Three Bears

I met my long-time friend, Paulette, for lunch today. We met over 25 years ago while playing in the same community concert band. She played the flute, and I the oboe. We have kept in touch via Facebook all this time and get together for a gabfest once or twice a year.

Since she's known me through many of my ups and downs, I consider her a special friend - one who really merited one of my amazing little knitted bears. This is my second-newest one and as yet he has no name.

But he's dang cute, and little like Paulette. She gets the honour of naming him, too, as I hadn't already assigned one to him.

My crafty friend and travel buddy, Poppy, asked me to make one for her, a girl,  with a sweater in her favourite colour - watermelon. She even gave me some watermelon-coloured yarn as, believe it or not, I didn't have any already in my stash. She gets to name her, too.

I delivered it today so she could take her to Vancouver this weekend.

She seems to have settled in as indicated by Poppy's latest text.

With Poppy away for a week next week, I thought Sparky could use some company so Everett went to live with him, too.

Everett, too, has settled in nicely in East Oshawa. In fact, he looks pretty cool just hanging out. Hopefully Sparky won't get too lonely with Poppy away next week. I'm pretty sure Everett will be good company for him.

I know these three bears will live happily ever after.