Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Ol' Pooh

Winnie the Pooh was a big part of my childhood.  I loved that old stuffed bear and his friends Eeyore, Piglet, Tigger, Kanga and Roo.  Mom read the books to all four of us kids, and I had some of the stuffed animals.  

I loved hearing Mom read both the Winnie the Pooh stories and A.A. Milne's poetry.  (We had a four book set.)  I can still hear her voice when I read "They're changing the guard at Buckingham Palace." (Thinking back on it, Mom was all things British:  A.A. Milne and Pooh, Yorkshire Pudding, and Speckled Jim.) 

The first movie K ever saw was  "Winnie the Pooh."  I can still remember her being the only one giggling in the movie theater.  And other people began laughing at her laughing.

L was our Tigger. "Bouncy, bouncy, bouncy, bouncy!  Fun, fun, fun, fun, fun!"

I shouldn't be surprised that this song is already on the Lady Bug's playlist.
"Christopher Robin and I walked along
Under branches lit up by the moon
Posing our questions to Owl and Eeyore
As our days disappeared all too soon
But I've wandered much further today than I should
And I can't seem to find my way back to the Wood"

The days do disappear all too soon, and sometimes it is hard to find our way back.  But, I think there is a little granddaughter who, one day soon, will need me to read her the Winnie the Pooh books.  Her great-grandmother would probably be quite pleased to know that we've taken a bit of her into the future.

“What day is it?"
It's today," squeaked Piglet.
My favorite day," said Pooh.”

Mine too, Pooh.  Mine, too.

2 comments:

S. Etole said...

Thanksgiving blessings to you this day! Love that Pooh Bear!

Mary said...

One of my SILs made sure OS had a Pooh...I still have it, along with an Eeyore. That Ladybug is one lucky little girl!