“I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart for so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can be together all the time.” — A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
At The Quiet Botanist, we love weaving quotes into our work, ranging from nature-inspired reflections to poetry. Many of these words are drawn from A.A. Milne, because there is nothing quite as comforting as a quote from Winnie-the-Pooh and the gentle world of the Hundred Acre Wood.
I keep my own copy close, resting on the corner of my desk. It was a gift from my uncle many years ago in Australia. I remember my mother reading to me how sweet it is to be a cloud floating in the blue. I shared those same stories with my son, who loved Piglet and the ever-bouncing Tigger. As for me, I’ve always had a soft spot for Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit, and Owl truly, I love them all. In fact, we even carry cards featuring these beloved characters and their timeless quotes in our Hudson store, I really love having a little Pooh bear around the Botanist at all times.
“‘How do you spell 'love'?’ asked Piglet. ‘You don't spell it...you feel it,’ said Pooh.”
“What I like doing best is Nothing.”
“How do you do Nothing?” asked Pooh, after he had wondered for a long time.
“Well, it’s when people call out to you just as you’re going off to do it, ‘What are you going to do, Christopher Robin?’ and you say, ‘Oh, Nothing,’ and then you go and do it.
It means just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.”
“Oh!” said Pooh.
— A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
Winnie-the-Pooh (also known as Edward Bear, Pooh Bear or simply Pooh) is a fictional bear created by the English author A. A. Milne and the English illustrator E. H. Shepard. Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared by name in a children's story commissioned by London's Evening News for Christmas Eve 1925. The character is inspired by a stuffed toy that Milne had bought for his son Christopher Robin in Harrods department store, and a bear named Winnie they had viewed at London Zoo.
Eeyore & Winnie in deep conversation.
My copy from the corner of my desk.
Floatingly..How sweet to be a Cloud… Floating in the Blue!
The corner of my desk with a few of my favorite things - including my vintage copy of Winnie the Pooh, Framed drawings from sister and son and other finds.
“What if I fall? Oh, but my darling, what if you fly?”
