Happy New Year

Sorry, it was a bit re-miss of us not to wish all our loyal readers a Happy Christmas -  we did actually wish you one in spirit, if not in writing - so we'd like to be amongst the first to wish you a Happy, healthy and successful New Year.

As always we had a lovely Christmas and hope yours was equally good.

A few days before the big day, we were fortunate to play host to Mary, Joseph and the donkey who were travelling round various homes in our village, seeking a meal and a bed for the night as they journeyed to Bethlehem. We thought it might be nice to take them out for a meal, especially as we had other guests staying with us, in the form of Clanger and Eeyore.

And so, we took them to the Thai restaurant at Fakenham, once we learned that they'd never tried Thai food. Needless to say, a good time was had by all and the Thai curries proved a hit. 

Going racing over the Christmas period definitely makes the festive period go with a swing for us, and we managed to get our racing fix in, with a Boxing Day visit to Towcester.  

Santa Bear is our newest convert to racing and was thrilled to see horses entering into the festive spirit, with Santa hats (look hard) and saddle tinsel on others.

Another Christmas period essential is a good walk and we were blessed with some good walking weather over the Christmas break. We took the oldest member of Bears Unlimited, Squirrel Nutkin, with us and he had a great time, even admitting to preferring our sandwiches to nuts.

We're pleased to report that Curly didn't actually fall in the canal, even though it looks like he's losing his balance.

And now it's New Years Eve. We're having a relaxing evening at home by the fire, with plenty of home brew and no doubt a bottle of fizz.  We've been joined once again by Mary, Joseph and the donkey, who now have the Baby Jesus with them ...

... clearly that hot curry played a part in ensuring the baby arrived in time!

A Happy New Year to you all.

Lots of love

All at Bears Unlimited xxx