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Thank you all for your lovely comments. 
I willl pass them on to Tilly and Brighton, who will be delighted to read them.
Wow, he really is a darling sweet bear, Natalia. I love his expression, his beautifully sculpted face and of course... his hat! 
I don't know if it has something to do with the fact that I'm getting older (very fast 
), but lately I find myself being attracted to older bears too.
I am certainly not an expert on vintage bears and I don't care about how valuable or rare they are; I just follow my heart.
These two lovely old teddies recently joined my hug:
The one in the dress is a Merrythought bear from the 1930's called "Tilly" and her companion who just arrived at my house last week is a 1950's Chiltern bear called "Brighton". I think they make such a beautiful couple and they are always together now.
First encounter
"A beatiful flower for a beautiful lady"
"No, no, no, you're doing it all wrong: you put your right arm in and then you put your right arm out!"
"This is just ridiculous."
OMB these jokes are so terrible, I nearly fell off my chair laughing. 
Just one more for the road... 
I had a little trouble reading this (probably due to old age ), but it says: "Hey elephant, why isn't there any gambling in Africa?" "Because there are too many cheetahs!"
And here is another bad joke:
Yeah baby that feels soooo good!
Congratulations on your 5th anniversary of bear making, Carrie.
We are all glad to hear that the surgery went well and that your pain is gone! Take it easy and you will soon be feel 20 again.
We had an extra long sunny and hot weekend, so my Monday face is activated too.
Me neither, because it's a Bank holiday here!! 
But purely for medicinal purposes! 
