Chris and Benny here readers, although we suspect you don't know who we are, as we think our arrival at Bears Unlimited may have been overlooked.
I'm on the left and I'm Chris, so named as I have Christmas tattoos on my lower paws: a holly leaf on my right paw and the words Merry Christmas on my left. An important fact for later in the story, is that I used to have a lovely hat to go with the scarf you see me wearing.
I came to join B.U. after being left on my female minder's desk at work by a colleague, whose daughter was throwing me out! I had no idea what I'd done to
deserve this rejection, but thankfully this traumatic experience turned out very well, as I was delivered to a real bear lover who truly understands bears.
I was warmly welcomed to Bears Unlimited by all the guys and gals and I settled in well. When I saw how industrious they all were, I didn't want to simply be a passenger, and thought long and hard about how I could contribute. As I'd seen my minder's office, I thought that was a place where there was lots to do, and so I became an office bear.
Over to Benny now.
I'm Benny, on the right, and I travelled a long way to join Bears Unlimited. Look at my sweatshirt and you will see that I was a resident of the Falklands Islands. I needed my sweatshirt to keep me warm there and I could also have done with a hat, although I've never had one.
I was brought to England by a kind man who spent a few weeks working in the Falklands a while back. He knows my minders as he plays badminton with them. He knew all about their bear friendly natures and so, when he saw me, thought to himself that he knew just the person who would appreciate me and give me a good home. And so, I came to Norfolk in his luggage.
Like Chris I quickly settled in to B.U. (who wouldn't?) and Chris was one of the first bears I met. We hit it off straight away especially as we are a similar size and we had being hatless in common. Chris explained that as an office bear, he only came home to the Bear Cave at the weekend and spent weekday evenings with other bears and 'furries' in the office.
As he had such a responsible job, I asked if he might like an assistant, especially to keep him company, and he thought this was a great idea. We've been working together ever since, travelling home at the weekends.
When I first met Chris he had a lovely hat which matched his scarf and he was very proud of it. Sadly it got lost earlier this year when the snow came, when he most needed it. We searched high and low but have never found it. I was very sad for Chris.
However, this is a story with a happy ending.
Our Harpenden Granny who is a great knitter, kindly agreed to have a go at knitting us both a hat using a hat belonging to our friend Noel as a template. We tried not to get our hopes up, as knitting hats for bears is not her usual knitting activity, but we got very excited yesterday when a parcel from Harpenden arrived addressed to us.
Although it was only Thursday and we weren't due home until Friday, we were allowed a special trip home to open our parcel. We were thrilled with our new hats and you can see just how fine they are ...
We love the colours and Chris's matches his scarf really well. Having contrasting stripes makes them extra special and it is great that they are roomy enough to store a marmalade sandwich in true Paddington style.
Thank you Harpenden granny, we are prepared now for whatever the weather throws at us now and we will take special care of them - no more lost hats for us.
Lots of love
Chris and Benny xxx
I'm on the left and I'm Chris, so named as I have Christmas tattoos on my lower paws: a holly leaf on my right paw and the words Merry Christmas on my left. An important fact for later in the story, is that I used to have a lovely hat to go with the scarf you see me wearing.
I came to join B.U. after being left on my female minder's desk at work by a colleague, whose daughter was throwing me out! I had no idea what I'd done to
deserve this rejection, but thankfully this traumatic experience turned out very well, as I was delivered to a real bear lover who truly understands bears.
I was warmly welcomed to Bears Unlimited by all the guys and gals and I settled in well. When I saw how industrious they all were, I didn't want to simply be a passenger, and thought long and hard about how I could contribute. As I'd seen my minder's office, I thought that was a place where there was lots to do, and so I became an office bear.
Over to Benny now.
I'm Benny, on the right, and I travelled a long way to join Bears Unlimited. Look at my sweatshirt and you will see that I was a resident of the Falklands Islands. I needed my sweatshirt to keep me warm there and I could also have done with a hat, although I've never had one.
I was brought to England by a kind man who spent a few weeks working in the Falklands a while back. He knows my minders as he plays badminton with them. He knew all about their bear friendly natures and so, when he saw me, thought to himself that he knew just the person who would appreciate me and give me a good home. And so, I came to Norfolk in his luggage.
Like Chris I quickly settled in to B.U. (who wouldn't?) and Chris was one of the first bears I met. We hit it off straight away especially as we are a similar size and we had being hatless in common. Chris explained that as an office bear, he only came home to the Bear Cave at the weekend and spent weekday evenings with other bears and 'furries' in the office.
As he had such a responsible job, I asked if he might like an assistant, especially to keep him company, and he thought this was a great idea. We've been working together ever since, travelling home at the weekends.
When I first met Chris he had a lovely hat which matched his scarf and he was very proud of it. Sadly it got lost earlier this year when the snow came, when he most needed it. We searched high and low but have never found it. I was very sad for Chris.
However, this is a story with a happy ending.
Our Harpenden Granny who is a great knitter, kindly agreed to have a go at knitting us both a hat using a hat belonging to our friend Noel as a template. We tried not to get our hopes up, as knitting hats for bears is not her usual knitting activity, but we got very excited yesterday when a parcel from Harpenden arrived addressed to us.
Although it was only Thursday and we weren't due home until Friday, we were allowed a special trip home to open our parcel. We were thrilled with our new hats and you can see just how fine they are ...
We love the colours and Chris's matches his scarf really well. Having contrasting stripes makes them extra special and it is great that they are roomy enough to store a marmalade sandwich in true Paddington style.
Thank you Harpenden granny, we are prepared now for whatever the weather throws at us now and we will take special care of them - no more lost hats for us.
Lots of love
Chris and Benny xxx
