tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post996311978017203360..comments2024-03-29T09:54:08.208+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Mrs Pins.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13092102498629033352019-08-19T11:03:43.476+01:002019-08-19T11:03:43.476+01:00Eldest son's bear got left in a cafe in Bath, ...Eldest son's bear got left in a cafe in Bath, was rescued by friends and washed and re-stuffed..we persuaded him that Arthur (arth=bear in Welsh)had gone on an extended holiday....he still has him...gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16489369995317130512019-08-19T10:16:13.020+01:002019-08-19T10:16:13.020+01:00Did she swallow the left eye?Did she swallow the left eye?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13007511172281215852019-08-18T16:27:41.134+01:002019-08-18T16:27:41.134+01:00I can't beat that!I can't beat that!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41992760101957802922019-08-18T15:19:36.474+01:002019-08-18T15:19:36.474+01:00I have a one eyed frog. He's a doorstopper!I have a one eyed frog. He's a doorstopper! Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55649350910536274072019-08-18T11:29:55.163+01:002019-08-18T11:29:55.163+01:00It's the sort of composition I used to give my...It's the sort of composition I used to give my pupils/students to paint. You always knew they'd do a good job of it, and go away satisfied!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75817369123299137152019-08-18T11:27:33.974+01:002019-08-18T11:27:33.974+01:00I hate seeing all those teds on the front of dustc...I hate seeing all those teds on the front of dustcarts. I wonder when that tradition began?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7971117963845680822019-08-18T11:02:26.103+01:002019-08-18T11:02:26.103+01:00I think mine ended up strapped to the front of a d...I think mine ended up strapped to the front of a dustcart. :( (I still have his photo.)Andi's English Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04136573194920355678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28535278387648528012019-08-18T10:49:45.503+01:002019-08-18T10:49:45.503+01:00I like the painting. The colours and composition ...I like the painting. The colours and composition are very pleasing. I have a teddy bear and he is in my kitchen cupboard but I don't remember feeling anything great about him but I suppose I must have done or I wouldn't have kept him. I remember taking him to kindergarten once and leaving him overnight and being worried that he wouldn't be there in the morning but he was. Funny the things you remember. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74274172811773745032019-08-18T10:15:55.525+01:002019-08-18T10:15:55.525+01:00Personally I refuse to think of a Golly as being a...Personally I refuse to think of a Golly as being anything but a nice looking doll/toy. Nor do I think of white dolls as being racist.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55175382826236536202019-08-18T10:04:08.204+01:002019-08-18T10:04:08.204+01:00Sorry to butt in but my Golly was my favourite toy...Sorry to butt in but my Golly was my favourite toy .... it’s sad they are no more .... I loved my Golly so much .... I wish I still had it. To me, there was nothing different to having a Golly as having a doll or teddy. XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47450126362157295632019-08-18T09:59:20.807+01:002019-08-18T09:59:20.807+01:00I can remember the very moment when we asked my da...I can remember the very moment when we asked my daughter what name she had chosen. She simply said 'pins'; so, Mrs Pins it was!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27256651634568816172019-08-18T09:58:04.779+01:002019-08-18T09:58:04.779+01:00I have a Golly here, but he was only bought about ...I have a Golly here, but he was only bought about 20 years ago; I felt sorry for him, being so universally rejected.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79103460709485900582019-08-18T09:56:45.873+01:002019-08-18T09:56:45.873+01:00Ah, more teddies! Love them all...(but love mine m...Ah, more teddies! Love them all...(but love mine most!) Mrs Pins is quite a unique name.Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86204479748989578292019-08-18T09:56:31.479+01:002019-08-18T09:56:31.479+01:00First Teddys can never really be replaced. They ar...First Teddys can never really be replaced. They are very special (not that I had one).Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66767123440971966152019-08-18T09:54:58.486+01:002019-08-18T09:54:58.486+01:00Harry's Passport is complete from cover to cov...Harry's Passport is complete from cover to cover; exactly like a real one. It took Wills ages to make.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48210256490787634652019-08-18T09:52:26.648+01:002019-08-18T09:52:26.648+01:00I had a deprived childhood as I never had a teddy....I had a deprived childhood as I never had a teddy. Although I did have a golly. Not quite the same.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-26673864532007164202019-08-18T09:46:13.116+01:002019-08-18T09:46:13.116+01:00Mine was called Woolly - he disappeared when I was...Mine was called Woolly - he disappeared when I was about six. A dear friend, who felt sad about this, bought me a Paddington when we worked together and I treasured him greatly. My grandchildren all loved him dearly and now he lives in the nursery of my first great grandchild.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74252055407900900172019-08-18T09:42:59.974+01:002019-08-18T09:42:59.974+01:00Still got my teddy .... he’s in the loft I think. ...Still got my teddy .... he’s in the loft I think. Also, the other day I was looking for something and came across my mother- in - laws teddy bear which is very small. He must be pretty old. I love Harry bears passport. XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50022505750553143052019-08-18T09:16:25.514+01:002019-08-18T09:16:25.514+01:00I had a hard doll who was dressed as a soldier. He...I had a hard doll who was dressed as a soldier. He was about 2 ft tall and was called Alphonse. Not very cuddly.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6141559171037763562019-08-18T09:09:22.325+01:002019-08-18T09:09:22.325+01:00My big sister gave me my teddy, who is still with ...My big sister gave me my teddy, who is still with me. I remember getting very upset when nobody would use his proper name, Edward! the veg artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029588460808570133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50098406736131677352019-08-18T07:21:43.963+01:002019-08-18T07:21:43.963+01:00She's very paintable; the perfect sitter.She's very paintable; the perfect sitter.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71103220475571443812019-08-18T06:29:28.679+01:002019-08-18T06:29:28.679+01:00Mrs Pins is definitely worthy of a portrait, espec...Mrs Pins is definitely worthy of a portrait, especially wearing her lovely bright blue dress.<br />Alphie<br />Alphie Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041492283753978975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8982264098172451142019-08-18T06:18:14.581+01:002019-08-18T06:18:14.581+01:00Bears very rarely lose both eyes; just the one. In...Bears very rarely lose both eyes; just the one. In fact I've almost come to think of any Bear with two eyes as being 'a bit odd'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28684177912335689352019-08-18T05:53:50.226+01:002019-08-18T05:53:50.226+01:00Your one eyed Mrs Pins reminds me that I painted a...Your one eyed Mrs Pins reminds me that I painted a one eyed crow long ago for an old gentleman who was having difficulty understanding the world. I was pleased that he knew what it was and that he smiled. He also smiled after I gave him a shave with a wet razor. He left us shortly after. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6130350480963458742019-08-18T05:10:57.106+01:002019-08-18T05:10:57.106+01:00I'm not sure where Mrs Pins is at the moment. ...I'm not sure where Mrs Pins is at the moment. I'll ask Tenpin later.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com