We found this charming poem in our files....... don't know who wrote it but we love it just the same! The drought has spread her blankets wide, with eyes blood red and flaring. Through a string of tiny country towns the mood was bleak, despairing. And in retreat to a steady beat, their dusty [...]
Western Queensland has been suffering from an extended drought and many generous people from across the country have dug deep and kindly donated to the Western Queensland Drought Appeal Committee. The Committee are all unpaid volunteers who formed an organisation following a drought aid public forum held in Longreach in April 2015. The executive and management [...]
Have you ever wondered where the name 'teddy bear' came from? Our name, Tambo Teddies, is fairly self explanatory but why 'teddies'- where on earth did the 'teddy' come from to describe a soft, cuddly toy bear? Â Well, believe it or not, teddy bears are named after the U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt! Â [...]
Chances are when you purchase a Tambo Teddy it might just have the initials 'VK' on the bum tag and will have been created in the teddy bear workshop by Tambo Teddies Master Crafter, Verna Kruckow. The Kruckow family moved to Tambo in April 2003 and Verna started working part-time at Teddies in May of [...]
Up for adoption - this gorgeous little Tambo Teddy was looking for a new place to live. He was given back to Tambo Teddies to find him a loving home. Named Allawah Angus, bear number 9763 spent most of his life living in Geelong, Victoria but his owner found she could no longer fit him into her [...]
