myself with the shears. I had to have stitches and a tetanus shot just like Mary did. Ouch it hurt!!</div>
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Helen is giving me the shot. I am being very brave.</div>
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Birthday Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11134359592599021995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737103693755402339.post-79147513688064788762017-08-04T21:30:00.000-07:002017-08-04T21:30:09.896-07:00I'M OFF TO HAWAII<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's Diane's birthday and we went to Salisbury Hotel to celebrate. Mary helped me get dressed for the party. She gave me an Hawaiian outfit because I'm going to Hawaii with Diane and Bill.<br />
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(Unfortunately Diane and Bill had to cancel our trip to Hawaii because of health issues.) Oh well I had fun dressing up.</div>
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Birthday Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11134359592599021995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737103693755402339.post-28888239116133307932017-08-04T21:08:00.000-07:002017-08-04T21:08:01.195-07:00I'M NOT A BEAR I'M AN ELEPHANT<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It was Chris's birthday. She has just come back from a holiday in Thailand where she enjoyed washing and scrubbing the elephants. So Ann thought it would be fun for me to pretend to be an elephant and I would get some loving scrubs from Chris.<br />
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Here I am at the Caloundra Power Boat Club Restaurant with my bucket and brush for Chris to use. I bought some little elephant friends who I can wash too.</div>
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Ann was the clever one who helped me get dressed for Chris's party.</div>
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Al my wrinkly friends had fun together again.</div>
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George enjoyed the joke and was happy to know someone knows how he feels.</div>
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We are trying a new restaurant today. It is Tumeric Indian Restaurant at Daisy Hill. I'm not sure if Bears like Indian. Does it come with honey?</div>
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At Christmas time my wrinkly friends all have a lunch together. Ann usually dresses me as Christmas character. This year I am one of Santa's helpers.</div>
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We were at the Sunnybank Hotel. One of our favourite places.</div>
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All the wrinkles brought lots of presents and I had to look after them and give them out. I felt very special.</div>
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Birthday Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11134359592599021995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737103693755402339.post-91060355103728096872015-10-16T20:41:00.000-07:002016-03-12T21:16:38.237-08:00A TEDDY BEARS' PICNIC<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well it is Ann's birthday celebration and YIPEE we had it in the Daisy Hill Forest with lots of other bears and friends.</div>
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I was dressed as an Aussie traveller because Ann loves travelling to different places in Australia.<br />
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Would you believe a real live Wallaby came to visit our picnic.</div>
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She even had a little joey in her pouch. I wish I had a pouch it would be handy for carrying a honey pot.</div>
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Uh Oh! There is a kookaburra checking out our picnic table. They are known to swoop down and steal food off your plate. I'm hanging onto my cake.</div>
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Birthday Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11134359592599021995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737103693755402339.post-23311766336439206062015-09-26T20:30:00.000-07:002016-03-12T20:40:41.909-08:00I'M A PHILATELIST<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Paul was happy to see my collection but he was also keen to see what was on the menu at the Baan Thai Restaurant in Springwood.</div>
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Her are all my wrinkly friends: Bob, Bill, George, Paul, MOI, Helen, Chris, Mary, Ann and Diane took the photo.</div>
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Birthday Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11134359592599021995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737103693755402339.post-43841305875774872052015-08-24T20:24:00.000-07:002016-03-12T20:27:24.148-08:00I'M A PARTY GIRL<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It is Helen's special, big 70 birthday celebration. The wrinkles and I went to the Chatswood Tavern for lunch. We were lucky that the grey nomad travellers, Chris and Bob were in town and they joined us. It is always good to hear their stories of travelling around Australia in a caravan.<br />
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Helen was happy to have me celebrate her 70th in style.</div>
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Birthday Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11134359592599021995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737103693755402339.post-41450910678195088862015-07-31T19:44:00.000-07:002016-03-12T19:47:01.872-08:00BEAR GOES TO BRIBIE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
For Diane's birthday my wrinkly friends took me to Bribie Island for a few days in a nice resort overlooking the beach.<br />
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I am at the airport waiting to fly home to Australia and sad to say goodbye to the grandkids. The hotel manager gave Diane a free dessert for her birthday. She couldn't eat it all so I was a lucky bear and got to eat it all up.<br />
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Then we visited the beach markets where the wrinkles met a friend of theirs, Joanne, who has a fabric stall. Boy I could get some good outfits there.<br />
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Birthday Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11134359592599021995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737103693755402339.post-91302464182832750282015-06-30T01:02:00.000-07:002015-06-30T01:03:27.063-07:00GOING DOWN MEMORY LANE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It was Mary's birthday and Helen helped me make an album of all my outfits and all the places where we have celebrated birthdays over the last eight years. Helen called me Memory Bear.</div>
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It was a cool night so Helen gave me a warm scarf and hat to wear.</div>
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Mary was looking forward to going down memory lane with me.</div>
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I was even given a camera so I could record tonights celebration to add to the album.</div>
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My wrinkly friends enjoyed looking at my album and remembering. It is a bit hard for them sometimes to remember stuff.</div>
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They all got stuck into the Indian food at the Ceylon Inn in Graceville. It was too hot for my little bear mouth.</div>
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But Ann shared some of her Mango Kulfi ice cream with me. It was cold and not as nice as honey.</div>
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