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True Love Can Be Bought

By Jody Halsted February 17, 2012

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project 52 p52 weekly photo challenge my3boybarians.comThis week’s P52 theme is “true love” to – obviously – coincide with Valentine’s Day.

Because this is a travel site I’m going to toss in a tip…  If your child has a favorite ‘cuddle buddy’ be sure to bring it when you travel.  No matter where you are it will feel like home with a best friend along.

My eldest, Brenna, had never formed a lasting attachment to any of the adorable ‘stuffies’ she had crowding the foot of her bed.  She didn’t really care about cuddling any of them…  Until we relocated to Scituate back in 2009.  Each day, as we took Doug to catch the train to Boston we passed an art studio.  One day we stopped and Brenna fell in love.

Brenna & BunBun

‘BunBun’ is a “velveteen rabbit” created by Donna Green, a spectacular artist whose illustrations of The Velveteen Rabbit are breathtakingly beautiful.  ‘BunBun’ sleeps with Brenna every night- no matter where we are- accompanies her downstairs every morning and patiently waits for her to return from school daily.  I have no doubt that she is so loved as to, one day, become real.

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About Jody Halsted

Jody Halsted is an award winning writer and podcaster specializing in travel, Ireland, camping, and RVing.
Based in the Midwest, Jody is a rambling soul who would love nothing more than to split her time between her RV and Ireland, but until then she ‘lives the dream’ in Iowa with her husband, two daughters, and a small menagerie of furry friends.

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Comments

  1. seasonedjoy says

    February 18, 2012 at 2:35 pm

    I love this photo – what a great story behind it and a wonderful dreamy quality to the photo itself.

    Reply
  2. LauraC says

    February 21, 2012 at 10:06 am

    That is a great tip and it does work, but there is a counterpoint – don’t leave the toy on holiday. If you do that then it undoes a whole lot of good work.

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    • Jody says

      February 21, 2012 at 5:56 pm

      Very true! We are very protective of BunBun… But I have heard horror stories of losing a treasured cuddle buddy. Yikes!

      Reply

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  1. Easter Memories on Cape Cod says:
    March 28, 2012 at 5:28 pm

    […] the girls with new Disney Princess night gowns & flip flops, buckets filled with treats and the sweetest Velveteen rabbits ever to be cuddled. Easter […]

    Reply

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