Of Mail and Mice and Other Things!

 OK... these posts are going to be all over the place! This is actually mail (**cough**) from late January (**cough**).

A card from Beanie! Probably with another Bus Bingo prize...

Yep... there it is!!

Thanks Beanie!!

I love it... and the V&A museum!! Did you know... the V&A (and other museums) were built with the proceeds from the Great Exhibition in 1851? At which the Koh-i-noor diamond was displayed? I didn't know that... learn something new every day!

And then we have... more mail!

This is a Christmas card from Droop Dog!

Awww... thanks Droopy!!

I've stopped apologizing for Canada Post and how it bungled our mail delivery for months!

And another Christmas card...

From Jerry & Ben!!

Thanks guys!!

Finally... we have a big package...

That has yellow tape all over it because it was opened by CBSA (Canadian Border Services Agency)! Wow!! That's a first! Apparently they were a bit suspicious of the contents but...

It was just Cocoa and Navy Beanie and all of their swag from their long (beary long) stay with Little Fox!

Cocoa brought a puzzle bag for Mama! With the teeniest tiniest pieces ever!

And there's a great Tillamook badge (from the Cheese place of course)... 

And a World Tour Travel Trivia game!! By Ridley's... they make good games!

Plus a bunch of stickers!

And a postcard on the roadrunner... who doesn't look at all like the roadrunner we are familiar with... (Beep Beep!!)

I mean... seriously?? Same bird?? I don't know about that!

Anyhow... Cocoa and Navy apparently had a great time! Little Fox was the best host ever!

And then there's an envelope for me!

With a Happy New Year card!! Thanks LF!

(Yes... we know we are posting this in mid-March but... you know... sekrebearial issues)

Thanks LF!!! We had a great time!!

COCOA'S BACK!!!!

 Hullo!!! Navy Beanie here!!! Sandy's still visiting Little Fox and Cocoa's somewhere in transit back home but...

I just got a notification on my phone that...

Cocoa's luggage has been delivered!!!! (Cocoa's been in England you know... visiting the Beanie cousins... attended the Queen's funeral you know... (via TV))

Let's go!!!!

First we gotta drive a bit...

And there was a key in our mailbox for a parcel pickup slot!

There it is!!! Luggage delivered...

But where is Cocoa??? Shouldn't we be getting a message that he needs picking up at Seagull Airways? Or was it Canada Goode Airlines?? Wait... there's a knock at the door!

Hark... who goes there???

COCOA!!!!! 

NAVVVVVYYYYY!!!!

***slow motion running to the tune of Chariots of Fire...***

And... tackle!!!! Hugs!!!

Navy and Cocoa... best bud cousins!!

Why didn't you phone!!!

I couldn't... my phone was in my luggage!!

How was your trip??

Tell me everything that happened!!!

etc etc

etc

***hours later***

... and then... I got more stamps in my passport!!!!

Seeee... we went to scads of places and had a great time!!

I even got some cool stickers!!!

But Navy... you don't have a passport!!! We're going to have to get you one to replace the waterlogged one that's on the bottom of the ocean!!

Oh... and.... won some prizes at the arcade!!!!

Lots of swag here to go geocaching with!!

"What's the blue thing??? Is that my new vest?? Jumper?"

Yes!!! Beanie knitted it with a bit of help from Andrea... they hope it fits!!!

"Ooooh... it looks perfect!"

"It is perfect!!!! I loves it!!!"

"And it even has a cool lighter blue band on the back"

"And best of all... a Cutty Sark pin!!!!"

Whew... that's a lot of stuff!
"Is that it though? I heard there was stuff from Fortnum and Mason??"

Ooohhhhh yeaaahhhh!!! Look... hot chocolate!!! 

But not just any hot chocolate - Witch's Brew Hot Chocolate - green coloured white chocolate flakes... We think Rose will have to test this out when she comes next!

Thanks Beanies!!!!!!