READY NOW FOR CHRISTMAS

At last! I am ready for the Christmas Holiday.  My workroom is a bit of a mess but that will wait until next week sometime!  Tree is all up and the food is in or ordered - Time for a rest.  Thank you to all who have adopted this year or have just viewed and read this blog  - hope you have found some interesting posts.  December the 21st is the shortest day and first day of Winter so it can only be onwards and upwards.  Spring around the corner!

All that remains is to wish you a very HAPPY CHRISTMAS xx

TEAM MERCURY on their way!

Team Mercury! Are a 3 man British Army team who will be competing in the Amundsen Omega South Pole Race:
They are 3 serving members of the British Army plus the 4th member OLLY below 

THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY!  GOOD LUCK LADS AND OLLY!

Follow them on facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/groups/132973759193/?notif_t=group_activity

LJ BEARS has supplied the teams official mascot and the 4th member of the Polar Team 'OLLY'!

CHRISTMAS BEARS

Well I have been busy on the Bears and not just riding the Bike across the country!  Autumn is well and truly set in now so riding is on the back burner for a few months unless the days are really fine.  Any way back to the Bears:  Christmas Bears below, most have found new homes for the holiday but I thought you might like to see their pictures anyway!

BERRY MYST

 CHRISTMAS BOX

 HOT CHOCOLATE

 JANGLE YEW TREE

 WINTER BERRY

 WINTER LIGHT

The Inquisitive Mind of a Child

The Inquisitive Mind of a Child


Why are they selling poppies, Mummy?
Selling poppies in town today
The poppies, child are flowers of love
For the men who marched away
But, why have they chosen a poppy, Mummy?Why not a beautiful rose?
Because, my child, men fought and died
In the fields where the poppies grow
But why are the poppies so red, Mummy?
Why are the poppies so red?
Red is the colour of blood, my child
The blood our soldiers shed
The heart of the poppy is black, Mummy?
Why does it have to be black?
Black, my child, is the symbol of grief
For the men who never came back
But, why mummy, are you crying so?
Your tears are giving you pain
My tears are my fears for you my child
For the worlds is - FORGETTING AGAIN

CHRISTCHURCH, DORSET - POPPY LAUNCH

Another Poppy Launch for Paul and myself, this time last Saturday at Christchurch in Dorset.  Just down the road for us!  Sunny and cloudy this time but a wonderful mornings fun had by us all.  Once again all the bikes were well received, lots of people crowded into the little shopping square to see the Bikes and listen to the great band and watch the Army, Navy and RAF cadets with their competitions.  All in all a great Poppy Launch for Christchurch, we shall be back next year to do it all again!
As ever pictures tell the story, hope you like them.
Promise I will get back to BEARS soon!!!!!

Meeting point!

 Arrival at Saxon Square

 Paul just had to climb the Cadets Wall!  but did he make it with his old bones!

 Of course he did!

 Next the Army Cadets won the tug of War and chose to take the Legion Riders on!
Big mistake on the boys behalf, there was supposed to have been 6 Cadets on the other end
more like all the crowd!!!

We shall be back next year!

A WET SOUTHAMPTON POPPY LAUNCH!

Paul and I left the home yesterday morning at 8.30am in torrential rain!  Fortunately we do have all the 'gear' for the Bike but non the less the spray on the motorway was 'not pleasant'! to say the least.  Only an hours ride for us to the meeting place this time.  24 Bikes turned up for the Southampton Poppy Launch at the West Quay Shopping centre.
There was a small service inside the shopping centre then one of the Marines abseiled from the ceiling followed by all the falling poppies.  The cadets then took the poppy boxes through the centre and out to the waiting bikes where they were presented to 3 of the riders and then we all left through the centre with a great deal of noise as you can imagine!! 
Pictures tell my story once again:

Wet on the outside, dry in the middle but still smiling!!!

 Abseiling from the ceiling!

 The poppies falling

 Presentation of the poppy boxes to the Riders

TOPAZ is the SCORPIO BIRTHSTONE BEAR!

Have now finished the eleventh Bear in my series of Birthstone Bears.  TOPAZ is the Bear for all us Scorpios! ( yes its my Birthday this month too) those with Birthdays between October 23rd and November 21st.  If you would like to see the other Bears in the series please visit:
http:www.ljbears.co.uk/BIRTHSTONEBEARS.htm
#1 has already been adopted to the USA but the picture below is of Bear#2 and is available now: