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« Previous EntriesThe Flame Truck Stops Here
Friday, May 9th, 2008Just when you thought a UPS truck just couldn’t get any cooler, along comes a new breed to shift the paradigm, smash preconceptions, and just plain mess with your head. I’m talking about, of course,…the UPS flame truck.
OK, I don’t know if that’s what it’s really called, but that’s the name we were using when [...]
Nice Work, Bear Shop Crew!
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008I just wanted to write as a follow up to our visit yesterday. We are BIG Vermont teddy bear fans (I personally have over 30 of your 15 inch bears) and my older son has eight total bears. Our baby turned one yesterday and we knew where we wanted to spend our time, at the [...]
Best of the Bocce Bunch
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007Bocce: A test of will, a brutal competition, a searing ordeal that pushes the limits of human endurance, the ultimate…ah, who am I trying to kid? You stand around and pitch small balls at other small balls. The worst that can happen is you pull a muscle…slightly…and that’s assuming you’ve been completely sedentary since the [...]
“Ain’t No Party like a VTB Party…”
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007“…’cause a VTB party don’t stop.”*
That was what I seemed to hear as I milled about the hundreds of men, women, and children who came from all over to help us celebrate National American Teddy Bear Day, a party in honor of…well…you know.
This is the 8th year Vermont Teddy Bear’s held this special day, [...]
National American Teddy Bear Day Thoughts
Monday, November 12th, 2007I originally did not plan to stop by on Saturday the 10th. I knew that my niece, Krista wanted to come down to take the tour and see the bears. My father arranged to bring her down and asked me to tag along.
It was a good experience for my niece. She ended up getting a [...]
Halloween Paraders Make Merry & Money
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007Join the parade? Me? But I’m just here to take some pictures for the blog.
Well, you never know when you’re going to be caught up in the merrymaking here at VTB, especially when United Way fundraising week happens to coincide with Halloween. I stopped by to snap a few photos but ended up as a [...]
What’s in *Your* Pumpkin?
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007No surprises that there are a lot of talented folks at Vermont Teddy Bear, and they apply their creativity across multiple media. Today’s example: the humble pumpkin.
This week Jess Proctor organized a jack o’ lantern contest to benefit United Way of Chittenden County (part of weeklong fundraising festivities, see Monday’s contest), and it was a [...]
All Dressed Up With Somewhere to Go
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007So maybe you’ve been part of the Bear Crew for years. You don’t just Be Bear, you eat, sleep, and breathe it. You know so much about the life cycle of a Vermont Teddy Bear that you could lead a factory tour. Your dog doesn’t get jealous any more when you come home with strange [...]
Late Autumn Lawn Dancers
Monday, October 29th, 2007Here’s another recent scarecrow display on our front lawn, courtesy of the imagination of facilities manager Gerry Blair. (Astute readers may notice that they’re modeling apparel from sister company PajamaGram.*)
Did Gerry realize when he joined the Bear Crew that he’d end up creating festive seasonal displays? I’ll have to ask him one of these days.
But [...]
Bear in the Crowd
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007We had a night of really hard rain last Friday here in Chittenden County, and much of the beautiful fall foliage began its seasonal voyage from branch to lawn to compost. Prior to that, there were still lots of leaves on the trees, which meant lots and lots of visitors.
Speaking of all our fall friends, [...]