I go driving in my car…

Well loyal subjects over the holidays I had the opportunity to try my paw at a range of driving opportunities. I can’t help but feel if I weren’t the wonderful and royal bear I was I might have considered a career as a JCB driver. You must admit I look very good at the wheel!

I also tried my paw at train driving though I found that there was a small issue of scale – having said that I was of course still very talented at it.

Finally a bit of fun I had heard that Quad biking this could be dangerous but I think you’ll agree I am completely in control of this rather shiny example. I even let Mohinder (one of my little tiger chums) try driving a 4x4.

Of course there are times when you just want to be driven and for those moments I have slaves servants to help me out and chocolate to nibble as I relax.

Until the next time,

Polar Bears For Obama

Okay I'm not usually political here but sometimes it is a little hard to stay neutral. The upcoming American presedential election has got me a little annoyed, mostly because of the views of the Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin. I'm usually up for women crashing through the glass ceiling but her disbelief in evolution (she's a creationist) and that global worming is caused by humans and that polar bears are not threatened by melting ice caps, helllllooooo she lives in ALASKA!! Is this woman even connected to the same planet as the rest of us?

I'm not alone in this thinking, Dumbledore is concerned too, chek out his concerns here. In the mean time, I'm doing what every non-US citizen with no voting rights can do. I've got a bumper sticker on my car and hoping that somehow the American people will do the right thing. If you need to gen up on what's what and who's who in the election then you can check it out here.

Dumbledore sighted munching cake!

Read all about it here

The only Palin I support is Michael!

Usually I am a politically neutral bear but it has come to my attention that a certain USA vice-presidential candidate (Sarah Palin) is against me and my noble ursus maritimus brothers. Apparently she feels we are not in any danger and doing just dandy.

Now I know for a fact that rising temperatures are affecting my ursine brethren. Not all of us can live in houses and eat chocolate all day, some have to live in much colder places and have to hunt for their own food (I know it’s sad but I can only try and lead by example).

I urge my ursine brethren to support Obama. Remember, a vote for Obama is a vote for Polar Bears.


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Day to Day

It's been a bit of nightmare in the house this last week. Lottie came down with hand foot and mouth disease which causes blisters on the tongue and a fever among other things. Add to this she had some sort of infection in her throat, she's not been well. Just as she was getting better, lo and behold Lexie came down with it too (isn't it always the way).

To give me a hand with the kids whilst they were sick my mum took Lottie overnight and then Lexie, Minnie and I joined her the next night so we all got a bit extra sleep. The girls had a bath together with granny's help which made them all feel better too, their favourite part was making bubble beards.

Another piece of news, Chris has got himself a new job. He starts on Monday as a marshall at the local Karting. He has been looking for something new for a while- his old job hours weren't going to fit when I go back to work so this has come at a good time for us. Plus, it's a lot more fun than selling gas and electricity.

We were in Cupar this today for a Christening and the girls insisted that Uncle Tom and Auntie Kateri bring Dumbledore along too. All of them seemed to enjoy the day out and the cake.

"Heaven, I'm in heaven, and my heart beats so that I can hardly speak..."

…when we’re out together buying chocs to eat.

Underling I have discovered heaven and it’s name is ‘The Oban Chocolate Company’.

Handmade chocolates you can see being made. The first challenge
was to choose from the menu. Not a simple task – even choosing a hot chocolate was a challenge in the end I couldn’t decide so I got two.


The chocolate sampler was wonderful. They had ones with chilli so they had a hot after taste, banoffee truffles, honey and ginger white chocolates…

Though I can’t help but feel I might have had eyes bigger than my tummy…