Miss Chrissy here! I wanted to post this time, to tell about all the excitement going on in Whimsieville because a delivery of SHOES has recently come in. I must say! The way the Whimsies behaved about all this has made me so very proud of them indeed.
First, as you know, the Whimsies have had very little in the way of shoes up to this point—a pair of silky pink ballerina slippers, which they wear mostly when dressing up n their fairy princess costume, and my old baby shoes, which are (naturally) very old-fashioned. Of course, the Whimsies don’t mind about things being old-fashioned, because in many ways, they themselves are old-fashioned! But I’ve been wanting for some time to get them more 
in the way of shoes. Several trips to the Thrift Store Boutique have produced plenty of hats and pants and shirts, but I can’t seem to find any shoes! It’s not it’s not that I can’t find any good shoes there, I simply can’t find any shoes at all!
So I turned to E-Bay, and there…ah ha! Lots and lots of shoes to choose from, and some at very reasonable prices. So I started by measuring the old-fashioned baby shoes, and found they are four inches in length, and from there I determined that the size shoe worn by a Whimsie is…ONE. And that makes sense, because the size clothes they wear is NB for Newborn, meaning the Whimsies are just about equal in size to the smallest human being possible. (Well, actually, I’ve discovered there is a smaller size, it’s called “Preemies,” for very, very small babies, but I don’t run into this size too much at the Boutique.)
So anyway, here we are, all armed with information and a vast array of shoes available online! Secretly, while the Whimsies were not looking, I chose several pairs, wanting to surprise them. And boy, were they surprised (and delighted) when the package arrived at here in Whimsieville! The Whimsies will often tell you that they are not babies, and even that they are not children, but they sure did act like a bunch of happy kids tearing into that package and bringing out their new shoes.
And here’s why I’m so proud of them. As Tessie recently revealed, she was planning to ask Santa Claus for a pair of patent leather shoes. So I was certain that when she saw the black patent leather shoes come out of the package, she would gravitate right towards them. Well, she did, but at the same time, Tillie also began to wax eloquent about how much she loves black patent leather shoes, because they remind her so much of one year at Christmas when her person, Jennifer, dressed her up in a red velvet dress and ruffled white socks and black patent leather shoes, and took her to a 
party. The party was being thrown by some friends of her parents, who were university professors, and the people throwing the party were also university professors, and their house was very big, and very nice, and so beautifully decorated for Christmas, and everyone there was wearing their holiday best, and the table was overflowing with beautiful and delicious foods. This is where Tillie first got to taste those fruit-flavored slices she is so partial to, and also something called “marzipan,” which she also enjoys very much.
Not only that, but there were not many children at this party, but because Jennifer had brought Tillie in her beautiful outfit, they were such a hit among all the Grown Ups, and they both got a lot of attention that evening.
So these new patent leather shoes brought back so many good memories for Tillie, and while I saw Tessie hesitate a moment, in the end, she said, “Till, you should definitely wear them first.” And then Trixie added, “Yeah, and even though Miss Chrissy won’t let us show off our Christmas outfits yet because it’s only October, I think maybe you should wear my ‘Christmas Rocks’ shirt with these patent leather shoes, they would look awesome together!”
So that’s what Tillie did, and as you can see here, she does indeed look awesome. What a great combination of red and white and black, heralding the coming of the holiday season! Leave it to Trixie to come up with the crazy idea that fancy black patent leather shoes would look good with a tee shirt that has electric guitars on it and says “Christmas Rocks.” 
Tillie jumped right into the spirit of this weird juxtaposition and added the fancy ruffled socks (just like the ones she wore years ago at that big party) and a merry red velvet Christmas bow in her hair. In every way her outfit says, “It’s not Christmas yet…but I can’t wait till it comes!”
As you see here, Tillie in her pre-party outfit decided to have her photo shoot indoors, because patent leather shoes are not really for wearing outdoors, unless you are running to and from the car on the evening of your big party. But Trixie was so happy to find these pretty flowered sneakers and gladly took them outside for her photo shoot. You see, Trixie has been hearing me and The Man talking about doing a final lawn-mowing on a certain section of Whimsieville, getting it ready for the long Winter ahead, and all weekend she’s been bugging us about being our “assistant.” 
Trixie is always ready to help with any outdoor activities, but in the past, not having a really good pair of shoes has prevented her from doing as much as she would like. Because, as everyone knows, if you are working with dangerous machinery, like a lawnmower, you must be wearing good, safe shoes. Well, these sneakers, tied up tightly with bright white shoelaces, now keep her feet completely safe from any lawn mowing danger. So now, of course we will be happy to have Trixie help us with the lawn!
Oh, and by the way, Trixie was extra delighted when she realized that the flower pattern in her new sneakers almost exactly matches the flower pattern in one of her favorite shirts. It was a no brainer
to combine the sneakers and shirt, so here she is, with her hair held back off her face by a bright pink headband, ready to help tidy up the Lawns of Whimsieville!
This leaves Tessie with the final pair of shoes. Her mild disappointment over not getting to wear the patent leathers was instantly erased when she saw these darling little suede lace-up boots! When she put them on, she instantly declared that they were so very comfortable! And why wouldn’t they be? What could be better than suede? And what could be better than boots?
To compliment her new suede boots, Tessie chose a pair of brown and white polka dot pants recently acquired from the Boutique, and paired these pants and boots with a simple white top and jacket. How elegant! Right? And because I was so proud of Tessie for letting Tillie wear the patent leathers, I told her that this very simple and elegant outfit needed one more touch—gold jewelry! So I went to my jewelry box and found a simple gold chain, which she was able to twirl around her neck three times, adding a real touch of class to her outfit.
Tessie also decided to pose outdoors, on the patio furniture. In her simple yet elegant outfit, she tells me she is evoking the image of a society lady who is waiting at a fancy outdoor restaurant to have a weekend brunch with her other society lady friends. The necklace says “society,” but the suede boots say “weekend.” And the smile on Tessie’s pretty face says she is a happy Whimsie, glad to have friends, and glad to have shoes!
So! That is the first wave of new Whimsie shoes. Wait! Does “first wave” mean there might be more? Shhhh….don’t tell the Whimsies, but we’re expecting another package in the mail later this week! Right now, though, we’re off to tend the Lawns of Whimsieville!
The last time you heard from Trixie, and the time before that you heard from Tillie, and both times you heard the phrase “let the cat out of the bag.” No, they were not talking about Mr. Squee in a bag (as if you ever could keep him in a bag!) but they were talking about telling a secret. The secret is that we Whimsies love sweets, and I think my two friends have given you plenty of information about that at the moment, so I’m not going to belabor the point. 
but sometimes, instead of actually giving them a piglet, they would put a cat in the bag instead. When they got home and opened the bag, a cat would jump out, not a piglet, and then the buyer would realize that they had been cheated. So the thinking is that “let the cat out of the bag” means a secret has been revealed. But if you believe this story, “let the cat out of the bag” could just as easily mean realizing that you’ve been cheated. So this story doesn’t really hold together for me.
Whimsieville, oh no! There are many cats here…Mr. Squee just happens to be the only live, actual cat. But as we roam around, there are so many other whimsical suggestions of cats, and I’m here today to share just a few of those with you.
Tillie however, has found another cat in Whimsieville that does have a purpose! On Labor Dar, while she was working at the desk, helping Miss Chrissy organize her CD collection, Tillie noticed this little cermaic cat who seems quite happy to hold pencils. You can tell he’s happy because of the big smile on his face, and doesn’t he just look adorable with all those brightly colored pencils wrapped up in his tail? This cat came to Whimsieville via The Thrift Store Boutique. Of course, real cats are never green with purple stripes, but doesn’t this little guy look great against the green walls? Trixie warns us that green and purple are the colors of Marvel 
And here’s another cat that has a job to do. Trixie has found this much more appropriately colored fellow in orange and black, with a handsome white moustache, made in India of a soft, lightweight paper mache type material. He also looks quite content, perhaps because he knows he is hiding a secret—and a very important secret! Have you ever wanted to clip your socks together so they don’t get lost in the washing machine? Or perhaps you have a rip or tear in your clothing and a safety pin would be just the thing to hold it all together until you can get a needle and thread? If so, and no safety pins are available, life can become most miserable. 
So! Now! it’s my turn to talk about sweets! First, Tessie accidentally let the cat out of the bag, (no, not Mr. Squee! As if you ever could keep him in a bag!) then Tillie picked up with a full confession that we Whimsies enjoy a bit of sweet now and then. She happened to mention that I was partial to chocolate, and oh my! That is true! But there’s something else I want to talk about in regard to chocolate.
Speaking of songs, there’s also that song, “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.” Being home is always comfortable and extremely pleasant, so why do we actually sing about it when we’re home for Christmas?
because when they send out their catalog just before Christmas, there is so much wonderful stuff to look at in there, you could get a tummy ache just turning the pages!
Till then, I had only had the opportunity to sneak a bite or two of a Snickers bar from Abigail, my human. She wasn’t nice enough to share it with me, so I would sneak a tiny bite now and then, when she wasn’t looking. And it was delicious! Looking at The Swiss Colony catalog, I always dreamed that those chocolates would taste just as good.
The Hoarder dropped that Swiss Colony box right where she stood and started running around frantically, looking for blankets and coats that she knew she had “somewhere,” and while she ran all around like a crazy person, I scurried over to the box and grabbed one WHOLE Petit Four that was completely chocolate and had a giant T on the top. The T was part of the word “Christmas,” because the candies spelled out “Merry Christmas,” but as far as I was concerned, that T was for TRIXIE and that candy was MINE!
And that day came when I got to Whimsieville! Last Halloween, we Whimsies all dressed up in costumes (I was a Pirate!) and even though we told you we didn’t go Trick or Treating because we don’t eat candy…well, that was only partially true. In fact, we did not go Trick or Treating, mostly because there might be dogs in the neighborhood, and Tessie was afraid, but Miss Chrissy had quite a bit of candy left over after serving up all the 
Trick-or-Treaters that came to our front door. Miss Chrissy reached deep into the bowl and gave each of us a piece of candy. And you’ll never guess what I got! No, not a Petit Four. I got a Snickers! My very own Snickers!
The last few days the weather has been just a little cooler and crisper than usual, with bright blue cloudless skies, giving us hope that Autumn is truly on its way. The official start of Autumn is yet a few days away, but that hasn’t stopped us Whimsies from thinking about all the wonderful outfits we’ll be able to put together for the new season! And what says Autumn more than long sleeves, long pants, and socks? That’s our theme for our latest Fashion Show, as we now begin to look forward to cooler weather.
Let’s start this time with Tessie, since she has put together a cute little outfit in mostly neutral colors. You may notice her pants as something she’s worn before, last February, when she had a
So, Tessie has incorporated a kitty kat into her outfit, and I’ll do the same…not in my outfit, but in my pose. Because here I am, visiting Mr. Squee in his condo! My long sleeved shirt is one you have also seen before, pink, with a spotted brown elephant on the front! You know, when you start putting pictures on shirts, you can certainly come up with some pretty wild ideas, don’t you think? Who ever saw a spotted brown elephant? Well, you’ll see one now as you look at me, posing here with both Fred the Dinosaur, and Mr. Squee. (Fred and his other dinosaur friends live in the penthouse apartment of Mr. Squee’s condo, of course, so it was a quick trip for him to jump down and cuddle with me in my lap.) 
Now we come to Trixie, and is so often the case, Trixie is doing something a bit outrageous. Yes, she’s adhering to our theme of long sleeves, long pants and socks, but hers are all in black! Well, not the socks, because right now we don’t happen to have any black socks. But Trixie can put “black socks” on her list to Santa, because with her “Christmas Rocks” tee shirt, she is looking straight past Autumn and all the way to the biggest holiday of the year!
You see, there are a couple of electric guitars under the words “Christmas Rocks,” so the message on Trixie’s shirt can be taken two ways. First, Christmas “rocks,” meaning it’s cool and groovy, but also, Christmas rocks in a musical way! Since we all know that in addition to Christmas and candy, Trixie also loves music, I’m sure that before this year is over, she will reach into Miss Chrissy’s extensive CD collection to find some Christmas Rock & roll music to share with you all! (Remember, I recently helped Miss Chrissy sort and alphabetize her CD’s, so I know there is some fine Christmas music up on those shelves!)
Last time, when Tessie was here, talking about all those Whimsies in their pretty party dresses…she let the cat out of the bag. No, not Mr. Squee! As if you ever could keep him in a bag! He’s such a big strong guy, he would just head-butt and claw his way out of the bag! No, “let the cat out of the bag” is a saying that means you let a secret slip. And accidentally, Tessie let a big secret slip. Did you catch it?
First, I want to apologize to all of you for keeping any secrets at all. All three of us Whimsies want to apologize, in fact, but after much discussion about how to handle this matter, I was chosen to be the spokesperson. And I’m glad to do it. Because I don’t like keeping secrets. And I’m not even sure why we ever did in the first place.
We can’t figure out why, but our best guess is that it’s because as Whimsies we are naturally so sweet already, that the sweetness of cakes, cookies, candies, ice creams, etc. just naturally blends so well with our temperament. It’s a fact of life that everyone likes things that confirm what they already know and love, and so it seems we Whimsies have no objection to anything sweet…even food!
in doing so. Maybe we were feeling embarrassed about it. so we thought of it as a “Guilty Pleasure,” putting the emphasis on “Guilt” instead of where it out to be—on “Pleasure.”
Miss Chrissy was right to leave us to our own devices, and we have at last thought this all through, and now that we’ve made this confession, we feel really good about it. We hope you can forgive us for our previous deception. We are DONE feeling guilty about the pleasure of eating sweets! And now that we’ve come clean, we’re looking forward to sharing with you our feelings on some of our favorite desserts. 
Throughout this post, we’ve added a few pictures of some of our favorite foods. Tessie is partial to pure sugar treats, like lollipops and gumdrops—which is why she got so excited by the idea of a game called Smash the Pop. And since she felt worst of all for spilling our secret, to help her feel better, Trixie and I let her pick the icon for any posts where we’ll talk about Sweets. Take a look at the column of icons on the right, and you’ll see Tessie’s choice on the bottom.
As for Trixie, she is partial to chocolate in all forms, but nevermoreso than when it is topped by pink icing! So you can guess which of these pictures is here by her request! And one of Trixie’s very favorite sweets of all…you guessed it! Pink cotton candy! What could be sweeter?
candies, and those are just about the most delicious things I’ve ever eaten!
