My New Bear Label

As most of you would already know, I design and handsew teddy bears. I have a seperate blog for my bears and bear-related stuff, but I thought I would quickly mention that I have changed my bear label name (again... but this really is the last time!) to Tarradale Teddies. If you're interested, pop on over to the blog!

My New Friend

I had the greatest find in one of those obscure $2 shops that seem to have everything you could ever think of - know the ones? I found a new friend, who was a bit more than $2 but still a bargain, and I've named him Porridge...

Porridge is a backpack bear, but he is big enough to actually be a functional adult backpack! So cool! Well, I think so... Hubby on the other hand thinks he is a great source of amusement... Hey, he is big enough to fit my essentials and my Kindle, so fine by me :-)

Day 11 - Living it up in Castlemaine

I'm up in Castlemaine staying with my parents for a few days - so I can pick my dad's brain because it is his Network & Internet Security course I've been studying. Nothing like having the lecturer all to yourself for a few days to teach you one-on-one!

I just love it up here in Castlemaine - it's such a gorgeous town, lying approximately 1.5hrs NW of Melbourne. Mum and dad have been living here for a few months now, in a sweet little cottage close to the centre of town.

I had a lovely wander through town this afternoon - just having a look at what there was. Lots of wonderful stores from fashion to food, from gardening to art. Definitely not a boring little country town! And there is still so much to explore! One shop in particular caught my eye - it had a Prudence clone in the window.

For those of you who don't know, Prudence is my beloved teddy bear who has been with me for a number of years, and has been through many good times and some very bad times. I ventured into the shop and there were about 10 Prudence clones! I was shocked - not that there were other Prudence-like bears, but because of how much she has changed since my mum first gave her to me. She has definitely been well-loved and shows it!

Here is a Prudence-clone, and what my Prudence looked a lot like when she was new:

But now, after a lot of loving, she looks like this:

A little more of a grey than white, a bit worn around the edges, and a bit more squishy... but a whole lot more loveable that any of the brand new clones! There's nothing quite like your teddy bear :-)

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