Sunday, April 5, 2020

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 😊 

Saturday, April 4, 2020

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 πŸ˜‰), 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 😊 

Thursday, April 2, 2020

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?