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I suddenly realized last night that hardly any of my bears have names. In fact, I can only think of one bear off the top of my head that I've named. I've only bought one artist bear that came with a name (Carrousel, Sir Edward ), and I don't have any of the Gund or Russ bears that come with names from the manufacturer.
So what are your bear-naming practices? Do you tend to keep artists' names for your bears? Do you refer to your bears by names at all?
It's a mixed bag for me. Some of my bears came with names that just seemed perfect (or I gave them a great name), and I tend to remember those. For others I'd need to look up the name if the bear came with one. In general, though, I think of my bears more in terms of what they look like and which bears they hang out with rather than by a name. (My bears always seem to cluster in pairs or groups. Very few are "loners" )
Becky
I generally like to leave a bear with his given name by the artist or manufacturer because I figure they know best, but there are some exceptions......occasionally I'll name the bears (or bunnies) that have no names that I know of...but then sometimes I forget (oops) and have to stare into their eyes to see if I can remember. lol (It's an age thing).
There's these two silly bunnies that I bought down the shore one year on a whim because they were so darn cute, looking at me through the window of the shop.....begging me to take them home.....sooooo......presenting....Nit and Wit!
Of course, all bears should have names.
Love from Blake (top right, in the hat), Alexander (the big one), Lucy (sitting on Alexander's lap - actually I'm a dog), Windy (the colourful one - I'm in charge), George (in the green scarf) and Professor Emerson (with the bow tie).