HELLO - LONG TIME NO SEE!

Hello again - it's been so long since my last post that you must have thought I'd left cyberspace for  good -apologies for my long absence to friends and visitors to this blog. Much has happened to prevent my fingers dancing across the laptop keyboard, but by far the most significant is the sudden loss of my dear brother Steve Robinson.

When we lose someone we love, other priorities in our lives lose their importance. But it was a blessing that Martin and I were in Victoria for the Woodend Teddy Bear Show at the time of Steve's death. We were able to drive from Woodend to Morwell that day to be with his daughter, Alma, and to grieve with her and Steve's friends.

Steve in his younger days

Steve will be sorely missed by all who knew him - he was a beautiful man.

Our last photo of Steve

I want to thank my 'beary' friends at the Woodend Teddy Bear Show for their support and kindness, especially our dear friends, Claire and John Evans, who looked after my critters until we were able to return to the show.

This was another blessing - to have the comfort of friends around us, and to enjoy the opportunity of sharing our mutual love of teddy bears with visitors to this special show, before returning to Morwell.

Some of my critters found new homes at the show, and say farewell here.

BARE BEAR

MANNING

RODNEY

BENJI