Well, last night the Whimsies finally got around to talking about the latest episode of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD. Did it really take them four days? Yes. But as you’ll see from this conversation, it’s not so much because they’re still upset about it, but more because they’ve been excited about other things. This show is only one of many things they have on their mind. But it is on their minds, and this is what they have to say about it.
As usual, I came in somewhere in the middle of the conversation…
TRIXIE. …keeps reminding us it’s JUST a show. So we shouldn’t really get that upset about it.
TILLIE. She’s right, you know. Agent Coulson isn’t a real person, so no one’s really been kidnapped.
TESSIE. (rolling her eyes) I realize that, Till. We all realize that. But still, it doesn’t make it any less upsetting. I don’t like that it happened.
TILLIE. Neither do I! Although, you know what? I think one good thing is going to come out of this, at least.
TESSIE. What’s that?
TRIXIE. I know what she’s talking about! You mean because based on the coming attractions, it looks like maybe at last we’re gonna to find out what really happened to Agent Coulson, how it is that he was dead, and now he’s alive again.
TESSIE. Ooh, ooh! You’re right! That’s what the bad guys want with him, why they kidnapped him. And we see some scenes that show us stuff that make us think the show is finally going to deal with that.
TILLIE. Yeah, but do you think they REALLY will? I mean, it’s a big mystery, and they keep dropping hints. But if they solve the mystery, isn’t that going to..welll…take some of the mystery out of the show?
TRIXIE. It will. But if I know Marvel Comics, where some mystery goes out, more will come in. I don’t think it will get dull after this.
TESSIE. Yeah! Not dull at all! In fact, too exciting! At least for us Whimsies, it’s too exciting. I mean, we’re used to reading exciting stories in books, and seeing exciting movies, but with books, it all seems just a little less than real, cos you can tone it down in your imagination if you want. And with movies, it’s exciting, but then in a couple of hours it’s over, and you know what happened. But here! We see what’s happening, we CAN’T tone it down, and we DON’T know what’s going to happen!
TRIXIE. Well, that’s the genius of it all, right? That’s what makes you want to keep coming back.
TILLIE. That was one complaint I had about the show up till now, that it was too episodic. But now—boom! Not episodic any more!
TRIXIE. And the biggest bummer of all! We have to wait almost a whole month to find out what happens! No more episodes until after New Year’s!
TESSIE. That’s a long time! But you know why? Because it’s December and it’s Christmas, so we’re probably going to be having a lot of Christmas special instead!
TRIXIE. Yeah!! I wonder what Christmas specials are going to be on?? We should try to find out.
TILLIE. Miss Chrissy has a few on the Shelves. We should see if we can watch one today.
TESSIE. I want to watch the PeeWee Herman Christmas Special! I love that show!
TILLIE. (giggling) Yeah…so do I.
TRIXIE. Ooh, ooh! Yeah! And later today, or maybe tomorrow, we’re having another photo shoot!
TESSIE. You mean the Christmas Fashion Show? But you remember what happened: Miss Chrissy said she can’t find any good Christmas outfits for us, because everything in our size, NB, says “Baby’s First Christmas” on it.
TRIXIE. UGH!! We are NOT babies!
TILLIE. I know. But we can’t help it if we’re the same size as babies.
TESSIE. I like being this size.
TRIXIE. So do I. And I like most of the clothes Miss Chrissy finds for us. But I do NOT like being compared to a baby, because I am NOT a baby.
TILLIE. So then, how are we having a Christmas Fashion Show?
TRIXIE. Haha!! Didn’t you see? Miss Chrissy has Christmas ribbons we can put in our hair!
TESSIE. Yeah, but is that a “Fashion Show”?
TRIXIE. It is, if we want it to be. Hair Fashion!
TILLIE. What about Mr. Squee? Can he wear some ribbons in his hair?
TESSIE. (giggling) I don’t know if he will. I don’t think he’ll find it….dignified….
Well, as you can see, once the Whimsies got around to talking about SHIELD, they didn’t spend too much time on it, and their thoughts easily wandered, because they do indeed have so many other things on their mind. Soon, hopefully, we’ll be bringing you the Christmas Hair Ribbon Fashion Show. See you then!
I’m wearing the jammies right now, but Tessie and Tillie are right behind me, patiently waiting their turn in the blue polar bear jammies. You all know how much I love PINK, but for the moment, I’m taking a short break from everything pink to bring a touch of whimsie to the color BLUE.
with all that Christmas Stuff? We discussed this peculiarity at length, and the best we could come up with is that at some point in Miss Chrissy’s past, this ribbon must have adorned a Christmas gift. Miss Chrissy is pretty creative about re-using and re-purposing items, so she figures that surely she meant to use it again on another Christmas package.
I worked with the ribbon first, realizing that it is of course an extremely pretty hair accessory. I often like to wear a headband to hold my long hair out of my face, and what could possibly be prettier than a huge pink ribbon tied at the top of my head? With this look, I sort of remind myself of Madonna, back in the 1980’s, when she first started becoming popular. The 1980’s were a time with a very particular fashion vibe, and I think I capture that vibe somewhat with my huge pink hair ribbon accessory.
Next, Tessie has a go at it. She took the ribbon and still used it in her hair, but she reached back even further in fashion history by wrapping and twisting the ribbon around her head to create a sort of “modified turban,” reminiscent of the headwear preferred by the most fashionable flappers of the 1920’s. Too bad we don’t have a flapper dress to go with this turban! But Tess thought this zebra striped dress looked fun, and complimented the pink ribbon very well. 
But anyway, we all agree that Trixie looks super-confident, posing in her fancy outfit with the pink ribbon belt.
Well, that’s all we have for now. As I mentioned, next time we’ll delve a little deeper into the holiday spirit, and show you some of the fun decorations Miss Chrissy has brought forward for us all to enjoy over the next several weeks of the Christmas season. We Whimsies love holidays, and Christmas is absolutely the best of all the holidays, so we’re hoping to be able to celebrate it here with you—in style!!
After our upsetting experience this past Tuesday, watching the latest episode of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, everyone has been in sort of a funk for a few days. But then last night, I happened to mention that Thanksgiving is a week away, and despite their meloncholy, each Whimsie spoke fondly of Thanksgiving memories and traditions, really warming up to the idea of celebrating a holiday. They got the idea that they each wanted to write down all the things they are thankful for. I thought that was a splendid idea, sure to brighten the mood. 
Today Miss Chrissy had a little extra time on her lunch break, so she went to a new and different Thrift Store Boutique that she usually doesn’t go to, and found this really cute little pink and red striped jammie for us Whimsies to wear. It’s so soft and comfortable, and who can resist these colors?
