68 cm Chiltern Hugmee

[TushTeds]

I'm on the verge of buying this HUGE Chiltern bear.... according to my "clever books" the BIG ones are quite rare and hard to find... I just find him adorable and am soooooo happy to finally find a CHILTERN in Austra for a really fair price!! :dance2: :dance1:

[lovenshire]

You go girl...I love him! What a find...

[Romafree]

Echo..GO GIRL!! He is so wondeful!! Sometimes, we walk away and regret it forever!! I hate to regret!! Let us know?!! :paw

[elize]

His condition looks good so if the price is fair you will have an amazing bear"happy6:

[TushTeds]

YES!!! He's MINE!!! just spoke to the lady who was selling him... (she was on holiday until today) and i've just transferred the money to her account!!

I should have him later this week... :dance2: :dance1:

he belonged to her elder sister (who was born in 1950) - and who died unexpectantly (pneumonia) when she was 8 .. and the bear was kept for the next child - who only arrived 8 years later... and she's had the bear her whole life. now both her parents have died too and she wants to free herself from a lot of things from her past...

she was very relieved to hear that he was coming to a good home!! he's still in a totally original condition - nothing has been done or changed on him.

I can't wait to hold him in my arms .... will upload pics once he's here ...

[lovenshire]

Congratulations...what a find. He is gorgeous!

[LadyEva]

Good find. You and your other bears will enjoy him.

[elize]

Congratulations, he is gorgeous:happy3:

[TushTeds]

thanks, girls ...

i still can't quite believe that it "worked" .. i was sure he would've been sold already - that was my biggest fear when i called the lady in Villach... was actually stunned when she said he was still "for sale" ...

i really hope i have him by the end of the week ... but i suppose i'll have to be as patient as Lovenshire .... who also had to wait for her new "Snowflake Ted" ... sigh ....and Elize - who is also waiting for her cute little Ebay bear... sigh ...

[Romafree]

I am thrilled for you!! How big is he? He is certainly awesome!! I look forward to the photos!!
Seems that many of us are "Ladies in Waiting" right now?!! :dance2:

[TushTeds]

I am thrilled for you!! How big is he? He is certainly awesome!! I look forward to the photos!!
Seems that many of us are "Ladies in Waiting" right now?!! :dance2:

in the add it said that he was 68 cm tall... but on the phone the lady said +- 65 cm... so i'm not quite sure... possibly she first measured him from heel to ear and then from heel to head...

we'll see ... i'm still a "lady in waiting" (love the pun on this one!! well done!!) but maybe he'll arrive in the post tomorrow ...

[TushTeds]

We're not "Ladies in Waiting" anymore... we were rewarded for our incredible patience...

My new Chiltern Hugmee (65cm) arrived today... here he is in his new home with his much smaller little brother ...

[Romafree]

Aw!! What a fine fellow he is too!! :cuteps Little Bro not half bad either!! Great pic, Tush!!

You must be thrilled!! :cute: SO glad he is safely with you and your hug!! Congrats!! :dance1:

[lovenshire]

How exciting. He is a beautiful bear indeed. Now little brother won't have to be lonely; he has big brother to watch out for him.

[TushTeds]

"happy6: ... yes, little bro' is tickled pink to have someone from the family to look out for him now... I'm also very, very happy the sale worked out so well! :cloud9:

[Romafree]

Aw!! Me too....lucky you and lucky bear!! :cute:

[LadyEva]

What a cute pair. Now neither will be lonely.

[elize]

They look so good together, great buy:happy3:

[TushTeds]

thanks, Elize - I love him dearly - and he really is very huggable ... :cute::cute:

he's much lighter than i thought he'd be - as he's filled with kapok and not woodwool (only in his head) .... i have large german bears that are his size but weigh at least twice as much as he does - because they're filled with woodwool all over...

i also find the 2 chilterns very cute together - as they have the same mohair colour and the identical paw pad colour and probably come from the same era, possibly even from a similar pattern... i just need to fix the little one's nose... then the likeness will be perfect! :happy3:

[elize]

They really look so adorable together. "happy6: