Tuesday, July 25, 2017

DID I TAKE HIM HOME WITH ME?

Nope, but....


you are never too old to hug a teddy bear.  


My old one is still around but stored away for safe keeping.  Below is an old photo I have shared before, and if you know me from my old blog, maybe you remember the photo.  That bear was a gift from my parents when I was a year old.


Yes, I'm still hugging them, just maybe not quite as often.





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42 comments:

  1. Elephant's ChildJuly 25, 2017 at 12:30 AM

    I have some much loved bears at home too. And would have been tempted to take the giant bear home. I would probably have resisted. Probably.

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    1. DeniseinVAJuly 25, 2017 at 3:09 AM

      How very nice to know we both love our bears :)

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  2. GosiaJuly 25, 2017 at 12:45 AM

    I would take him home my daughter had the same when she was a toddler

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  3. diane bJuly 25, 2017 at 12:56 AM

    Oh you are a girl after my own heart. I love hugging bears and soft toys. Like youI do it in the super market much to Bill's embarrassment.

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  4. Ginny HartzlerJuly 25, 2017 at 1:15 AM

    That bear is bigger than you!! What wonderful pictures of you then and now! Your bear even had a pretty dress on, and so do you today.

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    1. DeniseinVAJuly 25, 2017 at 3:16 AM

      Thank you Ginny, and thank you for your sweet comments :)

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  5. ValerieJuly 25, 2017 at 4:14 AM

    Keep hugging, Denise. I have one about half the size of the one in your picture. At the moment he sleeps in a cupboard but when he wakes I hug him. I've been debating whether to dispose of him but something keeps stopping me. Joe won him at an auction so there is an extra reason for keeping him.

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    1. DeniseinVAJuly 25, 2017 at 12:07 PM

      I surely will Valerie. Mine will no doubt make it out of the cupboard one of these days :) Don't ever give your teddy away Valerie, no matter what. It is a sweet connection with Joe, like my teddies are to my parents and my sister :)

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  6. ChristineJuly 25, 2017 at 5:29 AM

    How sweet to see you cuddling your precious bear in the b&w photo!
    My daughter would bring the big bear home for sure!
    Have a lovely day!

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    1. DeniseinVAJuly 25, 2017 at 12:12 PM

      Thank you Christine and good for your daughter :))) Lovely day to you too :)

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  7. eileeninmdJuly 25, 2017 at 5:39 AM

    Hello Denise, I love the photos of you hugging the bears. Have a happy day!

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    1. DeniseinVAJuly 25, 2017 at 12:11 PM

      Thank you Eileen and a happy day to you too :)

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  8. Beatrice P. BoydJuly 25, 2017 at 7:35 AM

    We have several teddy bears sharing our apt and at one time there were more, but downsizing meant parting with some. Still, this year we added a new one purchased during our visit to the Vermont Teddy Bear Company. You can never have too many favorite teddys, Denise. Thanks for sharing the story ofnyour first one too.

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    1. DeniseinVAJuly 25, 2017 at 12:10 PM

      Dorothy, we are downsizing too, so no more bears, unless one jumps up into my arms the next time I pass one by that speaks to me, lol!

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  9. MadSnapperJuly 25, 2017 at 7:40 AM

    wow on keeping that bear your whole life. at one time I could not see my bed for the bears and dolls. when I got married in 63 I got rid of all of them. that is one life sized bear you are hugging... I have not one single thing from my childhood.

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    1. DeniseinVAJuly 25, 2017 at 12:04 PM

      We are trying to downsize Sandra, but I would never be able to part with my one true teddy bear, as well as several others that are of great sentimental value to me. Yep, he was a big teddy. Don't think I have ever had one that big and never will. Downsizing Denise, downsizing! lol!

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  10. Latane BartonJuly 25, 2017 at 8:20 AM

    Oh, Denise, you look so cute hugging that bear.. back then and now. They are so cuddly. Wish i had one.

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    1. DeniseinVAJuly 25, 2017 at 12:13 PM

      Sweet of you to say so Latane. And yes they are so cuddly.

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  11. JimmyJuly 25, 2017 at 10:09 AM

    Now that's a bear, he's going to be hard to sneak into the house.

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  12. Nancy ChanJuly 25, 2017 at 11:13 AM

    Ha ha...teddy bears are made for hugging! I have never own a teddy bear but I do love hubby one whenever I pass by them. Lol! Have a wonderful day!

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    1. DeniseinVAJuly 25, 2017 at 11:59 AM

      They are indeed Nancy. Thank you and you have a wonderful day too :)

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  13. William KendallJuly 25, 2017 at 11:19 AM

    That one's almost as tall as you!

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    1. DeniseinVAJuly 25, 2017 at 11:57 AM

      And there was a whole box of them. Tried to pick up another one but that would have been nigh impossible to hold two at one time :)

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  14. Diane AZJuly 25, 2017 at 12:47 PM

    Really sweet pictures! I agree, we are never too old to hug teddy bears. :)

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  15. RhodesiaJuly 25, 2017 at 2:11 PM

    I had a beautiful big bear and a pair of pandas when we lived in the UK. Wish I knew where they went to when we arrived in Rhodesia in 1953 :-(( Love this post Diane

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    1. DeniseinVAJuly 25, 2017 at 4:05 PM

      How interesting Diane, yes I wonder where they ended up. Glad you enjoyed the post, thank you :)

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  16. Titus John WhiteJuly 25, 2017 at 2:46 PM

    Hi Denise and wow, that really is some bear, if you took that to bed with you it would take over the whole bed. Love the image of you with your bear. All the best, John

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    1. DeniseinVAJuly 25, 2017 at 4:02 PM

      It certainly would John. Thank you and all the best from me :)

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  17. LindaJuly 25, 2017 at 3:43 PM

    That bear is so big, Denise! Lovely photos. And I agree, you are never to old to hug a teddy bear! :)

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  18. ellen b.July 25, 2017 at 3:49 PM

    That's something I never had as a child. Glad you got a good hug in!

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  19. PamJuly 25, 2017 at 3:52 PM

    That is one BIG bear. I have one that my mom got me with stamps I think, when I was probably in the 10th grade. Love it and have held on to it all these yrs. My son has a stuffed dog that I got for my daughter to give him when he turned 5....Scruffy. Scruffy went to Calif. with him and is in the top of his closet. I love it...I also have a stuffed rabbit that I got when me and a guy that I dated in high school, it was for our 8th month....We dated over 2 yrs and thought we would marry but I broke it off cause I was out of school and working out around other guys that turned my head.....oh the memories.

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    1. DeniseinVAJuly 25, 2017 at 4:12 PM

      Lots of lovely memories there Pam, thank you for sharing them.

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  20. ChristineJuly 25, 2017 at 6:53 PM

    Aww Denise!

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  21. RoseJuly 25, 2017 at 8:17 PM

    How wonderful that you still have your Teddy Bear!

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