I am back from the P.O. where I sent off two CARE packages.
Buffistas will appreciate that a tiara was included.
Yesterday, my life's like, 'Uh-oh, pop quiz!' Today it's like, 'rain of toads.'
Xander ,'Beneath You'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DavidS - Apr 05, 2021 2:21:09 pm PDT #5239 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Trudy Booth - Apr 05, 2021 2:22:50 pm PDT #5240 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Well, eShakti has a pink gingham dress. [link]
Sophia Brooks - Apr 05, 2021 2:36:29 pm PDT #5241 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Sophia, it's lovely that you are able to help Maria's mom get a funeral dress, it's clearly important to her. I'm also glad, from the sidelines, that b.org was able to help a little - it seems like the sort of task we are well suited lend assistance!
Thanks everyone. I feel like I may not always be able to be helpful, but I have a network of people all over the country who are helpful! Maria is so sure the funeral home will let me in to make the dress look good, and I really doubt it as I had trouble being allowed to my cat's euthanasia (I was not).
-t - Apr 05, 2021 2:41:46 pm PDT #5242 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That dress is super cute, Trudy. I might need it.
I would be surprised if the the funeral home let you in to help, Sophia, but they will no doubt take advice and direction
Sheryl - Apr 05, 2021 3:16:30 pm PDT #5243 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Surgery~ma, Beverly.
I'm scheduled to be in the lab all 5 days this week. I'm not the only one, though.
Maria - Apr 05, 2021 3:37:06 pm PDT #5244 of 30000
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
I'm so glad people are getting jabbed and stuck. Go Team Vaccines!
Love and ~ma for everyone who needs it. I'm a few hundred posts behind, and I don't want to inadvertently leave someone out.
Sophia, they will not likely let you in to dress Maria's mom. In fact, I'm not sure that altering the dress is going to matter. It is likely going to be cut up the back and wrapped around her mom. The funeral home doesn't actually dress them properly; it's difficult to do for various reasons, especially when it's a one-piece outfit like a dress or jumpsuit. They make sure it looks good from the front, but that's it.
Edited to add: no shoes. They're impossible to fit on feet post-mortem, especially if they are the person's size while alive. Pantyhose/socks/stockings are not necessary since it's a waist-up view. Bring underwear, or the funeral home will go out and get a Dollar Store special.
meara - Apr 05, 2021 3:52:35 pm PDT #5245 of 30000
Maria that makes sense but now all I can picture is being dead and my ass hanging out. I’m sure I won’t care at that point, but it still feels weird!!
Maria - Apr 05, 2021 4:10:22 pm PDT #5246 of 30000
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
meara, your ass wouldn't be hanging out completely. Most funeral homes require that underwear be used as well, so make sure you select a good pair to accompany you into the afterlife.
(I have knowledge of this because of what I went through when Rob died. I wouldn't have thought of most of it if I hadn't been asked by the funeral home.)
Jesse - Apr 05, 2021 4:12:09 pm PDT #5247 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Also, you're lying down! It's OK.
Beverly - Apr 05, 2021 5:42:08 pm PDT #5248 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Maria's was my experience pre-Covid with both my parents. I'd forgotten about the "shoes won't fit" reasons for not. But it is very kind of you to help, in any case.
Home. Two inadvertent naps and lunch already. Everything went well. I still can't really see out of that eye, but I have followup tomorrow and again in a week so it will get sorted. Thanks so much for all the thoughts and ~ma.
I was new tiara-craving a week or so ago. I think I just need to go through the ones I have, dust and shine them up, and fix a few flaws in their display. I don't need a new one to play.
Is the care-package receiving new tiara having person Buffista adjacent? Will we see tiara pictures, I mean? I miss Buffista pictures showing off our tiaras.