Please meet Geoffrey, a Twyford Teddy bear

Please meet Geoffrey, a Twyford Teddy bear made in England.   He's a little guy, only 11 inches tall.  He was made in the 1950s.   He's quite unusual because he has googly eyes.   He has no tags to him at all.   He has a nice big head, and I love his look.   He has some minor wear and tear here and there, but who wouldn't at his age?  He's a nice creamy color, too.

I bought Geoffrey in 2014 on eBay.   I love English bears, and I found him irresistible, as per usual.  I'm not sure when he emigrated to the United States, but I don't think it's been very long, as he still finds everything here new and exciting.   He's always talking about how big America is and how the United Kingdom is about the size of the State of Pennsylvania.

Geoffrey's favorite thing to do is travel.   He especially enjoys caravan parks, places where he can leave his little pull-along trailer, and then maybe walk along the public footpaths nearby or go see the old  churches and manor homes.   He used to drive down to Dorset in the springtime to the little village of West Lulworth and meander along the Jurassic Coast to the Durdle Door.   One time he took the "easy" pathway there, which was actually longer and took him through a farmer's field, past cows and sheep and over several stiles, and as his legs are rather short, he ended up very frustrated and tired.   Luckily, there was an ice cream truck nearby, and so he bought himself a cornet with two flakes, just to make himself feel better, and it did the trick.

I've tried to explain that we don't have public footpaths or the types of manor homes he's used to visiting in England, but he's not convinced.   He's preparing his trailer, giving it a good clean.  He'd like to head out west in the spring.   I hope he finds what he's looking for.