Milne is SO famous for his Winnie the Pooh stories that his other writing gets eclipsed. I have a book with his other children’s poetry in it, though, and some of them are just as relevant today as they were a century ago.
“Pinkle Purr” is about motherhood, and if I have to cry from reading this, so do you.
The original illustrations for Milne’s work were done by Ernest H. Shepard, and they’re brilliant. If you’ve only ever seen the ‘Disney’ Pooh, you should check Shepard’s work out.
Meadow would like you to know that she spent from 8am until 6:30 pm just having the most refreshing nap, choosing a west window this time because the south window has gotten too warm.
And she doesn’t understand why I’m so tired and so much in need of a shower.
[ID: A photo of a long-haired dark tabby cat lying stretched to her fullest length on a gray blanket. Second photo has her facing the camera, just about to yawn hugely.]
