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I think my friend had initially planned to stay in the neighbouring city overnight, like I did in February (I was playing it a bit by ear, we didn't get out of customs etc until after 11pm) but she came home late last night. Her kitty was so happy to see her, she sent me videos of him cuddling and purring and making biscuits on her face. He could have had that from me but noooooo. I was very grateful she told me earlier in the evening so that I could go home and sleep in my own bed!
Dental work yesterday put the balance of my fillings complete. It felt like one of the teeth was breaking though, but he didn't say anything about it when he was done. I think I have another basic check up next month, so we'll see what else needs to happen then. The fillings that needed to be done meant three different needles to freeze the areas, which ended up freezing all the way up into my sinuses. It was so weird! Bit sore today but not bad. I will not be eating pizza from the place in the mall today.
I was so thoroughly exhausted last night that I just noodled around on my phone. Today I am wishing I didn't have to wear my heavy rated-to-minus-40 coat still, because while it's chilly in the mornings, its in the single to low-double digits and warmer in the afternoons. I don't need that much extra! So now I'm pondering coats I could make that are more spring/fall weight. I have a couple yards of denim-quilted-to-satin fabric, unfortunately cut into 1-yard lengths bc I had high hopes of making a quilted petticoat out of it (hahahahahhahaha dumbass). I bet there's some weirdly shaped "shacket" or whatever that I could make with it, something that doesn't need much structure.
While I was running Millie the other weekend, I felt that the motor was working a bit too hard for my liking. Millie is a 15-class clone very similar to the Brother I brought home in September, if a little more well-used. She is powered with the ubiquitous small motor on the back, which is so hilarious because its label declares it to be a shoe machine motor. I have three of these little motors! One is definitely an after-market add-on, to the 1923 National whose electrics looked so dodgy that I never dared turn it on, but the good news is that I am reasonably confident I can use one of the others. Millie's was sparking inside that I can see. I have not tried James' as he only came with the motor and nothing to run it with. The Brother has a similar looking motor but it is branded and definitely original to the machine.
Anyway, I've been trying to figure out the safest way to add some lubrication to the motor. I know I can't just go willy-nilly spraying WD-40 or sewing machine oil into it. I have found that the little screws top and bottom hold in "brushes", but so far the only videos I've found include wicks or obvious oiling points that the motors don't have, or complete disassembly and rewiring which is beyond my skills. I might need to ask my sewing machine guy.
Dental work yesterday put the balance of my fillings complete. It felt like one of the teeth was breaking though, but he didn't say anything about it when he was done. I think I have another basic check up next month, so we'll see what else needs to happen then. The fillings that needed to be done meant three different needles to freeze the areas, which ended up freezing all the way up into my sinuses. It was so weird! Bit sore today but not bad. I will not be eating pizza from the place in the mall today.
I was so thoroughly exhausted last night that I just noodled around on my phone. Today I am wishing I didn't have to wear my heavy rated-to-minus-40 coat still, because while it's chilly in the mornings, its in the single to low-double digits and warmer in the afternoons. I don't need that much extra! So now I'm pondering coats I could make that are more spring/fall weight. I have a couple yards of denim-quilted-to-satin fabric, unfortunately cut into 1-yard lengths bc I had high hopes of making a quilted petticoat out of it (hahahahahhahaha dumbass). I bet there's some weirdly shaped "shacket" or whatever that I could make with it, something that doesn't need much structure.
While I was running Millie the other weekend, I felt that the motor was working a bit too hard for my liking. Millie is a 15-class clone very similar to the Brother I brought home in September, if a little more well-used. She is powered with the ubiquitous small motor on the back, which is so hilarious because its label declares it to be a shoe machine motor. I have three of these little motors! One is definitely an after-market add-on, to the 1923 National whose electrics looked so dodgy that I never dared turn it on, but the good news is that I am reasonably confident I can use one of the others. Millie's was sparking inside that I can see. I have not tried James' as he only came with the motor and nothing to run it with. The Brother has a similar looking motor but it is branded and definitely original to the machine.
Anyway, I've been trying to figure out the safest way to add some lubrication to the motor. I know I can't just go willy-nilly spraying WD-40 or sewing machine oil into it. I have found that the little screws top and bottom hold in "brushes", but so far the only videos I've found include wicks or obvious oiling points that the motors don't have, or complete disassembly and rewiring which is beyond my skills. I might need to ask my sewing machine guy.
