The Whimsies are a little embarrassed, so they have asked me to apologize for them being away from this blog for so long. They have simply been so busy with all their varied interests and activities that they haven’t had time! But now, upon this day of Thanksgiving, as they are filled with a spirit of reflection, they have insisted on posting, however briefly, about that for which they are each most thankful.
Posing in their long-sleeved, comfortable Autumn clothes for their Official Thanksgiving 2023 Portrait, here they are to share the gratitude in their dear little Whimsie hearts!
TOOTSIE
I am most grateful for the beautiful Fall weather, which makes it so pleasant when I go outside to run around and climb trees! The air is crisp and cool, the leaves are changing to beautiful colors, and there is magic everywhere. What a wonderful world we live in!
TILLIE
I give thanks every day for the knowledge and enjoyment I find in books! By reading, I learn new things that keep my brain churning; spark my imagination by immersing myself in fantastical stories; and expand my horizons as I travel to distant places, experiencing things I might otherwise never know. Real life itself is joyful enough, so I don’t actually need books, but they are the proverbial icing on my cake!
TRIXIE
Without a doubt I am so so SO grateful I don’t have to live in a HOARD anymore. Whimsieville is clean and orderly, a magical place full of friends and fun, and you can easily find whatever you need without tripping over a bunch of horrible junk! I love this place!
TESSIE
I am so glad Miss Chrissy cared enough about me as her childhood friend to search for me, find me, and bring me home to live with her forever. Where would I be if not for this blessing? I shudder to think! Every day is a delight here in Whimsieville, and I think I am even beginning to overcome my life-long dread of dogs and wolves!
MISS CHRISSY
Hearing all these wonderful sentiments from my Whimsie friends brings a smile to my heart and a tear to my eye. I am grateful for each one of them, and for the way they constantly remind me and connect me to the child I once was…that still lives inside me. Keeping that connection alive is something worthy of thanksgiving. And so I add my voice to theirs and say:
HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE!!
Ever since I’ve known Tootsie, she’s always been a wee bit self-conscious about her neck. As you know, Tootsie loves to climb trees, and one of the downfalls of climbing trees is that sometimes you fall down, and when you do, you may get the stuffing knocked out you. That’s what happened to Tootsie, more times than she can remember, but would that stop her from climbing trees? May it never be!
Miss Chrissy suggested a Surgery. Now, since we don’t know any actual Whimsie Surgeons, Miss Chrissy volunteered to do the job. From what she could tell from her Research, she believed the operation wouldn’t be that difficult and was sure to be a success. 
And Tootsie has such great faith in Miss Chrissy, knowing she would never cause her any harm, that she immediately agreed. And for a while, it felt like the problem was solved!
Though Tootsie was in no pain, Dr. Chrissy prescribed a period of rest, since the whole thing had been such an Ordeal, so as much as Mr. Squee and the others wanted to check on her and make sure she was alright, she was allowed only one Visitor—ME! Her best friend in the Universe.
We sat together for a couple of hours watching and re-watching Pride and Prejudice, until at last the exhaustions of the day, and 
Well, today is Valentine’s Day, and this year it’s a bit different than it’s always been in the past. Our People are not going out to their customary Valentine’s Day Dinner, due to a human problem called a Virus, and since they are working from home these days, Mr. Russ has not sent Miss Chrissy any flowers at her office as he often does. They have both agreed to have a quieter Valentine’s Day this year as they patiently wait for their Vaccines, which should begin within the next several weeks. Of course, we Whimsies don’t have to worry about any of this, because we are not People, we are Whimsies! But we feel bad for them, so we have decided to brighten their Valentine’s Day by making a quick overview of who our favorite Valentines are at the moment.
and watch the latest episode of WandaVision on Disney Plus almost as soon as it comes out. (Of course, we could get up at 2AM in the morning to see it at the first possible moment, but that would be a little crazy, don’t you think? And I have certainly never done that! Well…I haven’t done it every week. Maybe once. Or twice. Oaky, three times, but I did it very quietly and didn’t wake anyone else up, and then of course I sat very still and quiet and did not spoil anything for the others once we were all huddled around the TV together, just a few hours later.)
Vision is…well, he is a vision! He is fabulous! He is so good-looking and so kind and nice and fun, whether he’s being himself as the red-faced synthezoid he really is, or disguising himself as a simple human being for the sake of his unsuspecting neighbors. 
WandaVision is not the only shows we’ve been watching on TV lately, as we wait out this Virus, and the cold weather. (Well, it is February after all, and an ice storm is expected tonight!) One of the other other shows we like to watch is the “period drama” on Netflix called Bridgerton. Over the last year or so Miss Chrissy has gotten us all into reading the novels of Jane Austen, and ever since, we have all grown to be very big fans of “period dramas.” Bridgerton is one of the most colorful and entertaining we have yet seen on the TV, with great costumes, lovely music, and SO MUCH DRAMA! We have only seen five of the eight episodes so far, but there is enough drama in those first five episodes to float a whole boatful of Jane Austen novels!
Of course, we all have our favorite characters, but Tessie has become enamored of the younger Bridgerton brother, Colin. First of all, he is rather good-looking, don’t you think? But even more compelling (at least to Tessie, to hear her tell it) is the whole storyline about Colin and his chubby red-headed neighbor Penelope, who really has a crush on him. He is very friendly and neighborly towards her, calling her “Pen,” but so far there does not seem to be any romantic interest. On his side, anyway. Poor Penelope however is pining away for him, but secretly, and the fact that her pregnant house-guest is now trying to lure Colin into a hasty marriage so that her baby can have a real father, and scandal can be avoided—well! Did I mention…DRAMA???
Okay, by that heading, you know where we are going next. Yes, Tootsie is still head-over-heels in love with Santa Claus, even though the Christmas season has been over for at least a month now! Really, more like six weeks. But Tootsie’s devotion to Santa Claus continues. She has as least finally decided to wear jammies other than those depicting the image of her favorite jolly old St. Nick, but she still keeps thinking and talking about him, and counting down the days until next Christmas, when she hopes to tiptoe out to living room in the middle of the night and serve him the traditional milk and cookies.
Finally we come to Tillie’s favorite Valentine this year, and though we have met him through the TV, unlike the others mentioned above, he is very much in the real world. After several distressing years, Miss Chrissy and Mr. Russ were delighted to find that the country is getting a brand-new President, and they couldn’t be happier, and frankly, neither could we. Tillie has been making a study of the new President, and has become so enamored of him because, in her words, he is obviously a truly decent and honest person, and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that! But even moreso, Tillie really likes to see how the President and the new First Lady seem to be so much a couple, so much a team, so much in love and “on the same page.” Why, very often you will even see them holding hands! Even though they are "old" 
people who have been together a long time, they still seem to care a great deal about each other. 
It’s official: Summertime is here! Time for summer dresses and shorts, and time for delicious slices of watermelon! We Whimsies have combined the best of Summer and put it all together in one glorious Fashion Show for you! So let us begin.
First, here is our Group Portrait, all of us hanging out on our snazzy Adirondack chair, about to dive into the aforementioned delicious slice of watermelon. As you well know, we Whimsies are very fond of Sugar, and while we usually prefer the more elaborate treats of pastries, candies, cakes and cookies, every once in a while, we like to indulge in Sugar in its most natural form. And what could be more natural than a slice of watermelon in the middle of Summer?
It’s often been said that Whimsies have “watermelon smiles,” and we really do, if you think of a full half slice of watermelon, as seen here. Maybe one of the reasons why you can’t seem to wipe those watermelon smiles off the faces of any Whimsies is because we are always dreaming of the next time we might get to eat a delicious slice of our favorite fruit! 
Tootsie in particular could not bear to part with the watermelon when it came time for our individual Portraits, and insisted it be incorporated into her photo. For all the world I would say it looks as if Tootsie is just about ready to devour this whole slice of watermelon by herself! At least that faraway look in her eyes seems to indicate that is what she is daydreaming about. 
After prying Tootsie and the watermelon out of the Adirondack chair, Trixie stepped in for her photo shoot. As you know, Trixie is Whimsieville’s #1 Fan of the color PINK, so she rummaged through the Wardrobe especially looking for Summery items in her favorite color, and ultimately paired together a very casual short-sleeved shirt with soft pink shorts. But the pièce de résistance, as the French like to say, is her little pink ruffled hat, with a brown flower adornment on the brim. Generally you would not think a brown flower would sound very attractive, but brown is generally such a complimentary accompaniment to anything pink, and in this case, it works out perfects, wouldn’t you say?
I guess I’ll go next, in my flowery green outfit that fits somewhere right between Spring and Summer. You may have noticed that Tessie was wearing this very same outfit a couple of months ago when we did our Fashion Show Complete with Dinosaurs. At the time, I very much admired how bright and lovely Tessie looked in this outfit, so I kept it in the back of my mind that someday I wished to give it my own spin. And that’s what I’m doing here with a little green stretchy cap on my head. 
And now at last we come to Tessie, looking positively adorable in aqua! Like Tootsie, her dress has a shirred top and thin straps, as well as a ruffled hem. The juxtaposition of pale pink and pale yellow accents in her aqua dress make for a fabric that simply screams of all the hazy, lazy joys of Summer. With those large armholes and open neckline, I would imagine that no matter how hot it might get, Tessie will be staying cool in her choice of Summer dress.
