A new Conqueror Challenge... a Canadian one!

Hullo!!! Remember a few weeks ago... I finished the virtual PCT? Well... this bear gathers no moss!!... We started a new challenge... a much tamer one... The Cabot Trail!

We got our bib number... we are waaaaayyyy down there in the heirarchy... The Cabot Trail goes along the outer coast of Nova Scotia and is "only" 299 km (186 mi)...

This shouldn't really take us that long... maybe a couple of months...

One day... I want to drive the Cabot Trail route!! But for right now... we will do it virtually... and check out Peggy's Cover through street view!

I think Little Fox is starting a new one too...

A HIke but not a Climb

 Hullo!!! I am out on a little hike today and found this deliciously gorgeous clump of Fairy Slipper orchids.

Don't usually see them all clustered together like this... beary pretty!

Today, we are checking out the rock climbing area... I've been told we are going on a hike, but we are not climbing...

Uh-huh? Really? This looks like a climb to me!!! Not a rock climb... no... but still a climb!

And... we made it!!!

There were even some climbers who were just finishing and had rappelled down again!

They had left their stuff at the bottom of the cliff...

This little bear would NOT make a good rock climber... 

But if I did fall... I'd have a soft landing with all my stuffiness!

And on the way back, I found some lovely wild bleeding hearts... cool!

Handy Sandy supervises Suite Painting

 Hullo!! Today I am supervising the painting of a feature wall in the Bearbnb...

It is an off-white right now... and we are going to spruce it up. First... we need to tape all the edges and thingies...

Since I am dressed in my hosting finery... I will be taking an arm's length supervision role... this little bear does not need paint splatters anywhere!

We had this can of paint left over from upstairs...

It's a sage green...

Alright... ready to supervise!!

Hmmm... it looks kind of muddy in this light and for a first coat...

But that's better...

It does need a second coat though.

See... it looks better with a second swatch around the outlet...

Carry on painter!!!

Yep, getting there...

And I think it turned out pretty good!! It still looks a bit weird as it's not dry yet but... it'll do!

Do you help supervise your humans when they are painting?

Mail Call!

Hullo! We got some mail! 

Correction... I got some mail! I get way more fun mail than the humans you know!

First up... the brown envelope from... looks like Jerry & Ben...

That's a lovely card from Minnesota... 

Ooooh,... and a long card!!

They went on a trip to Canada! Fort William... somewhere near the head of the Great Lakes.... Thanks guys!

Then we have a creative creation from Beanie Mouse & Co.

That's a lovely card. Beanie has such a creative streak. Always amazes me though how he never gets a speck of paint on him!

Oooh... and it's our Bus Bingo prize!!! A pretty postcard of a dog...

Is that made out of wood?? Thanks Beanie!

And then we have another card from Texas...

It's from Ajdin!

A condolence card for Gramma's passing... 

Yeah... we miss Gramma lots too...

It's hard to believe she is gone... Thanks Ajdin.

We Went Nettle Picking!

 Hullo!! Back in March... we went nettle picking... the stinging nettle variety...

Last year, we were poking around the wildflower patches out here and we found this ginormous patch of nettles... too grown up for us to pick but... we made a mental (and Google Map) note...

No flowers out yet...

But we are almost there...

Just have to tip toe through the murky bits.

Ready? OK... we are going in!

Ta-dah!!!! Nettles, nettles and more nettles!!

And the perfect size too... Did you know... a little bear can touch a stinging nettle... and nothing happens!!! No tingly prickles at all!!!

I can stick my whole face in the nettles... and nothing!

That's one of the less well-known benefits of being a stuffie! Impervious to stinging nettles!

Ooh... I spoke too soon about no flowers... the trillium are out!

We got a good haul... about 3 bags full! Then we are going to blanch them and freeze them...

And... bonus!! We found a deer skull!!! It can join the collection hanging on our shed!