Bears
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| On the left is a group portrait of the first three bears in the Cabecita clan ("cabecita" means "little head"in Spanish). They chose their name after a visitor commented about one of them, "the head's too small." Their reaction was: "small, maybe; but why say too?" It's not a flaw, in other words, it's a feature. The solo photo on the right is of Gramstead Novo, both a proud member of the Cabecitas and the last bear whose fur came from a car floor mat. | |
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| Here are the other two Cabecitas (so far): Emma Yale, on the left, and Solstice Omen, on the right. Like all Cabecitas, they are "self-standing." That means they can stand without leaning on anything, and they are happy to act as look-outs for those bears who prefer to sit. As a sign of solidarity, Emma and Solstice never mention the fact that, at 14 inches each, they are an inch taller than their clan-mate Grammie (aka Gramstead Novo). | |
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| Ida Feathers has lovely russet fur. She doesn't actually fly, but her friends (of whom there are many) say her fur has a feathery quality that reminds them of happy things like birds in flight. In height she's a match for the Cabecitas, but she's one of the sitting-down-and-thinking kind of bears. | |
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| Can you tell Portermouse Lake and Fay Dellity deLight are related? They are smallish (10 inches each) versions of the classic "American stick bear" and have been "antiqued" to look "long loved." Although they appear at bit solemn in the photo on the right, when mischief is afoot it's usually their giggles you will hear. | |
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