Laurie Lou Bears

British Bear Artist Awards... a hat trick!

2011-11-19T13:22:00.000-08:00

I am so pleased to announce that I won three awards in the British Bear Artist Awards 2011.

Rufus my 16 inch bear won 3rd prize in category 4 for medium sized classic bears.

Norma my 5 inch elephant won 3rd prize in category 9 for furry friends

and finally Barnaby won 2nd prize in category 1 for undressed miniatures.

Sadly due to unforseen circumstances the British Bear Fair did not go ahead so I will receive my awards by post but the show is due to be scheduled at a later date!

2011-10-18T16:12:00.000-07:00

I am so pleased to announce that I have 3 bears that are finalists in the British Bear Artist Awards this year.The finals are to be held at the British Bear Fair at Sandown Racecourse,Esher,Surrey on Saturday November 12th 2011.I will be having a stand this year so please stop by and say hello.

My bears and elephant that are in the finals are Rufus 15 inches,Barnaby 4.25 inches and Norma the elephant 5 inches.

Bears.Bears,Bears

2011-03-02T15:34:00.000-08:00

I had a lovely show in Kensington London at the Hugglets winter bearfest.I sold lots of bears and came home with lots of fabric to make more bears.I am very busy sewing at the moment as the next show coming up is the Blooming Bears online show on the 12th and 13th March.Don't miss it as there are 75 artists from all over the world showing their lovely creations

http://www.teddiesworldwide.com/

Hugglets....Sunday 27th February

2011-02-17T16:26:00.000-08:00

I am attending the Hugglets show in Kensington on the 27th February 2011 and will be on stand 100 in the basement .I am taking a variety of bears including two 16 inch traditional bears called Farley and Truflle.Truffle is made with a luxury schulte tipped mohair and Farley is also made with a beautiful schulte mohair.Hugglets is a fantastic show and is not to be missed !!!

2011-01-02T14:51:00.000-08:00

I had a lovely day at Brighton on Sunday December 12th when I attended the British Bear Artist Awards.I had a stand at the show and some of my bears found lovely new homes and I am pleased to announce that my miniature bear Benjamin got a third place in Category One for Miniatures.He is pictured here with his award(he is the brown bear with the white inset face).

I am already busy getting ready for my next two shows that are quite close together.The first show is Hugglets at Kensington London on Sunday February 27th 2011 and the second is the Blooming Bear online show which will be held on March 12th and 13th.Both shows have lots of gorgeous bears.

I highly recommend a visit to Hugglets as you won't be disappointed with such a large range of bears of all shapes and sizes. http://www.hugglets.co.uk/

The Blooming Bear show can be enjoyed from the comfort of your home and make sure you visit nice and early as many bears were sold within minutes at the start of the last show .There are 75 artists to choose from. http://www.teddiesworldwide.com/

2010-11-23T02:39:00.000-08:00

The first online show was a great success and many people visited the site and lots of new bears found new homes.I had three bears up for sale and I sold all three so I am back sewing like mad as I am attending the British Bear Artist Awards with my finalist Benjamin the miniature bear category on Sunday December 12th at Brighton racecourse.There is also a bear fair at the same venue and the opening times are 10pm-4pm so if you have the time come and take a look ...it is well worth a visit.I will be on stand 31.
The next online show is already being organised and will be held in March.More details later so watch this space.

2010-11-16T02:18:00.000-08:00

Here is a photo of Justin who is a collectors teddy bear and is 4.25 inches high and will be for sale along with two other of my bears at the Teddies Worldwide online show starting on Saturday 20th November to Sunday 21st November.It is well worth a look as there are 75 artists participating in this show and they all have new unseen bears for sale.Why not take a look :0) the website address is www.teddiesworldwide.com

New bears for sale

2010-10-03T09:04:00.000-07:00

Just a few piccies of my latest bears for sale.Full details can be found under Laurie Lou Bears on Bearpile or on my website at www.laurieloubears.com

Hinchingbrooke House bear and craft fair

2010-07-18T15:27:00.000-07:00

I will be attending this fair on August 1st and am hoping to take about 14 bears.I have uploaded some photos for you to have a look at.Hinchingbrooke House is a lovely venue and is situated in Cambrideshire.The fair is run by Bears to collect and they have a website as do Hinchingbrooke House so you can take a look.My bears will range from 4.5 inches to 12 inches.Must go bears to finish!

2010-04-03T12:19:00.000-07:00

I have been asked by my local bear shop http://www.bearshops.co.uk/ to make two different bears which will both have a limited edition of six.The two bears photographed are Sunshine and Fred and are both just over 11 inches in height and are made of a kid curly schulte mohair.The bears will be for sale soon after they have been photographed for the Collect It magazine.The bear shop is situated in Elm Hill in Norwich and is a beautiful old cobbled street which is always worth a look.

I have also just delivered some delightful bears to another local shop in cromer that are now opening up for the summer season.The shop is situated down the steep hill by the lifeboat museum and the shop looks out onto the beach.If you are passing by please stop to take a look at all the wonderful bears they have to offer.Their web address is http://www.allsortsofbears.co.uk/

New bears

2010-02-05T14:23:00.001-08:00

I have neglected my blog yet again but I am always so busy and there are never enough hours in a day. Enough of my complaining I thought I would post some of my latest bears for you to enjoy.

The two bears together are called Trimble and Buster and are both just over 11 inches in height.The other 3 are around 5.5 inches and are called Spruce,Scrappy and Truffle.Hope you like them :0)

They are for sale in my local bear shop http://www.bearshops.co.uk

Happy Halloween

2009-10-31T14:31:00.000-07:00

It has been nearly two months since my last post.... how time flies.

I had a great day at Hugglets with lots of interest in my bears and was very happy with the sales I made too.

It is half term this week for the schools so we have taken the opportunity to go out on some lovely walks as the weather has been so lovely.The photos were taken at Blickling park and it is a beautiful place with a lovely hall and some wonderful grounds to walk in.The changing shades of Autumn were a delight to see and I really enjoyed the walk.You can just spot one of my dogs running around in the photo...he doesn't keep still long enough to get a photo of him!!I am off to do some sewing now as I have a bear commission and I won't get finished if I sit on the computer all night.

Bears for Hugglets

2009-09-07T14:16:00.001-07:00

I have just three bears to finish for Hugglets which is on Sunday 13th September in Kensington London.They have a website if you would like to find more details www.hugglets.co.uk

I thought that I would show you three of the 21 bears that I plan to take with me.I do love to make these old tatty looking bears and these are always the hardest to part with...I think that they just tug at your heartstrings.I was hoping to be all finished by now but summertime and children called so we have been out on our bikes a lot this holiday and I have really enjoyed it.The bear making does tend to take a back seat this time of the year but I would rather be out and about enjoying the light evenings and nice weather.There is plenty of time for bearmaking in the winter when there is not a lot to do when it is dark at 4pm.Well back to the bear making otherwise I will never be ready and half the bears are unnamed yet too.I always leave that until last unless on the odd occasion a name just comes straight to me as I am making the bear.It is so much easier that way!

Hols down south

2009-08-13T06:30:00.000-07:00

I have been a bit lazy with my blog recently but here are a few photos of my holiday down south to the New Forest and the Isle of Wight.We went camping this time and lucky for us the weather was pretty good which makes all

the difference when you are out in all the elements.The photos are of the New Forest ponies which are everywhere and lovely to see.There is a photo of Corfe Castle which was a lovely place to visit and also of the Needles on the Isle Of Wight.It was the first time that I have been down that way and it was lovely.The colour of the sea is a beautiful shade of blue and I could just sit there watching it all day.We had a lovely week and it was just nice to chill out and spend all day doing what you want to.I would love to go back there again next year but for now I am back to sewing as I am trying to get enough bears together for the Hugglets show in Kensington London on Sunday September 13th.I will try and post a show preview nearer the time.

Out and about around Norwich

2009-06-21T15:12:00.001-07:00

The weather was lovely last weekend so we decided to take a stroll around the centre of Norwich.I love the city as I grew up very close to the centre of Norwich and could walk to the city within 20 minutes.We walked around the cathedral which I always find so serenly peaceful and we also walked past Pulls Ferry which is an old building in Norwich that is still lived in today and finally over the bridge and back to the car.It is so refreshing to have a lovely walk when the weather is so nice.

I am constantly sewing bears but never seem to have anything to show for it.I am just finishing off a swap bear with a lovely lady in the USA and I am now starting on 7 bears for a local shop so that will keep me busy for a while.I have submitted photos of my bears to the Teddy Bear Times and Collect It magazine as they both have Hugglets previews.This show is in Kensington London on September 13th and is the only show I am attending for the rest of this year.I have a few bears put away for the show but by the time I finish the shop order time will soon be ticking on to get the rest of the bears finished for the show.Why does the summer fly by so fast yet winter seems to drag on.Today is the longest day and the nights will slowly pull in and it seems too early as at this time of the year we are still waiting for summer to properly arrive.

A day at the beach

2009-05-27T14:10:00.000-07:00

It was such a lovely day Sunday that we decided to go to the beach.The sky was a lovely shade of blue with no clouds in sight.The boys had fun playing on the beach and paddling in the sea...lucky I took a spare set of clothes for them all as they needed them.

I am slacking a bit on my blog at the moment as you don't realise how long it is since you last posted as time flies by so quickly.I am busy with my bears at the moment as I am trying to get ahead of myself with my stock so I can then have a bit of fun trying out the new things that I keep wanting to do and never seem to have the time for.At least I won't feel so guilty about spending time on new things if I have some bears already made.It always seems that if I slacken off a bit that is when I make sales and then have to work hard trying to catch myself up.I took 4 of my minis to a local seaside bear shop last month and thought that they would keep them going for a little while but the shop owner rang me up 4 days later and told me she only had one bear left and by the time I took a few more in the last mini had gone.It gives you the boost to keep making the bears knowing that you have sales although I like to have a happy medium of not having loads of bears in stock but not running out either.I am only making minis at the moment and I love it.

My siamese was being his usual helpful self this afternoon and was continually trying to take my pins and ears of my bears.He was even trying to bite my cotton reels and my scissors!!If that didn't grab my attention he kept trying to bite my arm and play.He knows I am easily distracted and can't resist his charms.Well back to work as I have a bear to stuff.

Out for a walk

2009-04-05T16:33:00.001-07:00

We have had such lovely spring weather recently we decided to go for a walk today with the dogs and some of the kids!!The youngest two had their bikes as it easier for them when we go on a longer walk.It is a lovely time of the year to go for a walk as all the birds are singing and the spring flowers are out-we saw plenty of daffodils on the way round.We took the children on the park on the way home and that finished off a lovely day.

Well onto the bears and there is not a lot of bearmaking going on at the minute as I am just steadily plodding along.I am attending the hugglets show in kensington september 13th and possibly a show in norwich in August so there is plenty of time for that although as it gets nearer the time I will start panicking that I won't have enough bears and that will be when I get into sewing mode.It is the best thing to keep you focused when you have something to work towards.I will be placing an advert in the teddy bear times which will also include a hugglets preview on my bears and am now trying to get a couple of bears ready for the deadline so I have some fresh work for the showcase.The advert will be in issue 183 aug/sep issue and will be for sale on july 20th.

I am off to bed now as it is 12.45am in the uk.

Two new mini rabbits and a mini elephant

2009-03-17T15:39:00.001-07:00

I have been quite busy making my new creations and these rabbits are the first that I have created.They were supposed to be bears but they just looked more like rabbits so here they are.Hoppity is the green rabbit and Hippity is the blue rabbit and they are both 4.25 inches.Trunky is 5 inches high.I want to have a go at making a mini cat next so you will have to watch this space.It is frustrating trying out new things until you are happy with what you have set out to do but it gives you great variety when you finally get the results that you want.

Life has been busy over the last few weeks and nothing ever goes to plan but you tend to get used to it.We have had some lovely sunny weather over here in the last few weeks and it finally seems that spring is here.I enjoy taking the dogs over the woods every day when the weather is like this.I have always been an outdoor person and don't need a lot of excuse to get outside although I am afraid I am not a great gardener.To me gardening is just like housework but you do it outside.I would rather go and muck a horses stable out than go and dig over a garden.I think if I had the right size and type garden I would be more interested and would love to be able to grow my own veggies and have loads of fruit bushes or plants.Maybe one day I will then I will be able to call myself a gardener and know the difference between a weed and a flower!!!!

A visit to London including hugglets(part 2)

2009-02-24T14:26:00.001-08:00

All these lovely photos were taken in Kensington gardens.
The next hugglets show is on sunday September 13th and I have been invited to attend with my bears so will be inside the show all day.I have been given stand 97a in hall 3 which is in the basement.

I had a lovely day out and tired myself out with all the walking and I was in bed by 11pm that night-that is 2 hours early for me!!!!

A visit to London including hugglets(part 1)

2009-02-24T13:56:00.000-08:00

We travelled by coach to London t

o visit the prestigious teddy bear fair called hugglets on Sunday and I went into the show for 3 hours whilst hubby wandered around London for most of the time taking photos.There were some gorgeous bears at the show but I went for supplies and just had to make do with window shopping.It is so easy to feel overwhelmed by the choice of bears and even 3 hours to wander around the show isn't enough but we had to catch the coach by 3 0'clock so I had no choice but to leave early.London has plenty of lovely sights to see but you need much more than a day to take it all in.The first and last photo is of Kensington Palace and gardens where Princess Diana lived and the second photo is of the Royal Albert Hall and the fourth is inside the hugglets bear fair.I have added another post for you to see more photos of the Kensington Palace gardens.

Sunday stroll

2009-02-15T12:55:00.000-08:00

I decided to go for a walk today as even though I take the dogs out everyday to the woods opposite our house we haven't really been much further afield all winter either because of the weather or the kids have been ill or we have.It was a murky old day but it doesn't bother me as long as it is not raining.We walked along Marriots way and around Costessey(which is pronounced Cossey).It is only about 3 miles from our house and the walk included Marriots Way which is a disused railway line which ceased to be used in the early 80's.You can see the amount of water in the horses field and that has gone down a lot since I went past there Friday.The third photo is Costessey Mill and the fourth photo is the view from the bridge on Marriots way at Drayton-you can see the flooding on the left side of the river..We are lucky to live on the North Norfolk side of the city so there are loads of lovely walks around this way.I much prefer to walk in the cooler months as it is easier to warm yourself up than try to cool down on a hot day.Hopefully the weather will start improving soon so we will be able to go out more often.It is surprising though that you have all this lovely countryside yet the amount of people that you see walking you can usually count on one hand.I love to go for a walk and will soon abandon the bear making when there is a chance of going out somewhere.It is easy to stay focused making bears in the winter when it is dark early but when the weather improves I'm off!!!!

My two horses

2009-02-07T12:44:00.000-08:00

I thought that I would show you some photos of my horses.The one with me is a highland and the little black and white one is a shetland.I have had them both since they were a year old which is quite a few years now.The highlands mum came from a wild herd in the outer hebrides and when the owner went up the field they found a foal that they didn't even realise the mare was carrying.It can be quite hard work looking after horses and they have to be mucked out every day.The shetland is stabled all the time as she suffers from laminitis which is a condition that can be caused by different things although the main culprit is not being able to tolerate too much grass.They end up with very painful feet because of it.She goes out for a little while with a muzzle on so she can't get to the grass but she is very crafty and will rub against the wheelbarrow and try to rub it off so whilst you think she is wandering around the paddock you then realise her muzzle is laying on the floor and she is helping herself to the grass that she is not supposed to have.When she was allowed out in the field she always thought the grass was greener on the other side of the fence and would try to get out.She has been caught pulling the clips out of the fence (that hold the wire onto the posts ) then once she has done that she then lifts up the wire and goes underneath the fence.She also used to pull up the plastic electric fencing posts with her teeth.I would often go to get her in from the field and she was in the wrong one.

I would love to get back into horse riding as I used to love riding.I saw a lovely place to ride not so long back but when I checked out the price it was £45 an hour.I think I should start saving now!!!

busy,busy,busy

2009-01-30T16:32:00.001-08:00

I must apologise for not participating in all the blog awards and tagging on my blog but I received far too many requests all in one go including some by e mail so thought it fair that I would not participate in any so not to upset anyone.I have just been too busy lately.There is an endless round of doctors and dentists appointments ,helping at playschools etc and just not enough hours in the day.I usually make my bears in the afternoons and evenings and have been really slack this past week.First the washing machine broke last week so it had to be replaced and then we had a phonecall to say our new settees were ready to be collected-not too good timing moneywise.Then to top it all off my cooker blew up this week and we had to spend £400 on a new one.I hope nothing else happens as I want to go to hugglets in a few weeks and

will want some money to spend on materials.

I have posted a photo of 2 of my cats.The left one is a balinese and the right one is a siamese.The siamese is 1.5 years old but if you want a nice quiet cat don't have one of these.He is a super little cat but has he got energy.He tears around the house including racing down the stairs and whizzing across the living room at great speed and then takes a flying leap out of the living room window where he can safely go outside in an enclosed area.He is such a fun cat and loves to play although all the other cats find him a bit too lively.You know when he is hungry because he starts to chew on any plastic he can find so its like having young children about where you have to keep things out of his way.

Well it is time for me to go as it is nearly 1am.Trouble is the later I go to bed the harder I find it to go to sleep.

New bears for 2009

2009-01-19T15:03:00.000-08:00

I am trying my hardest to keep my blog more up to date but it seems the longer I have been making bears the more sites I sign up to and I just forget how many different things I have on the go including my blog.There are passwords for this and passwords for that and I am sure I wrote them all down somewhere but I have this bad habit of putting important things away in a safe place so that they don't get lost or to stop the children finding and moving them but when it comes to finding them I can't remember where my safe hiding place was!!!

Anyway onto my latest bears.There are two new minis just over 4 inches and two bears in a new design that are both around 11 inches.I am still finding that I really am loving the minis at the moment and am now making two bears around 3.5 inches and they will be the smallest I have done.I just love making them even though they are so frustrating as it can be such a challenge trying to make something so small.It is not sewing the small bears that bother me it is trying to make a bear that small with a face that I like and there have been a few that end up in the bin.I am cruel I know but it has to be done as I will not make a bear just for the sake of it if the face is not up to scratch.I hope you like my new bears and they can be seen on my website www.laurieloubears.com

My gorgeous puddle from Wendy

2009-01-10T14:32:00.001-08:00

I am a bit slow posting this but as xmas is over and I am now getting over this flu bug I thought it was about time I posted my lovely swap that I done with Wendy from Matilda-Huggington beare in Australia .We each received our swaps before xmas with my elephant taking 5 days longer to arrive even though we posted the same day.I was starting to worry in case he had got lost.Well anyway my Merry Sparkle puddle is gorgeous and I love him.He is so well made and I love everything about him.He has inspired me to have a go at needlefelting as I bought myself a kit just after xmas last year and I am ashamed to say that it is still in its box.I really want to have a go at the needlefelting and hopefully I will have made something by the time I next post even even if I just needlefelt the feet and paws on a bear that I finished not long ago.I don't want the bear sitting there until next xmas do I

because the kit is STILL in its box!!!!

Christmas teddy bear artist parade hosted by Ellen Borggreve Designs

2008-11-19T14:18:00.000-08:00

Ellen Borggreve will be hosting a parade of artist bears on 23rd December 2008.All the creations are bears that each artist has made and they are their own personal favourite and will each be displayed on Ellens blog page so please take a look at all the wonderful creations.Her blog address is

http://ellen-borggreve-design.typepad.com/

Time flys by

2008-11-14T03:04:00.000-08:00

It has been 3 months since I posted on here and time just flys by.There are never enough hours in the day to do what I want to especially when it comes to making my bears.I attended the Norwich bear fair in August and had a great day and then I had a last minute cancellation to attend the prestige bear fair Hugglets in Kensington London with my bears .It was a lovely day out and the collectors are always queueing down the high street by the time the show opens.If you ever have the time to visit you must go as you won't be dissapointed with the fantastic selection of bears that are on offer and the standard of workmanship with all other artists that attend

I have a few new bears that I have finished so I have loaded photos for you to see.George is 4 inches and is still available(he is the one with the scarf ) Wisteria(4 inches) and the elephant(5 inches) have gone to live in the USA with another of my bears and I am sure they will all be happy together.

3 new elephants

2008-07-27T12:54:00.000-07:00

I have finally finished the elephants.They are un named as yet-I tend to leave it until last as I find it so hard to choose names.
They are all made with schulte mohair.The red elephant is 9.5 inches,the elephant with flowery ears is 7.5 inches and the last one is 6.5 inches and he is my favourite.Four more bears to go and that will be my lot for the show on 23rd August.I like to do a certain amount of bears and then hopefully finish them with a week to spare so I don't feel pressured.I think I will try and catch up on reading my magazines etc as I am about 4 issues behind at the moment as every spare minute is made making the bears and I am such a slow worker.I would also love to try out the needle felting kit that I had for xmas as the book that came with it hasn't even been looked at yet.Oh for more hours in the day......

Out for the day

2008-07-17T03:16:00.001-07:00

I went into Norwich city centre on Sunday.I love to go shopping but never seem to find the time nowadays.Norwich is such a lovely place and the city centre has some lovely old buildings and a nice park to sit down and enjoy after a hard days shopping.The first photo is the Royal Arcade .The second photo shows the tops of Norwich market that has recently been completely revamped and you can also see Norwich castle in the background.The last 3 photos are all taken in Chapelfield Park .There were loads of elephants dotted around the city for children to find and then they were to be auctioned off for charity.The elephant in the park is my favourite and many hours of work must have gone into this.
I have just finished 3 elephants myself and am waiting for decent weather to take photos and then I can put them on my blog.Only 5 weeks to the Norwich bear fair now and I have 11 finished and 5 more to go.I make a lot of smaller bears now so my table will probably still look empty even with that amount.I refuse completely though to do any more than planned so that they are hopefully finished a week before the fair.I don't like the pressure of leaving it all to the last minute as I am not the fastest bear maker and won't compromise quality for the sake of doing just one more!!!

New mini bears

2008-06-24T12:06:00.000-07:00

I have just finished 2 mini bears.Boswell is the gold bear and is 4.25 inches and Tiny is pale green and is 4 inches.I haven't made many minis probably only 8 so far but I must say they are quite addictive.They show every little error in your sewing and I find this a challenge in itself as you know that your work has to be perfect or it will show.

I am at the Norwich bear fair at St Andrews hall in Norwich on 23rd August and am busy trying to make bears although I am doing elephants at the moment.I want to make more minis but will wait until after the show as I like to pick up my fabrics,mohair etc at these events.Fabrics can be sent through the post including samples but it is so much nicer to be able to see the mohair and fabric and feel it.The only downside is I want to buy nearly every piece I see and in every colour possible and it is so hard to resist.If I won the lottery I think I would have a room full to the ceiling with mohair......oh well I can dream can't I!!!!

North Yorkshire holidays

2008-05-13T02:44:00.000-07:00

I thought it was about time I added a post to my blog as it is 3 months now since the last one.I hoped I could remember my password it has been that long.

The photos are from my holiday in North Yorkshire last week and we had a lovely time and couldn't have asked for nicer weather.We stayed in a log cabin which is surrounded by lovely trees and woods and is a lovely place to walk the dogs.The squirrel in the picture was a cheeky little thing and helped himself to a cookie from the packet that the kids had left outside on the table.He really enjoyed it and sat there until he had finished every little crumb.We love North Yorkshire and go every year as the scenery is so nice and there are so many lovely walks.Pity I didn't have more photos but these are from my sons camera as hubby took his new camera and couldn't wait to try it out but realised when we got there that he had no battery in it and we couldn't get another so ended up going back to the old fashioned way and buying a disposable and having to wait until the photos are developed.Men!!!

I should get stuck into making my bears as I have a show in Norwich on Saturday 23rd August but it is so hard to stay focused as it doesn't take much of an excuse for me to take the dogs for a walk or do anything else apart from what I should be doing at this time of the year.I made the mistake too of having 9 bears on the go 7 of which are minis(I got carried away with them!!).I always swear that I won't do so many at the same time but I do and then I find it so hard to finish them as I am itching to start something else but can't as I know I will never finish the first lot.

I will try not to leave it so long before my next post and maybe the next one will have some previews of my show bears.

Off to the coast

2008-02-11T15:06:00.000-08:00

The weather was lovely again today and I never need much of an excuse to go out for the day.We were off to Weybourne today-a lovely place on the north norfolk coast.The dogs and the children all love this walk so we try to go as often as we can.

I love to make bears but as soon as the weather is nicer and the evenings get longer I find it so hard to stay focused.I do most of my bear making in the afternoons after school and in the evenings and when it is dark and miserable outside it is a great profession to have.When I was at school my school reports often used to say that Laurie doesn't even know what page we are on let alone what line and is easily distracted and I don't think I have changed much after all those years!

I managed to keep the children just about still for a group photo.The weather was warm enough for them to have a paddle-not what you normally expect at the start of February.You have to make the most of it as come July/August it will probably be raining and miserable and no good for the beach.

Must get on with my bears as I took 6 to my local shop today as my stocks in his shop are low and it only leaves me with 4 and if this lovely weather keeps up there won't be many more to take with me to the bear fair!!!!

Lovely spring day

2008-02-09T12:01:00.000-08:00

Well this is the first post on my blog.I never thought I would get around to having one as there is never enough hours in the day now.
It was such a lovely day today with the sun shining and we decided to take our dogs for a walk along Marriots Way(an old railway line that is now used for walking and is very popular for cycles as it runs for miles providing traffic free cycling -which isn't easy to find nowadays and makes the cycling much more enjoyable).It was lovely weather and no coats were needed and the children enjoyed the walk even though we walked for an hour and a half.My 5 year old never complained once and I think that children can enjoy walking as long as you keep the route interesting.I saw the first few snowdrops for this year that reminds you that spring is on its way.A thoroughly enjoyable day and walking can make you feel so refreshed.Now it is back to the bear making as a my local shop wants more bears and I have to get ready for a bear fair in Ipswich on 6th April and I seem to be forever sewing and I still don't have enough bears.