greetings!

[fufaraw]

Hazel and Backup want to wish those of you who observe it a Happy Easter, and the rest of you a lovely spring long weekend!

Comments

[caranfindel]

LOL! I don't know the story behind Backup's name, but it made me think of when my daughter had a treasured toy and we bought an extra just in case.

[fufaraw]

See, what had happened was, I had a Hazel when I was younger, and attempting to adult, I had given away a lot of my stuffed animals. I hesitated over Hazel, but finally decided to let him go. And never felt right about it. So I looked for a replacement. And looked. And then I found one on ebay, Yay! And then I found another one that looked more like *my* Hazel. So I ordered it too, intending to re-sell whichever one was the second choice.

Did you ever watch Veronica Mars? She had a pitbull, and when she was going out on stakeout her dad would say, "Take Backup."

So, second choice never left, and yes, he is Backup.

[sylsdarkplace]

Aw, cute. Love the story too. I know how it is with those old stuffed animals, which I guess are called plushies now? I still have three left, and one is the first Easter bunny I ever got. His lavender fur is rubbed off, and he he has a hole in his side where my mom did surgery to fix his music box that plays "This Old Man," and he's lost his fan but his arm still moves as though he's fanning himself. I know, I know most kids would call him a her, but I was never an ordinary kid.

Hope you had a lovely weekend!

[fufaraw]

Back in the day, a friend who owned a doll shop, and made (poured casts, cooked the blanks in her kiln, painted and finished all the porcelain parts, sewed the cloth bodies, added wigs, eyes, teeth, and sewed clothes) reproduction porcelain dolls (Dean would have been so squicked!). She also repaired and restored a lot of china, composition, and hard-plastic dolls. She referred the owners of stuffed animals and cloth dolls in need of cleaning and repairs to me. It always made me happy to present a treasured companion with clean fur, mended seams, and replaced eyes to someone who'd kept it since childhood. The look on their faces..!

[sylsdarkplace]

Oh I'll bet. My poor bunny can't even keep his head up, poor little broken necked bun. But I brushed his fur and put a new bow on him, and he looks loved.

[casey28]

Great story about Hazel and Backup. They're both so cute. I wish I'd keep some of my old stuffed animals. But I do have a nice little collection now. :)

Wishing you a very Happy Easter!

[beelikej]

Adorable!

[fufaraw]

Oh! So's your piggy icon!

[epiphyta]

Hello, Hazel! Hello, Backup! *rubs noses*

[fufaraw]

*ears wiggle at you*