A very handsome bear indeed and a great role model and almost was as important to me as Santa Claus. We still miss him. My other important bear, Winnie the Pooh, is alive and well in the hearts of many. We have been fortunate enough to share him and his adventures with our children and now our grandchildren. Today, because of the shop, we are most fortunate to be surrounded by so many great bears and their friends, and through these bears we make many human friends, who come to visit in person or who now visit regularly with us via email or the internet.
Technology can be wonderful, sometimes.
This was not planned for, it happened quite by accident. Ruggles is a loving creation of North American Bear Company and he was purchased when we first opened Teddy Time. We quickly found out we had a special bear on our hands when the high school students would drop in to visit with him, the little ones would sit beside him and just snuggle in, and the office staff in the building would arrive for an impromptu hug now and again. Come to think of it - he has never worn a price tag. Since then he has been a quiet, caring visitor everywhere from pallative care to birthday parties.