Michigan farmer’s stuffed animals accidentally become celebrities

YALE — It’s hard to remember exactly when things got out of hand. But somewhere along the way, everything changed.

It began only because Jacklin Kinzer wanted to keep in touch with her grandkids, which is why she came up with the idea of sending them little stories about her day. But to make them more relatable, she told them through the eyes of two stuffed animals — a dog and a bear.