This week I celebrated 20 years since Mum spotted me on a back shelf in the Teddy Bear Shop and adopted me. Since then I have travelled with the Oldies to 13 countries. I have learned to make cards, bead jewellery, plastic models of aircraft and ships and card models of lighthouses and buildings. It has been an exciting 20 years. I just wish this seemingly never-ending rain would go away so that we could travel again; most of south and east Australia is in flood and has been for weeks. Well, celebrations started with cake and wine at home on Saturday, then moved to my favourite winery, Shaw Wines at Murrumbateman, for lunch on Sunday. Then across to the cellar door for wine and cheese. The top present is a special tin of special Haigh's teddy bear chocolates which I am guarding from a certain Dad.
