tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30730213309425918042024-03-13T21:46:01.925-07:00Two Little BearsWho ever said a teddy bear was just a toy?
Just because you'd had never noticed, it doesn't necessarily mean that all teddy bears just sit in a corner of the room all day doing nothing.
There are, in fact, some quite active ones around.
This is us - on the two little teddy bears' blog - showing the world that we are not "just a toy".
Curious?
Well then, come and have a look....SilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073021330942591804.post-74388020845183280552009-08-23T05:07:00.000-07:002009-10-22T02:09:10.328-07:00At Last!<div><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">H</span></span>ello from the land of Pharaohs - well, at least it used to be.</div><br /><div>So here we are in Egypt.<br />Took <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">soooo</span> long time to update. It because we don't have our own computer and have got only dial-up connection at home at this moment.....<br />It might change after Christmas.<br /></div><br /><div>The trip from Spain wasn't too bad. We were tucked nicely in the carry-on bag, the flight arrived more or less on time, no luggage was lost and going through security was easy. Nobody called us suspicious bears - which happened once before.<br /></div><br />We visited the pyramids in Giza, the oldest pyramids in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Saqqara</span>, Khan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">el</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Khalili</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">bazaar</span>, Alexandria , etc, etc.... We are now well settled in.<br /><br />Hopefully we can post some photos and more info about how things are over here soon(<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">ish</span>).<br /><br />Love to you all<br />Teddy and Pencil<br /><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>SilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073021330942591804.post-86800972415066720182009-08-05T05:57:00.000-07:002009-08-05T06:11:35.456-07:00We Are Moving<span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;"><strong>J</strong></span>ust a little announcement.<br />We are moving!<br />No, not the blog. We are physically moving to Egypt.<br />So, fingers (or paws) crossed, that we can find more time and opportunities to blog once we get settled in.<br />Meanwhile, have a nice summer holiday and hopefully see you very soon!SilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073021330942591804.post-17583640590068506252009-06-25T05:33:00.000-07:002009-06-25T06:08:38.017-07:00Don't Leave Teddy Bears In The Woods!<span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;"><strong>W</strong></span>e came across this weird idea the other day- <strong><em>Clutter Clearing Teddy Bears</em></strong>.<br />What??? We are not a clutter!!!<br /><br />Anyway, on this site called <a href="http://www.spaceclearing.com/html/kk-blog/clutter-clearing/teddy-bears-1.html"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Spaceclearing</span>.com</a>, they were talking about how to get rid of unwanted teddy bears...<br />One of the things they suggested was;<br /><blockquote>to take soon-to-become-ex-teddy bear to a forest, sit it in the branches of a tree, and leave it there for the elements to reclaim it.</blockquote><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ehhh</span>, sorry, that would be a bit spooky... Could you imagine a forest filled with sad, neglected and frightened teddy bears?<br />If you visit this site, you'll find many, many more suggestions from various people about what to do with no longer needed bears.<br /><br />But among those, we found this message.<br /><blockquote>Getting rid of a well-loved teddy bear (no matter how much one feels one has moved on) is like getting rid of part of one's soul. OK, they're cloth and stuffing with beady glass or <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">shoe-button</span> eyes, but like many of the comments I've read, they have the imprint of love someone has put there. I mean, you and that bear have a history together, much like a person and their dog or cat (which you wouldn't euthanize and bury unless it was suffering). How much space can ONE bear take up? Get rid of something else you don't need, such as that kitschy plastic statue Aunt Clara sent you from San Francisco. I still have my first teddy bear from 48 years ago, plus the one my mother gave me the year she passed away, and a tiny beanie my fiance and I bought together (we take her everywhere). Three bears, two grown-ups. -Diane</blockquote><br />Well said, Diane!<br />Yes, exactly. How much space could one teddy bear (or two) take up?SilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073021330942591804.post-21442693315901895322009-04-21T06:02:00.000-07:002009-04-21T06:15:57.134-07:00Earth Day Photo Project<a href="http://earthmosaic.org/index.html" target="_blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327132126556672866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 171px" alt="Earth Mosaic Project" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gkib25zNoo4/Se3Gcdr7U2I/AAAAAAAAACg/DtizDP410sg/s320/logo.jpg" /></a><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;">A</span></strong>re you doing something special for the Earth Day?<br />We will be participating in the <a href="http://earthmosaic.org/index.html"><strong>Earth Mosaic Project</strong></a>!<br /><br />Earth Mosaic Project wants you to participate in this Earth Day event by sending them some images. All you have to do is that you take photos within the 24 hour period of 22 April 2009 and upload it to EarthMosaic.org. That's all!<br /><br /><br /><blockquote>It really doesn’t matter if you’re hot-rod D3X or 1Ds Mk III pro-shooter, or a student with a 1.3MP cellphone camera. We all share this planet, and we’d like you all to share in this mosaic. And that leads us to what YOU can do now. The success of the project depends on getting hundreds of thousands of images. Each one represents your tiny block of our life on earth. Even though you can’t see your picture at first, you can see the result, and you know that you’re part of that. Everyone is. Everything we do, affects our planet.</blockquote><br /><br />There are some rules and you can find them out on their website, so go to <a href="http://earthmosaic.org/index.html">http://earthmosaic.org/index.html</a> and check them out before the event.<br />Hope you'll join us!</div>SilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073021330942591804.post-9174592047031325572009-04-03T04:59:00.000-07:002009-04-03T05:07:48.008-07:00Dessert or Desert<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gkib25zNoo4/SdX6XxnWJ5I/AAAAAAAAACY/MdMHbsK7xRE/s1600-h/dessert.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320433821170411410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gkib25zNoo4/SdX6XxnWJ5I/AAAAAAAAACY/MdMHbsK7xRE/s400/dessert.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;">I</span></strong> really, really thought that Teddy mentioned a "dessert", not a "desert"... Phewww.<br /><br />by PencilSilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073021330942591804.post-14094054896201222852009-03-24T06:14:00.001-07:002009-03-24T06:35:15.080-07:00My Heart Soars<p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gkib25zNoo4/Scjc4pJKiWI/AAAAAAAAACQ/dofQAGEqbtc/s1600-h/MyHeartSoars.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316742225785948514" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; alt: " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gkib25zNoo4/Scjc4pJKiWI/AAAAAAAAACQ/dofQAGEqbtc/s320/MyHeartSoars.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My Heart Soars</span></strong><br /><br />The beauty of the trees,<br />the softness of the air,<br />the fragrance of the grass,<br />speaks to me.<br /><br />The summit of the mountain,<br />the thunder of the sky,<br />the rhythm of the sea,<br />speaks to me.<br /><br />The faintness of the stars,<br />the freshness of the morning,<br />the dewdrop of the flower,<br />speaks to me.<br /><br />The strength of fire,<br />the taste of salmon,<br />the trail of the sun,<br />and the life that never goes away,<br />they speaks to me.<br /><br />And my heart soars.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>Poem by Chief Dan George</em></span></p><br /><br /><p align="left"><br />There's a piece of really beautiful music inspired by this poem composed by Friedemann. It is also called "My Heart Soars". If you are interested in, it's in the album "Earth Songs - 12 Original Songs Honoring the Earth".<br /><br />By the way, the little valley in the photo is the area we are living in. ;)<br /></p>SilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073021330942591804.post-66846483244376849602009-02-07T06:14:00.000-08:002009-02-07T06:54:06.230-08:00Long time no see<div align="left"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;"><strong>H</strong></span>i there.<br />We haven't blogged for a while (again), hope you all are doing well. The reason we've been so quiet is because we've been having a dilemma; whether to continue blogging or to stop it completely... Still not so sure what to do.<br />Meanwhile, we will be posting some of our photos we haven't yet shown to you until we make our final decision.<br />Hope you enjoy our little photo stream :)<br /><br />Teddy and Pencil<br /><br /><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gkib25zNoo4/SY2eQ6S_9GI/AAAAAAAAACI/Mxa8lm--vGY/s1600-h/sea-of-light.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300066349848982626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Sea of Light - Two little teddy bears, Teddy and Pencil, are gazing at the sea full of light. Photo was taken in Malta, by Yukiko Aramaki." src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gkib25zNoo4/SY2eQ6S_9GI/AAAAAAAAACI/Mxa8lm--vGY/s320/sea-of-light.jpg" /></a> <p align="center"><br /><strong><em>Sea of Light<br />(St. George's Bay, Malta)</em></strong></p>SilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073021330942591804.post-19607896788749410092008-12-25T02:13:00.000-08:002008-12-25T02:17:56.081-08:00Merry Christmas!<div align="center"><img src="http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z83/violetbucket/Ted-Pen%20Blog/christmas.jpg" /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;"><strong>We Wish You a Very Merry Christmas! </strong></span><br /><br /><strong>with lots of love<br /><br />from<br /><span style="color:#990000;">T</span>eddy and <span style="color:#990000;">P</span>encil </strong></div>SilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073021330942591804.post-70853263516274673392008-12-12T05:07:00.000-08:002008-12-12T05:31:22.880-08:00Teddy Bears in Space<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gkib25zNoo4/SUJnIs2XPPI/AAAAAAAAAB4/MGwYDi6-sks/s1600-h/Teds-in-space_1126738c.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278895112407432434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="Two teddy bears have been sent on a space mission, propelled 100,000ft into the stratosphere on a weather balloon." src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gkib25zNoo4/SUJnIs2XPPI/AAAAAAAAAB4/MGwYDi6-sks/s320/Teds-in-space_1126738c.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;"><strong>A</strong></span> whole new era for teddy bear kind! Two teddy bears have been sent on a space mission! Oh, we wish we were the one enjoying the view of the earth.<br /><br />Although they claim to be the first teddy bears sent into space, we are pretty sure that there were other bears who had been up there before...<br /><br />Here's the story from UK.<br /><br /><br /><hr /><br /><br /><strong>Teddy bears in space</strong><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">By Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent<br />Last Updated: 3:08PM GMT 04 Dec 2008<br /></span>Excerpt from <a href="http://telegraph.co.uk/">Telegraph.co.uk</a><br /><br />The toys, named MAT and KMS, were decked out in custom-made space suits and launched more than 18 miles above the Earth in the four-hour expedition.<br /><br />The toys, bought from Mothercare specially for the mission, endured temperatures of minus 31F (-35C) as they were strapped to seats attached to a weather balloon made by Cambridge University's Space Flight science club.<br /><br />A laptop attached to a webcam captured these stunning images of the bears looking down on Earth from nearly 100,000ft.<br /><br />The world's first ever teddy space flight launched from Churchill College, in Cambridge, on Monday.<br /><br />Pupils from nearby Parkside and Coleridge community colleges assisted scientists by creating space suits to stop the teddies from freezing solid.<br /><br />After completing their mission the pair parachuted back to earth and made a soft landing near Ipswich just 50 miles from their launch pad.<br /><br />Henry Hallam, 21, an aerodynamics student at Pembroke College at Cambridge, led the successful experiment to monitor weather conditions above the Earth.<br /><br />He said: "We asked the children to build the space suits for the teddy bears and we monitored the temperatures inside and outside the suits.<br /><br />"It was still pretty cold for the bears but they would be frozen solid if they didn't have their suits.<br /><br />"The project was all about applying science into the real world. I think it's taught them a lot about running a real experiment.<br /><br />"It was great to involve these young people in the Space Flight club, so they can learn about physics in a different and exciting way."<br /><br />Thia Unsworth, 12, from Parkside College, helped to design the spacesuit for MAT.<br /><br />She said: "It was unbelievable to see the balloon take off and it's incredible to see the pictures of the teddy bears in space.<br /><br />"I've always loved science before, but I now understand how it helps in the real world."<br /><br />Her classmate Sam White, 13, helped programme the camera to take pictures in space and let go of the balloon on Monday.<br /><br />He said: "It was amazing to see it go up so quickly."<br /><br />Dr Steve Hinshelwood, physics teacher at Parkside and Coleridge community colleges, said: "There has been a buzz around the school and students have been asking me questions about pressure in space and whether the teddy bears would have been freezing. They were wearing layers of foam and foil - and one of the suits was made from recycled materials.<br /><br />"The balloon, which was made from latex and filled with helium, would eventually have burst as it swelled from six feet across to the size of a small house."SilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073021330942591804.post-85285235389604026492008-12-09T05:30:00.000-08:002008-12-09T05:50:27.108-08:00Dancing Bear Christmas Tree<a href="http://www.bettyschristmashouse.com/evergreen/evergreen_figures.htm" target="_blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277784391577944690" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 183px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="Dancing Bear Tree" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gkib25zNoo4/ST508PUawnI/AAAAAAAAABo/6crynoraAqc/s320/dancing_bear.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;"><strong>C</strong></span>hristmas is just around the corner now!<br /><br />While we were visiting several websites for Christmas decorations, we found this super Christmas tree! We asked Y & M to get this rather special tree for us, but our request was turned down...<br /><br />"$895!? Farrrrrr too expensive!!", they said.<br /><br />It's a pity.<br />We thought it would look spectacular in front of our house.<br /><br />By the way, here's the link for the shop, if you are interested in having a look.<br /><a href="http://www.bettyschristmashouse.com/evergreen/evergreen_figures.htm" target="_blank">http://www.bettyschristmashouse.com/evergreen/evergreen_figures.htm</a> </div>SilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073021330942591804.post-63638710459529321962008-11-23T06:18:00.000-08:002008-11-23T06:53:38.830-08:00We Are On The Christmas Card!<div align="center"><a href="http://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/community/store.asp?store_id=1345&gcu=42008713173" target="_blank"><img alt="Teddy Bear Santa Christmas Card - Lots of gifts are loaded on a sleigh, two little bears are coming to you!" src="http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z83/violetbucket/Ted-Pen%20Blog/christmas_teddies.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;"><strong>I</strong></span>t's almost December now. Another Christmas is coming soon! Yesterday, we put our Christmas tree up and decorated it. We love watching the fairy lights twinkle, they make us feel so happy.<br /><br />By the way, have you started your Christmas shopping yet? How about Christmas cards?<br />You might have noticed it on the picture above, <strong><span style="color:#999900;">WE ARE ON THE CHRISTMAS CARD</span></strong>!!!<br />If you want this Christmas card for someone very special, it is available from <a href="http://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/community/store.asp?store_id=1345&gcu=42008713173" target="_blank"><strong>Eternal Moment Greeting Cards</strong></a> ;)<br /></div>SilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073021330942591804.post-65543093326508649802008-11-14T05:29:00.000-08:002008-11-14T05:51:38.822-08:00Nearly Four<div align="center"><img alt="A forgotten Teddy Bear - An Abandoned Toy - Photograph by Yukiko Aramaki" src="http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z83/violetbucket/Ted-Pen%20Blog/pic-for-4oclock.jpg" /></div><br /><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;"><strong>W</strong></span>e came across this rather sad poem about three years ago, and finally today, we decided to share it with you.<br />It is actually the lyric of a song and was written a guy called Jeremy Lloyd.<br />We are sure that it will bring some little tears to your eyes - It certainly did to us and several other people!<br /><br />So here we go...<br /></div><br /><hr /><br /><blockquote><br /><strong>NEARLY FOUR<br /></strong><br /><br />A teddy bear sits on a mattress<br />One glass eye and threadbare paw<br />Looking at a cuckoo clock<br />Which shows it's ten to four<br /><br /><br />Four o'clock is teddy's teatime<br />Lots of friends and fancy cake<br />Although it's only pretend eating<br />Oh how long ten minutes take<br /><br /><br />Shadows grow on distant hillsides<br />Orange sun on glassy sea<br />All in his amber eye reflected<br />And still ten minutes left 'til tea<br /><br /><br />The mattress, striped, is old and broken<br />Rusty springs through stuffing show<br />The cuckoo clock is also broken<br />But how's a teddy supposed to know?<br /><br /><br />Unaware he's been discarded<br />That this is not the nursery cot<br />The hills and sea just glass, old papers<br />On a disused rubbish plot<br /><br /><br />A telephone that no one answers<br />Empty tins that once held tea<br />The clock that still says nearly teatime<br />Where can all the children be?<br /><br /><br />For ages now he's lain unwanted<br />Saluting with his threadbare paw<br />He'll never know he's been abandoned<br />'Til the clock reads after four<br /><br /><br />Don't tell him that the clock is broken<br />For as long as teddy doesn't know<br />It'll always soon be teatime<br />As it was so long ago.<br /></blockquote>SilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073021330942591804.post-23765287899283984972008-11-09T06:25:00.000-08:002008-11-09T07:12:29.550-08:00We Were Stranded!<div align="center"><img alt="The road was washed away! Two teddy bears were stranded!" src="http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z83/violetbucket/Ted-Pen%20Blog/road-was-washed-away.jpg" /><br /><br /><img alt="The road was washed away! Two teddy bears were stranded! part2" src="http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z83/violetbucket/Ted-Pen%20Blog/road-was-washed-away-2.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;"><strong>D</strong></span>o you remember the story we had told you <a href="http://two-little-bears.blogspot.com/2008/10/after-october-rain.html">on one of the blog posts, about the terrible rain we had in October</a>?<br /><br />We went for a walk the other day and found out that the downpour washed a road to the next village away! We loved taking this road. There was almost no traffic, so it was perfect for us Teddy Bears to enjoy a safe stroll.<br /><br />Well, now we'll get NO traffic. Certainly guarantee that! But safe? Not for us!<br /><br /><hr /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;"><strong>B</strong></span>y the way, we were awarded with "<strong><span style="color:#999900;">Superior Scribbler Award</span></strong>" by <a href="http://charitychildsgevero.blogspot.com/2008/11/superior-scribbler-award.html">Charity</a> and "<strong><span style="color:#999900;">I Love Your Blog Award</span></strong>" by <a href="http://tomboyaroundtown.blogspot.com/2008/09/i-love-your-blog.html">NJTomboy</a>.<br />Thanks a lot! We'll give you huuuuuuuuuuge hugs and hairy kisses! </div>SilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073021330942591804.post-63033671434469853942008-11-05T05:32:00.000-08:002008-11-05T05:40:09.069-08:00Teddy Bear At Work<img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; " alt="Ginormous Teddy Bear" src="http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z83/violetbucket/Ted-Pen%20Blog/mrbeanbear.jpg" /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;"><strong>W</strong></span>e went to a <em>fiesta</em> held in one of the nearby towns.<br />All the glittering lights, music, jingles, laughter, smell of waffles and etc...<br />It was so mesmerizing!<br /><br />At one of the fun rides, we found this ginormous Teddy Bear towering in front of the picture of Mr. Bean.<br />He looked very majestic and we felt a little bit intimidated, we didn't get to talk to him.<br />We regretted it though.<br />After hours of standing and posing, he might have liked a little cup of honey lemon and a chat with fellow teddy bears....<br /><br />Next time when we see him at a fair somewhere, we might invite him to come and stay with us for a couple days so that we can fill each other with stories of different places.<br />If he says yes, we might need to get a huge bed for him.SilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073021330942591804.post-15821859093016731972008-10-21T05:54:00.000-07:002008-10-21T06:01:07.921-07:00After the October Rain<div align="center"><img alt="Autumn Greetings from Teddy and Pencil" src="http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z83/violetbucket/Ted-Pen%20Blog/on-the-can2.jpg" /></div><br /><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;"><strong>G</strong></span>rrrrrrr, we heven't published any blog posts for a very long time...<br />How are you all doing? Hope everything is OK with all of you guys.<br /><br />We had a terrible rainstorm last week and the rain water came into our house!<br />Drip, drip, drip...<br />First when we heard the sound, we weren't so sure what it was.<br />Our human buddies were rushing around the house with buckets, gushing water was running through the streets, the sky was filled with rolling thunder and lightning...<br />Wow, that was horrendous!<br />We'd never experienced that heavy rain before!<br /><br />At last, a little bit of dry weather came back yesterday, so we were busy mending our roof! </div>SilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073021330942591804.post-42012215542111567332008-08-07T06:00:00.001-07:002008-08-07T06:08:23.400-07:00Svasti's Teddy Bear: George Edward<div align="center"><a href="http://svasti.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/for-teddy-pencil/" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z83/violetbucket/Ted-Pen%20Blog/george_edward.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;"><strong>R</strong></span>ecently, we got to know a very courageous person from Australia. Svasti had a very painful experience, physically and mentally. <a href="http://svasti.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><strong>On her blog</strong></a>, she bravely shares her journeys to the wholeness from assault.<br /><br />When we had a little chat, she mentioned us about her teddy bear "<strong>George Edward</strong>". He's been a faithful companion to Svasti since her late teens. We asked her to show us his photo, and here it is!<br />He is a good looking bear, isn't he?<br /><br />You can meet George Edward at <a href="http://svasti.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/for-teddy-pencil/" target="_blank">http://svasti.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/for-teddy-pencil/</a> .<br /><br />To know more of Svasti's story, please visit her great blog at<br /><a href="http://svasti.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><strong>http://svasti.wordpress.com/</strong></a> </div>SilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073021330942591804.post-1687372607789476162008-06-16T05:39:00.000-07:002008-06-16T05:53:59.938-07:00Unexpected Adventure<div align="left"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;"><strong>W</strong></span>e came across this lovely news on <a href="http://thebearclub.co.uk/">The Bear Club </a>today...<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Teddy bear travels 3,000 miles by car, plane and post to be reunited with little girl</span> </strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">By Lucy Cockcroft<br />Last Updated: 2:18AM BST 06/06/2008<br /></span><br />A schoolgirl has been reunited with her lost teddy after a rescue mission which saw the stuffed toy flown, driven and posted 3,000 miles across Europe.<br />When seven-year-old Jaimee Armstrong left Orange Ted at an airport in Spain she was inconsolable, and her parents Deborah and Daniel vowed to do everything in their power to get it back.<br /><br />That set off an incredible chain of events in which the bear was taken on a 44-day journey across the continent.<br /><br />The adventure began when Orange Ted was accidentally left in Girona Airport on April 23 after a family holiday in Spain.<br /><br />By the time the Armstrongs realised he was missing they were on board the plane on their way back to Britain.<br /><br />Mrs Armstrong, 45, said: "Jaimee was frantic with worry and myself and Dan quickly we had to get Orange Ted back whatever the cost.<br /><br />"She was inconsolable, every morning she kept asking when we were going to get her bear back.<br /><br />"At one point I even had to take her to the doctors because she hadn’t slept for two nights with worry."<br /><br />The airport authorities refused to send the bear, an irreplaceable 50-year-old family heirloom, anywhere unless it was collected in person, so the Armstrongs sent out an email appealing to the travel agent who had arranged their holiday.<br /><br />The agent, Kim Hughes from Travel Counsellors, then sent an email to 1,000 of her colleagues around the world and asked for their help in getting Orange Ted back home.<br /><br />She received hundreds of replies and an itinerary was drawn up. The bear was picked up by a rep and taken on a 16-day driving holiday across Spain and France.<br /><br />Next he was handed to another rep in Toulouse, France, who passed it on to her parents who were visiting.<br /><br />They then took the bear on a plane journey back to their home in Bolton, North Yorkshire, and popped him in the post for the final 200 mile (321 km) leg of the journey.<br /><br />Orange Ted was finally reunited with his owner in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, on Thursday June 5.<br /><br />Mrs Armstrong said: "It’s only got one eye, quite bald, with just tufts of hair and stitches all over it - a teddy only a child could love.<br /><br />"Jaimee has been over the moon since he came back and we are delighted the whole ordeal is over.<br /><br />"One thing is absolutely certain - he is never leaving the country again."<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><img alt="Happy!" src="http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z83/violetbucket/Ted-Pen%20Blog/bearhunt_2.jpg" width="350" /><br /><img alt="Ted's travel map" src="http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z83/violetbucket/Ted-Pen%20Blog/bearhunt1.jpg" width="350" /> </div>SilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073021330942591804.post-5565515030970895982008-05-26T04:45:00.000-07:002008-05-26T05:36:43.609-07:00Let Us Be With You<div align="center"><a href="http://artsyclay.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Well loved teddy bear" src="http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z83/violetbucket/Ted-Pen%20Blog/teddybunnyapril8.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><br /><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;"><strong>T</strong></span>oday, we'd like to introduce you a well loved teddy bear.<br />This cute fellow has been with <a href="http://artsyclay.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Artsy Clay</strong> </a>for decades.<br /><br />As you know, us teddy bears are one of the best companions you can have. We'll always be with you whenever you need us - if you just let us share your life. Unfortunately, a lot of you decide that when you grow up, you don't need any supports from teddy bears anymore and give us up. We always appreciate our friends' decisions and accept the consequences, but to tell the truth, we would really love to spend our whole life together with you...<br /><br />Artsy Clay has kept her teddy bear and wrote a song about him - about how he is always there for her. Great applause to both of you!<br /><br />Here's the song. Enjoy.<br /><br /><blockquote><strong>"My Teddy Bear"</strong><br /><br />Well, I've got me a little brown friend<br />He sticks by my side through thick 'n' thin<br />I can count on him when I'm feelin' low<br />He holds my hand and he never lets go.<br /><br />He's my Teddy bear<br />Yeah, he's my Teddy bear.<br /><br />We first met when I was just a kid<br />He came into my life and he's never hid<br />He loves me with tender lovin' care<br />And I've loved off almost all his hair.<br /><br />He's my Teddy bear<br />Yeah, he's my Teddy bear.<br /><br />When I'm hurtin' I can hold him tight<br />He lets me hug him till I feel all right<br />Only the good in me he sees<br />He always understands and he never disagrees.<br /><br />He's my Teddy bear<br />Yeah, he's my Teddy bear.<br /><br />His nose is flattened, one eye's gone away<br />But he's beautiful to me 'cause he thinks I'm ok<br />We have the best friendship there could ever be<br />He's free to be himself and I'm free to be me.<br /><br />He's my Teddy bear<br />Yeah, he's my Teddy bear.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(copyright 1985 "<a href="http://artsyclay.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Artsy Clay</a>")</span></blockquote><br /></div>SilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073021330942591804.post-59728159501176233952008-05-15T04:32:00.000-07:002008-05-15T05:54:39.247-07:00What’s So Funny About Peace, Love & Understanding<a title="BlogCatalog - Blogging For Hope" href="http://unite.blogcatalog.com/"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="Bloggers Unite" src="http://blogcatalog.s3.amazonaws.com/badge/080515/humanrightsbadge3.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;"><strong>A</strong></span>s teddy bears, we often hear people talking about human rights but we’re never sure what they mean.<br /><br />After all if something is a ‘right’ it’s usually something to do with a legal system (“You have the right to remain silent ….” property rights, the right to an attorney) and yet we think that when people refer to human rights, what they really mean is reasonable expectations of how humans should deal with and interact with each other. (like not being jailed for having different political or religious opinions, having reasonable, safe accommodation, not being subjected to any kind of violence and so on).<br /><br />Unfortunately, not everyone agrees that the above expectations are reasonable.<br />All over the world there are any number of governmental and non-governmental organizations which seem to think they can do what they like to, or with, other people. This may be as simple as taxing them to death or may involve kidnapping them and forcing them to join a guerrilla army. You can probably think of many more examples.<br />So, to try to keep these undesirables in check humans have invented a kind of legal framework for human rights so that some of the ‘bad guys’ can sometimes be reined in (but not, of course, if the bad guys also happen to be part of the government or own a pharmaceutical company).<br /><br />Overall, we don’t think the legal thing works very well but it’s probably better than nothing. This planet will continue to have problems until all the people behave more like teddy bears. Non-judgemental, non-violent, non-demanding and not greedy.<br /><br />We’d still like to know what’s so funny about Peace, Love and Understanding.<br /><br />Teddy and PencilSilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073021330942591804.post-50681201577364459952008-05-12T09:37:00.000-07:002008-05-12T09:54:46.009-07:00What if....<span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;"><strong>W</strong></span>e came across the following news the other day. This news really shook us!<br />What could we do if we were kidnapped by a burglar? We don't know how to fight! Our paws are a bit too soft and we can't run fast... How can we escape from them? OK, we know how to drive - in theory, but our feet cannot reach the pedal!<br />Maybe we should learn karate or something...<br /><br /><blockquote><br /><strong>Man steals PlayStation, Teddy Bear during burglary<br />Returned to his grateful owners</strong><br /><br />By Mark Cavalo, GameRush Entertainment<br /><br />For a burglar in Waikato, New Zealand, stealing a PlayStation was apparently not enough, as the thief grabbed a teddy bear as well during the theft.<br />Police spokesman Andrew McAlley said that the 18-year-old man entered a couple’s residence sometime between 8am and 5pm. Asides from stealing the PlayStation, he made off with a hair dryer, some shoes, and a teddy bear.<br /><br />When the couple arrived home, they noticed some of their belongings placed along a rear fence. When they looked over the fence, the couple was confronted by the burglar, who threatened them with a pitchfork, reported the New Zealand Press Association.<br /><br />Police were called and had to use pepper spray to subdue the man. The resident of the neighboring property was also arrested for obstruction.<br /><br />“Meanwhile the teddy bear appeared none the worse for his travels and was returned to his grateful owners,” McAlley said.<br /></blockquote>SilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073021330942591804.post-22398553480276779842008-05-06T07:38:00.000-07:002008-05-06T07:44:14.688-07:00Paddington To Be Arrested!<div align="center"><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eean1pNVkoY&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eean1pNVkoY&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></div><br /><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;"><strong>T</strong></span>here will be a new book of <strong>Paddington Bear</strong> published in June 2008! YES, A NEW STORY!<br />What a great news! The first new book in 30 years! And from what we heard, Paddington will be arrested and interrogated over his immigration status in this new book.<br /><br />The year 2008 is a land mark year for Paddington as it marks the 50th anniversary of his debut. In this new book, "<em>Paddington Here and Now</em>", the bear is interviewed about his right to stay in England. He has no papers to prove his identity as his Aunt Lucy arranged for him to hide on a ship's lifeboat from Peru when she went to live in the Home for Retired Bears in Lima.<br /><br />The book will be published by HarperCollins, who have been publishing Paddington books since the very beginning, when "<em>A Bear Called Paddington</em>" was launched in 1958. HarperCollins Children's Books will be releasing a variety of Paddington re-issues and new formats to celebrate the anniversary year.<br /><br />We are so excited about this book, but it brought us a little concern... If Paddington could be arrested by police over his immigration status, the same might happen to us. Neither of us have passport... Nobody had ever asked us to show a passports or a visa on our travelling before. What should we do if people from the immigration office show up on our doorstep?</div>SilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073021330942591804.post-87772030233022540352008-04-30T09:16:00.000-07:002008-04-30T09:39:01.756-07:00Teddy Bears Need Fun Too<div align="center"><img alt="Bears can have fun!" src="http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z83/violetbucket/Ted-Pen%20Blog/BearsCanHaveFun.jpg" /></div><br /><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;"><strong>W</strong></span>e know that most of people think teddy bears do nothing, just sit around and watch the world by. OK, we admit that some of us actually like to have an inactive life, but not all!<br /></div><div align="left">Here's an email we received some time ago with the photo above.<br /></div><blockquote>I was in a local toy store and to my shock, two large teddy bears were in a Ferrari. I said, "What in the world are you two doing?"<br /><br />The driver said, "Waiting to be adopted" and the passenger said, "Sometimes we get bored. So Justin there drives and I do the 'vrrrm! vrrrrm!' noise. Teddy bears need fun, too, you know."<br /><br />They allowed me to photograph them.<br /><br />--Chris S.<br /><br /></blockquote>SilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073021330942591804.post-85842598397922921072008-04-23T09:03:00.000-07:002008-04-23T09:29:20.061-07:00We Are On The Greeting Cards!<div align="center"><a href="http://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/eternalmomentcards" target="_blank"><img alt="Two teddy bears walking home. Teddy Bear Greeting Card" src="http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z83/violetbucket/Ted-Pen%20Blog/going-home-card.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;"><strong>W</strong></span>e are on the greeting cards now! Yippeeee!!<br /><br />Recently, Yukiko, one of the human members of our family, created an online greeting card store called "Eternal Moment Greeting Cards" on the Greeting Card Universe site. She is still working on adding more designs to the shop, but it's up and running.<br /><br />There are only 2 cards of us there yet, but she promised to add some more VERY soon. You'll find some other beautiful cards there as well. She was saying that their card approving process sometimes takes quite a long time, so maybe we shouldn't keep nudging her.<br /><br />We would truly appreciate your comments and suggestions on the cards, so that we can let her know what people think about them.<br /><br />The URL for the store is:<br /><a href="http://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/eternalmomentcards" target="_blank">http://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/eternalmomentcards</a> </div>SilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073021330942591804.post-65968598972584265792008-04-19T06:54:00.000-07:002008-11-13T11:20:09.482-08:00Taking Photos Can Be A Challenge<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gkib25zNoo4/SAn55UB4fLI/AAAAAAAAABA/9yNsRqY_Bmc/s1600-h/flowershopted.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190954808545672370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gkib25zNoo4/SAn55UB4fLI/AAAAAAAAABA/9yNsRqY_Bmc/s320/flowershopted.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />When we walk around the towns and the cities, we always take a camera with us just in case we meet some photogenic teddy bears there. Sometimes with babies and children, sometimes in the shop windows, teddy bears are always around.<br /><br />The tricky bit is not upsetting anybody when we take photos.<br />Usually teddy bears are quite willing to pose for some photo shooting, but humans don't like a stranger taking photos of their children... It's quite understandable since there are a lot of weirdoes lurking around to do BAD things.<br /><br />But we are so innocent looking bears...<br />Do you think we look like bad bears?SilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073021330942591804.post-71882376731811576672008-04-10T08:48:00.000-07:002008-11-13T11:20:09.711-08:00Good Bears of the World<a href="http://www.goodbearsoftheworld.org/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187644938392473474" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gkib25zNoo4/R_43lg28j4I/AAAAAAAAAA4/IujztkbRl04/s320/goodbearworld.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;"><strong>E</strong></span>verybody needs caring hugs of teddy bears, right? It has been proven to the world that we, teddy bears, can be a great help for people who are going through some difficult time. But unfortunately, not all who need us don’t have their own teddies. But for those, there are several groups who give teddy bears to people in need.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodbearsoftheworld.org/"><strong>Good Bears of the World</strong> </a>(GBW) is one of such organizations. <strong>GBW</strong> is an international non profit organization dedicated to providing teddy bears to hurt, abused and traumatized children as well as the lonely and forgotten adults in the world.<br /><br /><strong>GBW</strong> was founded in England in 1969 by the late journalist James Theodore Ownby. Mr. Ownby passed away in 1986 but his dream is carried on by GBW members across the world. Now their headquarters is located in Toledo, Ohio, USA.<br /><br /><strong>GBW</strong> actively spread love to the world by giving teddy bears to people who are in need of comfort and solacing. We learnt that they were the first group to donate teddy bears to police departments in the early 80’s. Hundreds of thousands of teddy bears have given to children including the victims of floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, and domestic violence both in the United States and abroad. They also send courageous teddy bears to many sick, injured, and underprivileged children as well as lonely seniors to comfort them.<br /><br />This caring group is supported entirely by membership and donations. If you would like to help those children and adults in need and contribute to <strong>Good Bears of the World</strong>, the address is:<br /><br />Good Bears of the World<br />P.O. Box 13097<br />Toledo, Ohio 43613<br />USA<br /><br />Phone and Fax (419) 531-5365<br />Toll Free 1-877-429-2327<br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodbearsoftheworld.org/">http://www.goodbearsoftheworld.org/</a><br /><br />P.S. When we come across groups and organizations as well as individuals who help the world become better place with teddy bears, we'll publish a blog post here.SilverMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07918939745775743654noreply@blogger.com2