Plushwuff!

[altivo]

Here he is, a new canine. I'm eclectic and don't stick to just the equines. Cuddlekins (Wild Republic) 30 inch wolf, was only $29.95 plus shipping from TheBigZoo via Amazon.

He's settled right in, and the ponies don't seem to mind him at all. Full body snap is here.

It was a beautiful day, a bit humid but not terribly hot and very blue and sunny. Nasty day to be stuck at work until sunset but that's Wednesday for ya.

Most of the Alpha problems got solved by much trial and error and detailed analysis with very little thanks to half-baked documentation by HP. The Alphas are now sharing files, which was the main goal of the exercise, and the Linux boxen can mount an Alpha disk directory and access individual files directly. Unfortunately, HP chose not to implement that ability on VMS, but I can live with it one way, since it's both read and write from the Linux side.

Tomorrow's only a half day, thank goodness.

Comments

[avon-deer.livejournal.com]

He's lovely, and looks relaxed for a wolf. :D

[altivo]

Soft fur and very snuggy, I can definitely report.

[bunny_plush]

aw, he's adorable, from his love-me expression to his cuddle-me posture :o) He's the second I've seen from the pack recently.

Cuddlekins (Wild Republic) 30 inch wolf, was only $29.95

It's funny how they price on Amazon. Their black bear has finally dropped to about the same price as your wolf, and your wolf has gone back up some. If I go to thebigzoo.com to order, the price is almost $50, plus $3 to ship. The panda I had looked at a couple of months ago has also gone up from $29 to $64, with shipping. heh, it's worse than trolling ebay!

[bunny_plush]

arrrgh! rather than delete and repost edited I'll add-on-

Just noticed the quilt! Love the pattern (how not). What are the little bears by your buddy's muzzle doing and where are the patches from?

[altivo]

Yes, I can't figure out the fluctuating prices. When I first started watching this particular wolf on Amazon he was $39. direct from them. Then they went out of stock. Various other vendors, including TheBigZoo I think, were offering him for $64 or more and I just left him on my wish list then. Tried looking for one outside Amazon and the lowest price was $89! No way.

I happened to do a Google search last week for another plush animal and among the results this popped up, $29.95 through Amazon.

The quilt

[altivo]

Gary made that quilt for me. He did the piecing probably ten years ago, and didn't get it all quilted until maybe three years ago. He had been collecting fabric with teddy bears on it for years prior to that, and used some of it to make shirts and things. The quilt was made from the leftovers, mostly. The bears on the medium blue piece right by the wuff's nose are beekeepers (or else honey robbers.) There are tiny bees dispersed among them, and they are carrying old fashioned skep beehives.

Re: The quilt

[altivo]

Here's a view of the "inner sanctum" with the teddy bear quilt displayed:



And here's a closeup of some of the fabric pieces:



(click thumbnails for closer view)

Re: The quilt

[bunny_plush]

Gary made that quilt for me.

It's beautiful! So many squares to piece and sew... what a wonderful and thoughtful gift :o)

I've grown fond of bears and bear themes over time, and have to admit that I may have more bears here than bunnies! When I see books with bear and bunny illustrations together I have to guard my enthusiasm: my workmates seem to understand, but one doesn't want to get too carried away with the "awwww's" and "look at these!" comments as it kind of unnerves them ;o)

[merik]

Hurrah! I'm glad that you were finally able to find one of these lovely lupines to add to your plush family. :-) He certainly looks like a sweetheart, and I'm happy to hear that he's settled right in without disturbing the ponies. Does he have a name yet?

Sounds like you got him for a great price, too! I've found that watching prices for plush on Amazon is like watching the stock market with all the dramatic, unexplainable ups and downs. :-P In just the past week Amazon itself has gone from "in stock - only 4 left" at $39.99, to out of stock "usually ships in 2-4 weeks" less than 24 hours later, and now they're back in stock at $38.08.

In any event, I'm glad this guy has a nice new home! And that's a lovely quilt for him to rest upon, too... :-)

[altivo]

Still pondering on names. He has a good disposition. They shipped him in the same box with a 12-in. yellow bellied marmot (gift for Gary who wants him to pose in a portrait) and the wuffie didn't harm the smaller critter at all.

[merik]

He has a good disposition.

That's good to hear. :-) Glad that wuff was the marmot's protector during their voyage, too...