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I find this totally hilarious. It seems that Pooh is going to have a girlfriend. What's even more interesting is that theories are abounding that Pooh is female, based on Pooh's name, Winnie, which could be short for Winifred; and Pooh's fondness for dipping into the honeypot (Delicate, that one, and I am SURE that you are quite unaware of the double entente, bless you!)
Anyway, you might like to take a peep at this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4512770.stm
Is nothing sacred? What next? Petra Rabbit? Thomasina the Tank Engine? Noddy and Big Boobs? I can't wait to see how they re-vamp Alice!
In the meantime, my beloveds, I am going to curl up with the DVD of the RSC's new production of "Rosemary and Juliet" that I just bought. Should be an eye-opener! But first, I want to finish E M Forster's gripper "A Womb with a View".

Love
Sheila xxx

Expressions that describe me:
"Like Pooh, I am a bear of very little brain."
"My head is full of sweetie mice."

I just put those in for my NEW FRIENDS (!!!) so they will forgive me when I do silly things on this - and their - blog. My beloveds, I am still only just gripping the bottom end of the learning curve.
Hugz
Sheila xxx
PS I LOVE that expression "My beloveds". It was used by Laurence Olivier in the movie Khartoum, in which he played the Mahdi, and it seems to me that it's too good an expression to waste on failed dervishes! KISSES

Well, you learn sometning new every day! God bless Wikipedia for throwing light on the mystery of Women's Christmas, something I was unaware of before I saw a reference to it in someone's blog an hour or two ago.

Little Christmas

Nollaig Bheag in Irish, is one of the traditional names in Ireland for January 6, more commonly known in the rest of the world as the Epiphany. It is so called because it was, until the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, the day on which Christmas Day was celebrated. It is the traditional end of the Christmas season and the last day of the Christmas holidays for both primary and secondary schools in Ireland.[1] The name Little Christmas is also found other languages, including Slovenian, where it is known as Mali Božič, and Galician, which refers to it as Nadalinho.

Women's Christmas

Little Christmas is also referred to as Women's Christmas (Nollaig na mBan in Irish), or sometimes even Women's Little Christmas. It is so called because of the tradition, which is still very strong in Cork, of Irish men taking on all the household duties for the day and giving their spouses a day off.[2] Most women will either hold parties or go out to celebrate the day with their friends, sisters, mothers, aunts etc. Bars and restaurants usually have a majorty female clientele on this night. Children often buy presents for their mothers and grandmothers, and it closely resembles Mother's Day in this respect.
While originally a rural tradition, in recent years, Women's Christmas is enjoying something of a revival, both in Ireland and abroad. It is becoming popular in the Irish emmigrant communities in Britain, North America, Australia, and New Zealand. For the Irish Women's Network of British Columbia, Canada, for example, this event is the highlight of their social calendar.

Traditionally, artists, mostly male, have treated women very sympathetically, but mostly as single figures embodying the ideal of female beauty current at the time. But there are some famous paintings where women are shown in pairs or groups doing what women do. Here is one of them, and I would love to have it hanging in my bedroom! [sigh]. Watch this blog for more examples - when I can find them!