You can run but you can't hide

Two weeks had passed since Mamisha's death, and my friend was going to London for a week. I decided I need to run away from all that's going on in my life, and managed to get a last minute flight and join her. I realized (a great cliché, I know) you really can't run away from yourself and that your troubles follow you wherever you go, but still - crying in London is so much more photogenic than crying in Herzelia, wouldn't you agree?

Pinky had a great time, despite missing Barbie.

We saw The Merry Wives of Windsor on the Globe theater, which was absolutely divine!

We also went to Stratford to visit Shakespere, but he wasn't home so we bought cake instead, in a tea house haunted by a ghostly cat.

Pinky and I finally met Junie Ju (and had some more cake)!!!

I did tons of shopping.

Went to a musical (the right message at the right time, if there ever was one)



And finally, had some more cake.

That's it for now, but I will write more later and introduce you to some wonderful beasts and such. Till then - I bid you well.

Google, translate!

I am happy to announce (now that's a little feel good sentence) that I added a Google Translate widget to my Hebrew plus size fashion blog. This means, from now on, you will be able to read about my fashionable adventures in your very own language which is nice, since much of my shopping is done online and you can never get too much fashionable inspiration, especially in plus sizes.

All you have to do is selcet your language from the drop down list on the top of the left-hand side bar (marked in pink on the screen shot below) et voilà!

I am also reopening my Etsy shops in the following few days. I had to close them temporarily due to Mamisha's passing and the week of mourning, but I think I can handle shipping now, as long as I do it once a week for a while. The Puppets and Crafts shop opens tonight, and the Jewelry and Art shop will reopen shortly as well.

I am keeping my vow

A long time ago, I vowed to get a tattoo after my beloved Mamisha passes. This Monday, three days after her passing and during the Shiva days of mourning, I went and had it done.

The past few weeks filled me with rage, due to different unbelievable problems and confrontations we had trying to get help from the relevant authorities. I was so angry, I told Mamisha I will get a huge dragon tattooed on my upper arm, just so people know to watch out of me. But mom thought it is a horrible idea, and she was right.

I wanted to mark myself as a survivor, surviving these past 3 years of taking care of mom on my own almost to the verge of my own demise, and I wanted it to show that I am still myself, that the pain has not scorched or changed me and that I will go on smiling for both Mamisha and myself for many more years. With that in mind, I had only one option.

One leg

Eight colors

A world of pain

I had it done by the brilliant Amir Bloom at Skin Line studio. Now, it hurt like hell the first few days, I actually had to use Mamisha's cane to get around the house on the first two days, but it is better now. I will show you a photo when it heals completely, in a couple of weeks. The photos you see here were taken with my cell phone camera during work, so they are not very good.

Oh oh oh! I just found out there's also a Little Miss All Goes Well, and she looks exactly like Mamisha! How perfect is that??

My mother is dead.

My beloved mother, Varda Reouveni Abramovitch, or Mamisha as many of you learned to know her, passed away this am after a three years long battle with lung cancer.

Please keep her in your hearts and prayers to help guide her soul to its proper resting place.

Mamisha undergoing chemo with Dr. Wormie, August 2008

Angel on duty

A Flutterangel hovering above Mamisha's hospice bed.

Christmas in July - Better late than never!

July is almost over, and it is time for a little Christmas in July Sale.  I know, the official Etsy Christmas in July ended already, but you know I am very busy with my mom, and time is very fluid these days, so I say better late than never.

On my Christmas in July section you will find wonderful Flutterbutts, hamster magnets, Flutterheads (ornaments or wall hangings or whatever you choose to do with them :o) and cards all seriously discounted, up to 50% off!! The sale ends on August 1st.

And who, you ask, may you find there waiting for you? Well..

The Gossip Girls - Serena and Blair

are down to 28$ instead of 38$

Little Frida Kahlo Flutterhead 

is down from 14$ to 10$

The Queen Elizabeth Flutterbutt cards set

is down from 12$ to 8$

Leopard hamster magnet 

is down to 7$ instead of 10$

Happy shopping everybody!

Finally some good news, praise the Lord!

After a very long time not seeing or reading about Tzip Tzip, she arrived (after getting a little lost on the way) to her new host, Erin the enchanted gnome knitter. She seems well and happy and ready for some exciting adventures with her new friends!

Hanging out at the office with Noam the gnome

 (photo by Fyrecreek)

And speaking of the good Lord and his gifts, here is my favorite gift as of now - Leonard Cohen's Halleluja performed in Spanish, by my favorite singer Yasmin Levy.

My poor baby..

A few nights ago we were getting ready to go to bed. The night shift was sharing informations and records (due to my mom's condition, she is always accompanied by a Foamie, puppet or doll when she is going to bed. The night shift is in charge of helping her during the night and cheering her up when she wakes up feeling miserable, which is often the case). Pinky was leaving shift and Erez was about to begin his. When I was putting Pinky in his bad he suddenly screamed and fainted, and I realized to my horror, that his hand ripped open and was hanging by a thread (foam).

I had to act swiftly, so I immediately rushed him to my studio, anesthetized him and performed emergency hand fusion surgery. It was a long one, and the poor pink one was sent heavily drugged to his bed where he remains still, several days later.

During the first 24 hours he didn't want anyone or anything around him.

But he is well taken care of and surrounded by love 24/7

Barbie is off work till he gets better, and doesn't leave his side

And the scars are starting to heal, thank God

Some thoughts about my late father and the fates

There comes a time, in every woman's life, when she must confront the true nature of her father and accept him for the man he really is. Today was that day for me, when I suddenly realize two truths about my father, Papisho, had he still been around today.

1. If Papisho were still alive today, he would probably have an amazingly successful Twitter account with thousands of readers. He would probably also write a blog, under a pseudo name, which he would use to tell the world the unbelievably ridiculous stories that go on behind the scenes of Israeli politics.
   
   
2. Had Papisho been alive today, he would probably own one pair of Crocs in every color known to men.
   

The first is a certain loss, but the second makes me think that indeed, all things must end at their due time and that, sadly, includes the life of our loved ones. I am not sure if this is much consolation for me these days, but I have to work with what the good lord provides.

How to add a Facebook like button to your Blogger entries

Like many others, I recently finally gave up and started using Facebook. I really don't like it, but one has got to follow the trends I guess. Once the did was done, I had to add a Like button to my blogs so readers can share them with their Facebook buddies. There are many explanations for this on the web, so I figured, why not add another simple one. So here goes.

In order to add a Facebook Like button to your Blogger posts:

1. Go to your Blogger Design tab and click on Edit HTML.
2. Check the Expand Widget Templates box.
3. Find the <div class="post-header-line-1"> string and add the following code right after it.
   
   <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'&gt
   <iframe allowTransparency='true' expr:src='"http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=" + data:post.url + "&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=100&action=like&font=arial&colorscheme=light"' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' style='border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:40px;'/&gt
   </b:if>
   
   
4. Click Save Template and you're done.

This is how it looks like

There are several customization possible, instructions to which you can Google. This is just the super basic option. Enjoy and do click the Like button on the top of this post