tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post5098872948650815855..comments2024-03-28T16:39:18.019-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: Bear StoriesFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-30958720658933874502010-04-12T23:41:17.113-05:002010-04-12T23:41:17.113-05:00Bears used to scavenge a little dumpsite not far f...Bears used to scavenge a little dumpsite not far from our cabin; people would drive there in the evening to watch. And we had a bear wander into an area where our family was picking blueberries. My mother very calmly told everyone to set down their pails and back quietly away. By the time we took a step or two, the bear wandered off the in the other direction...and we all went back to what we were doing!Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-68770358350843242322010-04-12T18:43:16.752-05:002010-04-12T18:43:16.752-05:00OHHHH I love smokey the bear.
I've seen bears...OHHHH I love smokey the bear.<br /><br />I've seen bears not far from where I do my walk.<br />In fact, a friend lived up further on the creek - and was out picking berries with her husband. She saw bear poop and said "honey, I'm walking back up the hill to the house - I don't wanna see a bear." He said, "You're such a scaredy cat - the bear is long gone." So she got to the top of the hill and turned around just in time to see her husband walk around a big blackberry bramble, face to face with mr black bear.<br /><br />She heard him scream and then run on all fours up the hill.<br /><br />Last summer we had a teeny weeny cub run out in front of our car. I thought it was a poodle at first. ha ha.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404943895800549273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-86236470719594161812010-04-11T23:33:45.620-05:002010-04-11T23:33:45.620-05:00Connie - I tagged you - check out at my blog to se...Connie - I tagged you - check out at my blog to see if you want to participate. It's a photo tag. joWest Side of Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306258644484219373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-6097007285121719362010-04-11T23:02:27.454-05:002010-04-11T23:02:27.454-05:00Good coverage on the open house! You write so wel...Good coverage on the open house! You write so well! We were gone last night and today - yes lets get together this week!!!West Side of Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306258644484219373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-54724643661999574402010-04-11T22:55:02.067-05:002010-04-11T22:55:02.067-05:00the Love Smoky the bear photo! And hurray for a be...the Love Smoky the bear photo! And hurray for a better Fire Hall... next up some new trucks...LadyFihttp://ladyfi.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-3700841926558161342010-04-11T21:40:39.354-05:002010-04-11T21:40:39.354-05:00Thanks for the newsy article -- I'm not sure w...Thanks for the newsy article -- I'm not sure where I've been but I wasn't aware of the open house -- shucks I missed it....Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138747690602990437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-46531317420832595672010-04-11T19:07:51.852-05:002010-04-11T19:07:51.852-05:00Last term, My theme story with my 5 to 8 kids were...Last term, My theme story with my 5 to 8 kids were Goldilocks and the three bear. <br /><br />Has old Smokey got fat in the middle?<br /><br />Re: Wheat bag. Yes, it serves the same function. Now I have a question that I have been wondering. Because my friends couldn't find wheat in Singapore, when I suggested that they use rice, they say that rice wouldn't hold the heat as much as wheat. What do you think?<br /><br />With heat, 3 minutes in the mircowave and it is hot.<br /><br />Also, if rice serves the same purpose, rice is half the price of wheat.Maybe I should experiment with rice. <br /><br />The people in NZ claim that they "invented" the wheat bag. I always wondered.<br /><br />Once upon a time, those info ads showed an expensive buck wheat pillow. Ever seen them?Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399207312968010460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-49090133942854852010-04-11T18:13:05.381-05:002010-04-11T18:13:05.381-05:00Oh, Dear Old Smokey is holdin' up well! I loo...Oh, Dear Old Smokey is holdin' up well! I looked like a fun time to celebrate the new fire hall. Yep, sometimes we Grandmas just say the wrong thing tryin' to do the right thing.<br /><br />Ya'll have a beautiful Sunday!!!Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175389676508928061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-15511284375049609822010-04-11T18:05:34.579-05:002010-04-11T18:05:34.579-05:00Sounds like a fun day. Smokey the Bear has done a...Sounds like a fun day. Smokey the Bear has done a GREAT job for how many years (?) educating people. He was someone's great brainchild. And Smokey is so opposite of a real bear. He is sweet and cuddly - - the total opposite of one who is wild.Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12404589772713955710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-40053014651372609852010-04-11T16:02:57.337-05:002010-04-11T16:02:57.337-05:00I just spent some time over at your old picture bl...I just spent some time over at your old picture blog!! Love it!!!<br /><br />You never know what to tell the Grands these days!!gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00894920637532415315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-75180553953767410932010-04-11T14:17:46.029-05:002010-04-11T14:17:46.029-05:00You are such a good grandma! Scaring the bears so ...You are such a good grandma! Scaring the bears so far away... what a wonderful sense of humor you have, and you write it so wel. I really enjoyed reading about this, Connie. And you are NOT a grumpy old bear.DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-60927007681274191482010-04-11T13:38:22.260-05:002010-04-11T13:38:22.260-05:00Now I've got the Smokey the Bear song stuck in...Now I've got the Smokey the Bear song stuck in my head. Oh well there are worse things eh? I'm surprised they still do Smokey, so many things from our childhood are being eliminated I would have thought that "they" would have found something terribly un-correct about him. OOPs now I sound like a grumpy ol' bear. My uncle and dad both had the head of Smokey that was a magnet to stick on their dash boards (imagine that, a metal dash board and no seat belts required) and right behind the top of the hat it was cut away and there was a hole where cigarettes were stubbed out.Lannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018584509455303394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-24914009182416942132010-04-11T13:07:21.117-05:002010-04-11T13:07:21.117-05:00Smokey the Bear is looking pretty good for being a...Smokey the Bear is looking pretty good for being as old as he is. I remember him from when I was a kid. <br />My granddaughter isn't afraid of bears, but she sure is afraid of bugs - even itty bitty gnats terrorize her. It is an adventure trying to spend time outdoors and soothe her fear of everything that crawls and flies.Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858158707328118375noreply@blogger.com