{"id":5309,"date":"2024-12-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=5309"},"modified":"2024-12-12T12:34:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T12:34:47","slug":"christmas-jumper-day-a-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=5309","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Jumper Day. A story."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a seasonal blog post I am sharing in the spirit of a bit of festive fun. Before you read the story, find out more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.savethechildren.org.uk\/christmas-jumper-day\">Christmas Jumper Day<\/a>, which in the UK we celebrate on Thursday, 12th December this year, and which raises funds for Save the Children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story was inspired by my dog Posey \u2018trying on\u2019 a jumper recently, which gave me a welcome excuse to write a story and then create accompanying watercolour illustrations.<br><br>Read at your own (festive) peril.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Posey&#8217;s Big (Christmas Jumper) Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first of December was bitterly cold. The sky was a pale grey, and there was a biting wind from the North. Posey was curled up in her basket, looking out at the world. From here, a small study on the first floor of the house, Posey could survey her whole domain: there was her human, sitting at the desk nearby, typing away on the computer. And in the next room there was Teilo, her big brother, napping in his favourite chair. By the sounds of it, he was chasing a ball in his dreams. Promising smells of cooking wafted up the stairs from the kitchen below. Maybe, Posey thought, there would even be toast!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5348\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3.png 1080w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Posey&#8217;s basket in a festive study. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next to Posey, nuzzled into her soft brown fur, was Gladys, her favourite upstairs toy. Gladys was the most flamboyant of all the toys in the house, her pink and blue flamingo feathers pointing in all directions. Gladys and Posey often had long chats in the afternoons, when everyone else was working. And it was from Gladys that Posey first found out about the Christmas Jumpers. Christmas Jumpers, Gladys explained, were special clothes celebrating the season that only get worn this time of year, and there is one day each year when everybody dresses up and wears theirs. Posey listened eagerly to Gladys telling her tales of tinsel and red noses on reindeer, her eyes getting bigger and bigger and her ears cocked in rapt attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the days went on, Posey started to spot other dogs wearing jumpers and coats on her walks. Teilo was dismissive at first, as he didn\u2019t care for dogs dressing up, proud as he was of his sleek black coat. But Posey was intrigued. She, too, liked her glossy brown coat, especially when it was freshly brushed, but those colourful jumpers the other dogs were wearing did look fun! And even Teilo started to look with interest at a neighbourhood dog in a rainbow coat running past on the field.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5349\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2.png 1080w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gladys, the pink and teal Flamingo tope toy. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So one night, about a week into December, Posey held a conference with her best friend, Mabel, during one of their cosy nights staying up in the kitchen, when everyone else was asleep. Mabel, a stripy Hippopotamus that shared Posey\u2019s bed basket, and who never came along on walks, being an indoor toy, listened carefully to Posey as she told her all about Christmas Jumpers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Posey got all excited describing the jolly stripes, cheerful reindeer prints and warm wooly cuffs \u2013 and Mabel, knowing her best friend very well indeed, listened patiently to the whole tale. One jumper in particular had caught Posey\u2019s eye: it was red, she told Mabel, and decorated with white snowflakes, a big reindeer with a red nose and little stars, too! As she was describing it, her eyes sparkled and her tail wagged back and forth so fast, that it became all blurry. However, when it was at last time to sleep and Posey curled up with Mabel by her side, she looked wistfully at her friend. How, she wondered, would she ever get a jumper like this?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That night, long after Posey had fallen asleep, exhausted from all the excitement, Mabel stayed up and had a long think. Only as the first rays of sunlight tinged the horizon in pink the following morning, did she finally close her eyes to sleep. She had made a plan, and first thing in the morning, she would\u2026 , well, what precisely Mabel did have planned, Posey wouldn\u2019t find out until the 12th December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The morning of the big day dawned bright and sparkly. The sky went from pink to gold to blue and all the roofs were covered in a thick layer of frost. It was so cold that even the window panes were covered in ice. Posey woke up excitedly, looking forward to breakfast and to her first walk of the day. As she ran out of the kitchen an unfamiliar sight stopped her in her tracks. She skidded to a complete stop in the hallway, gazing up with big round eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Posey-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5351\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Posey-4.png 1080w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Posey-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Posey-4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Posey-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Posey-4-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Hallway filled with Christmas Jumpers. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What she saw was her very own, small Christmas miracle: the whole hallway was filled with Christmas Jumpers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hanging on a long, red and white rope, all the way from the bottom of the stairs to the first floor was a colourful row of jumpers! There was a Christmas Jumper for each of the humans, one red and blue jumper with robins and holly, a tiny jumper for Mable, a bright green one with a sparkly purple letter \u201cM\u201d on it, one for Gladys, a sleeveless one with sequins and tassels at the bottom, and also one for Giraffe-y, Teilo\u2019s favourite toy, in a bright sunny yellow to match her tennis ball feet. There was even one for Teilo, a beautiful Christmas tree green with a sporty white trim, to match his sleek black fur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And at the very top of the stairs, there was one more jumper, the most beautiful of all of them and it was for Posey!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Made of a soft festive red wool, it was trimmed with little white snowflakes and covered in stars of every colour. It had candy-cane stripes and a jolly reindeer with a squashy red nose, and it even had her name, P-O-S-E-Y, embroidered on the side. On the other side it had a little pocket to carry treats and a loop to put a water bottle for long walks! It was, without a doubt, the most wonderful jumper that Posey had ever seen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, such an outfit needs to be taken out for a walk immediately, and so everyone, even Mabel, got dressed in their Christmas Jumpers, wrapped up warm with scarves and wooly hats, and headed out for a morning walk in the wintery woods.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5346\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5.png 1080w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Posey&#8217;s Christmas Jumper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was coffee for the humans picked up on the way, and much cheer and waving as everyone saw them pass through the village. Posey ran ahead of everyone the whole way, skipping with joy, her ears flying and her tail going faster than a propeller, proudly showing everyone her Christmas Jumper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mabel, safely tucked into a big human coat pocket, smiled happily to herself. She had done it! Mabel had saved the (Christmas Jumper) day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The End. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">P.S. The real Posey prefers being covered in mud to wearing jumpers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Der Weihnachts-Pullover-Tag (deutsche Version)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inspiriert durch meine H\u00fcndin Posey, habe ich diese kleine Geschichte<br>zum \u201eChristmas Jumper Day 2024\u201c geschrieben. Jedes Jahr im Dezember wird dieser Tage in Gro\u00dfbritannien<br>fur einen guten Zweck gefeiert &#8211; und Spass ist nat\u00fcrlich auch dabei..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Posey\u2019s Gro\u00dfer Tag der Weihnachts-Pullover<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Der erste Dezember war bitterkalt.<br>Der Himmel grau und ein eiskalter Wind fegte von Norden her.<br>Posey, eingekuschelt in ihrem K\u00f6rbchen schaute sich die Welt an.<br>Von hier oben, im ersten Stock, im gem\u00fctlichen Studierzimmer, konnte sie das ganze Haus \u00fcberschauen, derweil \u201eihr Mensch\u201c am Schreibtisch eifrig am Computer tippte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gleich nebenan schlummerte Teilo, Posey\u2019s \u00e4lterer Hunde-Bruder in seinem Lieblingsstuhl und sie h\u00f6rte, wie er versucht, Traum-Tennisb\u00e4lle zu fangen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vielversprechende D\u00fcfte zogen von unten aus der K\u00fcche durch das Haus &#8211;<br>D\u00fcfte, mit der Aussicht auf eine Scheibe Toast?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dicht neben Posey\u2019s weichem, braunen Fell sa\u00df Gladys,<br>Posey\u2019s Lieblings-Spielzeug vom ersten Stock &#8211; dieser Hinweis ist wichtig, denn\u2026<br>Posey\u2019s Lieblings-Spielzeug vom ganzen Haus ist nat\u00fcrlich Mabel.<br>Von Mabel erfahrt ihr sp\u00e4ter mehr\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gladys, eine gro\u00dfe Flamingo-Dame, immer sehr flamboyant in rosa und hellblau.<br>Oftmals, w\u00e4hrend der langen Nachmittage die Menschen im Haus schwer arbeiten,<br>haben Gladys und Posey lange, geheime Gespr\u00e4che.<br>Und so war es auch Gladys, welche zuerst von den Weihnachts-Pullovern erz\u00e4hlte:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eWeihnachts-Pullover sind ganz besondere Pullover, warm, kuschelig, fr\u00f6hlich, bunt und<br>werden nur im Dezember getragen. Und einmal im Jahr &#8211; dieses Jahr am 12. Dezember &#8211; tr\u00e4gt jeder seinen Weihnachts-Pullover und feiert die Weihnachtszeit\u201c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Posey\u2019s Augen wurden gro\u00df und rund, aufgeregt h\u00f6rte sie zu wie Gladys<br>diesen Pullover beschrieb: \u201ewarm und weich, mit gro\u00dfen Rentieren mit roten Nasen, glitzernden Sternen und einer F\u00fclle von Schneeflocken\u201c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An den Dezember -Tagen sieht Posey tats\u00e4chlich \u00fcberall Hunde,<br>die voller Stolz festliche Pullover und M\u00e4ntelchen trugen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hunde-Bruder Teilo, zuerst kaum interessiert,<br>denn er war zu Recht sehr stolz auf sein gl\u00e4nzendes, schwarzes Fell.<br>Doch Posey, fasziniert durch all diese festlichen Eindr\u00fccke, hielt weiterhin eifrig Ausschau. Sie mochte ihr sch\u00f6nes braunes Fell ebenso,vor allem, wenn es frisch geb\u00fcrstet war,<br>fand jedoch all die bunten Pullover der anderen Hunde lustig und begehrenswert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Und selbst Teilo, bisher ohne gro\u00dfes Interesse, beobachtete auf dem Feld einen Hund,<br>welcher mit einem kunterbunten Regenbogen-Mantel durch die Landschaft stolzierte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eine Woche sp\u00e4ter, als immer mehr Hunde in der Nachbarschaft mit bunten Weihnachts-Pullis spazieren gingen, hielt Posey zu Mitternacht<br>mit ihrer besten Freundin Mabel eine K\u00fcchen-Konferenz ab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nun kommen wir zu Mabel, Posey\u2019s Haus-Lieblings-Spielzeug..<br>Mabel, ein gestreiftes Nilpferd, welches jede Nacht mit Posey in der warmen K\u00fcche in Posey\u2019s K\u00f6rbchen schl\u00e4ft und w\u00e4hrend alle anderen Hausbewohner l\u00e4ngst friedlich schlafen, sind beide oft lange noch am fl\u00fcstern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mabel ging normalerweise nie mit auf die Spazierg\u00e4nge, denn Matsch und Pf\u00fctzen,<br>bei Hunden sehr beliebt, sind f\u00fcr Mabel\u2019s weichen Stoff jedoch ungeeignet.<br>Und so wusste Mabel nichts von den herrlichen Weihnachts-Pullovern,<br>welche Posey und Teilo t\u00e4glich in Wald und Feld gesehen haben.<br>Posey erz\u00e4hlte nun ihrer treuen Freundin Mabel von diesen herrlich bunten Pullovern,<br>Mabel h\u00f6rte geduldig zu, sie war eine gute Zuh\u00f6rerin.<br>Posey wurde immer aufgeregter, um Mabel genauestens \u00fcber diese bunten Pullis zu informieren und auch, was ihr am besten gefallen hat &#8211;<br>die fr\u00f6hlich-bunten Streifen, die lustigen Renntiere, die warmen wolligen Kr\u00e4gen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Und da gab es einen Pullover, bei welchem Posey gar nicht mehr wegsehen konnte:<br>ein festlich-roter Pulli mit wei\u00dfen Schneeflocken, ein gro\u00dfes Rentier mit roter Nase und<br>tausend kleine glitzernde Sternchen.<br>Posey\u2019s Entz\u00fccken beim Beschreiben dieses wahrhaft himmlischen Pullis brachten ihre Augen zum Strahlen, ihre Ohren wedelten hin und her und<br>ihr Schwanz ging so schnell im Kreis wie ein Propeller.<br>Als es endlich Zeit war zum Schlafen, Posey sich in ihr K\u00f6rbchen gekuschelt mit einem sehns\u00fcchtigen Ausdruck im Gesicht.<br>Mit gro\u00dfen traurigen Augen schaute sie Mabel an und \u00fcberlegte,<br>ob sie wohl jemals auch zu so einem wundervollen Weihnachts-Pullover kommen w\u00fcrde?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In dieser Nacht, lange, nachdem Posey endlich vor Ersch\u00f6pfung eingeschlafen war,<br>war es Mabel, die munter blieb und sich die Sache ernsthaft \u00fcberlegte.<br>Viele Stunden hat sie sich die m\u00fcden Augen gerieben, Pl\u00e4ne geschmiedet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Es war schon fast Morgengrauen, die ersten blassen rosa Wolken zeigten sich am Horizont, als Mabel sich endlich zum wohlverdienten Schlaf zusammen ringeln konnte.<br>Zufrieden mit ihrem geheimnisvollen planen ist Mabel eingeschlummert.<br>Was Mabel genau geplant hatte, konnte Posey am 12. Dezember bestaunen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Der Morgen des 12.Dezember war klar und sonnig.<br>Der Himmel wurde erst rosa, dann goldfarben, dann hellblau,<br>die D\u00e4cher \u00fcberzogen mit dickem Frost, die Fenster mit filigranen Eisblumen verziert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Posey wurde wir gew\u00f6hnlich fr\u00fch munter und begann fr\u00f6hlich ihren Tag.<br>Schlie\u00dflich war jetzt die Zeit f\u00fcr Fr\u00fchst\u00fcck und Spaziergang!<br>Schnell lief sie aus der K\u00fcche in den Flur und\u2026<br>was sie dort mit gro\u00dfen Augen sah, lie\u00df ihre Pfoten auf der Stelle verharren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ein Weihnachtswunder war geschehen &#8211; nur f\u00fcr sie.<br>Die Diele, festlich geschm\u00fcckt und am wei\u00dfen Treppengel\u00e4nder entlang<br>hing eine prachtvolle Parade von Weihnachts-Pullovern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Posey-4-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Posey-4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Posey-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Posey-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Posey-4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Posey-4.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Von oben bis unten, die ganz Treppe, best\u00fcckt mit Pullovern &#8211; und was f\u00fcr welche!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zuerst die beiden gro\u00dfen f\u00fcr die Menschen im Haus &#8211; einer in rot und..<br>einer in blau mit einem Adventskranz und einem kleinen Rotkehlchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dann kam ein ganz kleiner, tiefgr\u00fcner Pullover f\u00fcr Mabel,<br>verziert mit einem gro\u00dfen, glitzernden \u201eM\u201c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">F\u00fcr Gladys, ein Pulli ohne \u00c4rmel, bestickt mit bunten Pailletten und Schleifen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dann gab es da noch einen Pullover, perfekt f\u00fcr Giraffe\u2019y,<br>Teilos Lieblings-Spielzeug, eine kleine Giraffe mit Tennisball-F\u00fc\u00dfen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Und nun, ein gr\u00fcner Pullover, sch\u00f6n wie ein Weihnachtsbaum &#8211; f\u00fcr Teilo &#8211;<br>best\u00fcckt mit einem samtigen, wei\u00dfen Kragen,<br>welcher herrlich zu seinem sch\u00f6nen schwarzen Fell passt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jedoch, ganz oben an der obersten Treppenstufe, hing der allersch\u00f6nste Weihnachts-Pullover, den Posey je gesehen hatte &#8211; und dieser Pullover war speziell nur f\u00fcr sie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die tiefrote, warme weiche Wolle sah so festlich aus, kleine Schneeflocken am glitzernden Kragen, bunte Sterne, aufgestickt \u00fcber den ganzen Pullover und..<br>in gr\u00fcner Schrift ihr Name: Posey .<br>Vorne zu sehen ein Rentier mit roter Nase, an der Seite eine kleine Tasche f\u00fcr Leckerlis,<br>sogar eine Schlaufe f\u00fcr eine kleine Wasser-Trinkflasche.<br>(bei langen Spazierg\u00e4ngen sehr hilfreich)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ganz ohne Zweifel war dies der allersch\u00f6nste Pullover den Posey je gesehen hatte und nat\u00fcrlich musste dieser ganz wunderbare Pullover sofort mit auf den Spaziergang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Und so haben wir uns alle winterlich angezogen, warme Schals um den Hals, M\u00fctzen auf, Hunde und Spielzeuge mit ihren Weihnachts-Pullovern und<br>los ging es, in den Wald &#8211; mit Weihnachtsgef\u00fchl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Auf dem Weg gab es warmen Kaffee f\u00fcr die Menschen,<br>Nachbarn und Dorf-Bewohner winkten uns voller Freude zu beim Anblick<br>der vielen bunten und fr\u00f6hlichen Weihnachts-Pullover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Posey, voller Stolz ihren Weihnachts-Pullover allen zu zeigen,<br>lief aufgeregt voraus mit gro\u00dfen Spr\u00fcngen, fliegenden Ohren<br>und der Schwanz wedelte wieder wie ein Propeller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sogar Mabel war heute mit dabei, eingepackt in einer Manteltasche,<br>schaute sie sich voller Freude die ganze Parade an.<br>Sie war sehr stolz, wie viel Freude ihre geheimen Pl\u00e4ne gebracht hatten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Es war ein toller Weihnachts-Pullover-Tag und\u2026<br>seitdem feiern wir ihn jedes Jahr!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a seasonal blog post I am sharing in the spirit of a bit of festive fun. Before you read the story, find out more about Christmas Jumper Day, which in the UK we celebrate on Thursday, 12th December this year, and which raises funds for Save the Children. The story was inspired by my dog Posey \u2018trying on\u2019 a jumper recently, which gave me a welcome excuse to write a story and then&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=5309\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Christmas Jumper Day. 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