Nothing specific happened today and I have good things coming up to look forward to. But for some reason, as the day has gone on, I’ve started feeling my depression. Just an empty day and feeling down.
I don’t feel very much like Pooh today,“ said Pooh.
"There there,” said Piglet. “I’ll bring you tea and honey until you do.”
When depression and anxiety hit me hard, I find it helps to channel my inner Pooh-Bear. You got this, little one.
Two Winnie the Poohs flew home this week, fully rejuvenated for a new year. They’re a little different than the Poohs in my classic Pooh post, but pretty similar to each other, so I thought they’d be a good way to enter 2021.
First is a clothed Winnie the Pooh with a multicolored scarf. Here is his diagnosis photo:
As you can see, he was a little flat, his fur was a bit compressed. What you can’t see is that all those gathers in his scarf are wired, and the wires were poking through the scarf and scratching his human. So the plan was a spa for his compression and weight loss, and hopefully some sewing to fix up his scarf. Here he is in his bubble bath:
And here’s his heart being made and installed, a classic Pooh Bear heart with some of his original stuffing:
Then he had his first fur fluffing, and I sent photos to be sure his chubbiness was right before his scarf was refitted:
He’s perfect!!! said his person.
Then, for his scarf, I removed the wires and stitched the gathers instead, then refitted it onto him. One more fur fluff, and he was ready to fly home:
The other Pooh wasn’t going to have a bath, and was much more worn (and quite a bit older). Here’s his diagnosis photos:
The plan for this guy was to keep him as is inside, add a touch of supplemental stuffing to plump him up, and then fully recover him (thereby fixing balding, nose, and smile). So, the first decision was what fur to use:
Pooh’s family opted for the furry fleece in the second photo. So surgery proceeded. And soon… Pooh was ready to fly home:
His family’s response… “That is awesome!”
I hope the newly smiling Pooh made you smile, and that you all have a happy (and better) 2021!
In the uncanny depths of the Hundred Acre Wood is the place where the great wizard Christopher Robin plays. If you are fool enough to enter, you will find the enchanted place where he first came into the fullness of his power.
The great wizard is accompanied by Eeyore, a donkey of great power As well as the famous Kanga and that which is called Roo. We shall not speak of Tigger. There is also Rabbit, and Piglet, a mighty duo feared across these lands, and, of course, there is Owl, also known as The Silent Feathered Death. But the greatest of them all is Winnie the Pooh.
Winnie the Pooh! Tremble to pronounce his name! The Great Bear, whose deeds speak for themselves. Yes, Winnie the Pooh! Speak the power of the Pooh. Ubiquitous, unpredictable, and terribly ancient.
It has just occurred to me that of all the characters in Winnie the Pooh, the only ones that lack both fingerless stuffing hands and faint seam lines (the indications that someone is a stuffed animal) are Rabbit and Owl. Which carries the possible implication that Rabbit and Owl are just a normal rabbit and owl living with a bunch of sentient stuffed animals.
And somehow this makes Rabbit’s constant consternation with all of his neighbors even funnier to me.
Theyre also the only ones with bushy eyebrows and chest and chin floof, and I dont know if thats relevant but it FEELS relevant!
Also someone mentioned Gopher too and OF COURSE, there is absolutely no argument that this whistling little man isn’t just an average (talking) gopher.
The more I examine this the more it feels just so OBVIOUS
You are exactly right! Most of the characters in the stories are based on the real Christopher Robin Milne’s stuffed toys except for Rabbit and Owl who were added for the books and Gopher who is exclusive to the Disney adaptations.
Here are the real Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Kanga, and Eeyore. They currently live at the New York Public Library.
It’s fairly clear in the book illustrations too:
‘Owl,’ said Rabbit shortly, ‘you and I have brains. The others have fluff. If there is any thinking to be done in this Forest – and when I say thinking I mean thinking– you and I must do it.’
Milne, A. A.; E. H. Shepard. The House at Pooh Corner (pp. 78-79). Egmont UK Ltd. Kindle Edition.
