teddy bear – Ruth E. Hendricks

Hall of Fame Toys

A few inductees from the list. Every year more toys are nominated and inducted. I asked if there were a Slinky in the house. (No there was not? But they did find….

My grandson Charlie snd his friend and neighbor Cammie were a big help gathering the items for the photo in this post.

A kind of scavenger hunt for some of the toys that are on the list of the Toy Hall of Fame. Yes, there’s an actual museum in Rochester New York. The Strong National Museum of Play states “The National Toy Hall of Fame recognizes toys that have inspired creative play and enjoyed popularity over a sustained period. Each year, the hall inducts new honorees and displays examples in the Toy Halls of Fame gallery.”

One of the items is a Cardboard Box.

A bicycle and kite weren’t readily available and there was no Barbie on the premises.

Here’s what Charlie and Cammie helped. collect for the pic.

Etch-a-Sketch,a Puppet, LEGO, checkers and chess, glass marbles, Yo-Yo, top, ball, Teddy Bear,Crayola crayons, baseball cards, wooden building blocks with letters on them. Play-Doh, sidewalk chalk, UNO, Clue , Scrabble, a Rubik’s Cube, Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars, Star Wars Action figures ,and a Transformer. No Little ponies in their house, either.

A partial list we were working from to find examples in the house

December 12, 2024December 12, 2024 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: chilhood, Columbus OH, games, grandson, Hall of Fame, photography, postaday, puppet, teddy bear, toys 16 Comments

Sunday Night Sunset Square

The only requirement was your photo had to be a square. Check!

https://lucidgypsy.com/

Gilly’s been posting squares all month so I’m coming into the challenge at the end here on the 25th day. But I had a circle in a square and it was Gilly who was posting in response to BeckyB of Winchester’s March challenge.

https://beckybofwinchester.com/2018/03/01/march-square/

#Marchsquare

March 26, 2018 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: #Marchsquare, architecture, chimneys, Lucid Gypsy, neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh PA, Pittsburgh Photography, postaday, rooftops, Sunday, teddy bear, weather, winter scene 12 Comments

Old Stuffed Animals

Maura has two of her parents old stuffed animals. The sock monkey, in need of repair, I sewed for Mark in 1976 and the brown teddy bear is Erika’s childhood bear. It’s hard to throw away things with a face. They are definitely loved and cared for by their daughter now.

Do you have any old stuffed animals in your house?

January 1, 2018 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: childhood, Columbus OH, daughter, family, memories, parents, photography, postaday, sock monkey, stuffed animal, teddy bear 21 Comments

Naptime

Laura sent this photo.

Charlie taking a nap.

Looked serene to me.

December 1, 2017 by Ruth Categories: Weekly Photo ChallengeTags: childhood, family, grandson, guest blog, naptime, peaceful, photography, postaday, serene, sleeping, teddy bear, toddler, weekly photo challenge 9 Comments

September 27, 2017 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Wordless WednesdayTags: childhood, photography, postaday, stuffed animal, teddy bear, toy, train, travel, wordless wednesday 13 Comments

Cherry on Top, Literally

A Rainier cherry on top of Ted the bear’s head.

Shot specifically for the Weekly Photo Challenge Cherry-on-top

(Spoiler: Don’t read this piece about the Legend of William Tell by the Smithsonian if you like the story you heard as a child.)

July 24, 2016 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: cherry, fun, humor, iPhone photography, literal, postaday, stuffed animal, teddy bear, weekly photo challenge, William Tell 16 Comments

Black and White Weekly Photo Challenge: Toys

I follow a blogger from South Africa at Sonel’s Corner and you may have read some of her lovely comments on my blog. She hosted Flat Ruthie and introduced FR to the Vervet Monkeys . You can see what a Vervet Monkey looks like at Sonel’s Corner blog post on B and W weekly challenge of Nature here.

She’s started a black and white challenge and I’ve been thinking about participating but kept missing the deadline. The Black and White Weekly Photo Challenge theme this week is TOYS. Here I am in Ohio, visiting the grandchildren and there are plenty of toys.

I shot these toys today specifically for Sonel’s challenge.

Then I converted them into black and white in Aperture and am posting a few from today’s effort. Shot with Canon 5D -50mm 1.2 L series lens. I used the cable remote to avoid camera shake.

My DIL Erika’s Grandmother Marion (Marlene’s mother) crocheted this doll dress, bonnet and undergarments for this doll I took down from the high shelf in Anna’s room.

Caught the afternoon light on her through the dining room window. I asked Erika if she had a name and she said no. Crocheted doll clothes were “in”.

Mark(from Aunt Bobbie) and Erika’s Teddy Bears. Mark’s Brownie on the left and Erika’s Teddy on the right. Presently residing in their daughter Anna’s room on the high shelf, not getting any “play time”.

This little doll was given to Anna in 2003 by my dear friend G. Anna’s first doll. Maura popped into the photo shoot. She is also in charge of tending this dolly now. I knit the old cotton dishcloth pattern extra large for a dolly blanket. They drape so nicely.

Found the missing puzzle piece today. Ooops, the puzzle was discarded a long time ago. (this one shot with the iPhone) Always liked those knob puzzles.

Thanks to Sonel’s Corner for the Black and White inspiration.

July 10, 2013 by Ruth Categories: Childhood, PhotographyTags: available light, available light photography, black and white, Canon 5D, crochet, dolls, EF Canon 50mm 1.2L lens, Knit, light, photography, postaday, puzzle piece, summer vacation, teddy bear, toys, travel, Vervet Monkey 14 Comments

No- It’s Not a Keep or Pitch Photo!

Doll Tea Party — I smocked and made the porcelain doll's dress. In another life. Seriously.

From the archives– Some readers get the blogs mixed up and think I am asking for a vote on what’s shown, helping me downsize.

I made this a year or so ago in the summer, thinking it would make good notecards to send to the grandchildren. My mother’s tea set, a doll (with the braids) given to me in 1959 by my second grade teacher when we moved from Newark. So when the grandchildren visit there will be opportunity for a real tea party, not just the one I set up on the front lawn to amuse myself. V gave me the bear says What’s Cookin. Clearly, I am too sentimental. Ann, I know you would throw it all out!!

Nothing political-
from the archives
Waiting for the rain to let up.
Sun welcome.
Everything super green.
Feels like fall.

May 18, 2011May 24, 2011 by Ruth Categories: Childhood, PhotographyTags: childhood, China tea set, doll, memories, photography, teddy bear 13 Comments

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