The "Bear" Necessities

When we first got the Mama Bear Productions website up, I mean right at the start, before it was interactive, I attended a party. I ran in to some old acquaintances and did some catching up. When Irene asked me about what I was up to I told her about Mama Bear Productions. She listened intently, but I thought she was just being polite. As it turns out, though she is polite, she was listening with real interest.

Like so many folks, I’ve got a real love affair with the “Old West”. I love good westerns (books and movies), and good cowboy songs. What I’ve just realized today however is this; though there a few standards - I Ride an Old Paint, Sweet Betsy From Pike, Home on the Range - there reallly isn’t much in terms of cowboy music for kids.

Winter is here! And in the northern states at least, translates to a cold, dark time of year. Winter is when many creatures hibernate. Bears, raccoons (kind of) woodchucks (think Feb. 2nd) - even turtles and frogs burrow down into the mud to await the warmth of spring. It’s a time to rest and rejuvenate. Deciduous trees do this well. The holiday’s are over, which means we can finally slow down, decompress, relax and do some rejuvenating our selves. So what to do during those long, cold, dark winter months?