Hampy to me… what Pinnochio was to Geppeto

I remember when I created Hampy, then the first clay model, then in 2010, my first stuffed version of him, with a Halloween costume on.  But through the years since his inception in 1980, Hampy has been more than just a character to me. Hampy, to me, was like Pinnochio to Geppeto, only he neverContinue reading “Hampy to me… what Pinnochio was to Geppeto”

Hampy Meets Donella, Inspired by my Baby Sister

Okay, I will admit.  My sister and I are not babies anymore.  Or are we not?  We still crave attention, still do wonderfully young people things like dance when no one is watching (or are) sing in our cars, because we know everyone now thinks you are just talking to someone on your cell, soContinue reading “Hampy Meets Donella, Inspired by my Baby Sister”

I Can’t Believe My Book Is On Amazon for over $285!!

I guess I have been around for a while.  LaurieAnn created me in 1980 and published me 30 years later on my birthday, in 2010.  I suppose someone found this fascinated.  Now LA does have the original first, “need some help”, for so many reasons of the samples.  She still was not Hampy with theContinue reading “I Can’t Believe My Book Is On Amazon for over $285!!”

Welcome to Hampy’s Website

I am so happy to have Hampy’s site back up again.  We took a bit of a sabbatical and in so doing, the site was closed down and the content was lost.  But luckily we have a back up system, so we well be able to build this site again.  This time we want itContinue reading “Welcome to Hampy’s Website”