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Brrr! It’s cold outside. But no-brrrr inside. We have a fine fire to keep us warm, and we also have many wonderfully comfortable jammies and Winter hats. Such cold weather today, I thought it was time to show off another one of our Winter hats. This one is dark green and velvety, with little stars. Do you like it??
Categories: Do You Like My Hat?, Weather & Seasons
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Last week when Miss Chrissy and The Man were sorting Comics, Trixie got all distracted and spent a lot of time spread out on the floor surrounded by comic books, reading. Now we all know what The Man liked when he was a Boy, but what did Miss Chrissy like when she was a Girl? Tessie knew Miss Chrissy when she was a Girl, and has a very distinct memory of Miss Chrissy being crazy about the Cowsills! We asked Miss Chrissy about it and she laughed and laughed and said yes that was absolutely true, and then she went to the bookcase and found a scrapbook she had made about the Cowsills, so many years ago.
Here I am showing a page from that scrapbook. I really enjoyed looking through it, because I have to admit, that years and years ago, when I lived with my Person Jennifer, SHE TOO was a big fan on the Cowsills. She had all kinds of Cowsill pictures all over her walls! I don’t know if she ever made a scrapbook like Miss Chrissy did, but looking through this scrapbook, it brought back a lot of memories for me, because I remember so many of these pictures from my time with Jennifer.
Jennifer’s favorite Cowsill was Barry, and I’m sorry to say that Miss Chrissy informed me that he has since died, and it was in a terrible way, drowing during a terrible Hurricane. Cowsill Bill has also died, which is also sad. 
But Miss Chrissy’s favorite Cowsill, Paul, (pictured here) is still alive, and lives in Montana or Oregon or some such place, and is a farmer. At least that’s what she read on The Internet.
I don’t know if I had a favorite Boy Cowsill, but I always remember being so envious of Susan, because she had such a large family, and I always imagined it would be nice to have so many brothers to look out for me. I also imagined it would be nice to be able to go on stage and sing. On The Internet, we have also learned that Susan is still making music even today, and brother John is actually in a singing group from the 1960’s that is still around today, The Beach Boys!
I don’t think The Beach Boys are as popular today as they once were, and the Cowsills don’t exist any more as a singing group, though we hear that sometimes some of them get together and will do shows. That might be fun to see, but it might also be sad, because they are all so much older now, not like we remember them.
I like looking in this scrapbook with Miss Chrissy, and remembering the Cowsills the way they were. And of course, we can still pull their music and listen to it, and it sounds exactly the same as it always did, and it’s still good.
Categories: Groovy Things
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Trixie here! And I am so excited about our new feature, The Wonderful World of Whimsies! We have seen so many beautiful and pretty Whimsies On Line, and being able to share them here with you is a great joy! Tessie started us out yesterday with a 
group of Whimsies, but today I want to show you one very special Whimsie I’ve found, who is such an inspiration to me.
I have no idea who this Whimsie might be, though with her pink braids one could easily imagine her my younger sister or cousin. I say she would be younger than me, because look at her! She is so fresh-faced, with such a beautiful complexion and bright eyes, and her hair is the most lovely shade of pink! When I look at this Whimsie, I feel encouraged that if I continue my Beauty Treatments, perhaps someday I, too, could look as beautiful.
And not only that, but look at what she’s wearing! As you know, I am a big fan of PINK, and this outfit has it goin’ on! But what about that cute little black top, with tiny pink flowers all over it? Pink and black together—what an inspiration! Even her hair ribbons are pink and black! I love how she’s so color-coordinated.
Oh, and SHOES. Right now, we Whimsies only have one pair of shoes among us (though we have enough socks to last a month without doing laundry!) I wish we had more shoes, since here they look so pretty, and so comfortable. I think I’ll have to ask Miss Chrissy to be on the lookout for more shoes for us. Not only would it be a great way to keep our tootsies warm in Winter, but isn’t it true that all girls love shoes?? And we Whimsies are certainly no different than any other girls!
It’s so nice to see that there are other Whimsies in the world, and to see that some of them are so very pretty, like this one. It makes me proud to be a Whimsie, and makes me want to be the very best Whimsie I can possibly be.
Categories: Fashion, Wonderful World of Whimsies
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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!
Categories: Wonderful World of Whimsies
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So, the other night, while we were having our Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD discussion, we all got the idea to write about our Favorite Boyfriends, and I decided to write about the most important person in all of Marvel Comics (as far as I’m concerned), Stan Lee, who is pretty much the father of Marvel Comics, along with some other guys like Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, who did a lot of the earliest artwork. But when it came to dreaming up the characters and writing the stories, almost always (at first), it was Stan Lee.
I remind you that we got this idea to write these things about our Favorite Boyfriends over a week ago now, and since then, Tessie and Tillie have told you about their Boyfriends, but I sort of got delayed. You see, The Man has a lot of comics that are in boxes, and Miss Chrissy and The Man got the idea to go through and organize some of these comics over the last few days, and as soon as I saw those boxes being opened, I could smell the old newsprint, and was irresistibly drawn to what they were doing. So I settled down on the floor, and it seems I have spent the better part of the last several days reading and reading so many comics I never even knew existed, back when I lived in The Hoard. What a great surprise!
Miss Chrissy once mentioned that she has always been a big fan of the original Star Trek, and thought she had seen the episodes, but then years and years later, she was watching TV and suddenly there was an episode of this 20 or 30 year old show that she had never seen before! 
At least, she didn’t remember it. And it was kind of that way for me too, this past week, suddenly discovering all these comics that were really OLD comics, but they were NEW to me.
So first of all, I apologize for being so late to the party. But at the same time, this experience has provided me with an excellent opportunity to explain to you why Stan Lee is one of my Favorite Boyfriends. Offered into evidence: this picture of me with a very special comic I found among all the others in the boxes. As you can see, it’s called the “No-Prize Book,” but it’s not actually a comic at all, in the usual sense, because mostly it’s a collection of all the times Stan Lee and his whole group made tremendous boo-boo’s while making the comics. For instance, on one page, Doctor Octopus is fighting Spider-Man, and he says, “And now, SUPER-MAN, I grow bored with this game!” Wh…what?? Super-Man? Huh? BIG boo-boo!
On the cover, there’s a figure that sorta looks like Doctor Doom, but guess what? It’s actually Stan! And by the way, he’s upside down. (In my picture here, he’s right side up, but I’m just sitting with the book upside down, so you can see that it’s Stan.) And this sort of perfectly illustrates one of the main things I most love about him—it’s very clear that he is never afraid to joke around, and poke fun, at even himself.
Miss Chrissy is always telling people that one of the things she loves most about The Man is that he has “a sense of humor.” Well, if Miss Chrissy wasn’t already married to The Man, I think she would like to consider Stan Lee as a Boyfriend, because he apparently has a great sense of humor! (Of course, he’s MY boyfriend, so she can’t have him…)
Having a sense of humor is something that makes anyone so much more enjoyable to be around. And I think having a sense of humor also makes you feel a lot younger than you really are. Because if I’m not mistaken, Stan Lee is now about 90 years old, which, for a human, is pretty old. You can see by looking at him that he has gray hair, and wrinkles, which are big clues that he’s not young, but you know what? He also always has this big smile on his face, and if you ask me, anyone with a big smile on their face like that is never truly going to look old.
Another way that Stan Lee stays young and fun is that he almost always makes a “cameo” appearance in the Marvel movies. He’s done some pretty funny ones that I’ve seen so far (and some I’ve only read about), but probably one of my favorites is when he was in the Fantastic Four movie, and he played Willie Lumpkin, the mailman that brings the Fantastic Four all their fan mail (and it’s a huge sack of fan mail!!). I read about Willie Lumpkin the mailman in quite a few of the early Fantastic Four comics, so he’s sort of almost like one of the family to me. So it makes perfect sense that Stan Lee would play him in the movies.
Whenever you see Stan in a movie, or on TV, or doing an interview, or whatever, he’s always smiling and laughing, and I don’t think it’s fake. I think he really enjoys everything he does, and everything he has, and 
he’s a very happy person. That’s why I consider him one of my Favorite Boyfriends. It’s no fun to hang around with people who are dark and depressing. I think if I was ever lucky enough to actually meet Stan Lee and hang around with him, it would be a lot of fun.
There would be so many questions I would want to ask him! What a brain to pick! Think of all the great comic book characters that sprang from his brain! How did he get all these terrific ideas? Are there any more new characters lurking around in there? Are there characters we haven’t seen yet, but who would make the Marvel Universe a more colorful and exciting place than it already is?
So, in conclusion: Being fun, and creative, and loving life and having a great sense of humor. That’s what I like about Stan, and why I consider him my Boyfriend, And that’s why wrinkles and gray hair will never matter to me. No matter how old he is, Stan Lee will always be young and heart.
And he will always be my Boyfriend.
Categories: Groovy Things, Marvel, My Favorite Boyfriend
