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THE ARRIVAL Once upon a time yesterday, a package arrived at the house of Poohpig. Pooh Poohpig, Piglet Poohpig and Walda Poohpig were very excited! Mspoohpig had told them that a VERY IMPORTANT GUEST would be arriving soon all of the way from Oregon. They could hardly wait until the box was opened.
Out came the "popcorn". Out came the trunk. Out came the clothes. Out came the quilts and the blanket. Out came the albums. And then the box was EMPTY!
"OH NO", said Pooh! "Where is the IMPORTANT VISITOR?" "Maybe a Hefferlump got it!" said Piglet excitedly.
"No", said Walda in her OFFICIAL HOSTESS voice. "Someone forgot to pack her, that’s all." Walda sighed loudly, "Now we will never get to do any of the wonderful things I have planned."
Just then, a strange flapping noise was heard at the front door.
What is it? It looked like a flock of faeries!
"Hello, said the rather large Fairy in the purple dress. "Is this the house of Poohpig? Am I in the right Place?"
"Are you the IMPORTANT VISITOR?" asked Pooh?
"Yes", said the purple Fairy", landing smoothly on her feet. "I’m Travelin’ Dolly!"
"Mspoohpig didn’t tell us you would be flying in", said Walda. "We all assumed you would arrive USPS priority mail with delivery confirmation." "That’s how I arrived!"
"Well," said Dolly. "I got tired of that box…it was TOO stuffy!" "So when no one was looking, I hopped out and hitched a ride with this flock of Fairies." "They were kind enough to lend me this dress and a pair of wings and sprinkle me with Fairy dust so I could fly." "But I guess that’s over now." "It was fun while it lasted!"
"Good-bye, gals!" "Thanks for the ride!" Watch out for those downdrafts!"
"Well, then, now that you are here, Dolly, we might at well get started," said Walda. "My name is Walda, and I’m your OFFICIAL HOSTESS for this momentous occasion." "I have planned an interesting and varied agenda for you which will highlight our fair and lovely city, Austin, the capital of Texas." "We will begin with an elongated historical tour followed by an academic exploration of the University of Texas and we will then delve into the complexities our many cyber businesses…."
"Ohhhh!!" gasped an out-of-breath Ginny. "Sorry I’m late!" "I was out shopping!" "You must be Dolly!" "I’m so-o-o-o excited!!!!!" "We are going to have fun, fun, fun!!!" "We’re gonna’ shop ‘till we drop and Wednesday is St. Patrick’s day and we are gonna’ go dancin’…..
"I beg your pardon, Miss Vogue!" interrupted Walda. "I am the OFFICIAL HOSTESS here! "After all, I am an Antique Bisque Doll, no reserve." "I have a bit more experience than you in these matters and I have made plans….."
"Don't pay any attention to her, Dolly," said Ginny. ""Her auction description has gone to her head! She thinks she's an antique bisque doll and that makes her uppity." "I know that you are here to have fun and I’ve made a few plans of my own….! "Don't worry, I'll see to it that we have LOTS of fun while you are here!"
SAINT PATRICK'S DAY "...Top o' the mornin' to you all", says Dolly in her Texas-Irish brogue (the you all is the Texas part). "I'm having a wonderful time, wish you all were here!" "Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone!!!!"
Dolly in Texas bluebonnets
DOLLY GETS A JOB "Mspoohpig says there is a job opening in her office for an Administrative Assistant. I really love Texas! If I can find a good job, I might stay!"
“Hello, I’m Dolly! You must be Mspoohpig’s boss. It’s nicetameetcha! Sorry, I’m a little bit nervous!”
“Ladies and Gentlemen, as you can see from my resume, I have LOTS of experience. I’ve been a contestant on Hollywood Squares, I’ve traveled extensively, I have the inside scoop on USPS priority shipping and I have excellent references. I’m also very popular on the eBay Dolly Board.” “And…I’m VERY intuitive, having Flocked with Faeries and all.”
“Goodness! I’m glad I got the job, but wearing this foil hat is a bit demeaning. It's supposed to keep me from revealing company secrets. I never should have told him I can tell what people are thinking!"
“While nobody’s looking, I think I’ll check out my auction.”
“While nobody’s looking, I think I’ll check out my auction.”
“Good-bye, Dolly. No hard feelings, but rules are rules!” “And remember…everyone’s not cut out to be a working girl.” “Enjoy your travels!”
“Sniff, sniff…going down?”
Keep your eyes out for these missing dolls.... They have been missing since last Saturday. Msmcgrew emailed me that Dolly arrived, however, I'm concerned about the others. My neighbor heard a strange noise in my driveway and snapped this picture. Wish he had awakened me! Let me know if they are sighted...the driver is a Saucy Walker (the only one with legs long enough to drive) and the one in the front seat riding side saddle is a valuable antique bisque.