I meant to reply to this sooner but my internet went out due to thunderstorms. But it's not flooding as badly as it is in Missouri. It's saddening to see all that flooding and think of all the losses. I'm so grateful that my father picked a house on very high ground.
Been helping my mother on World of Warcraft lately. Chronic fatigue (caused by recurring Epstein Barr Virus) is kicking my tail again. Swollen adenoids and feeling exhausted.
I got a little handheld sewing machine (I'd had one back in the 90s and it broke and I'd never found another one until recently-- although I didn't look very hard). I also got some little wooden craft wheels from Hobby Lobby that I plan to paint and use as escutcheons for some drawer knobs (the screws were too long and when I removed the old wooden knobs it peeled the paint off). I just need to paint them. I wish I could make them look like they are chrome and porcelain, but I'll probably just go with glossy white. The shape isn't quite right to try to paint it to look like it has chrome. I'd have to use a router or something to bevel them and I'd probably screw it up. I got 2 dozen of them so I suppose I could practice.
After 15 years I finally got a new pair of shoes. Soles kept falling off the old ones and I kept having to glue them back on. I had a hard time finding ones that didn't press down too hard on the top of my foot. They are cheap little shoes and I'm going to sew a pull tab for the heel on them to make it easier to put them on.
I found out an online store that I really liked is closing down. They make really awesome solid wood furniture with hidden compartments, gun safes, power outlets, etc. I'd been hoping that one day I would be able to afford some of their pieces. The armoire I really liked is sold out completely and they won't be making any more of them.
Their nightstands also had a hidden drawer on the lower trim piece. And one of their tall headboards had a hidden compartment at the very top where people could hide their jewelry. The captain's beds they made had hidden compartments toward the headboard area.
I do wonder if they'd be willing to sell the plans for some of their pieces since they won't be making them.
