National Honesty Day, some of our elected officials are going to have a bad day today!

Teddy the teddy bear is always honest with me.

National Shrimp Scampi Day.

Yum yum. Easy and fast to make - cook shrimp in butter for one minute, add minced garlic and cook for another minute, turn shrimp and cook for 2 minutes. Put shrimp into a bowl, add a dusting of parsley and parmesan cheese and lemon juice. Enjoy...

Here is my May Reading List

Here is my May Reading List:

Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke
H Is for Homicide by Sue Grafton
I Is for Innocent by Sue Grafton
Murder in the Milk Case by Candice Speare
Mistletoe Murder by Leslie Meier
Murder 101 by Maggie Barbieri
Knock Off by Rhonda Pollero
Catering to Nobody by Diane Mott Davidson
Cat and Mouse by James Patterson
Keepsake Crimes by Laura Childs
Dog on It by Spencer Quinn

Today is Kiss Your Mate day.

And don't forget to give yourself a hug.

Happy National Tell A Story Day!

Teddy bears love to have a story told to them.

Happy National Pretzel Day!

Did you know that the pretzel is the second most favorite snack food in America?

Teddy bears love pretzels.

Happy Sunday all, I hope everyone is ok after the bad weather yesterday. We had rain and thunder, but the teddy bears slept thru it all. Teddy snores really loud, maybe that was the thunder boomers I heard.

I agree with Mimi! My favorite teddy bear maker is Granny Doodle, I wonder who is her teddy bear model?

OK I'm not going to touch Granny Doodle's comment from yesterday, except to say that I still have my teddy bear from childhood.

Teddy is a tough little bear, with one ear missing, a big ink stain on his face (I call that a fencing scar), new button eyes (as we get older we all have some body parts replaced!), and his fur is worn thin in places (My hair is a Little sparser, and people have called me thin skinned)

So I guess Granny Doodle was right, as we get older, we all start looking like our teddy bears!

Do you have a favorite teddy bear maker or is it the teddy bear that speaks to you?

If you were taking a teddy bear making tour of Germany, would you include a location where glass eye are made? How about mohair in that list?

Does anyone know where in Germany the teddy bear glass eyes are made?

What type of glass eyes are best for teddy bears?

Soooo, nobody cares about the teddy bears being dressed or not? Well I like my teddy bears naked! That's right - NAKED! But they have to be cute.

What style of teddy bear do you like? Dressed or not, ribbon or no ribbon?

OK we made it thru Tax Day, now we can get back to Teddy Bear days.

Happy Tax Day! What?

Dogwoods are blooming, woff woff

Have you heard birdsong radio yet? It sounds like you're in the woods with birds singing.

I think teddy bears love blueberries in their pan cakes.

My trip to Knoxville went well, great BBQ. Maybe today I'll fire up the old grill.

Going to Knoxville for BBQ! Are you ready for some BBQ?

Looks like rain the next few days, bring in the teddy bears.

Teddy bears love blueberry pancakes!

Looks like spring has arrived, the birds are chirping, the flowers are budding, the grass is growing, the grass is growing, the grass is growing....the grass is growing fast..

Happy Monday

Except in the Redskins world. Philadelphia traded McNabb to the Redskins, the teddy bears are angry today. It's going to be a long season. Boo hoo.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!

Remember way back when, after church we would go to the Zoo?

Happy Easter Eve

I saw a bunch of bunnies with Walmart bags this morning. I wonder what they were doing?

Here is my April Reading List

Here is my April Reading List:


F Is for Fugitive by Sue Grafton
G Is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton
On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle
Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke
Santa Clawed by Rita Mae Brown with Mrs Murphy
Swan for the Money by Donna Andrews
Hero at Large by Janet Evanovich
Hot Stuff by Janet Evanovich
Jack & Jill by James Patterson
The Spellman Files: A Novel by Lisa Lutz

What a reading list. Who is your favoroit author at this time?

I like the looks of those new mugs at Zazzle, are you going to add more items there?