Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Please meet Callie, an Artist Teddy bear by Sarah Farrell of Teat Time Teddies

Please meet Callie, an Artist Teddy bear created by Sarah Farrell of Tea Time Teddies in Grass Valley, California.  She was crafted in the late 1990s.   She is made of a grayish blue sparse mohair.    She has all her original tags.  She has glass eyes and is purposefully loosely jointed, making her head slightly wobbly.   She is firmly stuffed and a big girl at 18 inches tall.   She is in excellent, pristine condition.

Callie is a Teddy bear who has never been able to make up her mind, although she would not describe herself that way.   She says she is decisionally-challenged, and that there's nothing wrong with that.    What Teddy bear hasn't stood in front of a bakery counter and found themselves vacillating between the powdered doughnuts and the almond bear claws?   None she knows of.   She isn't the first ted who couldn't decide between the Cocoa Cloud Macchiato  and the White Chocolate Mocha Frappucino.  Don't even bother asking her what her favorite book or movie is.   She isn't sure.  


As an experienced traveler, Callie is hard pressed to name her best-loved destination.   She enjoys watching the sun set over the beaches on the warm evenings in California as much as she adores waiting for the sun to rise at the Jersey Shore.   She's been on thrilling skiing holidays in Norway, but then there was that heart-stopping climb to the hotel stationed on a cliff in Peru.   Who could forget the visit to the Blue Mosque in Instabul or driving the Hardknott Pass where the Ancient Romans once had a fort?   And what about the cruise to the Galapagos Islands with the gigantic sea tortoises?   Callie just can't say which of her journeys was the best.

Callie has many Teddy bear friends, but which one is her best pal, she couldn't say.   She supposes they're all her best mates.   Amanda is her smartest friend.    Steffie has a great sense of humor.  Dory always gives her wise advice.   You can always count on Nora to have the best puddings.   Bradley is a very handy and helpful bear who can fix things in a pinch.   Emma is the most generous of Teddy bears.  When she needs a sympathetic ear, Callie turns to Pamela.   Kennedy can be counted on for a fun night.   Josephine knows just what to say she's feeling down.   Jackson freely gives financial advice and balances her checkbook.   She loves each and every one of them.

Surprisingly, it's in the most uncertain of times when Callie does well.   In the midst of an an emergency, she is able to stay calm.    When she lived in southern California, she once experienced the rumblings of an earthquake.   While all the other bears in  the hug became terrified, she coolly led the teds, in  single file, to safety outside.   If she passes a bruin in distress, she stops to help.   When a free bear hug is needed, Callie is there to provide a big embrace.   In the midst of a violent storm, she remains at peace.   In a crisis, she puts the kettle on, pours the tea, and with biscuits in paw, will help sort things out.

Living in the northeast now, Callie isn't sure which season of the year she loves best, the warm spring days when gardens start to bloom, the lazy hot summers relaxing under a beach umbrella, the warm apple pies of autumn when the leaves change color, or the cold snowy winters when cocoa feels best in her tummy, but despite certainty not being her strong point, she knows she is as happy as she makes up her mind to be.









        
 







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Please meet Callie, an Artist Teddy bear by Sarah Farrell of Teat Time Teddies

Please meet Callie, an Artist Teddy bear created by Sarah Farrell of Tea Time Teddies in Grass Valley, California.  She was crafted in...