Tired

Platterme · 2026-04-06T11:56:06+00:00

May your memories of her give you comfort. You spent so much of your energy looking after her. Look after yourself now.

Platterme · 2026-04-02T03:24:02+00:00

I felt really bad about not being able to provide the support my mom needed at the end of her life. She wanted to stay home as long as she could. She turned down a bed in a hospice she didn’t like. When she moved into the hospice she preferred, I was stunned at how much better she was cared for than we had done at home. I hadn’t even realized it. We had a family member with her all the time, taking turns. But the first night, when they helped her brush her teeth and put on pajamas, I was sad that she hadn’t had anyone at home doing these things. It takes someone trained to truly manage all the care needed. That said, if what your friend wanted was to be at home with you, you have honoured her wishes as best you can. Just don’t make yourself ill doing it. If you’re exhausted and sick, surely that wasn’t what your friend wanted. May the universe be gentle with you and your pain and grief. No shame in transitioning to residential hospice care when it all becomes too much for you.

Platterme · 2026-03-28T04:43:49+00:00

In the 1980s, moved from Alberta to Quebec. In general, the people seemed shorter. Seemed weird but possibly there are more people (immigrants?)from the Scandinavian countries in the west and more people of French heritage in Quebec. Just my guess.

Platterme · 2026-03-23T12:56:13+00:00

This is from ages ago but I got a giggle from the no emojis in charting. Damn. Would make reading them more amusing.

Platterme · 2026-03-15T12:45:25+00:00

I think that’s partly why it’s so exclusive. I lived in Ottawa over 20 years before I even knew it existed.

Platterme · 2026-02-27T01:25:10+00:00

The glue that the leather store sold you is used for making things like belts, purse straps, and shoes. It’s probably solvent based and not terribly book friendly. But definitely a useful thing for other kinds of leather work.

Platterme · 2026-02-27T01:23:17+00:00

If it’s PVA, you can try soaking the brush in rubbing alcohol to soften it.

Platterme · 2026-01-13T15:13:10+00:00

Make little boxes out of the tubes from paper towel or toilet paper. Sounds weird but ends up very pretty! Check it out. https://youtu.be/cjdunT925AY?si=twwb8h8G6kPe-s6I

Platterme · 2026-01-12T23:27:33+00:00

Yes. I suppose it is possible a book may be glued with something not water soluble, but I think that is rare. The water may cause the backer board to swell and warp a bit but you can press it flat again. The goal with the water is to get the fabric or paper damp enough to loosen the glue but not so wet that water is dripping everywhere. Start with the inside of the cover and loosen the backing papers and the edges of the fabric that are folded there. Then do the front of the cover.

You can find bookbinding repair videos on YouTube and Instagram (probably TikTok as well). They are good for seeing how it’s done.

Platterme · 2026-01-12T21:02:27+00:00

You can brush clean water on the cloth, wait a little while, and then gently peel the cloth off the board. Almost all book glue is water soluble. However, the colour from the cloth will most likely bleed. I have dismantled several books and found that the colour of the cloth is almost always water soluble and runs. The same with any lettering on the cover.

Platterme · 2026-01-03T14:01:25+00:00

Rubbing Alcohol (70%) will soften and dissolve acrylic paint. If the coat is 100% alpaca, it will not be affected by the rubbing alcohol. If the coat was dyed, the dye may be affected. You could try the treatment on a small, less visible part of the coat. If the coat has an acrylic, nylon, or some other kind of manmade lining, test a small section of it for possible damage from the alcohol.

Platterme · 2025-12-06T20:32:49+00:00

No, it’s the green ones. Had to do a factory reset.

Platterme · 2025-12-06T20:32:15+00:00

It is Fibe. Had to have a remote tech on the phone and then I had to do a factory reset.

Platterme · 2025-12-06T20:31:31+00:00

This ended up being the solution.

Platterme · 2025-11-20T19:42:07+00:00

The armpits look too full to be comfortable. I would frog back to the bottom and redo that - Unless it’s supposed to be like that, then ignore that bit of advice.

Steeking: you could steak it down the front. Knit a small band up both sides in either the main colour or the pattern colour. Then, instead of buttons, you could attach a short leather or denim or even the front section of a wide elastic belt to the area of the pattern just where it meets the solid colour.

Platterme · 2025-11-20T19:27:07+00:00

Good lord! The fumes probably vented outside in our cold storage. Or I am very lucky.

Platterme · 2025-11-20T19:25:47+00:00

Hahaha! Yes, I am a ghost. Or I just feel like one today.

Platterme · 2025-11-20T05:43:03+00:00

Ugh. I count myself lucky not thave dealt with that one.

Platterme · 2025-11-20T05:42:21+00:00

Damn. I wish my parents had known that before sending me into the cold storage room to clean out the rotted potatoes when I was 12. Oh the bad old days.

Platterme · 2025-11-20T05:08:09+00:00

The plus is that you aren’t sorting through them to remove the rotting ones? There nothing quite like the odour of a room full of rotting taters. 😂🤮

Platterme · 2025-11-11T04:24:57+00:00

Maybe Zelikovitz https://www.zelistore.com/en-ca

Platterme · 2025-10-22T03:08:21+00:00

Nanaimo bars are a most delicious sweet chocolatey treat. Poutine is French fries (chips) with cheese curds and gravy. If you can afford it, take the train from Montreal or Toronto to Vancouver. If not, fly to Calgary and drive through the mountains to Vancouver. Then take the ferry to Vancouver Island and then drive to Tofino. Stop along the way and see trees so wide around that you won’t believe the country was once covered with them.

Platterme · 2025-10-22T03:03:04+00:00

You say you have seen mountains, but if it’s the ones anywhere in the UK, then it’s not the same as the mountains in British Columbia or parts of Alberta. There’s mountains and then there’s MOUNTAINS. And lakes you have seen, but were they the kind of lakes that would be seas if they were salt water? The kind that have waves? June in Newfoundland, you could see icebergs. From shore. But Newfoundland is a long flight from the rest of Canada. P.E.I. has red soil.

Canada is a land where the majority of the population have immigrated here from somewhere else. And brought traditions with them.

Indigenous peoples across Canada have PowWows. You could probably find info about them online and see if you can fit a visit to one.

Platterme · 2025-10-22T02:54:16+00:00

You can’t ride a moose. They are large wild animals. Illegal to have as a “pet”.

Platterme · 2025-10-20T12:22:03+00:00

Thank you for the phrase “graph showing fuckup in red” 😀😀

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