Hitty Writes

Post Holiday

Happy and HittyG — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:03:25 +0000

This year (2011) for Christmas, the Hittys all stayed home alone. Person left Miss Hickory Three in charge – she is the tallest and most imposing – along with cat, Wiki, while she, Mister Person, and others went to DisneyWorld. I’ve already been, so didn’t feel the need to go again, and the others simply were not interested. We had a good holiday – ate lots of cookies – and wandered at will.

We are hoping to actually be moved to the new house this year. Person has stated that we are setting the record for the slowest move ever. She may be correct, but we Hittys simply can’t lift much at a time, though we try.

Happy New Year.

Really, we are moving… just very slowly

Happy and HittyG — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:53:18 +0000

So Person has been so busy of late that even trying to pack and move has been a virtual impossibility. Three jobs and an out-of-town Mister have contributed to the slow progress. We have visited the new house, and some have spent the night there, though Person and Mister have yet to do so. Some of the things have been moved, but sadly not us or our belongings. We are ready to create a new goal to be out of one house and into the next – maybe part of our New Year’s Resolution?

Person, Mister, and some of the kids and grandkids just returned from Disneyworld. Having already been there, I opted to stay home. Riding Expedition Everest just about did me in three years ago. Miss Hickory Three, who is the tallest of the bunch, stayed home to watch over things and all of us. She did a great job and was rewarded with a Mickey Mouse, Goofy, and Donald Duck skateboard of her very own. She promised to let anyone try it out who was daring enough.

Happy 2012 to one and all. Hitty G

We are moving!

Happy and HittyG — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:16:01 +0000

I know I’ve been silent of late – real life took over my private one. But now I simply have to tell everyone, the Capital City Hittys and I are moving. It’s a dreadful chore to move, or so Person says. She actually says many things, but most are not repeatable. Of course we have suffered our share of “incidents” in the process. There was an earthquake, a hurricane, a break (Mister dropped a light fixture onto a glass topped table and shattered both of them), a break in (real robbers!), and other minor set-backs. However, we push forward.

On Wednesday, I went over to the new house. In fact, I’m writing this from there, though the move is not yet complete. Person said I should be the first Hitty in the house because it was fitting, whatever that meant, so I’m there, hanging out on one of the mantles for now with a Mason & Taylor. We are in what is going to be known as The Hitty Room (so who let that M&T in anyway?). The house is OLD. It’s so old, nobody knows if it was built in 1910 or 2020. It belonged to a famous family in Richmond and has only had one other owner in all those years. We are the third. Three is lucky, right? Anyway, the house used to have two parlors and a dining room, but now the second parlor has become the dining room and the original dining room has been convered to what the prveious owners called a family room. Person says we can be a family in any room, so this would be the Hitty room, for us, all our houses, and the school and everything Hitty. OK, a few other dolls too.

The move is grueling, though, and I do not believe we will all be here any time soon. I suspect I will celebrate Halloween without my sisters, and perhaps Thanksgiving as well. Person says the fantasy is that we be moved in by next year. She is getting a studio on the third floor, part for carving and part for sewing, but not until they build her a bathroom up there. She says no way is she climbing the stairs just to turn around and go back down to use the facility.

Here is our new home.

Can you see the Widow's Walk on top?

What we will be up to next week…..

Happy and HittyG — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 02:37:12 +0000

Well, I just did a most interesting thing. Person let me use the computer, but I accidentally accessed her blog instead of my own, and I posted a message almost identical to the one I’m posting here. Rather than delete it, we decided to see who is reading that blog as well as who reads this one.

Anyway, next week is Person’s bi-annual family Thanksgiving beach week reunion with all her and Mister’s kids, spouses, grandkids, and Hittys piled into one big house by the ocean. This year, there will be 13 humans together in South rather than North Carolina. We opted for North Myrtle Beach and a house that is a mere 300 feet from the ocean. And there’s a heated swimming pool too. We will miss the golf course of two years ago, but we decided the pool will be more fun. A check of weather.com shows sunny days with highs in the low 70′s for nearly the entire week!! Of course many Hittys will be there. I’m going, and so are others from our household, including our exchange student, Evalina. She wishes to study tides and see the sea. I’m sure she has other plans as well. Hittys from other family member households will join us, so it’s also a Hitty family reunion too. We are ultra excited. Naturally, I’ll be blogging about it after our return, and so will Evalina.

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all. HittyG (and her friend Happy)

She’ HERE!!!!

Happy and HittyG — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 22:01:22 +0000

I’m thrilled to tell you that our exchange student has finally arrived. We are working up a nice welcome for her, but I HAD to tell you all that she is here at last. We are pleased to announce that she is none other than Hitty Dauphine’s sister and former Wanna Do Camper, Evalina.

For those who don’t follow Erin’s FairieMoon blog, Evalina’s departure from Weathertop began some time ago. Check out the doings there, and then go Evalina’s World, her personal blog, which she hopes you will follow as she settles into life here with us and begins the adventures she dreamed of.

Exchange Student

Happy and HittyG — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 02:20:49 +0000

We have received an application from a young Hitty who is hoping to attend school here in Virginia. She seems perfect for us and vice versa. We are keeping our fingers crossed that she will be able to come. She is eager to have new adventures, broaden her horizons, and perhaps do something meaningful with her life. She sounds energetic and excited to begin a new phase of her life, and we hope she will find exactly what she needs here with us. Only time will tell . . .

School’s ON

Happy and HittyG — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 17:39:28 +0000

I must appolgize on behalf of the Capital City Hittys for our absence. We have had an ultra busy summer, and now that school has begun again, our schedule has not abated. We are as busy as ever, only moreso.

Person began teaching again in late August, and we Hittys usually send someone with her to school. Most of us are home-schooled, of course, but every now and then, one of us wishes to further our education outside of these private tutoring sessions. This got us to thinking: what if we applied for and were accepted as a host site for an exchange student?

We are actively seeking a Hitty student at this point. Stay tuned.

HittyG and the Capital City Hittys

Saying Farewell to Art

Happy and HittyG — Tue, 04 May 2010 16:30:11 +0000

After Winter Wanna Do ended somewhat abruptly following the death of Person’s dear Father in Love, we sort of went into hibernation. It was a sad time, but we came through it well. Following his wishes, Art was cremated, but there was a lovely memorial service for him, which many friends as well as family from all over the country, and even out of country, attended. I was there with Person. After the service, there was a reception held for everyone, and as we walked through the door into the reception hall, a large easel displayed a photograph of Art that the family felt represented him the best. If you click on the photo, it will enlarge for you to see better.

HittyG - wearing my Mickey ears hat - with Art

Saying goodbye

Happy and HittyG — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:21:09 +0000

With the warming trend firmly in place, the snow was melting faster than butter on hot popcorn. It was time to wrap things up and pack things up and jump back on the big Postal Bus.

All the campers were sad, but they knew that all good things must come to an end.

This evening was bittersweet. Not only must the campers say goodby to one another, but also to Nanny Hope who was about to embark on an even bigger adventure than camp. She would travel the country, visiting Hitty families and gathering things with which to entertain children in a hospital who needed cheer and hope to help them heal. Our little ambassador had traveled from the United States to Denmark and now back to and through North America on her mission of hope. All who knew her, loved her, but they also knew that she had work to do, and like every good Nanny, she was ready to take on the task.

They gathered around Nanny Hope, hugging her and one another. Another warming trend was taking place, for as the campers and staff said their goodbyes, their warmth for each other filled the room and their hearts.

Goodby, Beretha the Brave.

Farewell, Hitty Rose and darling Evalina.

We’ll miss you Twins, Hitty Joy, and Lilys two – take care of Robo Kitty!

Don’t forget to write us, Estelle.

Send me your picture, Hitty Ann. I’ll put it in the frame you gave me.

We love you Hitty Gracious – thanks for the great time.

Goodbye, dear campers and Nanny hope. Safe journey to one and all.

Warming Wanna Do Winter

Happy and HittyG — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:56:50 +0000

The campers were all feeling a little dejected. They learned that camp had to end due to a Happy family crisis, but they had hoped to get in one more round of sledding and possibly some skiing before going home. However, it turned out that they had spent too much time watching the Olympic events and not quite enough actually trying them out for themselves. The weather had warmed surprisingly, and suddenly the slopes were a soggy, slippery mass of meltdown. At first they thought that perhaps some snow could be trucked in or a snow machine hooked up, but it was just too warm and too costly.

Thus, they were all sitting dejectedly in the shelter, sipping the hot chocolate that Nanny Hope had brought them to soothe their sad little spirits and warm their pegs when they heard something on the roof.

“What on earth is that,” they exclaimed. “It’s much too long after Christmas for it to be a sleigh and little reindeer.”

Hitty Gracious left them to go check it out.

She saw that the large she-dragon was not alone!

Nanny Hope just had to see, and she ran out to look about the same time the She-Dragon decided to get a closer look at HittyG. The two stood staring at the Dragon who stared back at them with blue eyes so deep a person could drown in them.

To say that Nanny Hope and HittyG were not afraid would have been to tell a lie, but they put up a brave front so as not to frighten the campers.

She exendended an invitation for the campers to come and meet her. Nobody was certain what she had in mind, but it was clear she wanted something from them. Since she had her wee ones with her, it seemed like an unusual request, yet she made no attempt to harm any, and despite a bit of nervousness after the initial shock, they were no longer afraid. Only one of the campers was brave enough to slip down the slope to where the She-dragon and the wee ones were. Hitty Bertha.

Once Hitty Bertha had clambored down the wet, melting slopes, the She-dragon whispered something which took them completely by surprise.

The great She-dragon's suggestion nearly stopped the hearts of Nanny Hope and HittyG, but Bertha was not afraid. She did as the She-dragon suggested, and eagerly climbed the scaly back and up to the natural saddle where she sat comfortably astride the great and wondrous beastie.

Later, everyone agreed, down to the last one, that she would now and forever more be known to them all as “Bertha the Brave.”