OTTAWA: Mrs. Tiggy Winkles Closes Down

[dewline]

This toy store has been an Ottawa-the-city institution for decades. Yes, I've bought the odd gift for relatives and friends there since moving to Ottawa. It's going to hurt to lose them for a lot of people.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/mrs-tiggy-winkles-closes-1.5477333

Comments

[cmcmck]

Here, Mrs Tiggywinkles is a name belonging to a hedgehog sanctuary! :o)

[dewline]

And both hedgehog sanctuary and toy store got their name from the same inspiration...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Mrs._Tiggy-Winkle

[cmcmck]

Indeed they did! I still have the copy I was given as a kid! :o)