Author: aloysius-bear

The humans and I spent a convivial few days in Cheltenham over New Year. There were lots of new friends to meet: Presiding over the whole thing was King Boris, who was a very welcoming host: This little fellow wasn’t in a very good mood: But I soon won him round, and we became friends…

Last weekend, my primary human and I travelled to Devon to take part in a writing retreat. There were only two writers involved, plus the wonderful hostess, Charlie, so it was quite exclusive. Here was where all the magic happened, fuelled by constant refilling of the teapot! In between writing sessions, my human worked on…

On Friday, my primary human and I travelled to Suffolk to enjoy a Reading Retreat (http://www.readingretreat.co.uk/), which turned out to be truly marvellous. It took place in a lovely cottage: We were shown to a very comfortable room, which was nicely decorated and had lots of character: My human had brought some of her own…

Today, I gained valuable insight into my primary human’s life as a writer in London. She graciously allowed me to accompany her to Good & Proper in Clerkenwell, where she was due to meet a friend for a writing date: First, and most important, was breakfast! Writers need lots of sustenance to fuel their creativity.…

At the weekend, my primary human and I took a visit to see her parents and, while we were there, we played a round of adventure golf. I was on hand to help with the flags: The course had a safari theme, though it didn’t look like this zebra jeep was going to get very…

Most of the humans on our group holiday last week took the opportunity to explore the surrounding countryside one afternoon. The closest village was Little Cressingham: We also found a rather beautiful ruined church: It proved a pleasant spot to take a break from walking: And we managed to stumble into some quite dramatic lighting:…

The humans and I have just returned from our annual group gaming holiday. This year’s venue was Clermont Hall in Norfolk: It was an impressive building – though we did encounter multiple problems due to lack of maintenance, which was a real shame because we all thought the place deserved better care. Still, there was…

Our lovely friend, Hugh, offered to take us to Guernsey for the day in a prop plane he has access to, and we jumped at the chance. We had an early start, driving to Duxford airfield to meet Hugh and inspect the plane: We had to change our flight plan because it turned out none…

My primary human likes tea. A lot. So much, that there wasn’t enough space in our kitchen cupboards to store it all. So, we decided to invite some friends over to drink some of it. We started off with an excellent buffet-style repast of interesting bread and various types of salad: Then it was on…

In mid-July, the humans and I travelled down to Swanage, a little town on a promontory on the south coast. We stayed for a week, spending time with friends we hadn’t seen in a long time, and enjoying the sunshine. We came across many fun and interesting creatures during our time there. These ducks had…