"It's a blustery day, Piglet..."

As a matter of fact it was raining all over the Hundred Acre Wood. 

There was a thunderstorm on page 71, and on page 73 there was a bit of a cloudburst. 

It rained, and it rained, and it rained.  

The rain rain rain came down down down in rushing rising rivlets  

Till the river crept out of its bed, and crept right into Piglet's 
For Piglet he was frightened with quite a rightful fright 
And so in desperation a message he did write 
 

Help! 
P-P-Piglet 
Me! 
 

He placed it in a bottle and it floated out of sight 
And the rain rain rain came down down down  

So Piglet started bailing 
He was unaware atop his chair While bailing he was sailing

And the rain rain rain came down down down 
and the flood rose up-up-upper 
Pooh too was caught and so he thought 
I must rescue my supper 
Ten honey pots he rescued enough to see him through 
But as he sopped up his supper 
The river sopped up Pooh 
And the water twirled and tossed him 
In a honey pot 
... rain rain rain came down down down 
when the rain rain rain came down down down ... 

So the Hundred Acre Wood got floodier and floodier, but the water couldn't come up to Christopher Robin's house, 

so that's where everyone was gathering. 

It was a time of great excitement. 

But in the midst of all excitement Eeyore stubbornly stuck to his task of house hunting for Owl.  

Eeyore: There's one. Cozy cottage. Nice location. Bit damp for Owl though.

 
Meanwhile little Roo made an important discovery.  

Roo: Look! I've rescued a bottle! And it's got something in it too!  

Christopher Robin: It's a message! And it says: "Help! P-P-Piglet. ME!" Owl, you fly over to Piglet's house, 

and tell him we'll make a rescue. 
Owl: A rescue ! Yes, yes, of course, of course. 

 
So Owl flew out over the flood and he soon spotted two tiny objects below him. 

One was little Piglet caught in the whirlpool and the other was Pooh trying to get the last bit of honey from the pot. 

 Pooh: Yum, yum. 
Piglet: Oh, Owl, I don't need ... but I'm afraid, I'm scared. 
Owl: Now, now Piglet, chin up and all that sort of thing. 

A rescue is being thought of. Be brave, little Piglet ! 
Piglet: It's awfully hard to be brave when you're such a small animal. 
Owl: Then to divert your small mind from your unfortunate predicament I should tell you an amusing antidote. 

It concerns a distant cousin of mine who became so frightened during a flood that he... 
Piglet: I beg your pardon Owl, but I t-t-think we're coming to a very big waterfall. 
Owl: Please, no interruptions. Ah, there you are, Pooh Bear. Now, to continue my story. 
Christopher Robin: Look! There's Pooh ! Over here Pooh! 
Pooh: Oh, hello Christopher Robin. 
Christopher Robin: Pooh, thank goodness you're safe. Have you seen Piglet? 
Piglet: Excuse me, I'm here. What I mean is, here I am. 
Christopher Robin: Pooh ! You rescued Piglet! 
Pooh: I did ? 
Christopher Robin: Yes. And it was a very brave thing to do. 
Pooh: It was? 
Christopher Robin: You're our hero! 
Pooh: I am? 
Christopher Robin: And as soon as the flood is over I shall give you a hero party! 

We ♥ it

Well good morning.

I'm sitting here in my room on this beautifully rainy day (yes, I'm surprising myself by loving the cold weather); I'm alone but I feel warm and fuzzy and very loved, mostly because of the hot milo I'm drinking and the warm hoodie I'm wearing, but also because I had a wonderful night's sleep, and closed my eyes last night with many a happy thought in my mind.

Anyway ... I'm actually blogging because I found this gorgeous little website yesterday, http://weheartit.com, and I am in love with all the pretty images. I spent a good amount of today and yesterday stealing ones I liked. Here are just a few:

Oh, how I wish they were mine. I wish I'd taken them, I wish I knew the people in them, or knew the story behind them. Which ones do you like best?

I ♥ My Friends

So a lot has happened since my last blog. Let me explain.

Riding the train to LiT in the summer heat.

Eating Minties.

Getting pumped for Jesus with 200 other teenagers.

Texting.

Trying to sleep in a bunk bed when it's 30 degrees outside.

Watching Ed and John smash a gingerbread house with their head.

Praying.

Reading Matthew 5-7.

Wishing I could go swimming.

Playing Battleship with Patrick. 

Eating camp chicken schnitzel and dearly missing Jackie's schnitzel.

Listening to talks on the Beautitudes.

Loving God.

Loving my friends.

Hating camp organization.

Starting on Wuthering Heights.

Singing with Becky and Mark.

Writing "If I tell you I love you, can I keep you?" on Katherine's back with a Sharpie.

Hanging out til late, late late....

Talking til even later with Kristen, and feeling so much better.

Trying to commit to prayer. 

Getting everyone to sign my shirt.

Eating meatball sandwiches.

Leaving on the bus.

 Getting home.

Taking a long, hot shower.

Watching The Big Bang Theory with Katherine, Beth and Justin.

Sleeping in the living room with the girls and wanting to throttle my cat.

Waking up and making French Toast.

Getting my ear pierced with Katherine and squeezing Beth's hand.

Taking panadol for the pain >.<

Ana coming over.

Lazer tagging in the city.

Wandering in Newtown.

Driving to Katherine's for a 'secret mission' and giving her Wagon Wheels and Big Bang. 

Watching Slumdog Millionare - Ana had not seen it before!

Going to church.

Waking Ana the next morning to say goodbye.

Heading to Sydney Uni for Latin class.

Learning how to read Roman gravestones.

Writing a couple pages of my new idea during lunch. 

Snapping pictures at lunch and thinking the uni buildings look like Hogwarts.

Catching the packed 423 to Katherine's and walking down the road in the blazing sun.

Snapping a million photos down near Cook's River.

Spraying Katherine with the bubbler.

Walking back, hot, wet and itchy.

Eating stir fry.

Watching Zoolander and IT Crowd.

Planning on leaving at 9pm, but staying til 11.

Falling asleep from Katherine stroking my hair.

Getting home and crashing.

Seeing Toy Story 1 and 2 in 3D!

Going to Newcastle.

Sitting out in the heat for hours.

Planning an epic trip n the evening to the beach.

Being sorely disappointed when a cold change came and it rained.

Not going to the beach and watching the tennis and Up instead.

Playing Settlers of Catan.

Sleeping in.

Going to Drew's to watch Van Helsing and Jaws.

Playing Playstation 3.

Walking home.

Sitting down to write this blog while watching the tennis.

And that brings us to the present moment. Sorry if that bored you, but I needed to write this stuff down. I've had a pretty good holiday so far - two weeks left of it. Mum's cooking bacon. I'm seeing Kristen tomorrow. Good times still to come!

♥ One joy shatters a hundred griefs.... ♥

I walked home in the pouring rain with my lovely Katherine and Justin today. After a hot morning's work at the manse the rain was just glorious. We must've been a sight, traipsing down the sidewalk, drenched to the bone and grinning ear-to-ear at Justin's hair, which, with a mixture of water and sweat, stuck straight up in the air when he ran his fingers through it. Everyone else was huddling under soggy umbrellas or pelting down the street to get indoors. We didn't mind the rain. Liked it, actually. Had hot showers in quick succession the moment we got in the door.

Never mind the heartache that I felt the other day. The joy I felt this afternoon, being with two people very close to my heart ... it outshines any loss. Here's to a new year. I'm looking forward to the many little joys 2010 is sure to bring me.