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Hello all,
Well, what a day Sunday turned out to be! I thoroughly enjoyed it, it was completely crammed with teddies and lots of people. :)
The journey to Kensington was annoying, as half the Underground was closed for whatever reason, but luckily I am able to read maps and I found a route which took about the same time had I taken one of the Underground lines which weren't closed. :)
I turned up at just gone 11:30 -- assuming the queue to get in would still be there, but I was wrong -- I walked straight in the building. As I wandered round, I stopped at pretty much ever stool there, and admired all of the teddies. I spoke to more or less everyone I think -- and whilst I didn't introduce myself in name, some of you recognised me from the Stratford-upon-Avon fair. I suppose at this point I should say I had quite a long conversation with Paula from AllBear, I just never introduced myself. Sorry, Paula. :) And yes, if you thought I was repeating the same questions to you from those of you who met me at Stratford, it's true -- and I will always do that, as I invariably get a slightly different answer each time. :)
I was really impressed by the different style of teddy bears on offer this year -- and thing which interested me more was the large number of antique teddy bears (Steiff in particular). Lots more than I was expecting, but it was nice to see some very old favourites there -- including a very early Farnell teddy bear which I was fortunate enough to give a very delicate cuddle to, amidst much trepidation on my part. :)
I would have liked to have chatted to more of you -- alas, due to it being so busy that wasn't possible. I did though buy two teddies.
One was called Chester, from Jigpaws. I said to Janice as I wandered up to her I liked him -- and Janice remembered me from Stratford. Here's a picture of him guarding my books:
He's gorgeous -- his colour, size, shape and how he sits appealed to me at Hugglets, and whilst I deliberately ignored him until I had gone round every stall, I came back to him and he was still there -- so... he was my main purchase, and I am really pleased. He's heavy. :)
It was a pleasure talking to Janice and doing business with her -- I will be keeping an eye on her future work, so thanks, Janice. :)
My second purchase was "Arthur" -- from Dari Laut bears. I like Patricia's bears, and Arthur chose me, I can tell. :) Here's a photo of him:
All in all, I had a really nice day. :) Thank you to everyone for making it so. :)
-- Thomas Adam
Laurie Lou BearsGlad to hear that you had a great day Thomas :dance:
You have chosen two lovely bears.I was in the same room as Patricia and her bears are lovely.I think I might have seen you when you came in the afternoon and had I known it was you could have said hello 
Laurie :hug:
Glad to hear that you had a great day Thomas :dance:
You have chosen two lovely bears.I was in the same room as Patricia and her bears are lovely.I think I might have seen you when you came in the afternoon and had I known it was you could have said hello :)
Laurie :hug:
Yes that was me -- if I looked like I was in serious need of a haircut and wearing an odd cyan-colour jumper, and brown trousers (thanks to M&S, I too can dress like my Grandad) then it was I. :)
-- Thomas Adam
Posts: 213Congratulations on finding two very handsome bears, Thomas Adam!
Glad to hear that you enjoyed the Hugglets Show and a couple of bears were lucky to go home to your hug.
thanks for sharing.
Hugs
Carolyn
Laurie Lou BearsLaurie wrote:Glad to hear that you had a great day Thomas :dance:
You have chosen two lovely bears.I was in the same room as Patricia and her bears are lovely.I think I might have seen you when you came in the afternoon and had I known it was you could have said hello
Laurie :hug:Yes that was me -- if I looked like I was in serious need of a haircut and wearing an odd cyan-colour jumper, and brown trousers (thanks to M&S, I too can dress like my Grandad) then it was I.
-- Thomas Adam
Yep you fit the description perfectly 
Laurie :hug:
Thomas, it sounds as if it was a fantastic day for bear people.
Your Chester bear is gorgeous! Stunning! Nice and big! (good bear buying you did:)
Becky
bingle bearsI'm glad you had a lovely time at Hugglets, Thomas. You picked out two great bears.
Cheryl
Matilda Huggington-beareNot having been to Hugglets yet dearly wishing to. I get all excited to hear all the news after the show. 
Wendy
