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Martha Bear® was created by Jane Marie’s hand an odd number of years ago. Since that time, she has been a constant companion and advisor to the family, telling friends and admirers to address her mail to “Stately Martha Manor,” in care of Amelia Island Florida*, since she considers herself a matriarch, as does the rest of the clan. Having been a girl all her life, Martha Bear® is a lady who thrives on the tender, the wistful and the romantic. Though she is the creator of Jane Marie’s Celebration of HEART & HOME slogan, Martha Bear® adds her own distinct elegance wherever she decides to wander. Her manner of dress is usually quite feminine for a bear. Independent, she makes her own fashion statement, demonstrated by the eyelet lace garter she wears about her neck because her legs are so short. Born full-grown at 21 inches, she feels her heart brooch compliments her floral tummy quite nicely. Others have suggested that Martha Bear® is in need of fabric surgery to correct her lack of eyes and lips, but she likes the way Jane Marie made her. Besides, she has no problem seeing with her heart. Martha loves to observe the daily opening and closing of the moss roses in Jane Marie’s courtyard garden where she is often seen blanketed in a lap robe of flowers on days when a sea breeze chills the air. Her personal advisor, a grasshopper named Airborne, sits on her shoulder. Martha Bear®, is Senior Ursine* Editor of the Southeastern Branch of GraciousJaneMarie.
Not all things are perfect in Martha Bear’s world. Enter Nancy Kamp’s Bear With No Name. He was found abandoned on a picnic table in the rain in Belgium by Nancy’s husband, Cary, and brought to their home in Oklahoma as a surprise for their children. Unfortunately, he, Bear With No Name - not Nancy’s husband - has an unpleasant odor. Everyone hopes this is a temporary condition that will eventually diminish under the strength of the Midwestern sun. Bear with No Name is the Senior Ursine Editor at the Worldwide Corporate Headquarters of greenlightWRITE in Oklahoma. His curious duties include watching Nancy’s publishing technique, sometimes impatiently, while she uploads her Diary of a Mad Web Lackey to the website. When he reads her latest entry, Nancy says No Name reacts with his amber eyes. She is able to discern his opinion of her work without him having to speak a word. Martha Bear® appreciates his laborious critiques since she does the same type of work in Florida with Jane Marie’s prose. (Martha Bear® smiles her approval.) However, this furry little fellow, a mere 12 1/2 inches in height when he stands on his toes and perks his ears, is not only small in stature, but equally deficient in the social graces. Bear with No Name can be quite a powerhouse of tomfoolery when he feels the need. His perky mouth, usually set in a ruby oval, and the white markings of his ears, toes and muzzle give him an endearing countenance, belying his true intention of mischief. Indeed, his need for excitement overcomes him far too frequently. And that’s when he’s known to take a verbal jab at the sensitive Martha Bear®. Her serenity is severely tried as she deals with his caustic remarks, demonstrated by the T shirt he sometimes sports that displays his latest less than loving slogan. (At present it says, “Nicer than Martha.”) Nancy assures everyone that No Name is working on his people/bear skills, but the question in Martha Bear’s mind is, "Just how hard?” As Martha Bear® understands it, Bear with No Name has goals in life, just like any other bear. One of his major aims is to make certain he keeps his distance from Nancy's canine staff members who all enjoy using small bears as chew toys. While he’s not particularly bothered by their sticky dog slobbers, their pointy teeth are another matter. Yikes! Upon a visit to Worldwide Corporate Headquarters, Martha Bear® discovered that Bear with No Name purposely sits on Nancy's stack of freelance writing orders to prevent her from working since he’d rather she chuck him under the chin or behind his ears. Martha Bear® is much too mature for such things, most of the time, but since No Name is a wee bit younger, she concedes that he needs the constant attention - even if it is a distraction to the ever-patient Nancy. Martha Bear® is always happy for Nancy's sake when No Name runs out of energy and makes a nest among the sticky notes and rubber bands in the top right hand drawer of Nancy's desk. In an unguarded moment, Bear with No Name made a personal confession to Martha Bear®, admitting he sometimes dreams of the little girl who forgot him that rainy day so long ago. This sad account brought a sniff to Martha Bear’s nose, until No Name proceeded to say that when he awakens to find he's safe at home with Nancy, her humans, her birds and even her dogs, he wonders if life can be any sweeter. "Hey, maybe I really am nicer than you, Martha Bear®,” he added with a wicked grin. Martha Bear® sighs every time she thinks of Bear with No Name, relieved to have her own special place in Florida with Jane Marie, her humans, bird and the cats. Jane Marie can tell that even a few days with Bear with No Name is a strain on Martha Bear®; but Martha Bear®, an always gentle bear, tries not to make derogatory comments about her fellow employees. Still, she can be heard repeating, "I’m most pleased I’m here. I'm most pleased I’m here.” Jane Marie simply responds by saying, "We're most pleased you’re here, too, Martha Bear®.” Martha Bear® keeps her mind off the antics of that impish Bear with No Name as much as possible, preferring to dwell on her latest project, that of posing for Jane Marie’s camera, as “category model” for different sections of the website. Whether sitting at the antique pump organ, at the treadle sewing machine, on a blanket surrounded with porcelain Easter eggs or bedecked in sparkling jewels, her photos bring life and warmth to the many and varied topics available on the site. Martha Bear® is toying with the idea of a Scarlett-type costume for the Gone With the Wind portion of Hollywood Hearts. She is very glad her hips are big so she won’t have to worry about wearing a hoop beneath her skirts. All this is is a huge responsibility. Nevertheless, Martha Bear® is equal to the task, and focuses on her pivotal role in assuring that Jane Marie’s gracious living standards are maintained. Challenges make life interesting, Martha Bear® thinks, be they work or bear derived. Thank you, Martha Bear® But watch out behind you! You Know Who might be there once he figures out how to work the gearshift in Nancy’s car! PS Find our How Bear With No Name became Teddy O™.
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