Valfal's photos

There is nothing quite like the look of a teddy bear that has seen much play and many years. Many bear artisans have tried to reproduce the look with varying degrees of success. I bought these two bears together as a lot on an online auction several years ago. They obviously were well loved, and time finished the job of creating their distinctive characters. The bear on the left was made by Bing, a German toy company that produced teddies between 1907-1932. This bear was probably produced between 1919-1932. The bear on the right is one of the many cheaply produced American "stick" bears, named for their crude stick-like legs. Maker is unknown, since many short- lived companies didn't identify their creations with company logo tags. Mine was probably produced between the early 1920s and the 1930s. I cannot confirm it, but I'd would like to think that these two pals were originally bought by the same household and have been through all these many years together.

It was such a gorgeous day, so I thought I would take advantage of the sunlight. The fragrance of this orange was delightful!

My grandson giving me "sauce".

I thought this photo would be most appropriate for today; Happy Easter, everyone!

Open farm field in Chester County, PA.

Some beautiful flowers from Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA

I found this beautiful red leather jacket at a souvenier shop in Disney Word (of all places!), and noticed the very patriotic-looking tag inside the coat. Upon further examination, I saw a tiny little black tag with the words "Made in China" sewn right underneath the BIG "USA LEATHER" tag. I laughed my butt off and then snapped this picture.

Taken at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA

Taken at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA

Thanks to my friend Maggie, Colleen finally got her body switched from her less posable Licca body to this more dynamic PureNeemo one! I will have a lot of fun posing this girl!

Spring has fianally arrive to my neck of the woods with sunny skies and 60 F temperatures. Pookie and Colleen had to be outside in their spring clothes (Pookie likes to go gnome hunting!) :)

I recently took a break from Winter to visit Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA. They have their focus on orchids this time of year, and there were many treasures to behold. this is but one of them.

For 12 Months in Colour, August: pink with optional white.