Where in the world is the real Winnie the Pooh?

Winnie the Pooh resides with his friends on Fifth Avenue at the New York City Public Library.  I dropped in to see him this past weekend and my heart went pitter-patter.

The children's literature display is directly  through the front door!  It is free but donations are always accepted.

We are talking the REAL and original Winnie the Pooh who inspired the books by A.A. Milne and the magnificent illustrations by E. H.  Shepard.  I was raised on this book and do not really enjoy or like the Disney illustrations... although it is wonderful that Disney introduced the characters and story to other generations.

Who is your favorite character?  I have always loved Eeyore best and Piglet almost as much as Eeyore.  Seeing them in person is really quite wonderful.

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“It's snowing still," said Eeyore gloomily. 

"So it is." 

"And freezing." 

"Is it?" 

"Yes," said Eeyore. "However," he said, brightening up a little, "we haven't had an earthquake lately.”

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NYC was a nice diversion in this very cold winter.  It's not as cold here as the Midwest but it has been really cold and snowy.  We are supposed to have a big storm here this week.  

Are you ready for Valentine's day?  I am!  Because it marks the halfway point through winter! And also because I love all the symbols and colors of the day!  But more on that later...another post coming up soon!

Until then,

As always,

enjoy the day!

Never a dull moment...

It's finally nice enough to go outside. Poor Hannah, the needle felted Belted Galloway cow, has spent the better part of the summer in air conditioning... and no traveling!



Surveying the crops, she noticed the tomatoes hiding behind the leaves!


The pink flamingos did a good job and kept away the marauding squirrels...who like to dig up the flower boxes and containers burying food they will never remember to dig up later...



The herb garden thrived...and we have enjoyed being able to use them every day despite the hot weather. They seemed to thrive in it! Maybe because Winnie the pooh helped the flamingos?

Yesterday we felt an earthquake in CT. This coming weekend there is a possibility of a hurricane sending some bad weather this way. Never a dull moment in New England! With temps in the 50's the past few mornings, it has been fantastic "sleeping weather" so I am not complaining.

How is your week going? So far, so good here...the week is still young!

As always,

enjoy the day!

Winnie the Pooh, Piglet and me....

I have loved the original Winnie the Pooh since early childhood.

Have you ever seen the actual animals that inspired the book? Piglet bears little resemblance to the illustrations by E. H. Shephard. This photo, from Flickr, shows the original animals at the New York City Public Library.


I never liked the cartoon version although it seems to be quite popular and a huge money maker in licensed products/movies.

The first time I ever made Piglet was when I was a teen. I sent him off to a friend in college. It was about 6 inches tall and made with a striped sock.

Today I decided to make a tinier Piglet. I think the wool felt I had is not quite the right pink but it still came our pretty cute. It's 3 inches tall. It's a pattern from an old book that includes all the characters in miniature. Not sure if I will make the rest of the characters or not.



The weather is worrisome across the USA with deadly storms and floods. My heart goes out to all those who have losses...especially those who have lost loved ones.

I was always cheered by the Winnie the Pooh books. Maybe that's why I returned to the books recently. It seems like all of human nature is compacted into those stories. 'Bet I've quoted from the books thousands of times.Which character are you? I think I have been all of them at one time or another!

"About as big as Piglet...my favorite size."

---Winnie the Pooh

As always,

enjoy the day!