Stanley

Meet Stanley.

An evidently much loved …

… and much hugged bear.

In fact, loved completely bare.

Only the teeniest, tiniest smidgen of yellow fur remaining …

... in the crease of his left ear …

… to show his original colour …

… and fur status.
Oh! the stories he could tell!

I bought him from the Portscatho Fair at the weekend …

… where I had a stall.

Stanley was bought from Cowboys and Custard …

… whose stall was opposite mine …

… with their vintage toys displayed enticingly in front of me.

Stanley was sat in a trailer …

… passing the time of day with a cloth bunny in red dungarees.

* the bunny in red dungarees *

Stanley’s eyes and threadbareness called beseechingly to me ...

… between the handmade card display …

… and the vintage child's sewing machine …

… until I could no longer resist.

He now sits in a wicker chair enjoying the sunbeams …

... between gently snoozing …

… and gazing out into the garden.
Reminiscing ...

... and settling very nicely into his new life here …

… at the cottage.
(The wound under the plaster healing very nicely thank you)

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A few more of the Portscatho goodies that was on offer.

* I do have a soft spot for a dog on wheels *

* beautiful linen purses from La Lilly Bea  ...

... and her bunnies *

* vintage goodies at The Sea Garden*

* hand made candles from The Peagreen Furniture Co *

... and finally ...

Minnie from Cowboys and Custard enjoying a cuddle with her Dad.

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