Small Joys — Memories

Day 253

Rando #349

Go through treasures from the attic 

Found a small treasure trove in my attic. Thank god for good plastic boxes with lids — kept these guys safe a long time in a Florida attic. I probably put them away so my kids wouldn’t touch them! I also probably didn’t intend for it to be 15+ years!

Left to Right:

1. Tigger. Given to me in my early 20s by a dear British friend who designated all her friends as 100 Acre Woods characters. She was Kanga; her husband really seemed like a grown-up Christopher Robin. I was bubbly and annoyingly energetic, so I was easily named. And I think a few years later, I used the Tigger nickname for my first email address! Hadn’t thought of that in years.

2. The small bunny in blue — aka Mr Blue Jeans — is 55 years old at a minimum. I don’t remember life before him. He’s named after Mr Green Jeans from Captain Kangaroo. I may have teared up when I found him. I vaguely knew these guys were in attic but it’s been a long time.

3. This is NOT just a Raggedy Ann doll, but a *hand-made* Raggedy Ann doll. Made by my mom’s friend Becky. For my 8th birthday I believe. Always wish I could’ve tracked down Becky, but her last name was too common. I should sew Ann a dress, poor thing. Probably has been naked 40 years or so!

4. Small brown bear is Pookie. From the Garfield comic strip. I acquired him late in college, probablybat the Waah U bookstore, but I don’t remember details. Pookie was my companion on a three-month post-graduation road trip through the American Southwest. In days before phone selfies, Pookie stood in for me in many photos. We will always have Taos, me and Pookie.

5. Orange bear, named Teddy. He’s same age as Mr Blue Jeans. Teddy bears were so much simpler in the ‘60s! He used to have a ribbon at his neck, but it got tattered, so it was cut off. Teddy and Mr Blue Jeans could’ve suffered smoke damage in a house fire in ‘75, but a bigger bear covered them. That bear, Peter Panda, had to go away. *sniff*