Irish,
You've found one of my favorite places!! The Vermont Teddy Bear Factory. (quite a few of my AV's are pictures of thier bears) The factory is not far from where my mom lives and I have been there several times. Thier bears are great but rather expensive. So I only own two of them, my daughters each have one.
If your up in northern Vermont I highly recomend the factory tour. You see everything from just pieces of fur, to cutting, sewing and stuffing. They give you a little bear shaped piece of fur as a souvenir. All thier bears are guaranteed for life. If anything happens to your bear (dog ate it, lawn mower chopped it, etc) send it to them & they will repair or replace it for free. On the tour you also see the bear 'hospital'.
This is the home page with links to everything they offer:
http://www.vtbear.com/
Here are a few quick links for you to check out:
They suggest these bears for anniversary:
http://store.yahoo.com/vtbear/iloveyou.html
But near the top left of the page click on ‘bear galleries’. Theres so many more to chose from. You could get her a bear depicting a hobby of hers; sewing, cooking, gardening, etc....
When you order a bear as a gift its called a 'bear-gram', it comes with a card (make sure you pick out the anniversary card & personalize it), and candy:
http://store.yahoo.com/vtbear/beargrams.html
life time guarantee
http://store.yahoo.com/vtbear/guarantee.html
on line factory tour
http://store.yahoo.com/vtbear/factory.html
Have fun!
And HAPPY ANNIVERSARY a little early to you & Mrs Irish!!
I'm posting pics of some bears that made me think of you Irish...
