Sarge, the golf bear and Myfanwy represent my paternal grandparents. 
Victor Mills from Cornwall and Margaret Trott from Splott, Cardiff, Wales. 
Grandpa was an avid golfer and Nan was a campaigner for political parties.  
They both enjoyed their annual cruise to tropical climes.

Victor and Margaret Mills c 1920

       The geranium (pelargonium) bear and peanut bears  
are for my maternal grandparents.
Kathleen Appleyard from Derbyshire and Cyril Ward from Yorkshire.
We had great Boxing Day parties at their house. 
Nan was never far away from her knitting or sewing, gardening or cooking.
Granddad grew magnificent vegetables 
and had his dog "Bob" and then "Shep" with him at all times.

The wedding of Cyril and Kathleen Ward c 1920

The Father's Day bear is for my father-in-law, Frank, 
who was always fixing something.
Nettie, the tulip bear, represents my mother-in-law Mike. 
She must have been pleased to see Spring 
after a long, cold winter in northern Ontario.

Muriel Wall (also known as Mike) and Frank LeClair from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
Mike was known for her racing in the Powder Puff Derbies.  
She was the daughter of Ned Wall, a policeman from County Cork, Ireland, 
and Eva Lauzon from Quebec.
She raised 7 wonderful children - (this input from Patrick!). 
Frank was an outdoorsman.  
In his younger days he was a muleteer 
and then worked for the Algoma Central Railway. 
Many years ago he rescued an orphan bear cub and took it home to his children.  
It was cared for in their backyard until it grew too big...
and was then adopted by a zoo.

Frank and "Mike" LeClair c 1930