What's in the mail? 2024

I wrapped the stems with some paper towel and swabbed more juice into the towel. Just took a look at one of the stems. It appears to be a dull black color. I'll let them marinate until after dinner. Then I'll wipe them down and rinse them. Well see how they look then. Hopefully just a polish on the buffer with white diamond and a little obsidian oil.  I hope it works, I really don't enjoy wet sanding stems. 

Arrived today. Needs reaming and salt/alcohol cleaning of internals. There is rim cake and wax build-up to remove. A good scrubbing and it'll be ready to go. I'll post a few photos later.

Not pipe related, but in the mail, nonetheless, is this set of George Eliot novels from her original publisher:

Thanks for the update, Pete.

Thanks, Ted. I have to admit that they are. And in this case, the covers represent the contents pretty darn well. Middlemarch, for my money, is the finest, most humane novel in the English language. I've read it 4 or maybe 5 times, now, and look forward to spending some good hours with this edition. With the exception of Felix Holt, which seems to be too specific to its time, all her other novels are well loved, too. I'll enjoy digging into them.

Wow. That's a heck of a first impression it made on you. Nice!

You need to read “Dreams From My Father” 5 times to straighten you out.

Now I have to read Fahrenheit 451 6 times to clear that from my head. I've had Middlemarche on the shelf for years.

We had one that cut the lid off from the side and it was great...no sharp lid edges and we had it for years. Then we started running across cans that couldn't be opened with the side cut.     So, after doing some research, we found a good, well-reviewed traditional opener.

You should seeing my impression of can opener. It uncanny.
Hee, hee, Zarnicky so funny.

Not in the mail exactly, but on the truck. A new recliner that matches my wife's. Power recline, headrest, and lumbar support. Brown leather. Expensive but I'm worth it. 😁

For someone who only had used furniture into my 30s it is ridiculously expensive. But it's far from the most expensive recliner you can get. Everything is ridiculously expensive these days. It boggles my mind the prices of vehicles. If I wasn't on a fixed income I guess it would be different. I retired 7 years ago making a good salary, but if I was still in that position I would be getting over 300k, which would make a 90k pickup seem reasonable. The chair, by the way, is the same price as we paid for the wife's 4 years ago. Can't complain much about that.

I received my Sun Bear, on the right, and on the left, an order that I will be sending on to a friend in Denmark. 

Wow. Looks like Arabian lace or something.