Me and My Teddy Bear
Our Members Remember When
 Patti Thomas My Brown Bear Aunt Tressie bought two teddy bears It was my very first teddy bear The sun was shinning bright outside We planned adventures we'd soon have As I walked back to the porch Suddenly my mother's hand She worried that I'd catch a cold But when I went outside to get him I've remembered him lovingly I hope that some day his adventures Written by: Patti Thomas She did not have a bear as a child.
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Many of our Professional artists sadly report that they did not have a teddy bear as a child or photos have been lost over time.
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'Ted' is still my buddy and often travels with me. To this day, even though I know better, I still pick him up by his ear! It's nearly bald on one side. Ted now watches over all the other bears and still gets a hug or two! Ken Yenke (bear appraiser) said "Ted" is an Ideal bear that came from England in the early 1940's and was one of the biggest pandas, in this style, that he had seen. Valerie Rogers Bears&Buds Webzine
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The photo was taken on the Southern coast of England. I don't know who the little boy is but I assume (from other photos in the album) that he must be a relative and it's an important occasion because I am in a DRESS with a ribbon in my hair! I definitely want to show Teddy off to the camera! Teddy was a gift when I was very small, brought to me from the US by my great-uncle and aunt. They became our sponsors when we emigrated from England to the US in 1951. Of course Teddy came too. I still have him. He is a little balder but still loved! Bettina Groh
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"My friend had to buy a pack of sugar (we had a tiny grocery store very close to our home) and as she came past our house she stopped to play with me and Jumbo; nearly forgetting about the sugar she was to bring home." Berta Hesen-Minten |
My bear was a great friend and traveled with us on all our family vacations. I believe my bear influenced me to become a teddy bear artists and I decided to name my company after my lifelong companion, Pinney Bear. Margaret Jackson Member since December 2005 |
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Now as a bear artist, who creates mostly "Buds, " Mary thought it interesting that she could only find photos with her holding lambs or bunnies as a child. "Though my bed was crowded with "Buds", I was always looking for the next new species to add to my menagerie," said Mary. In the photo she is wedged between her two brothers. Being “Mary", she always had a little lamb following her to school and anywhere else she went! Interestingly enough, Mary's Secret Garden began when a quiet voice insisted she make a lamb!
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My grandparents had a beach cottage in Ocean Drive, SC (now North Myrtle Beach), where this photo was taken circa 1951, when I was four. The teddy bear was a 'peace offering' from my gran'daddy after his bridge game went on too long and he wasn't able to take me to the Pavilion. He often spoiled me. (You can see a card game in progress in this photo). His name was 'Tonto' (the bear, not my gran'daddy.) It was a mystery to me how he was called 'lone' Ranger, when he always had his assistant side-kick Tonto with him. The cottage was lost to Hurricane Hazel in 1957. My bear, along with all my stuffed animals, disappeared during the great 'underprivileged children' collection drive my mother conducted in 1959. I've never forgiven her. Dixie Huffman Member since October 2007
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Bobbie Rippenger "Mom had sewn all of the Topsy Turvey dolls, two
more bears, the elephant and horse tucked under the tree." (below). Bobbie Rippenger Member Since May 2005 |
Terrie Stong Member since March 2005 Good Bears of the World just introduced Ruby, the red bear and she joins the others in the GBW group.
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Valerie Rogers I remember my 4th birthday, it was a hot July day. My friends and I were enjoying cake and ice cream but soon my sweet grandmother surprised me with a huge panda. His coloring is dark brown with off white, a sewn black nose and a little red tongue, which held on by a thread over the years. 
Bettina Groh At age 5, with her bear named "Teddy", I played
at the beach. 
Berta Hesen Berta (R) from The Netherlands was 4 years old when this photo was taken with her friend. She loved elephants and like most elephants he was named Jumbo!
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