Kansas City Jubilee -- Day 1

Here's a new way to tell you are in Missouri -- when I got out of the car yesterday afternoon to go into the motel and register, my glasses instantly fogged over --- it was HUMID!!

This afternoon we set up our table and got to visit with artists that were arriving for the show.

This evening was the banquet (yummy chicken marsala!) and the Good Bears of the World fund raiser auction. There were a lot of collectors on hand to bid on the items that had been donated by artists that are here for the show as well as a number that are not but donated a piece anyway.



The center pieces on each table were one of these bears with a mylar balloon. At our table the balloon was a purple heart.

The center pieces were given to the person at the table with the birthday closest to today -- the DH was the one at our table, so this little bear is coming home with us!!







Martha Burch prepares to entertain us as the auctioneer






Collectors lined up to register as buyers for the auction.



Here are some of the 44 pieces that were auctioned off with all of the proceeds going to Good Bears of the World (the little silver and black puppy in the center was our donation)



Great company at our table -- this is one of the collectors with her companion bear that she (and her husband) brought to dinner.



We had a delightful dinner, followed by a cheese cake bar for desert. This was my creation---fresh raspberries and dark hot fudge ---- mmmmmmm!







These adorable pieces were available by special order as the convention "bear" -- notice the official looking miniature Good Bear being hugged by the little elephant (for those of you that are not familiar with Stieff's history, the first animals made were elephants, followed by bears)