The sTone Brothers' Xmas was spent a bit differently to everyone else's.
It's not widely known, but stones do not generally celebrate Xmas, but having been caught up in the general excitement sTony and sToneye decided to host a Xmas Party for local underprivileged and orphaned stones!
In the photo you can see the brothers overseeing a boisterous party game, before a big sit-down Xmas dinner of sand with all the trimmings.
Discussing it later, they told Wilson that all the guests had really enjoyed themselves.
In the same way that I invariably think fish look miserable, I've always found it hard to tell whether or not stones are enjoying themselves, but I expect it's easier for other stones to perceive pleasure in their own kind – and in any case it was a lovely, kind and selfless gesture…
Today I'm going to show you what Wilson gave me for Xmas – a very thoughtfully-designed coffee mug (which does pretty much sum up my thought processes) and a new cover for my iPhone.
Tomorrow I will reveal the unusual and very kind way the sTone Brothers spent their Xmas.
Then I will finally try to put Xmas behind me and try to return to Normal Life – or as normal as life can be living with two precocious young anteaters…
Speaking for myself, I've had enough of Xmas now – I'd like to get on with life and face whatever challenges 2020 has to offer.
Wilson is still in his library trying to invent something groundbreaking with massive profit-making potential (so far without success) but the Johnson Brothers are very keen to show you their Xmas Present!
It's one of those wooden toys with a button on the base which, when pressed causes the toy to collapse into a heap.
I had similar toys when I was little, and never found them to have much play value, but Johnson maj. and Johnson min. seem delighted with theirs, which is a model depicting two insects dancing.
At least, I think they're dancing…
The insects are allegedly Bees, although to my untrained eye they rather resemble Ladybirds – which by coincidence is what the Johnson Brothers actually are.
Hello, Happy 2020, and welcome – we are 🐝 Polly and 🐝 Billi The Bees, and this is our first Guest Blog of 2020!
Today we are going to SOLVE A MYSTERY for you:
You must all have asked yourselves a million times, 'I wonder what it's like to be a Bee?'
Speaking as Bees ourselves, both Billi and I can tell you it's brilliant – hard but rewarding work, excellent social life, lots of dancing and of course our lovely little family of Johnson Major and Johnson Minor – but that doesn't really tell you what being a Bee FEELS like – but this will:
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/what-is-it-like-to-be-a-bee
But there is also a DOWNSIDE to being Bees: being poisoned by pesticides!
So far we haven't been, but sometimes we think that it's only a matter of time, and we both really fear for the world our children, Johnson Major and Johnson Minor, will inherit…
Please join us in our fight against neonicotinoid pesticides – if the EU reverses its ban, or if that horrible Mr Johnson legasises them, it will be 💀curtains💀 for us Bees!
And as Billi is always saying, 'If the Bees go, you humans won't be far behind!'
I think that clever Mr Einstein actually said it first, but Billi is always saying it too, which is nearly as good.
Anyway, we've been The Bees, and we sincerely hope that we'll carry on being Bees!
Pesticides permitting we'll see you again at the beginning of February – until then, BEEEEEEEEE PESTICIDE FREE!
New Year's Eve is traditionally a time for reflection – a time to meditate on the successes and failures, the gains and losses of the outgoing year.
Wilson is in his library contemplating his last 12 months, by brooding over the fact that – despite his best efforts – he is still not a millionaire.
I have tried to comfort him by pointing out what a good Dad he is to Antony and TT, and how well he looks after and provides for the rest of his family, but he is inconsolable.
Byron is doing his best to comfort him, but doesn't really know what to say.
Wilson says that his New Year's Resolution must be to knuckle down and do some of his best-ever inventing and creative thinking – to which end both he and Byron are consuming prodigious quantities of Brain Food (AKA Cheesy Wotsits and Snowballs) and hoping to have a brilliant idea.
Inventing a new Hangover Cure would be a good start, as they'll surely both need one tomorrow…
Today it's the turn of Antony and Tiny Toy to show you their Xmas present – a toy helicopter!
Here you can see Wilson 'helping' them play…
Xmas Day started shortly before dawn and was marked by a blizzard of torn wrapping paper and Snowballs [a cocktail consisting of Advocaat Dutch brandy liqueur mixed with lemonade] but by early afternoon things had calmed down a little, and people had started playing with their presents.
Over the next few days many of the children want to show you their gifts, but Wilson insisted on going first because, as he pointed out, it's his Blog, but has kindly allowed his brother Byron to share the limelight too…
