Titch

So easy to call him Titch. He's just a tiny teddy-bear. Yet I, a grown-up man, feel a strange affection. Affection, yes, for something fluffy, and all you can do is look at it, talk to it – or should I say “him”? – and leave it on a shelf, table, desk. Ah, yes, so much history: Theodore Roosevelt. He hated the name Teddy, but folk would call him that. So thank you, Theodore. I will not call you Teddy. You hated it, I know, so this teddy we call Titch. (29 Jul 2023)