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Lady of Lovedon's avatar

Dear Bear & HusbandBear,

Have as relaxed a Christmas as you can while working.

Stay offline till the 27th !!!

(bossy mama energy here)

Thanks for the giggles and info in 2025 & look forward to more in 2026

Bearhugs !!

Gxx

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Kristina's avatar

Merry Christmas to you both Bear ๐Ÿคถ๐Ÿป xxx

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Rose's avatar

Have a wonderful time! ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿพ๐ŸŽ„โค๏ธ

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Sharon R's avatar

Merry Christmas to you and your husband and your all your family.

I have the most gratitude for all that the NHS does, I was back in A&E over the past two weeks (got out of hospital yesterday) and they managed to get my body to stay on

this mortal world. (Is that right saying??)

Thank you both for what you do for the NHS.

Have a brilliant Christmas and letโ€™s hope 2026 will be a bright and healthy one for us all xx

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Heatherdan's avatar

Good morning, Bear!

Gay Christmas sounds fabulous! I also miss the lekker vibes of a South African Christmas but we adapt and move on, don't we? Have a wonderful time.

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Peter Nicholson's avatar

A very merry Yule to you and himself, Mr Bear!

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Caryl Swift's avatar

May you and your husband enjoy all the peace and joy of the season wherever you are! ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŒŸโค๏ธ๐ŸŒน

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W Adam's avatar

Happy Christmas Bear & hubby, hope Santa spoils you rotten ๐ŸŽ…๐Ÿผ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿปโค๏ธ๐Ÿป

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Gillian Peall's avatar

Happy Christmas from a newbie here! ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿ‘

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Diane Eli's avatar

Wishing you both the most enjoyable Christmas and New Year and a bright future.

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Gordon Lynn's avatar

Merry Christmas and as the Flintstones say have a gay old time

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Pat Garrett's avatar

Awww... *Gentle* is such a lovely word... ๐Ÿ’Thank you dearest Bear ๐Ÿป for the many thousands of much appreciated, enjoyed and shared words, and for supporting our poor NHS ๐Ÿ™ Wishing you, your Husband and beloved feline god, 'feliz navidad', (yes, we're in Spain!) and a wonderful year ahead ๐Ÿฅณ Much love Pat Xx

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Kristina Molais's avatar

Merry Christmas to you and your husband. Thank you for being a sane voice and a good writer โค๏ธ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿซถ

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WordChazer's avatar

Hope on call Christmas gives you a break or two, hot coffee, decent chocolate, some free mince pies and a silly hat to wear over your scrub cap.

You have kept me distracted yet connected through a six months that have also been "a lot" here too, thank you.

Gay Christmas sounds like the atermath of one of our less well advised New Year's parties in Belgium a few years ago. We'd poured out quite a few cold ones with friends, and were making our very merry way back to the hotel in the rain. Mr Chazer was wheeling a suitcase which caught a wheel in a drain grating. It knocked him off balance, he collided with me. We both went down like skittles. I ended up full length on the paving, half lying in a puddle, with a banged up knee, hip and elbow, scraped, muddy and soaked. At least the amount of alcohol I'd had cushioned the pain for a bit, but my goodness, I made a right mess of myself. Not binged like that since, just as well given my current state of non-health.

Happy Christmas, and an even happier New Year as you make your way through life post-NHS.

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Dill Childs's avatar

Kala Christougenna! May your household be filled with light, laughter and love always.

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Nicola L C Bisson's avatar

Nadelik Lowen to you dear Bear from Cornwall - thank you for all the thoughtful and thought provoking bearly musings. Have a wonderful time xx

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