I was waiting for Tillie, trying to give her a chance to share one of her favorite Whimsies with you, but then she got all distracted by the Cowsills, and in the meantime, I found the Whimsie pictured above, and just couldn’t wait any longer! I have to say something about this Poor Dear!

Oh my! Look at her! She’s so pretty, but obviously NOT Well Taken Care Of. Actually, note the pretty pink ribbons in her hair—pretty, but now sadly drooping. At some point, somebody must have cared enough about her to dress her up and make her pretty, but somehow she has now fallen on hard times, and her life is not what it once was. And why is there a pink yarn around her neck? Is that a dreadful attempt at Fashion? Or something more sinister? I shudder to think about it…

Oh, how sad! It makes me want to cry, just looking at her. I think perhaps she reminds me too much of what I once was, before I found my way here to Whimsieville—so lost and forlorn, having nobody to care for me. It just breaks my heart to think of any Whimsie remaining in that state for too long.

This Poor Dear reminds me of the orphans from Annie, when they sing “It’s a Hard Knock Life For Us.” You could easily imagine her in that band of ragamuffin little girls, sweeping and mopping floors, scrubbing windows, cleaning toilets….BLEAH!!! How horrible!

I feel so sorry for this Whimsie. I wish we could find her and adopt her and bring her home to live with us in Whimsieville, so she could be cleaned up and have some lovely Beauty Treatments and become as beautiful as we can see she really is under that dirty face and messy hair. I must talk to Miss Chrissy about the possibility of opening the gates of Whimsieville to other poor Whimsies who need someone to love them and Take Care Of them, and who would love to have Good Friends like me, and Tillie and Tessie. We are so blessed here in Whimsieville, and I would love to share that blessing with others, like this Poor Dear…

We realize that we are not the only three Whimsies in the world. Each of us, in our past, has had times when we’ve known and been friends with other Whimsies.

When I lived with Miss Chrissy when she was a little girl, she had many Whimsies (but I was her favorite!), and neighbors and cousins would often come over with their Whimsies and we would all play together in the Clubhouse.

Tillie tells us that her Person Jennifer had a friend named Patty, who would visit with her Whimsies, Trudi and Tootsie. They spent a lot of time together reading books, watching cartoons and playing hopscotch and Green Ghost.

Trixie did not know any other Whimsies until she ended up in the first of several Hoards she had to live in, before she came to Whimsieville. She knew several other Whimsies in all that time, and tells us that in a few of the Hoards, she even met BOY Whimsies!

What a fascinating World of Whimsies it is! When we Whimsies were young, there was no such thing as The Internet, so we had no idea how wide the World of Whimsies might actually spread. Now, we can go On Line, and find lots and lots of other Whimsies! Some of them we see at the E Bay Adoption Agency, and others we find in other places. Of course, it’s unlikely we will ever meet any of these other Whimsies (and we have had numerous discussions about how we would feel about meeting any Whimsie BOYS, and “the jury is still out” on all that, as they say) but still, we do enjoy looking at their pictures and portraits.

As a new feature here at Whimsieville, we are going to begin sharing with you some of the wonderful images of other Whimsies that we find from time to time. Here’s our first look at Whimises other than us, and we’vbe chosen a group portrait to show not only that there are other Whimsies living together in harmony, but also that girl and BOY Whimsies can live together in harmony. (Some others of us here in Whimsieville are not yet entirely convinced that is possible…)

In this portrait, we see a girl who looks very much like she could be Tillie’s cousin, but Tillie assures us she does not know this Whimsie. Isn’t she pretty, though, in that lovely pink dress? And shoes!

We also see a sleepy Whimsie beside her, dressed in striped nightclothes, though it is difficult to tell if this is a boy or girl. This Whimsie does not appear to have any hair…but what a sweet face!

In the back, on the left, we see a fellow with a moustache. Definately a boy! (Even though he appears to be wearing a dress…very strange…) I don’t have any problem with boy Whimsies, but I do think a Whimsie with a moustache looks somewhat…unnatural. I don’t think I would like to meet this boy Whimsie in a dark alley, or anywhere else for that matter.

But I like the fellow on the right! He’s all dressed up like he’s graduating from school, and we all agree that a SMART Whimsie is a fun Whimsie! From what we’ve gathered, this Whimsie’s name is Simon. I like that name, and I think I would like him, if I ever met him.

As you can see, these Whimsies are posing for their portrait on a nice chair or couch of some kind, so we get the impression they are Well Taken Care Of, and have a nice life, wherever they are. And don’t you just love the smiles on all of their faces?

Well, that’s our first look at the Whimsie World outside of Whimsieville. We’ll be back for more as time goes on. Just follow the Whimsie Face on the right side of the page to stay up to date on the Wonderful World of Whimsies!