More Christmas Mail!

Hullo! I did get some more Christmas mail last week... Can you tell who the first envelope is from? Personalized stamps - sooo cool! It's from Ajdin!

Thanks Ajdin!!

And the second card was from my pal Droopy and co... thanks guys!

 The snail mail has really lived up to its name this year... I hope you all got my Christmas mail - I did mail it December 17... sigh!

Winter Adventures

Hello, Sandy Bear here... we had quite the adventure before Christmas. There was as nasty wind and rain storm that blew through on Dec 20 and... knocked out the power to a gazillion people (400,000). We lost power for 18 hours (which was minor!)... some people didn't get power back until Dec 30. We made the best of it...

We had battery operated twinkle lights on the tree... and lots of candles!

Although candles don't give off a lot of warmth... luckily I am a winter bear and am well-stocked for warm apparel!

Candles sure are pretty...

And I had a lot of stuffy pals over as well...

If that wasn't enough... the power outage did a number on the water treatment plant and fried some gizmo thingie... which meant we had limited treated water. No showers, no baths, no car washes, no dishes... and there was a run on bottled water in the stores... We had to put up signs on all the faucets otherwise we forgot!

Sooo... that was our pre-Christmas adventure... I obviously got a bit behind in my blog posts and am trying to catch up!

The Wasp Nest

Sooo... this past summer, we noticed all sorts of wasps flying in and out of this deck box, right by the handle... We taped it off but... then they started flying underneath it... It's now December and... I thought that we should maybe... you know... investigate what is actually in the deck box... Who wants to go first?

Alright... alright... I'm a brave bear... I'll like... lift up the lid a bit... It's December right? And cold out... they should be gone... I hope...

Uhhhh....

On second thought... I think I'm much more suited to supervising (and calling 911 if required)...

Whoa.... that is one huge wasp nest!!!

And yes... they are all gone (whew!).. this thing is bigger than my head!

And down in the bottom... they were building another one...

I have to admit... it is beary pretty...

And all made out of cellulose fibers, chopped from our cedar fence and then spit out again by the queen... wowwwww....

Christmas Mail!

Hullo! I've gotten quite a bit of mail since last week...

First up - a card from... can you guess?

Yup, it's Little Fox! He hopes that I can maybe come for a visit next year.

That would be really cool! Thanks for the invite Little Fox!

The next card is from Jerry & Ben!! They say "Hi Rose!"... that must be Jerry because Ben would likely say "Bonjour Rose"!

A very tasteful bear card... where do stuffies find such cool cards?

Jerry and Ben are planning to visit me in the New Year!

Hmm... I better start working on my social calendar! Thanks for the card guys!

And then a nice card from Beanie Mouse!

A cool card in a cool envelope!

Thanks Beanie!! As it turns out... I may be visiting Beanie in 2019 as well... oh dear - really must begin coordinating social calendar! Oh... and I DID get my Christmas cards in the mail on Monday December 17... here's claws crossed that they'll arrive in time. I bet that Beanie gets his before my American pals!

More Bearthday Mail!

Don't even get me started... these letters came on Nov 29 and I'm just blogging about them now!

This card is from Droopy - a beary nice home-made card!

Oops... from Droopy and the Pack!

Thanks guys!! Canada Post has been horrible for weeks with rotating strikes... I rather doubt any of my Christmas cards which have ***cough*** not yet *** cough*** been mailed arrive on time!

And then there's a card from Little Fox!!

Wow... Little Fox must have been taking penmanship lessons cause this handwriting is amazing!

Thanks everyone! I had a great birthday and am now looking forward to Christmas!

Handy Sandy and the Fireplace Reno (part 2)

Hello again... the fireplace reno is just moving right along! We now have some stone going up...

Not too shabby, eh?

 Even Spooky thinks this is a definite improvement!

And this is what it looks like now!!

Clearly every stuffie in the neighbourhood came for the grand opening of the fireplace...

It's pretty nice... and so much more convenient than wood (although the ambience is a shade less ambience-y)...

Now it's time to decorate the tree!

It was a hard job supervising this reno... and with all the stuffie pals, I think I need some treats... but... my humans are hopeless when it comes to treats... so I will just share some photos of Ben's Famous Christmas Cookies!

This is a tiny house cookie...

And a beautiful Christmas tree cookie... mmmmmm

Bearthday Mail!

I got mail last week!! This one's from Jerry & Ben... it got mailed on November 5 and arrived two weeks later on November 20... Did you know that the geese at Canada Post are on strike? Apparently parcels are backlogged in over 600 semi-trailer trucks at various postal depots around the country. Yes... and Canada Post has told foreign mail services to STOP sending parcels to Canada!!! Quel scandal!!! Anyhow... this letter made it through... wonder if Jerry and Ben had some pull with the border officials?

Let's see... nice card... and a Starbucks card! Those are always good. [Editor's note... apparently the sekrebeary got confused and thought the Sbux card came with the bearthday card but it actually came with the Halloween prize card... sigh... good help is hard to find.]

It's a bearthday card for me! Thanks guys!!

 Oh... you noticed!!! Yes... I found a nice pair of black pants to go with my new outfit. Honestly... I am not cut out to be a bare bear bum bear! Thanks to Jerry & Ben's aunt for making these a couple of years ago! They have nice back pockets for carrying snacks... and Starbucks gift cards!