Reservoir Cats

I have some exciting news, pals - if you haven’t yet read @SquirtTheCat’s pawesome book Reservoir Cats, you can download it free from today, November 17th, until the 21st! 

It’s a great read, and I can pawmise that you won’t be disappointed! I let Mama read my copy, & she laughed (and cried) and couldn’t put it down. 

Go ahead and treat yourself (or your humans!) at zero cost! You’ll love it 😊 

Posing Like A Princess, Part 3

Now, where had I got to? Ah, yes - @Pixie_Tooth was about to ask me another question... 

Pixie: 
#OTLFP 
Q4

Brenda, if you had a magic wand what would you change and what would you wish for? 

Brenda: I’d wish for people to try to understand each other better. There are few problems in the world that couldn’t be solved if we worked together instead of against each other, & think of the billions that could be spent on useful things, not weapons to kill each other with! 

That was the end of the official questions, but then Backstage Pass winner and new friend @tiffany_tzu stepped up ro the microphone with two more questions for me... 

Tiffany: Q1. #OTLFP Brenda, I am a lucky fur and have lots of toys and activities. I like my pandas and sudoku. What are your favourite hobbies? 

Brenda: I love playing with a mini soccer ball whose little owner kicked it down a steep path in the woods & his father wouldn’t go after it, so Mama rescued it, & we have hours of fun with it! Alfie & I play against each other with a chair for the goal, & Toffee referees 😂⚽️  

Tiffany: My next question 

Q2. #OTLFP Brenda, when the inevitable film of your life is made, who will play you? 

Brenda: I saw Hannah Gordon in a rerun of a murder mystery recently, & I think she would be pawfect! Her fur’s a bit like mine in style & colour, & as well as being so pretty she has a lovely voice & comes across as a very likeable pawson. I’d be honoured if she’d play me!

That completed all the questions, and I could relax, but after that there was still a very impawtant part of the show to come - Millie’s Adopt-Don’t-Shop segment. The featured pet in need of a home is the beautiful @Mushroom251. 

Mushroom is a lurcher, and very quiet and laid-back (the staff of the shelter where she is at present actually describe her as lazy, but really, nobear would dream of being so rude! 😂). What that really means is that she doesn’t need a lot of exercise, and would be ideal for someone who would enjoy her companionship but doesn’t want to have to walk miles every day. Mushroom’s in the Evesham area of Worcestershire, England. If you’re in that area and would like to check her out, please zoom in on the details in the picture, or check out her Twitter profile. 

Being a guest on #OTLFP was a very special experience (and if you ever get the chance, do take it!!), and being a Princess for a day was pawesome! I’m very grateful to everyfur who made my day so wonderful (not forgetting being asked to sign @TravelMonk2’s t-shirt, and @Wool_F_Gang’s belly, just like a real celebrity!), and who have taught me something very meaningful indeed - that when you have friends as kind and wonderful as mine you really ARE a Prince or Princess ALL the time. 

And now for the big finish, produced and directed by the super-talented @TravelMonk2 - the movie short, Let’s Get Excited!! 

Posing Like A Princess, Part 2

*giggles* If you’ve read the post immediately before this, you’ll be aware that, to put it politely, we’ve been having a few difficulties with the latest version of Blogger. Hopefully this one will be easier... 🤞🤞🤞🤞 

For anyone who hasn’t read the other one, I’m posting a transcript of the interview I was honoured to do for #OTLFP with @MillieOTLFP, @Pixie_Tooth and Backstage Pass Winner @tiffany_tzu on June 13, 2020. 

Millie: Wooo hoooo its show time!! Ooh lots of pals out there today. Thankyou all for coming and welcome to you all.

Sooooo Lets get started #OTLFP 

Welcome to the show Brenda @BrendaJBear1

Q1) Tell us about how you found your forever home, do you have a big hug? 

Brenda: 1/4 I joined the family when Mama went to a special shop where they build bears. She picked the framework, & they asked her to choose a little heart for me, give it a kiss & place it inside the frame she’d chosen. Then they filled me up with stuff to make me sturdy #OTLFP ‬

2/4 Then, there was a little ceremony where they asked her to promise to love me & look after me, & they promised on my behalf that I would always be a true & loyal bear to her. Then she gave me a hug & a kiss, & they gave me a birth certificate & let her bring me home #OTLFP

3/4 Alfie came to us at Christmas, after one of Santa’s elves found him, brand new & un-played-with, in a charity shop. He’s sweet-natured & very lovable, & lots of fun to be with, so some unappreciative human’s loss is our great gain! #OTLFP

4/4 One day I logged on to Twitter & found a DM from a little bear called Toffee, who’d borrowed @DCMonkey3’s account to ask if he could come & live with us! Of course we said yes & he soon arrived to be our other best pal. He’s the cutest little bear that you could meet! #OTLFP

Pixie: #OTLFP 

Q2

Brenda, I don't know anything about cricket or mountaineering but I can't wait to hear all about your adventures in both! 

Brenda: 1/4 I love watching cricket, & I’m part of the #cheerteam for #toddysteamcc . Our coach is the very talented @travelmonk2, who trains us & choreographs our cheer routine each week. The rest of the team are @babymonk13 & @DennisAndDoris1, & we all love being part of it! #OTLFP 

2/4 This is the 1st season #toddysteamcc has been in the big leagues, & so far they’ve enjoyed spectacular success. @CodsyBear & @bear_wellington are two of the biggest stars, though any of the team can attract the attention of a certain notorious female streaker bear!  #OTLFP 

3/4 Along with Alfie & Toffee, I’m very proud to be a member of the #mountaineeringbears adventure team trained by the pawesome @MunroBear at Bear Lodge. We recently received our graduation certificates & badges, & we’re thrilled to bits with them! #OTLFP 

4/4 @Wool_F_Gang was also on our #mountaineeringbears course. He’s a lot of fun to be with, & we had a snowball fight on the mountains! *giggles* Bear Lodge is a fabulous place, & there’s even a famous portrait of @MunroBear on show there! #OTLFP 

Millie: Q3 Brenda @BrendaJBear1 #OTLFP  
Oooh you are a busy girl! How do you like to put your paws up? 

Brenda: 1/4 To relax, I enjoy hanging out with pals in the #FurryTails bar. #toddysteamcc & the #cheerteam often go there on Saturdays after the matches. It’s thirsty work playing cricket & cheering, so we’re all usually glad to have a drink or three. They do great meals, too! #OTLFP 

2/4 There are a lot of interesting events at #FurryTails , & one my favourites is the monthly Quiz Night. I’m in a team called #GlitterSquad with @TravelMonk2 , @babymonk13 , @DennisAndDoris1 & @Lucas_Schnauzer , & last time we were joint winners! #OTLFP 

3/4 Another interesting event at #FurryTails is #FurryBards , a monthly chance to share your poetry or listen to other pals read theirs. There’s generally a theme for the month, such as summer, or flowers, fashion, etc. This is one of my favourites, from @CodsyBear 😂 #OTLFP 

4/4 One of the best #FurryBards I’ve seen yet was Haiku night - you know, the Japanese kind where you have 3 lines that don’t rhyme. The 1st & 3rd lines have 3 syllables & the middle one has 5. We really got into the swing of it, & we were all typing in Haiku for weeks! 😂 #OTLFP 

And... guess what? Looks like Blogger’s had enough of this post, too! 

OK, OK... Part 3 looming after today’s virtual walk in Central Park. And food. And quite a lot of tea. And possibly much screaming... 😂 

P.S. Do you suppose it took Tolstoy this long to get War and Peace out there? 

Posing Like A Princess

The Graduates:
Bear Lodge Alumni

We’ve had so much excitement around here that I’ve actually managed to get Mama to sit down and blog about it! Wonders will truly never cease... 🙄

First of all, our Bear Lodge Graduation Certificates and membership badges have arrived from @MunroBear! He’s also sent us some souvenir pictures of our mountaineering adventure, and we’re thrilled to bits with them. We had such a pawesome time, and you can read more about it in a minute. 

Climb For Toddy:Your chance 
to be a mountaineering bear!

Before I get to that, though, did you know that you can have a very special mountaineering adventure of your own? Munro is setting up some adventures in honour of @ToddyFur & his valet, Kevin, & you can get to do a virtual climb of the north face of Ben Nevis! All you have to do is make a small donation to the fund to buy a headstone for the much-loved @ToddyFur and his valet Kevin (this particular adventure is for a fundraiser), and provide Munro with pictures as in the Climb For Toddy details given here, and Munro will organize your training! Couldn’t be easier, and I can absolutely promise you’ll enjoy it! 

Your carriage awaits: About to leave with
@babymonk13 and @TravelMonk2 for the #OTLFP studios

Have you ever felt like a real, live Princess? Well, I did on Saturday! @MillieOTLFP and @Pixie_Tooth had very kindly invited me to be a guest on #OTLFP, and Saturday was the big day. It started with a ride in #RosiesLimo, which is always a very special occasion in its own right, and this time involved being first presented with a beautiful tiara by Rosie herself, and then chauffeur-driven to the venue by @TravelMonk2 and @babymonk13! 

On parade: Crowds line the route to #OTLFP, with @MillieOTLFP,
BSP winner @tiffany_tzu, @AlfieBear13 and @Pixie_Tooth

It was so exciting being part of such a beautiful parade, with pals along the route waving and cheering! It felt as if all my wildest dreams had come true at once, and it was even better for having so many pawesome pals to share it with. 

Floating on a cloud: How it feels to be a Princess for a day!

It felt as if I was floating on a beautiful soft cloud! You’ve probably heard humans talking about walking on air - well, this is how it feels! When we got to the #OTLFP studios I was called straight away to Fur and Makeup, so there wasn’t time to be nervous, then suddenly Millie was introducing me, and we were live on air! 

Poster bear: Still can’t
quite believe I’m on this!

First of all Mille and Pixie asked me some questions, and Tiff, as Backstage Pass winner, got to ask me some questions, too. As pals have been kind enough to ask me for a transcript of the interview, I’m delighted to publish one! It was supposed to go in this post, but I’m having major problems trying to get Blogger to behave itself since someone kindly did an update (!), and after two days’ worth of struggling with text format and uploading pics it’s now decided that this post is long enough! And for some reason it’s just reformatted the entire thing in Bold type - three times... 😂😂😂😂 

So, I’m going to leave it here and do another straight away to update you on the story... soon as Mama’s had a cup of tea and stopped screaming and grabbing handfuls of her fur, that is! See you shortly... 

Show Time!

Bear-faced luxury; travelling
in style in #RosiesLimo

Last night’s #OTLFP show was so exciting that I hardly know where to start! It all began when the pawesome #RosiesLimo arrived, courtesy of @SheilaMSpence1 and #RosiesTV , to collect me and transport me along with @TourGuideTed to the studio. It was very luxurious, and made me feel like one of the Kardashians! When we got to the studio we were met by the show’s hosts, @MillieOTLFP and @Pixie_Tooth. They couldn’t have been kinder or more gracious, and immediately made me feel at home, so it was only when I was summoned to Fur and Make-up that the enormity of what was about to happen really kicked in! 

Congratulations to #OTLFP:
4th anniversary edition!

Once the show started, though, everything moved so fast that there wasn’t time to be nervous. It was wonderful to see so many of my furriends in the audience, but once I’d waved to them and the introductions were being made it took all my concentration to keep up with what was going on, and I wasn’t aware of much else! 

Intrepid airbear: @TourGuideTed
in TheAviators uniform

The interview with @TourGuideTed was terrific! He has so many interests and he’s been to so many places and done so many things that he’s a great subject to interview. He’s putting out a replay shortly, so I’m not going to include any spoilers here (I’ll tweet the link when I have it), but I can promise you it’s well worth reading! 

Meet my Mystery Mention:
Hetty @MooseSquirel11

After the interview, including my two questions (you can see them at the end of Ted’s interview), I got to make my Mystery Mention - a lovely little bear named Hetty @MooseSquirrel11, who lives with her human family and Rocky the red panda, is part of the #BearHunt and does her bit to encourage her humans to #StayHome - and she’s getting married on Easter Monday! She also bakes cakes, and is a pawesome pal to have, so if you haven’t met her yet I suggest that you stop by and say hello. You’ll like her! 

Up for adoption: can Felicia
be your new best friend?

Then came a very important part of the show, when Millie presented the Adopt-Don’t-Shop segment. This week’s furson in need of a forever home is the beautiful Felicia, a black and white kitty with a sweet nature, an appealing face and huge soulful eyes. All she needs is someone to love - could it be you? 

After that there was just time for some excellent advice on how to protect our humans and help keep them safe, and then suddenly it was all over, and pals were milling around excitedly talking about what a great show it had been, and how much they were looking forward to the next one. 

Golden ticket: the coveted
Backstage Pass for #OTLFP

It was a terrific experience, and I’d thoroughly recommend it, so if you get a chance to be interviewed or get your paws on a Backstage Pass, do take it! Millie and Pixie are so kind and helpful that you really will enjoy it. Bentz @littlebeastben is this week’s winner, and I’m sure he’ll have as great a time as I’ve had. 

And in the meantime, of course, don’t forget to come to #OTLFP next Saturday! 

PS - I’ve just got the link to @TourGuideTed’s re-run of the show! It’s available right now, and as well as his great interview there are lots of really pawesome pics! Don’t miss it - it’s great 😊 

The Big Day

Three bears in a window: Alfie,
Toffee and I on #BearHunt duty

We had a busy day yesterday! First we decided to keep each other company on window duty. There aren’t a lot of little humans coming by at the moment, so it gets a bit lonely perched up there on your own. It was worth it, though, because eventually we saw a little girl one, and then this morning there was a little boy one. Neither of them saw us at first, but their pawrents must have been doing the #BearHunt ‘cos they were looking very carefully at all the windows. They saw us and waved, then pointed us out to the little humans and they waved, too. We waved back, of course, and all of them were smiling as they went on their way. 

Winners: we get a share of the
#FurryTails Quiz Night spoils

Last night there was a quiz at #FurryTails . @Macwhittle asked the questions, and there was quite a lot of discussion about the answers! Joint winners were @TravelMonk2, @carsenault5, @jereth_samson and... us!! We all got a trophy to take home, and we’re looking forward to the next one in a month’s time. @TravelMonk2 has suggested we should start a quiz team with the #cheeringsection members, so that’s going to be great fun! 

Happy Birthday to a great show:
#OTLFP is 4 years old today

Now for tonight’s big adventure - #OTLFP !! I’ve got my questions ready for @TourGuideTed (and no, I can’t tell you what they are; they’re classified Top Secret till tonight 😉), and I’m really looking forward to his answers. Oh, and I don’t think I told you before, but I also get to give someone a Mystery Mention! In case you haven’t seen the show before, the Mystery Mention is a shout-out to a fairly new pal who hasn’t yet got a lot of followers, and it gives them a chance to meet new people, and be seen by others who haven’t so far had the chance to meet them. All I can tell you at the moment is that my choice is someone I believe you’re to like. Tonight is also #OTLFP ‘s 4th birthday show, and I’m sure it’s going to be a great one! Hope to see you there 😊 

A New Pal, And A Big Night

Delighted to say that I’ve managed to drag Mama away from doing human stuff (the nerve of it!!) and persuaded her to get on with typing up my blog for me. A considerable amount of growling was necessary, but I’m glad to say it worked. 

Sweet as his name: our
pawesome new pal Toffee

First of all, most of you will by now have met Toffee, the pawesome pal who has come from @DCMonkey3 to live with us. It’s the pawfect name for him, ‘cos he has the most beautiful toffee-coloured fur, and a sweet nature to match. He enjoys being brushed, so we bought him a special soft brush, and I’m in charge of using it (very gently!) on him. He’s very good when I’m brushing him, and doesn’t complain or wriggle at all. He loves eating sweets, cakes and cookies, but he doesn’t like getting wet, so we’ve promised not to take him out when it’s raining. He’s part of @TravelMonk2’s #CheeringSection for @DCMonkey3’s cricket team, #Toddysteamcc , along with @@babymonk13, @DennisandDoris1 and Alfie and me. It’s quite hard work learning the routines, but it’s great fun, and we hope to be ready to give the team some inspiring support once the season starts! 

The other great excitement around here is that I’ve been selected to have the Backstage Pass for #OTLFP on Saturday!! In case you haven’t been to #OTLFP before, it’s a great show hosted by pets, for pets - and if you hadn’t guessed already, it’s about... pets. The hosts are @MillieOTLFP and @Pixie_Tooth, and they’re absolute professionals. Each week they interview a special guest. Last week it was the pawesome @CharliePurrker, who had us all enthralled with the story of his early struggles and the wonderful home he has now. The holder of the Backstage Pass was @TravelMonk2, and he got to ask Charlie two questions. 

On show: honoured to be
on #OTLFP on Saturday! 

Well, this week the special guest is @TourGuideTed, and after his interview I get to ask him a couple of questions, too! I haven’t decided yet what they’re going to be - Ted has so many interests and such an interesting life that I’m really spoilt for choice! He’s a pawesome pal to have, so if you don’t know him already you might want to check him out and follow him. I can safely say say that you’ll enjoy his company! 

Anyway, the show’s on Saturday April 4, at 4pm Eastern Time, 3pm Central, 2pm Mountain, 1pm Pacific and 9pm in the UK. I do hope you’ll come! It’s going to be a great show, and I really think that you’ll enjoy it. 

See you there?