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Here is the perfect #lockdown story to warm your heart and lift your spirits. My mother’s neighbour, Stella, has been restoring her old teddy bear 
who looked like this
who looked like this
Ted needed a complete overhaul, so Stella began by taking him apart and washing him
Yes, I’m afraid it was necessary to decapitate Ted
This was a thorough restoration job
But slowly, Ted began to look like his old (new) self again
And now he is back in Stella’s arms 
But that’s not the whole story. I asked Stella to explain why Ted’s restoration was so important to her, and she told me this story:
‘64 years ago (ish) I got Ted for Christmas and hated the miserable little runt and demolished him in a temper tantrum. Years later I realise it was all my mum could afford. So this week I made amends, chatted (in my head) to my mum and all is good.’
Now, wasn’t that worth the decapitation scene?
