Aloysius Bear

The humans and I took advantage of the new rules for meeting outside and went on a trip to visit our friends in Harpenden. It was a glorious sunny day: We went looking for geocaches in the area and I found one in a hollow at the base of this tree: We had brought some…

My primary human is diabetic and has been having trouble with her sugar free baking recently. She thought it might be because she was using a different brand of Stevia to sweeten the cookies. So, she bought some of the old brand she used previously and asked me to help her with a blind taste…

Bear: It feels like ages since I’ve been out and about. Let’s go for a walk! Moomintroll: Sounds like a plan. Bear: Let’s tell our primary human to get her shoes on. Moomintroll: Looks a bit grey out there – best take an umbrella. Bear: It’s pretty busy, even despite the lockdown. I wonder where…

We had to stay at home this Christmas, rather than travelling to see the humans’ family. But we still made an effort to set the table nicely for lunch, with added technology for connecting with other people over video call: The rest of the presents were standing by for the usual shared opening session: The…

Some time ago, one of my primary humans’ friends sent us a cartoon and it was so funny, that Stanley fell off the sofa: My primary human has been over-indulging in one of her favourite passtimes – buying tea! So, Stanley got to pose for a glamour shot when the latest delivery arrived: We managed…

Further down the road our cottage was on, we discovered Strome Castle, which was situated on an exposed bluff, looking out over the water: It was a bit of a scramble up a steep and narrow path to enter what was left of the castle, but it was well worth it for the view: On…

After our first night and day of travelling to the Highlands, picking up our hire car and seeing some of the sights, we eventually arrived at our accommodation for the week. And this was the view from our garden gate: Pretty great, huh? Inside the cottage was very comfortable and well presented, with lots of…

The humans and I took a trip to the Scottish Highlands last week. We took the Caledonian Sleeper train up to Inverness: It was very cosy in our little cabin, though my primary human had some trouble getting down from the top bunk! We got little goodie bags, containing water, ear plugs and sleep masks:…

Recently, the humans and I took a rare trip on the actual train to meet up with one of their friends. We were pleased to see that our local station is still being well maintained: We disembarked at Finsbury Park and walked the Parkway to Highgate. My primary human was glad she wore her boots,…

My primary human has been taking part in the Australian Writers’ Centre Mojo Month, and today’s mission was: “As you go about your business today or potter around the house, we want you to stay alert to the colours surrounding you. You’ll be capturing them in the wild with your handy camera. At any time,…