Trixie’s been bugging me to say a few words in our new category, Wonderful World of Whimsies. It’s not that I haven’t wanted to, it’s just that I’ve been so busy watching the Olympics! And also sitting by the window, watching the weather, because the weatherman keeps saying “snow,” but then it never actually happens. So I think I’ve decided not to hang on every word the weatherman says. 
But anyway, as soon as I decided to take a short break from the Olympics, I found this darling photograph of two BFF Whimsies and just had to say something about them!
First of all…adorable. Right? They both look so happy…and so stylish! I love the blue outfit, it looks casual, comfortable and fun. And the girl in pink is actually wearing the dress that Tessie was stuck in for years and years, but I’ve seen Tessie’s dress in the bottom of the dresser drawer, and it doesn’t look anywhere near as bright and pretty as this one! It’s hard to believe a dress this beautiful could have been kept this nice for over fifty years! Perhaps it was stored in a vacuum-packed bag, and taken out especially for this photo- shoot? That wouldn’t surprise me. I think if Tessie’s dress looked THIS pretty, she would be more inclined to dig it out of the drawer and put it back on.
But after noting all this—and by the way, also noting the wonderful addition of SHOES and SOCKS to these pretty outfits—two things really, really stand out to me. You know how there’s this saying about “the elephant in the room,” when there’s something that’s so obvious but nobody wants to talk about it? Well, I’m going to talk about the “elephant” in this picture, which is not an elephant at all, but a CHICKEN!! And a dead, plucked chicken at that! I mean…for goodness sake, what is THAT all about? Pink Whimsie is wearing the dead plucked chicken around her neck like it’s some magnificent strand of jewels!
What is the thinking here? Is this some new fashion trend of which Trixie, Tessie and I are completely unaware? Is it like, maybe, when Goth Girls wear black lipstick and skull earrings? Is Pink Whimsie trying to SHOCK us with the unexpected? Is she trying to say, “So! Think I’m so cute and adorable, do you? But look, I also have a crude,rude side, so don’t think you can figure me out! I’m going to surprise you at every turn!”
With Goth Girls, it’s not really surprising when they wear dog collars, or skull earring, or Frankenstein boots. You expect all that. What would be surprising is if they put some pretty pink ribbons in their hair. I sure would love to see that sometime.
But as for Pink Whimsie here, the dead chicken is a mystery to me.
Now, one other thing I must mention about these two charming Whimsies, and that’s the lovely little pair of spectacles on Blue Whimsie. How cute! It almost makes me wish I didn’t have perfect eyesight, so I too could wear spectacles. But even as I say this, I have to wonder…if Blue’s friend is wearing a dead chicken around her neck as some strange fashion statement, perhaps Blue doesn’t actually need spectacles, and is merely wearing them as her own personal fashion statement.
As everyone knows, Tess and Trix and I love to wear hats! We are well-documented hat-wearers. That is OUR fashion statement. But looking at these two Whimsies, I’m getting some new ideas for fashion statements. No, not dead chickens! But I wonder what we would look like in some fashionable spectacles. My imagination is activated with the very thought of spectacles! I think I will have to ask Miss Chrissy if there is any way we can get our hands on some spectacles, so we can see if we might want to make them part of our distinctive Whimsical look!
Now I’m sorry that it took me so long to get around to commenting in our new category about other Whimsies. I can see this is going to be an activity full of fun and new ideas. Can’t wait to see what wonderful and whimsical sights we might see next, as we continue to journey through the Wonderful World of Whimsies!
