Miss Chrissy got us some new Winter Hats recently, and we just wanted to share a few of them, because we think they are so nifty!
YELLOW JAMMIES
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Trixie got to showcase our new blue jammies, and before that Tessie modeled red and pink striped jammies, so now it’s my turn! And can you believe it? I’m wearing YELLOW jammies! Yes, honestly, I kid you not…yellow!
Once or twice before it’s been mentioned on this blog that we Whimsies have always held the belief that nobody looks good in yellow, and so when Miss Chrissy goes out to the Thrift Store Boutique, we ask her to please, please, please don’t buy us anything in yellow. And up till now, she’s listened to us, and hasn’t come back with any yellow clothes. But today, when she made a trip to the Boutique, she found this cute little yellow jammie, and decided to buy it for us, since it was the right size (NB) and was On Sale, for a Very Good Price. Worse case scenario, on her next visit to the Boutique she would have to return it for something more…appropriate.
But there will be no return of these jammies. I’m glad she took a chance, because, once we all got over the horror of seeing yellow clothing, I decided to be brave and try on the jammie, and instantly realized how ridiculous we’ve all been for so long for avoiding the color yellow. Not only does this jammie feel just as comfortable as any of our others, but I also think I look pretty darn good in it! It took Tessie and Trixie a little while, but eventually, they had to agree. They even both said that they can’t wait for their chance to try on this jammie!
Now, I will admit, this shade of yellow is very pale and pretty, so it works perfectly for a jammie, sort of like soft rays of sunshine sneaking through the bedroom window when you’re just about to wake up on a Saturday morning. If these jammies had been Bright Yellow, or Electric Yellow, or worse yet, Neon Yellow, I probably wouldn’t be feeling so friendly towards the idea of yellow jammies. But these jammies are just perfect.
So! What is the end result? We now have a new pair of jammies, in a color that we’ve never worn before. The world is getting bigger and more beautiful all the time! I love trying new things, learning new things.
What could possibly be next? Maybe Tessie and Trixie will take a tiny baby step outside their comfort zone and decide that they’re willing to watch even a minute or two of Too Cute! – Puppies?
I won’t hold my breath. But stranger things have happened.
Categories: Fashion
MARVEL’S AGENTS OF SHIELD ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION #11: THE EXCEPTION, NOT THE RULE
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We finally got back to Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD this past week, and when the Whimsies were done watching, they had a few things to say, as usual. However, it was not at all usual what they had to say…
TRIXIE. So, girls! We certainly had to wait a long time to see our next episode of SHIELD. Whaddja think?
TILLIE. (after a pause) Honestly?
TRIXIE. Of course honestly! Have we ever been anything other than honest with each other? That’s the Whimsie Way, isn’t it?
TILLIE. Of course!
TRIXIE. So then…?
TILLIE. Well…to tell the truth…I was a little disappointed.
TRIXIE. (after a moment) Funny you say that…because I was too. What about you, Tess?
TESSIE. I’m just glad Agent Coulson is okay! I hated having him out there, being kidnapped.
TILLIE. I agree. But at the same time—and you’re probably going to hate this, Tess—but at the same time, it would have been a lot BETTER if he hadn’t gotten un-kidnapped so fast.
TESSIE. WHAT??
TRIXIE. No, no. I know what she means, Tess. There was a lot of dramatic juice in that kidnapping. And then they closed it all up in only one episode. I mean, it’s nice to know Coulson is okay and all that, but it would have been a better STORY to keep him kidnapped for longer.
TILLIE. Yes! I agree! And you know what else would have been better? Getting a much more clear picture of exactly what happened to him, how it was that he was dead, and now he’s not dead.
TESSIE. I’m with you there. I’ve got to admit, I’m kind of annoyed that we didn’t really get any real information about all that.
TRIXIE. Yeah. I mean, we know he was dead, and now he’s alive. And I think we all pretty much knew all along that he wasn’t in Tahiti.
TILLIE. And we know that Loki shot a big old gun right through his chest, so it wasn’t like a big reveal that he would have had some kinds of medical procedures done.
TESSIE. Yes! But we didn’t see them working on his chest. They were working on his BRAIN. Which, by the way, was gross.
TRIXIE. It WAS gross! But at least it wasn’t very realistic.
TILLIE. So, what’s the real story here? I mean, was that really Coulson having his brain picked at? Or was it a Life Model Decoy and they were just putting his brain inside?
TESSIE. Good question, Till! I’m not entirely sure the Life Model Decoy explanation is totally off the table.
TILLIE. So the end result of all this is that last time we were sort of PROMISED we would get some answers, and now we’ve seen the episode, and we still don’t feel we have any good answers yet.
TRIXIE. Yeah. So you know what that makes me think? You know how in the coming attractions at the end of this week’s show, they kind of HINT that we’re going to find out about Skye’s parents? Well…because of what happened to Agent Coulson, I don’t actually believe them.
TILLIE. It’s just too early in the show to get big answers to big questions.
TRIXIE. And yet they keep teasing us!
TESSIE. Well, that’s what shows do. They have to do something to get you to come back and watch next time.
TILLIE. Wow…I feel like we’re really coming down hard on one of our favorite shows.
TRIXIE. Well, they can’t ALL be the best episode.
TESSIE. That’s true. But there was one really cool thing that happened in this episode, guys!
TILLIE. You don’t mean something with Fitz, do you?
TESSIE. NO! We barely saw Fitz and Simmons during this whole episode. They only had a little bit to do. That was kind of disappointing.
TRIXIE. Then what’s this good thing you’re talking about?
TESSIE. When Agent May was asked if Skye should be able to stay on the plane, if she had anything to offer, and May said ‘No. She’s no use.’
TRIXIE. I know! That was cold!
TESSIE. Yeah, it was! But then later, we find out May knew exactly what she was doing! She was trying to get Skye off the plane, so Skye would be free to do her own investigating. And as a matter of fact, that’s what she did, and she found out a bunch of stuff that helped save Agent Coulson.
TILLIE. Yeah, and then May said to Agent Ward, ‘Don’t always think the worst of me.’
TESSIE. I have to admit. I thought the worst of her when she said Skye should leave.
TILLIE. Me too!
TRIXIE. Me too! I mean, Agent May is one of my favorite characters cos she’s such a good fighter, she’s almost like a superhero, cos she’s got so many skills. But sometimes she’s not the most warm and fuzzy personality, know what I mean?
TILLIE. Well…warm and fuzzy serves you well when you’re a Whimsie…but not so much when you’re an Agent of SHIELD!
TESSIE. True! But Fitz and Simmons are warm and fuzzy!
TILLIE. They are. But they’re the exception, not the rule.
TESSIE. True. But you know what? Sometimes it’s the exceptions, not the rules, that are more interesting, and more fun.
TRIXIE. I agree! Like, for isntance…did you know….? I’ve been doing some reading lately, and it seems there are some people who believe there used to be dinosaurs that had feathers!
TILLIE. What?? No!
TRIXIE. What! Yes! I’ve been reading about it. Of course most dinosaurs do NOT have feathers, but way back when, it’s possible there were some dinosaurs that maybe had feathers. Or something like feathers.
TESSIE. Huh! That’s crazy!
TRIXIE. No, it’s not. It’s the exception, not the rule. And personally, I think the exception not the rule…is COOL!
TILLIE. Well, don’t let Fred and his gang hear you saying that. They would be insulted.
TRIXIE. I would never say anything to insult our pet dinosaurs!
TESSIE. Yes, that’s all very well and good, I suppose, but…what’s next? Cats without hair?
TILLIE. Yes.
TESSIE. (shocked) What??? There are??
TRIXIE. Sure, Tess. Haven’t you ever heard of the Sphinx?
TESSIE. The Spynx is that huge statue type thing in Egypt, right?
TILLIE. Yes, but it’s also a cat with no hair!
TRIXIE. Don’t you remember Austin Powers?
TESSIE. (exasperated) Who is Austin Powers?
TRIXIE. It’s a movie. A series of movies, actually. And there’s a Spynx cat that belongs to the bad guy. His name is Mr. Bigglesworth.
TILLIE. The cat is Mr. Bigglesworth. Not the bad guy.
TESSIE. I never saw those movies.
TRIXIE. What?? Where you been, girl? We’ll have to add them to the list.
TILLIE. Do you think Miss Chrissy and The Man have those movies on the shelves?
TRIXIE. I don’t know. But we can check tomorrow. If only because I want Tess to be able to see a cat without hair.
TESSIE. Wait! Hold on! I’m not so sure I WANT to see that….
As you can see, the conversation trailed off from there, and SHIELD was long forgotten. Despite Tessie’s objections, I’ve added a picture of Spynx cats here, so she can see they are really quite adorable.
For the record, we do not have the Austin Powers movies on the shelves, so the Whimsies will be disappointed when they go looking. But who knows what else they might find? Tune in next time, when surely they will have something new and wonderful about which to wax Whimsical!
OUR LIFE IN PICTURES
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Our first Christmas in Whimsieville…waiting for Santa Claus with ribbons in our hair!
It’s a COLD Winter’s evening, and we’re sitting around the fireplace, looking at old photos. What a great time we’ve been having ever since we arrived in Whimsieville! Just wanted to share a few of these memories…
Playing the Memory Game. Next time, we’ll get Miss Chrissy and The Man to play with us!
This Halloween photo shoot was the best! I can’t wait to dress up again!
Poor Mr. Squee! He didn’t feel so good and sought comfort with us as we read the Sunday morning Sale Papers.
Now that’s more like it! Love hanging out with Mr. Squee when he’s fat and happy!
Tillie models a dress from the Thrift Store Boutique. So fancy and frilly, but somewhat oversized. Remains to be seen if Miss Chrissy will be able to alter this dress to fit us more appropriately.
An early picture, recently reunited, after The Hoard. We look tired…but so happy to be back together again!
Dinosaur Hunting! What good luck to find Fred’s friends and be able to bring them back to Whimsieville with us.
Hope you enjoyed our pictures! We’re such hams, always love having our pictures taken! Hope to bring you many more pics as we continue to have fun here in Whimsieville!
Categories: Dinosaurs, Dog Catcher, Fashion, Groovy Things, Holidays
LIGHT…BOOK…NIP!
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Santa Claus is not the only one who got us Christmas presents! Miss Chrissy and The Man also had some gifts wrapped up for us under the tree. Here we are enjoying just a couple of them. As you can see, we are reading a book about Birds. Miss Chrissy got us this book, because recently we’ve been enjoying watching the birds come to the feeders outside our bedroom window, and we’ve been discussing what kinds of birds they might be. Some are very easy to identify, but others…not so much.
We Whimsies love Nature, and we find birds particularly whimsical. Our favorite birds are hummingbirds, but of course we don’t see any of those in Winter. Right now, we see a lot of pigeons, and wrens, and sometimes even a woodpecker or two! And sometimes we see birds that we don’t even know what kind they are!
That’s why this book will come in handy. It will help us to identify all the different types of birds outside our window. And it will also help us to identify all kinds of birds we will probably never see in real life, because they don’t come to our area of the country. But just because we will never have the chance to see them, doesn’t mean we don’t find them interesting! In fact, I would say it’s the things you will never really get to see that 
tend to be the most interesting. And that’s okay, because it’s quite clear that nobody could ever live long enough or travel far enough to see everything there is to see in the world. That’s why we love books.
In addition to this huge and extremely informative book Miss Chrissy got for us, The Man included another present for our book reading. You see, very often we Whimsies like to stay up late into the night, reading books. Sometimes that means we have a light on in our room for many many hours after Miss Chrissy and The Man have gone to bed. But with our new nifty little clip-on book-reading night-light, there is no need for us to burn light bulbs for hours on end! And the night-light throws such a pleasant circle of blue-ish light, that we feel so confortable sitting under its glow.
Well, those are some more things we got for Christmas. And yesterday Tessie mentioned that I would tell you about one of the gifts Mr. Squee is currently enjoying. As you know, Mr. Squee is a cat, so he happens to enjoy a bit of CATNIP now and then. Here he is, resting against his scratching post, after an energetic session of eating and sniffing and rolling around in his latest acquisition of catnip. He’s so funny to watch when he’s “getting nipped.” It doesn’t last long though, and too soon he is back 
to his prim and proper self, and back at work, keeping all of us here in Whimsieville safe from dogs and wolves. Mr. Squee works so hard and so diligently at his job, that he certainly deserves these brief moments of relaxation.
And speaking of relaxation, I think I’m getting ready to go back and join Tessie and Trixie under the night-light to read all about parrots and macaws and the salmon-crested cockatoo! He’s a jaunty looking fellow, wouldn’t you say?
Categories: Book Reviews, Dog Catcher, Groovy Things, Holidays
