Today is another special day in my calendar; the Whittlesea U3A Labour Day Picnic at the Yan Yean Reservoir Park where I, Professor Bear, will meet new and old friends, have fun and eat delicious picnic food and of course practice “Bearology and Hugs. Everyone seems to have a specialty signature food- Yummy! We are […]
Lillian Madden and Elaine Bateman had their second Line Dancing social on Sunday 14th July. Professor Bear was one of the Guests. The introduction was from Lillian Madden and the Tap Cats were sensational. High fives all-round the stage at the finish of our routine then we all took a bow and took in all […]
It’s imperative to keep the lines of communication open with all our members, informing them of what is happening. Over the weekend this line seemed to have been broken; members are not checking their emails or going onto the web site. Due to structural damage in Epping Memorial Hall, we had to change the venue […]
Hello everyone, have you missed me? Some of you think that I have been AWOL, but that’s not the case. I’ve been hibernating and a little bit longer than usual. Now I’m back. I have to take it slow, so I decided to go back to Trivia night. I forgot how noisy it can get […]
Professor Ted’s Journal – July 2017 I have had so many exciting days with my U3A friends but today may be the best. Today I am being introduced to Mr Whittles. “Who is Mr Whittles” you ask? Well I am not sure myself! We are meeting at the Whittlesea Library in the township of Whittlesea. […]
Hello everyone,I know it seems like a long time ago but on Sunday 21st May I went on a train ride. But it wasn’t just a normal train it was a steam train to Geelong. I travelled with some of my Whittlesea U3A friends and together we hopped on the Steam Train at Southern Cross […]
Another day in the life of Professor Bear Saturday 25th March 2017 Today my carer, Margaret, took me to the Lalor Library where the Whittlesea U3A singers were performing as part of the Multicultural Festival. I sat and watched as they entertained the audience with a variety of songs from different countries. I was amazed […]
Wednesday, 7th March Today, I am off to join the Chinese Medicine and Wellbeing Class at Mill Park Library. I believe I will find the class very interesting, not only from a health point of view, but a personal one as I will explain later. The class is conducted by Minjuan (Alyssa) Quan of the […]
Thursday, 2nd March, 2017 How busy my life has become since I became a member of Whittlesea U3A. I have met so many friendly people who have made me feel most welcome as well as attending many diverse classes that have been of great interest. This morning, I am back at the Lalor Senior Citizens […]
Well here I am tonight Share a Meal. I’ve gotten all dressed up and looking good too!. I’m at the head of the table, sitting with fourteen other U3A members, all looking very smart and with great conversations all going on at one time. The table is buzzing! We all shared a little about ourselves, […]
My interview with Don Langdon who is a Whittlesea U3A member of the e-book publishing course Monday at Whittlesea Library. Don: If you went down in woods today would you be in for a big surprise? Prof: No. Why would I go down… Wait a minute this not the way the interview is meant to […]
Professor Bear’s Continuing Adventures – U3A Trivia Night Thursday 2nd February My continuing adventures with the Whittlesea U3A never ceased to amaze me as I think to myself. Firstly, that fabulous trip to Lakes Entrance back in November. Not to mention the great lunch at the Groove Train and joining in Lilian’s line dancing. I […]
Hello Everyone On Sunday 19th February I went on my first Discover Melbourne trip with Marion Gaylord. I was so excited that I could hardly wait to see what the day had installed for me and the rest of the group. I woke up really early because we had to be at South Morang train […]
My anticipation and expectation about the ferry ride to Port Arlington had finally arrived. We are going on a special trip this Sunday. Mary has been busy getting the tickets ready as well as our numbers and of course the U3A flag which were packed in the backpack. I overheard there are thirty-three U3A members […]
Professor’s Journal- Exercising One of my favourite times of the day is sitting beside Mary whilst she reads her many emails. Today was no exception there was an invitation from Ida, a retired physiotherapist with many years of experience in rehabilitation, who is our U3A exercise tutor and offers supervised exercises that are even suitable […]