The Boyds Mother's Day Treasure Boxes have arrived at the Old Blue Barn.

Hi, We have a 1994 Cavendish Archive Bear listed on ebay, his red fur makes him perfect for Valentines Day.He is in mint condition, smoke free and reasonably priced. We also have a wooden Boyds Bears Headquarters sign listed, it has never been displayed, is in mint condition and smoke free. Please check these and our other auctions at


http://www.ebay.com/sch/sov707/m.html?


Thank You! And a BIG THANK YOU to Amy and Erich for taking over the board. We have closed our business so I don't often post  but I read almost everyday and love to hear what is going on with other collectors, so Amy and Erich, thank you again. 

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Good Job Giants!

Breakfast this morning with family (the ones not in FL), LOL!  That would be Me!  Laundry, ironing and then the super bowl...GO GIANTS! 

Hi everyone!!!  I'm so glad that our Brat has taken over and we can catch up with one another.    Thanks, Rose, for letting me know.

I've tried to read all the posts. I love hearing from so many good old friends that I've missed so much.

I am still among the living and will post an update on my boring retired life tomorrow. 

Love and Hugs to All.

  I'm loving the mild winter we have been having!  At least the heating bill won't be so high!

  Tina I tried to e-mail you for a list of boyds you might have for sale, did you get it?

  I'm still looking for Franz Farklefrost, and Fritzie Farklefrost with Frostley! And also looking for Jack Potts from 2003!

 Thanks!  Hugs to everyone!!!

Sheri, I think Emmary is on Facebook as Emmy Basch.

Hi Everyone!  The groundhog has declared that we will have 6 more weeks of Winter!   We've been lucky that the weather has been so mild here in South Central PA.  Someone told me that the Almanac said to watch out for the end of February...I guess we'll just wait and see!

It's nice to see this board being active again.  Some of you have mentioned Doll House Annie ... how is she doing?  Is she enjoying retirement?

Hi Buddies! I hope everyone has enjoyed the weekend! It was truly glorious weather here for the end of January.  Temps in the 40s, bright sunny sky.  The wind has picked up in the past hour, and it is really howling outside now.  The weather was so nice Erich was tempted to grill out for dinner. 

Ann/Tn- I don't know about you, but the weather has to get pretty bad before we turn off the computers in this house!  lol.  Good luck to your nephew at Ole Miss!

Carol/SC- what a year you've had! Erich's mom had knee replacement a couple years ago, and she's in no rush to get the other done.  But she moves so much better now than she did.  Do you miss being near the ocean?

Rita- the bears have brought a lot of happiness, haven't they? I can't bear to get rid of mine, even though last year I converted the room from all bears to a guest room (twin bed- it's all that will fit) with bears.  I display them seasonally now, although I'm a little behind.  The summer bears are currently still out.  When Sydney was here last April she loved some of them, including my Baby Boyds that I adopted at the nursery at BBC.  So he went home with Sydney- carrier, clothes, toys and all.  She loves him and cares for him, so I was ok with it.  She thought it was wonderful that the room had so many bears in it. 

Sharon/MI&FL- Annie threw the best parties.  It was so much fun to go visit her. 

Our weekend has been spent running errands.  Today we went shopping for a new front door.  We thought we just needed to replace the doorknob- because it seems to no longer recognize our keys.  The keys just spin in the lock.  The good news is we can't get in, and neither can anyone else! HAHA!  When Erich tried to put a new doorknob on he realized the whole door jam needs to be replaced.  So the little project has become a big one (like so many around here).  I honestly had no idea there were so many options for doors!  We have catalogs everywhere. 

Found out today that one of my friends lost her dad yesterday.  He was 90 and in bad health.  She moved him into her house about 15 months ago and was taking care of him full time.  He had gotten worse around Thanksgiving, so it wasn't unexpected, but still a rough time for her.  Looks like I'll be headed to a visitation and/or funeral this week. 

Bear hugs & beagle kisses to all!

Good to see everyone posting!!!  Sure wish we could have another Bear friend get together.  Would love to see everyone again.  We have one of those digital picture frames and Ralph is really good on changing them around.  Just seeing the pictures brings smiles!

Worked on getting tax papers in order yesterday for the tax man.  Good to have that done.  Still waiting for some which should be here next week.

Amy thank you to you and Eric for keeping this board for us.  Linda and Dave please post to let us know how you are doing.

Have a great Sunday and Prayers & Hugs to all!

Hi All, does anyone have any of the the Check'N'It Boyds books by Mary Jo Truax - from the mid 1990's - that they are willing to sell?

Good morning! I agree on the great memories and meeting such super bear people! I live close to Frankenmuth and met many there! And went to the First evah Boyds Reunion...so much fun! I missed out on Doll House Annie's Open Houses though and regret that so much!  I heard the chicken salad was out of this world! That is me! Always thinking about food items! Have a great day!

Hi---it is so nice that the board is alive and well again. I have had so many great memories from collecting boyds and reading this board.  But 2 events i will always remember was the first time Vince took me to a signing in Hartville Oh to meet the head bean. I was nervous and excited. And the second event was all the talk about a bear wedding on here. So I ordered a BnB shirt and ask Vince if he would take me to The Doll House for a bear wedding and he as ---what did you say---it was a little hard to explain about a bear wedding to someone do did not know anything about it. But reading about all the people who were working hard to make it happen was exciting. And all the work that doll house annie put into holding this special event---it was a happy memory and we met several people who are still boyds buddies today--so a big thank you for keeping the board active---boyds bears brought happiness to my life every time i looked at a bear---hugs----rita-----

Hi--it is so nice to have the BnB board active again--I have so many great memories from boyds and reading all the comments here. But 2 of the special events that i remember was the first time Vince took me to Hartville Oh to meet the head bean at the signing. I

Our weather here in OK has also been very nice. We are to have rain the next couple of days but that is always appreciated as we are still behind from last years dry hot weather. 

I read State of Wonder it is a really good book and very different. For those of you who have read her other books I think you will enjoy this one.

Good Sunday everyone! Amy, saw your post about Hockey Night in Canada! I come from a long line of hockey fans and players! My mom played goalie with her brothers in Canada as a kid! My great grandson got his first net and sticks last Christmas and a helmet this year! He attends games with his mom and dad! He will soon be two! I am still without a beagle, but getting close to getting a buddy! Soon! I can hear the birds chirping here this morning! Have a great day!

Well, I certainly didn't mean to post big news and disappear...   It was one of those weeks.  I had a four day migraine- oh what a joy those are.  I was able to function 3 out of the 4 days, but when I got home at night I pretty much crashed out on the couch.  Erich's one computer crashed, (not the server) but it has set him back a little on the coding of the new BnB. 

This morning we woke up to an ice storm.  The weather people said we'd have some freezing rain overnight, but by mid morning all should be clear.  It wasn't! We had nearly 1/2" of ice all over everything.  I canceled my hair appointment in Dayton and we decided not to run our errands.  The temp never got above freezing, and there was no sun today, so we are still iced in.  Tomorrow is supposed to be near 50, so I think it will melt tomorrow.

Thank you all for the well-wishes.  I hope our little home in Cybearspace will stay active.  I love 'seeing' all my friends.

Elaine-I have to give Sarah a lot of credit.  I don't know that I could move to a foreign country to work, and certainly not to a country so different from our own as far as liberties and rights.  It really makes you appreciate what we have. 

Ann/TN- Your job sounds like fun.  I bet you get to meet some interesting people!

Doris/NY- I asked my mom last night how much snow they had, she said they only had about 4" on the ground.  Last year when I was home for my Grandmother's funeral, the snowbanks on their street were easily 8 feet tall, and in parking lots they were as tall as a two story house.  We've had a light
winter here too, we haven't even had 1" total.  Makes me wonder what March has in store for us!

Sharon/MI&FL- Good to see you pop in! It's nice that you are able to get out of the snow and soak up some sunshine.

Joyce- Thinking of you tonight. I'm watching Hockey Night in Canada- I started getting the NHL network.  It makes me a very happy girl!  I think every week this winter we've had 50's and 20's in the same week.  The furnace at the office doesn't function correctly- so I never know how to dress. I come home at lunch and add layers if I'm cold, or change to a shortsleeve if I'm hot.  Crazy!

Congrats to Laura & Steve and Kristy & Capt'n Ron for your awards!

Carol- I was just thinking last night 'Wow. I haven't had to dig out my boots yet'.  And in November, when my mom was here, we went shopping at the new Kohls and she kept insisting that I needed new boots.  I told her mine were fine, and I didn't use them as much as they do in NY.  I won the argument when I told her instead of buying me new boots she could buy me blue velvet heels that were 4" high.  I'm such a klutz- could you see me in those? HAH!!  I have worn my winter coat, but not much.  I hope the 'first frozen thing' you found was something dinner like and not, oh, say, a pie.

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of your weekend!  Bear hugs & Beagle kisses to all!