Teddy is back but has moved

We've been away, but now we are back. But at a new address:

 http://skagensbamsemuseum.dk/blog/

 

Teddy er tilbage, men har ny adresse: http://skagensbamsemuseum.dk/blog/

Tiny teddy and the teddy bear sunflower

Though we have had more wind than sunshine this year, we have teddy bear sunflowers in the garden as usual. Tiny teddy feels a bit like Thumbelina (see picture nr 2).

Den mindste bamse sammen med bamse-solsikker

En af de sødeste små bamse på Bamsemuseet, lavet af
bamsekunstner, Vivi-Ann Lennartz.

og mens vi taler om solsikker,
en montre med nogle af de første bamser på Bamsemuseet ...

Bear on black, Belgian, Bed & Breakfast barge, in Bruges.

The little Skagen Teddy, while on summer travels, spent a night on a barge on a Belgian canal. The cabin was small and cosy with a water view. Best of all, our bear met a new little teddy friend. A barge bear. They became such good friends that the little barge bear has come home with us and joined the family.

Skagens bamsen samt Barge Bamsen på Hotel Barge i Bruges.

 

Den sorte barge er en hyggelig hotel og restaurant.

AGM: GENERAL FORSAMLING I FORENINGEN BAMSEMUSEETS VENNER 2015

Teddies on specially designed curved bench for holding meetings

C-bænk - til møder

GENERALFORSAMLING I FORENINGEN BAMSEMUSEETS VENNER

Fredag d. 31. juli 2015 kl. 11.00

Dagsorden

Valg af dirigent

Valg af referent

Valg af stemmetællere

Årets gang for Bamsemuseets Venner: Jonna Thygesen fortæller.

Bestyrelsen har ordet for at besvare spørgsmål.

Evt. indkomne forslag.

Regnskab v/ Karen Bibi Klausen

Kontingent

Valg af bestyrelses medlemmer: Bjørn Nørgaard, Else Marie Bukdahl og Peter Kjelstrup er på genvalg.

Af hensyn til pladsforhold må de, der ønsker at deltage i Generalforsamlingen give besked (se vedtægterne 5,4).

Venligst giv besked per e-mail til: j.thygesen@bamsemuseetsvenner.dk senest den 28. juli 2015

Bjørn Nørgaard (formand) Else Marie Bukdahl (næsteformand) Jonna Thygesen sekretær) Peter Kjelstrup (markedsføring) Karen Bibi Klausen (kasserer)

  

Hjertelig velkommen

Jonna Thygesen  

Teddie's chocolate cookies

Certain small people known to Teddy just love these cookies - the recipe is further down ...

cookie cutters - udstikkere

 

Chocolate teddy biscuits

The original chocolate biscuit recipe is from: Marguerite Patten / Leila Howard. Step-by-step cookery. Paul Hamlyn, London, for the Australian Women's Weekly. 1964 edition.

Ingredients:

210 gr plain flour (I make it with 50% wholemeal)

1 tablespoon cocoa

pinch salt

120 gr butter

120 gr sugar (can also use sugar/stevia mix)

Enough beaten egg to mix

(I make 1½ portion, which is roughly right for 1 whole egg)

Sieve flour, cocoa and salt into a bowl.

Add butter in small pieces and rub into the mix with finger tips until crumbly.

Stir in sugar.

Add enough egg to bind the mixture to a stiff dough.

Knead on table top with sprinkled flour with a little cocoa blended in.

Roll and cut out shapes with cookie cutter.

Place on oven tray with baking paper.

Bake 10-15 mins at 190 C.

Cool on baking-tray then rack.

 

Some bears climb trees ...

The little Skagen bear who lives in Teddy's house is always out and about. Today he wants to show you a special tree near his house.

Den lille Skagens Bamse vil gerne vise hans
favorit klatre-træ. Den er som en hemmelig træ-hule.

Can you see from the leaves what sort of tree it is? It is also a super climbing tree with low strong branches. Very, very carefully the little bear and his friends climbed onto a comfortable branch. Even though people walked passed, nobody saw them, as leaves hung down around the whole tree like curtains. A secret tree-cave.

Kan du se hvilken slags træ den er? Se på bladene. Grenene
er lav og stærk og behagelige at sidde på.

Answer: Sycamore/Ahorn

Little Teddy goes for a summer romp in the sunshine ...

... and checks out all the fresh summer greenery. First the yellow Welsh poppies then the sunflower seedlings Big Teddy has planted. They will grow into Teddy Bear sunflowers, Big Teddy grows those every year. Then the little Skagen bear climbs a couple of trees - can you see what the trees are by looking at the leaves? (Answers right at the bottom of the page.)

Lille Skagens bamse med walisk-valmuer i haven.

Disse små planter bliver til store Teddy Bjørn solskikker.

Hvilket slags træ klatrer den lille bamse i? Kig på bladerne.

Og hvilket træ et det her?

Svar: Beech/bøg, oak/eg.

Teddy dogs!!

In our family not all "teddies" are bears. There are also 3 lovable "teddy" dogs - 2 vintage and 1 modern. Today, the 1st May and sunny, we went out into the garden.

Steiff bulldog (produceret 1927-36, Tyskland) - med gyldenlak.

Jonna (Bukowski, Sverige) - med Lunaria.

Vintage Scotty og de andre - benytter nylig udsat udendørs møbler.

Montre på Skagens Bamsemuseum med deres egen Steiff "Bully"

Teddy is glad to see signs of spring

Today was a cold but sunny day. Teddy put on a warm knitted hat and went into the garden to look for spring flowers. Teddy picked a few snowdrops and put them in pretty little vase on the dining room table.

Teddy Bjørn ud i forårshaven, plukker vintergækker til spisebordet.

In the kitchen on a cold winter's day!

Even though the bears are covered in fur, on really cold winter days they enjoy being in a warm kitchen. They just love hot porridge - made with oats and milk (1 cup oats : 2 cups mini- or skimmed milk) and served with honey and blueberries!

Bamserne nyder varm havregrød serveret med honning og blåbær
på en kold vinter morgen

Havregrød med blåbær og honning ... nam-nam!
Skålen kommer fra Bamsemuseets butik

Teddy visits ARoS

Yesterday Teddy visited ARoS - art museum in Aarhus - there was something in particular the bear wanted to see - The Carnie - an installation made by Janet Cardiff and Georges Bures Miller. He also wanted to see the annual Christmas exhibition in ARoS Junior that the teddies from Skagen set up every December. 2014 is the 10th year.

During December we will show some photos from past exhibitions - organised by Jonna Thyggesen (Skagens Teddy Bear Museum), Vivi-Ann Lennartz (teddy bear artist), and Liz Hempel-Jørgensen (maker of things).

The Carnie / Janet Cardiff & Georges Bures Miller

Teddy Bears' Carnie / Liz Hempel

Teddy is back after a break ...

Even little bears can become ill - but after lots of good care Teddy is now back in form and ready to blog again.

Teddy har været syg - men blev passet så fint på sygehuset og er
frisk igen og klar til at blogge ...

The weather has now turned very cold in Denmark and in the last days we have hearing about a very cold place in the news - Greenland - where it is much, much colder.Perhaps these bears are travelling to the polling booths by kayak and sledge!

Rasmus Klump and pancakes!

Children in Denmark love the stories about the bear called Rasmus Klump and his friends - and eating pancakes. On the last Saturday in September families gathered in the cosy courtyard at the Teddy Bear Museum to listen to the adventures of Rasmus Klump - read by Kristine - and then enjoy pancakes made on the outdoor grill.

Læs og se mere om Rasmus Klump: Rasmus Klump Klub 

Chocolate teddy biscuits

Last we time we had a certain 3-year-old on visit here we made chocolate biscuits using our new teddy cookie cutter. Did our 3-year-old visitor enjoy them? His response: one more please!

Chocolate teddy biscuits

Dry ingredients: 200 gr plain flour, 1 tablespoon cocoa, pinch salt

110 gr butter

110 gr sugar

beaten egg to mix

Sieve dry ingredients into a bowl.

Add butter in small pieces, rub into the mix with finger tips until crumbly.

Stir in sugar.

Add enough egg to bind the mixture to a stiff dough.

Knead on table top with sprinkled flour with a little cocoa blended in.

Roll and cut out shapes with cookie cutter.

Place on oven tray with baking paper.

Bake 10-15 mins at 190 C.

Cool on tray then rack.

Recipe from:

Marguerite Patten / Leila Howard. Step-by-step cookery. Paul Hamlyn, London, for the Australian Women's Weekly. 1964 edition.

Rupert Bear of Nutwood

When Teddy was little he read lots of books about the adventures of Rupert Bear and his friends who lived in a magical place called Nutwood. So many exciting adventures!
Teddy recommends:  be tempted and get a Rupert Book for a child in your life -  enjoy reading it together.

To learn more about Rupert Bear click here:  Rupert Bear

... and here is the Rupert display at the Bamsemuseum with some older Rupert toys:

There all sorts of puzzles in the Rupert Books and here is one from the The Daily Express Annual: "The New Rupert Book", 1951.Ting Ling and Rupert are looking at the secret Pagoda by moonlight. It is a magical place and there are things in the scene that remind Rupert of his friends: Bill Badger, Edward Trunk, Algy Pug, Podgy Pig, Rex and Regie Rabbit and Dinkie the cat. Can you find them? (If you do not know what the friends look like check out the website link above).