Paddington and Scout Have Tea with Peter and Oleg

OLEG: "Wh... what... I feel... funny..."

PETER: "Oh! I feel... feel funny too, Oleg."

OLEG: "Is that faerie dust I can see?"

PETER: "I... I think so, Oleg."

PADDY and SCOUT: "Surprise! Surprise!"

OLEG: "What? Paddy! What are you doing here?"

PADDY: *Chuckles.* "It is more the other way mijn beste vriend."

PETER: "Scout! Scout my allerbeste vriend!"

SCOUT: "Hullo peter mijn beste vriend!" *Gives Peter a big little bear hug.*

PETER: "Oleg! Oleg, we are at Daddy's house!"

OLEG: "Oh my head!" *Collapses back into cushion.* "How did this happen, Paddy mijn beste vriend?"

PADDY: "By magic, dear Oleg! Here, rest and make yourself comfortable." *Plumps up cushion behind Oleg's head.* "Let me pour you some lovely Twinings English Breakfast tea from the pot here." *Picks up cup and saucer and then teapot and pours tea for Oleg.* "Here, this will revive you in no time!"

PETER: "Did you make this magic, mijn allerbeste vriend?"

SCOUT: "Well, it was my idea to ask Fairy Mum to use her magic and bring you here for tea with us."

PADDY: "You see Oleg and Peter, we wanted Emmett and Funky to get to know one another a little first, before we all have tea together. We felt they could spend some time getting to know one another, and perhaps sharing some confidences."

SCOUT: "So we asked Fairy Mum to bring you here, whilst they do that."

OLEG: "That was a very wise idea, Paddy."

SCOUT: "And then you can have tea with us here, mijn beste vriend. Then we will play some hide-and-seek, and then we will go to the magic portal and join Funky and Emmett at your house, and we can have another afternoon tea!"

PETER: "Oh that is an even better idea, mijn allerbeste vriend!"

SCOUT: "And your prinses Rosie will come too. She has just gone to brush her pink plush and make herself look beautiful for you, Peter!"

PETER: "Oh! Mijn prinses Rosie! I love her so much!"

PADDY: "Here, enjoy some tea, mijn allerbeste vriend, Oleg."

SCOUT: "And here, mijn allerbeste vriend Peter, Daddy has given us lots of lovely biscuits to fill our grumbly tummies with! Grumbly tummy Peter! Grumbly tummy!" *Rubs tummy vigorously.*

My bears Paddy and Scout have made very good friends with two bears in Holland called Peter and Oleg (www.flickr.com/photos/40262251@N03/galleries/721577154558...) and their Mummy Marian Kloon (on and off). Peter and Scout are very similar and have become best friends. Peter loves Rosie and Rosie loves Peter, so they have become prince and princess to one another. Paddy and Oleg are very similar too and have become best friends as well. Poor little Funky (www.flickr.com/photos/40262251@N03/galleries/721577228524...) is a bear that Peter helped Mummy Marian find whilst on holiday in Germany recently. Poor Funky had to live on the street as his parents couldn't afford to keep him and feed him, and so he had to beg for food, but now that he is living with Mummy Marian, he never has to be sad, lonely or hungry again! Now all he needs is a best friend, and my new little bear Emmett is being just that! You can see them together here: www.flickr.com/photos/66094586@N06/53797457538/ or in the furst comment below.

This beautiful nursery rhyme tea set was made in England by the Shell China Company in the 1930s. It features six cups, saucers and plates as well as a teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl. Each piece is gilt edged and decorated and feature different nursery rhymes including: "Ding Dong Dell Pussy’s in the Well", "The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe", "Old King Cole", "Pat a Cake Pat a Cake Baker’s Man", "Little Tommy Tittlemouse", "See Saw Margery Daw" and &This Little Pig Went to Market" amongst others. The set I acquired from England, and it is a sister set to a 1920s Shell China Company nursery rhyme tea set and a 1920s faerie tale tea set. There are also doll (bear) sized tea spoons which are sterling silver salt spoons.

My Paddington Bear came to live with me in London when I was two years old (many, many years ago). He was hand made by my Great Aunt and he has a chocolate coloured felt hat, the brim of which had to be pinned up by a safety pin to stop it getting in his eyes. The collar of his mackintosh is made of the same felt. He wears wellington boots made from the same red leather used to make the toggles on his mackintosh.

He has travelled with me across the world and he and I have had many adventures together over the years. He is a very precious member of my small family.

Scout was a gift to Paddy from my friend. He is a Fair Trade Bear hand knitted in Africa. His name comes from the shop my friend found him in: Scout House. He tells me that life was very different where he came from, and Paddy is helping introduce him to many new experiences. Scout catches on quickly, and has proven to be a cheeky, but very lovable member of our closely knit family.

Thank you Marian Kloon (on and off) for the use of Peter's and Oleg's images in my photo montage.

Taken on: June 18, 2024

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