Tuesday, September 30, 2014

The Adventures of Tiny Bear




Lost And Found......

You will probably not believe me, Dear Readers,when I tell you that I really had No intention of telling this tale! None at All! But Sometimes, as I think you all will agree, things just don't go according to Plan! Such was the case when Tiny Bear woke up and realized that the Little Dolls were gone! He had spent Forever, it seemed, sitting on that bench with the two Little Dolls, and he had become accustomed to not being alone. Now the house was very quiet and he wondered Where they could have gone! He carefully got off the bench, something he had never done before... and started to look for his Little friends.

He went into the bedroom but they weren't in there.
He thought he would try to have a look out the window....

So he climbed onto the bed......

And crawled over the covers to the window so he could see outside.
But he didn't see them anywhere out there.

So he jumped off the bed and 
decided to have a look downstairs.....

He didn't remember Ever going downstairs before....
And certainly not on his own.....

The rooms looked so Big.....

And it was Very Very Quiet!
There was no one in the Kitchen....

And no one in the Living Room!
He was All Alone!
Where did the Little Dolls go... he wondered?
Then he noticed that
The front door was open just the Tiniest bit....

He gave it a little push and poked his head outside.
Everything looked Very Very Big!

He stepped to the edge of the porch and looked around...
But he didn't see the Little Dolls anywhere.
They must be somewhere nearby, he thought...
Perhaps he would just look around a little bit.....

He jumped off the porch 
and slid down the small embankment in front of the house....
there seemed to be a small path... 
so he followed it along....
And before long he came to another House.

The front door was just slightly open....

So he poked his head inside....

There was a large Bear sitting in a chair just by the door!
Tiny Bear cleared his throat "Ahem..." he said.


"Excuse me, Sir, but have you seen any Tiny Dolls come this way" he asked?
"Oh, Hello!" said Teddy Bear.
"Tiny Dolls, you say? No... no Dolls at all!" he said gruffly. 
"But there are Cats," he added. 
"There are too darned many mangy old cats!"
"You better watch yourself....." he added. 
"Those cats will scratch your eyes out if you don't run fast!"
"Ah!" said Tiny Bear.... 
"I see....!" he added as he headed quickly for the door.

No need to say hello to the cats!

So he wandered on.... 
and after a little while he came to the door of an Ancient Castle.

It looked as though it was undergoing renovations.
And once again, the door stood just a little bit open....


Ever mindful of the Possibility of cats, 
he carefully climbed the last step.
He found himself in an ancient Guard Room!
There was a guard standing on duty.
Tiny Bear cleared his throat again....
"Ahem..." he said, not sure the guard would see him at all!
"Excuse me, Sir, I am looking for two Little Dolls..." he said.
"Have you seen them come this way...?"


"Dolls?" said the Guard, clearly puzzled.
"Do you mean Mannikins?"
"There are none here.... Never seen any myself!"
"But you might want to watch out for the Owls..." he added.....

"They are about ready to go out hunting for dinner..." 
Tiny didn't wait around to hear what else the Guard had to say....
He ran back outside and hurried off towards the woods nearby!

But he suddenly wasn't at all sure What direction he should go....
Or which direction he had come from!
"Oh dear," he thought....
 "Who could have thought two Little Dolls would be so hard to find!"

Just then he noticed a Truly Tiny fellow going quickly by.....
It was a Tiny Fairy riding a Racing Snail!
He'd never seen anyone That small before!
"Excuse me," he called out....
"Would you by any chance know where two Little Dolls might have gone?"
"Not a chance, Dear Fellow... not a chance!" the Fairy called back.
"So Sorry... I must be off..... it's the Snail Marathon, you know!"
And before Tiny Bear could reply, he was gone!
So Tiny Bear marched on Alone.

He had come to the edge of the Forest.....
And he couldn't decide which way to go.....
The World was So Much Bigger than he had ever imagined!
Perhaps he was just a little bit lost....
Searching for his Little friends.... 
who he thought were Lost.....
All of a sudden he heard a loud rumble of thunder....

And then he saw an Enormous Black Beast 
come rushing straight towards him....

And it stopped just before running him down!

Tiny had never seen anything so Huge....
And it seemed to have Two Heads!!!


 But then one of them climbed off the other one....
And suddenly Tiny Bear could see that it was just a horse and rider....
But he was still a little Alarmed....

 The Largest Warrior Bear he had Ever seen was standing in front of him!
"Well, my Little Friend," said Sir Orion, as gently as he could.
"My name is Sir Orion Blackthorne..... and who might you be?"

"M-m-m-my n-name is T-tiny B-b-bear..." he stammered.
(His heart was still racing so fast.... 
he thought it might have caught up with the Marathon Snail by now!)

"Well, no need to be afraid, my Friend," said sir Orion, kindly.
"We Bears have to stick together and help each other out!"
"You look a little bit far from home..." he added.
"I am looking for my friends the two Little Dolls..." said Tiny Bear.
"You haven't seen them by any chance...?" he added hopefully.
"I have not seen them...." said Sir Orion. 
"But I can help you to look for them... it will be much faster, 
and Thunder will be happy to carry you too!" he added.

And before Tiny Bear knew what was happening, 
he was lifted onto Sir Orion's shoulders, 
and then they jumped onto the horse's back!

And suddenly they were off in a thundering of hooves.....
Tiny Bear couldn't imagine anything more exhilarating!

And to tell you the Truth, Dear Readers, 
I have No idea where they are going!
I never know What I will "Find" when I am "Lost" in my Stories....
But it looks as though Tiny Bear has Found an Adventure!

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Just A Little Gift...




The Tiniest Ceramic Dishes Ever......

While I was visiting my Mother, Dear Readers, she gave me a few "little things" she had come across at the Thrift Shop where she volunteers. One of these "little things" was a plastic envelope with some Teeny tiny ceramic items inside. They were so small that it wasn't even clear What they were until I looked Really REALLY closely! Here you can see them in the bag.... I didn't even open it until I was home because I didn't want to risk losing any pieces.

They are So much More Beautiful than I even thought possible... 
and tiny beyond belief!

Can you see all those little jugs with Handles???

Only two of the dishes had broken handles....
I am sure I can glue them together again.
As soon as I had spread them out, Anna Maria came to inspect them....
She thinks they are Perfect for the Tree House!

Samuel Whiskers was very impressed... 
and decided to start to carry them back to the Folly.

They could only carry a few pieces at a time.....
And all that rustling woke up the little dolls in the Book Nook.

Little Rose thought she better go see what was happening....



She went to the top of the stairs, but she couldn't see anything....
so she carefully lowered herself backwards over the stair edge....

One step at a time, she thought she could make it all the way down the stairs!

And sure enough, she made it safely all the way to the bottom!
She was only a little Surprised to see Samuel Whiskers in the Kitchen.

He didn't notice Little Rose at first, he was so intent on the ceramic dishes!

About that time, Sweet Pea decided 
(as little sisters will...) 
that she didn't want to be left behind!

If Little Rose could make it down the stairs, then so could she!

And so she did!

Little Rose was asking Samuel Whiskers where he was taking the dishes...
She was feeling hungry and thought they looked just the Perfect size to eat from!

Samuel was explaining that they were newly Imported
and he was carrying them to the Tree House.

When Little Rose noticed Sweet Pea, 
she ran over to her and they decided to ask if they could help.
They had never been to the Tree House before.

Samuel Whiskers tried to tell them they should stay at home and not bother him...
He didn't think they could help much, being so little.

But when they stood there looking hungry, he relented and said
"Very well, you can come to the Tree House. Anna Maria will feed you..."

So they followed him out to the Huge Old Tree beside the Folly.....
Where there was a door tucked between the roots.....

 And Samuel Whiskers suddenly Disappeared inside!
They followed as quickly as they could!

It led them into a snug little kitchen tucked under the Tree!
Anna Maria was rather surprised to see the Little Dolls following Samuel Whiskers!
"We have guests, Anna Maria," he announced.
"They seem to be hungry," he added, a trifle apologetic.
"Perhaps we can try the new dishes..."

Anna Maria had already placed several on the table, 
where they did indeed look Absolutely Perfect!!

These may be just a tiny little gift, Dear Readers,
But I think they are Treasures beyond compare....
And the Tiniest ceramic dishes I've ever seen!
(Thank you, Mom!)