GOING MINING

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.

 Helen and Chris enjoy the album of their trip.

 After lunch some of the wrinklier went walking through the gardens. Others including me stayed behind to have a yummy dessert.

ZUMBA BEAR

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.

I had all the accessories too.

Diane is happy to have a Zumba partner thanks to Mary.

BAKING BEAR

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 .

It was nice walking into the newly renovated club.

 Chris dressed me for Mary's birthday and Mary is happy to have a helper on baking day.

 We all enjoyed being at a new venue. I hope they are going to share their meal and drinks with me.

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.

DIVING WITH A WHALE SHARK

I'm so excited because Chris is going to teach me how to snorkel and swim with a whale shark. She and Helen went to Western Australia and learnt how to swim with these huge gentle animals. We celebrated her birthday in their new house on their country property. I saw lots of wallabies.

Chris was happy to have me come snorkelling with her.

It was nice to be in the country.

 There was a huge tree next to the house.

WHOO HOO I HAD A RIDE IN THE WASHING MACHINE

I'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.

 I'm going to the country with Bob and help him build a house on his property. There are lots of native animals there.

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.

We had fish and chips and donuts for tea. I loved the donuts.

I'M LEARNING TO PAINT

Its 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.

I 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.

HICCUP !! OOPS I THINK I'VE HAD TOO MUCH TO DRINK

When we went to celebrate Ann's Birthday, my friends had lined up lots of cocktails for me to try. They were similar to what Ann was drinking in the resort on Fiji, where she recently went for a holiday. This was one of my best birthday parties because I had so many nice drinks.
Helen dressed me for Ann's Birthday.

My drinking buddy

My wrinkly friends at Sunnybank Hotel.

I'M OFF TO FIJI

My wrinkly friends and I went to Sunnybank Sports Club to celebrate. Diane dressed me in traditional Fijian clothes and I was ready to go to Fiji with Helen and the others  to listen to the music festival that was on there.

 I'm ready with my guitar.

Helen invited her DIL to join the wrinklier because she is going to Fiji too.

 Helen is happy for me to play some country songs for her.

 Diane and Helen have been friends for ages.

 The fish was delicious

BUSH WALKING BEAR

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.

So here I am with my camera and water bottle walking among the gum trees with the koalas and wallabies.

Mary dressed me for the celebrations held at the Sunnybank Hotel.

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.

RIDING "THE GHAN"

Its Mary's Birthday. We all went to Caloundra on the north coast to celebrate at the Power Boat Club. I was so excited because I was going on a trip on "The Ghan" a very famous Australian train, which travels across the whole country from North to South. Mary has just done the trip and now it is my turn.

 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.

 All my old wrinkly friends were there too.

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.

NOW I'M A REMOVEALIST

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.

 Bill was very happy to have me to help with the move. He even gave me a sip of his beer but its not as nice as honey.

We celebrated at Sunnybank Hotel.