So long for now

Off on holiday for a few weeks, Martin and I are travelling to London for four days, across to Paris for a week and then down to Provence to spend the last week.
I am so excited and have been brushing up on my French - hopefully all those things that are so different like driving on the left hand side and trying to converse with people, will all work out.

My daughter made this lovely banner where some of my bears are for sale at John Stephens Antiques.
Hopefully when I come back, will be able to get my website up to date - it has been so neglected.

Many thanks for all the kind visits and to new followers ~ blogging is a life changing experience that connects you with people all over the world. I am so grateful for your friendship.
Hopefully I will be able to come and visit you soon.

Congratulations, to team NZ for winning the Louis Vuitton cup!

  Hope everyone has a fantastic week
Au revoir, mon ami
hugs
Carolyn

The Real Teddy Bears picnic.

If you go down to the woods today!...... I love these photos of the magnificent bears




From the Daily Mail UK.

By nature bears are solitary creatures ~ but when there's a river full of fish ready to leap straight into your paws, they will make an exception.
These astonishing pictures show the annual feeding frenzy that follows the salmon spawning season in Katmai National Park in Alaska.

To all the lovely people who follow my blog and leave a comment, thank you so much.
It always makes me happy to hear from you.

I hope that you are having a lovely week
Hugs
Carolyn

My Camellias are back!

Hello my friends,
I hope that you are all having a wonderful week.

Yesterday was pouring with rain here and I was so happy when I went outdoors and was greeted by this pure and perfect white camellia, on the bush. I have been watching the buds forming over the past couple of weeks so was delighted to see they have finally arrived.
I love Camellias and this also was the favourite flower of Coco Chanel.

The camellia, an exotic, forbidden flower comes from a family of native Asian shrubs with shiny evergreen oval shaped leaves and luxuriantly blooming flowers. There are thought to be about 120 different varieties of camellia, known in Asia as the 'Japanese rose'. It is mainly cultivated as an ornamental plant.
This is the lovely cloth that Sares from ~ loveleightreasures.blogspot.com
gave me in her giveaway, a beautiful vintage drawn thread work cloth, she also gave me the DVD of The Young Victoria and some lovely butterfly magnets.
Thank you very much and it was exciting to win these lovely gifts.
I am just listening to the radio and heard that Selfridges in London, have opened up their Christmas shop.
It seems like insanity to me, as it is only August. What do you think ... are you ready for Christmas trees and baubles now?
Don't get me wrong ... I love shopping and in London, even better!

I hope Summer/Winter is treating you all well and that you are finding some time to have fun.
Happy weekend

Hugs
Carolyn