Best wished towards Bartleby.

So I just checked the forecast and it's changed. The high Thursday is going to be 39 with Rain/Snow showers. I'm only a little freaked out about that. Mostly about the snow part. Friday it's supposed to be 45 for a high and I know it's probably not going to be a lot of snow but I haven't had a chance to get snow tires yet.

I don't even know where to get tires in the Burlington area and I need to get my fluids checked.

Tomorrow I'm going over to Ace Hardware and spending money on things to insulate the apartment. So far my list is: plastic for the windows, plug & light switch insulation, and weather stripping for the doors. Also I'm going to get an ice scraper if they have one. Then I also need a thick blanket to put up at the foot of the stairs (right behind where I keep the litter box).

Best ~ma to Bartleby. My thoughts are with you, bonny.

I hate that. I'd love for it to be more economical to repair things. But the system is set up for disposability.

This.

My thoughts and best hopes are with Bartleby.

I should clarify that I think someone who can repair or replace the lining in a coat is both skilled and deserves to be fairly compensated for said skills. But the world is set up for disposability with cheaper and less durable goods and that makes it hard to weigh repair against replace.

Also, sewing is magic. To me.

askye, maybe you could ask someone in Ace for a recommendation for a good auto place? I'm sure there are dozens of places in Burlington that will swap out tires and check fluids, but it would be nice to have a lead on a place that does good auto work in general so you can start building up a relationship with them before anything major breaks.

I have a leather jacket with a corner tear that I'll probably get repaired. But I got it for the hard-to-beat price of free (it use to be Mom's), so any repairs that cost less than a brand new jacket would make sense for me. It does suck that decent pay for skilled labor gets undercut by super-low priced new goods. Especially when the price is kept low by things like prison labor.

I only woke up ONCE in the middle of the night coughing! And I took some more codeine, watched an episode of Fresh Prince, and fell back asleep! I don't know whether it's the prednisone or the codeine or both to thank for this, but either way, drugs are good.

Surgery & calm ~ma for you and B'boy, bonny.

All kinds of ~ma to you and Bartleby today, bonny.

I only woke up ONCE in the middle of the night coughing! And I took some more codeine, watched an episode of Fresh Prince, and fell back asleep! I don't know whether it's the prednisone or the codeine or both to thank for this, but either way, drugs are good.

Or just the magic of Will Smith.

Much ~ma to bonny and Bartleby.

Vortex, my father always said that linings are the most difficult thing to do and also replace. He hated them, but would never consider a garment complete unless it was fully lined. I wish he would have taught me how to sew. His suits were a thing of beauty, and the clothes he made for my mother are gorgeous.

I'm lucky if I can replace a button.

It's so sad when skills aren't taught from generation to generation. My mother was a decent seamstress (she doesn't sew anymore) and still is an amazing cook, but she never thought about teaching either of us what she knew, so none of that got passed on. Sadface.