Anna Stady loves to bake.
乌鸦传媒淚 still rule my kitchen,乌鸦传媒� said the 95-year-old, who does not take kindly to strangers rummaging through it 乌鸦传媒� be they of the two-legged, or four-legged variety.
So when she came across a juvenile bear in the kitchen of her Union Bay home on Friday afternoon, she let it know it didn乌鸦传媒檛 belong there.
乌鸦传媒淚t was just after lunch,乌鸦传媒� she said. 乌鸦传媒淚 came in from the dining room and there he was. I said 乌鸦传媒榳hat are you doing here? Get out of here.乌鸦传媒� I didn乌鸦传媒檛 push him, but I just sort of walked towards him and away he went.乌鸦传媒�
The bear went into the middle of her yard, and after more coaxing from Stady, the bear left the property.
乌鸦传媒淚 thought that was the end of that, so I went back into the house to watch television, and not too long after that I heard a racket in the kitchen,乌鸦传媒� said Stady. 乌鸦传媒淪ure enough, he乌鸦传媒檇 come back. He乌鸦传媒檇 pulled out the sugar bin and there was sugar all over the floor. He made a real mess.
乌鸦传媒淲ell, now I was really cross with him, and I told him so. I said 乌鸦传媒業乌鸦传媒檓 really angry with you. Go home and don乌鸦传媒檛 come back.乌鸦传媒� I guess he believed me, because as far as I know, he hasn乌鸦传媒檛 been back.乌鸦传媒�
Stady said she has lived in the house for 50 years but this was the first time she乌鸦传媒檚 ever had a bear on her property, much less in her house.
乌鸦传媒淪omeone told me there are bears in the area but I don乌鸦传媒檛 recall ever seeing one before,乌鸦传媒� she said. 乌鸦传媒淭hen again, I don乌鸦传媒檛 get out much. I乌鸦传媒檓 95 and I乌鸦传媒檓 lazy.乌鸦传媒�
She added she was never frightened during the ordeal.
乌鸦传媒淚 never really thought about being frightened,乌鸦传媒� said Stady. 乌鸦传媒淗e was a beautiful bear. Black, shiny and really quite handsome.
乌鸦传媒淭he bear and I got along just fine. I guess he knew he should just be a good kid and do as he乌鸦传媒檚 told.乌鸦传媒�
Conservation officers brought a bear trap out to the Stady residence Friday night, but the animal has not returned.
乌鸦传媒淭here乌鸦传媒檚 a nice container of honey in there for him but maybe he doesn乌鸦传媒檛 like honey,乌鸦传媒� Stady said with a laugh.
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