Category Archives: Toys and Games

Giant Bears

Posted on August 12, 2010 by

It all started on my first birthday. My Uncle Allan gave me a large teddy bear, about 18 inches high. I still have him. He’s a little threadbare (or ‘threadbear’, I guess) and his nose is stitched together where, for … Continue reading →

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Blackie

Posted on July 25, 2010 by

A couple of days ago, I was reacquainted with an old friend. ‘Blackie’, the toy dog I won at a school tombola thirty years ago. Of course, those were more innocent times. I don’t think you would get many parents … Continue reading →

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