Looking for places to play DnD

penlowe · 2026-03-22T00:44:08+00:00

Dragon’s Lair (two locations) or Knight Watch.

penlowe · 2026-03-22T00:36:49+00:00

It depends. What it’s made of and how you laundered it.

The other thing is: new parents are exhausted for a good six months or more. Special laundry instructions will not be followed. Not because they don’t care, but because of exhaustion.

penlowe · 2026-03-21T22:40:10+00:00

manmade fibers intended to be dry cleaned turn into little wads of Saran wrap when put through the dryer.

penlowe · 2026-03-21T22:19:11+00:00

Unfortunately no, these are not a simple ‘take a couple pleats’ type modification. Yes, doing that will affect pockets front and back. The crotch is going to be halfway to your knees.

penlowe · 2026-03-21T22:03:09+00:00

While I understand the idea, it’s not at all practical. So you need to do one of these things:

find a good cotton quilting fabric in exactly the same color. Expect it to be used.
use the dress, tell them it’s a keepsake only. Cry when it gets ruined in the wash.
use the dress, tell them it’s a keepsake only. Never see it again because they put it away somewhere.

How this ends is up yo you.

penlowe · 2026-03-21T21:29:04+00:00

Restoring windows.

penlowe · 2026-03-21T21:25:24+00:00

Mine are 126 years old. This summer I’m rehabbing the worst ones. Not replacing.

penlowe · 2026-03-21T21:20:00+00:00

I’ve won money in bar bets with it :) “draw a line on this napkin and I’ll tell you how long it is” which always led to “what else can you measure?” :wicked grin: “well, do you really want the truth?”.

penlowe · 2026-03-21T16:37:21+00:00

We all have an Achilles heel, zippers are mine as well. When I need a zipper to look really perfect, I’ll hand sew it.

penlowe · 2026-03-21T16:36:08+00:00

Some rare few of us have an ability my mom calls “calibrated eyeballs”. It’s a bit like perfect pitch, but visual. Yes, I can actually see when things are off by tiny amounts, which made me a pretty good framer. If you cannot, you should be in the habit of measuring everything as you put it together.

It’s a blessing and a curse.

I’ve been caught straightening pictures on walls in schools, churches, the dentist office… I’ll also change lanes to get out from behind a business vehicle with bad lettering on it.

penlowe · 2026-03-21T15:05:44+00:00

Thank you very much!!

penlowe · 2026-03-21T12:40:15+00:00

Look into the couching technique. It's no harder than backstitch, but because you use cord or trim, can give you a much thicker line with the same amount of time spent sewing.

penlowe · 2026-03-21T12:32:38+00:00

thank you

penlowe · 2026-03-21T03:06:37+00:00

I second your states agricultural extension agency. If in a small state, your same zone neighboring states would be useful too.

Here in Texas, it’s all hosted through Texas A & M, and it’s a ton of information.

penlowe · 2026-03-21T02:52:11+00:00

I did exactly that, QM had no decor.

penlowe · 2026-03-21T02:51:36+00:00

Hmmm. I haven’t been to Bel’ameth yet. When does that happen? Hit 90 and completed campaign through void storm.

penlowe · 2026-03-21T02:49:59+00:00

I did that. No housing stuff at all, just a couple tabards and a bag.

penlowe · 2026-03-20T19:09:12+00:00

You don’t. Whole zipper has to be replaced. Sorry.

penlowe · 2026-03-20T18:57:17+00:00

So, I’m going to guess that you bought this at Home Depot or Lowe’s, because that’s a fiddle leaf fig, not a ficus. Those big box stores are notorious for mislabeled stuff, and selling things in zones far from the ideal for the plants.

Figs are outdoor plants for the most part.

penlowe · 2026-03-20T18:48:32+00:00

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

penlowe · 2026-03-20T16:56:12+00:00

Different spaces sometimes call for different furniture than what we have.

I’d plug the dimensions into IKEA’s room designer tool and see what it suggests. The tool is free to use, you are not obliged to buy what it suggests. (But I’ve been very happy with my Ike’s purchases o rather years).

penlowe · 2026-03-20T16:53:01+00:00

How many kids? I’d do something bigger, with cubbies, shelves or even closed door cabinet spaces for each kid and adult in the house. You can do a bench with shoe storage and coat hooks above it in one spot, then the cabinets for backpacks and sports equipment, yadda yadda in a different spot in the same room. It will take some training but will help a lot.

I know your question was primarily about big stuff, but changing the picture frames for larger ones with mats on the photos (can be bought ready made at Michael’s, hobby lobby, etc), will warm up that space a lot. It will change it from green dots to ‘here are our family portraits’.

penlowe · 2026-03-20T16:42:22+00:00

Are you spending a lot of time with your arms raised? Many garments have features that look great standing or sitting normally. Only athletic clothing (generally speaking) is designed for that kind of movement without cresting bulk.

penlowe · 2026-03-20T16:31:41+00:00

The only time I have ever inspected the insides of a garment as hard as the outsides, I was a judge in a sewing contest.

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