I visited Cleo Bullen of Bullen's Circus (which closed in the 1960s) at her home about an hour out of Sydney. She still has huge pens out the back of her house with jaguars, lions, tigers and pumas. The family now work with their animals in film and television. I patted one of her pumas (very exciting!) and then my face blew up like a balloon. I forgot I have an allergy to cats, and it seems the bigger the cat the bigger the allergy!! Cleo was very circumspect about it. She suggested it might be fear rather than an allergy as she has never known anyone else to react like that. Great. It's nice to be special.
Friday, April 14, 2006
Cleo Bullen, Wallacia April, 2006
I visited Cleo Bullen of Bullen's Circus (which closed in the 1960s) at her home about an hour out of Sydney. She still has huge pens out the back of her house with jaguars, lions, tigers and pumas. The family now work with their animals in film and television. I patted one of her pumas (very exciting!) and then my face blew up like a balloon. I forgot I have an allergy to cats, and it seems the bigger the cat the bigger the allergy!! Cleo was very circumspect about it. She suggested it might be fear rather than an allergy as she has never known anyone else to react like that. Great. It's nice to be special.
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I am honoured to be friends with the beautiful Cleo Bullen. This lady is amazing and has led a colourful and adventurous life that we all crave. Her stories of her circus life are fascinating, and the big cats are just awesome - especially Koda to whom you were unfortunately allergic. A beautiful lady with her beautiful animals.
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