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Happy Saturday, all.
Hope you are all well and happy.
Here, November is in full swing. Weather changed like someone had turned off some kind of switcher/shifter.
Also, I am kind of sad, because one of the two sheep (mother sheep and baby sheep) my cousin kept during the whole summer on the lawn by the house, died today. Baby sheep died. It was born this spring. :( Not sure what happened, because it was healthy yesterday. This morning it was behaving weird and half an hour later it was lying dead on the grass. :(
 
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Fimpagebag said:
Happy Friday, intrepid Islanders! :search:

Our internet provider‘s intended upgrades for our very rural area have (thus far) been an abject failure resulting in unreliable service and sudden inexplicable outages that can last for days. :hysteric:
Quite honestly it would have been better if they had just left it as it was. :facepalm:

Which is also the way I’ve been feeling about the quality of many of the recent bags being currently offered. :pout:

Which only makes me value the bags I already have even more. :speedy:

Today’s choice, one of my vintage Coach Kristins. :hbeat:

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I’m sorry the internet upgrade was anything but. Maybe there’s still hope that they’re still working on it and it will improve.

Lovely bag. One of these days I hope try, if only for a week, a vintage Coach
 
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So I'm wearing my Dooney today and I see she's got some wrinkles on the smooth leather. Hey, she's not the only one! She sagging a little too. She ain't the only one, lol! I was watching one of Tanner Leatherstein (great handle!) videos on what do wrinkles means on leather, and he was talking about how it's a stamp of authenticity, from a living animal. And though I would not have characterized it as authenticity, I had had thoughts about how people simultaneously want the finest leather, but not want it to have any visible 'flaws'. I mean, this was a living, breathing animal, not produced in a factory. In my mind, it's only natural that its skin show something other than 100% color and texture uniformity. Anyway, quite appreciate the leather on my D&B, especially the non-embossed parts, as it shows ... character? I also appreciate uniformity at times, but there's something ... rich about imperfections. So you can see her wrinkles now on one side, the rough underside of the leather, a couple of scratches, with still the beautiful contrast stitching along the strap. She's been used in a way that a bag only can when it's basically your only bag for a couple of years and you have a tired and sleep deprived life of young children where you don't give a frick about babying a bag; I didn't even have such a concept back then, real talk.

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Also, it's got the best zipper. It's sewn in. Why are not all zippers sewn in? It means you can always zip and unzip with one hand. Zipper still super smooth, too.
 
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Ludmilla said:
Happy Saturday, all.
Hope you are all well and happy.
Here, November is in full swing. Weather changed like someone had turned off some kind of switcher/shifter.
Also, I am kind of sad, because one of the two sheep (mother sheep and baby sheep) my cousin kept during the whole summer on the lawn by the house, died today. Baby sheep died. It was born this spring. :sad: Not sure what happened, because it was healthy yesterday. This morning it was behaving weird and half an hour later it was lying dead on the grass. :sad:
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We’d had similar experiences with our younger goats, Ludmilla. One day one would be fine then for no apparent rhyme or reason it would be dead the next day. :crybaby:
 
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nyeredzi said:
So I'm wearing my Dooney today and I see she's got some wrinkles on the smooth leather. Hey, she's not the only one! She sagging a little too. She ain't the only one, lol! I was watching one of Tanner Leatherstein (great handle!) videos on what do wrinkles means on leather, and he was talking about how it's a stamp of authenticity, from a living animal. And though I would not have characterized it as authenticity, I had had thoughts about how people simultaneously want the finest leather, but not want it to have any visible 'flaws'. I mean, this was a living, breathing animal, not produced in a factory. In my mind, it's only natural that its skin show something other than 100% color and texture uniformity. Anyway, quite appreciate the leather on my D&B, especially the non-embossed parts, as it shows ... character? I also appreciate uniformity at times, but there's something ... rich about imperfections. So you can see her wrinkles now on one side, the rough underside of the leather, a couple of scratches, with still the beautiful contrast stitching along the strap. She's been used in a way that a bag only can when it's basically your only bag for a couple of years and you have a tired and sleep deprived life of young children where you don't give a frick about babying a bag; I didn't even have such a concept back then, real talk.

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Also, it's got the best zipper. It's sewn in. Why are not all zippers sewn in? It means you can always zip and unzip with one hand. Zipper still super smooth, too.
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Love your love for your faithful Dooney, nyeredzi. :loveeyes:

It’s the memories you share and the stories your Dooney could tell that‘s the difference between a bag being a lifelong companion rather than a mere accessory. :hugs:
 
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Ludmilla said:
Happy Saturday, all.
Hope you are all well and happy.
Here, November is in full swing. Weather changed like someone had turned off some kind of switcher/shifter.
Also, I am kind of sad, because one of the two sheep (mother sheep and baby sheep) my cousin kept during the whole summer on the lawn by the house, died today. Baby sheep died. It was born this spring. :sad: Not sure what happened, because it was healthy yesterday. This morning it was behaving weird and half an hour later it was lying dead on the grass. :sad:
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So sorry about baby sheep :sad:
 
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nyeredzi said:
So I'm wearing my Dooney today and I see she's got some wrinkles on the smooth leather. Hey, she's not the only one! She sagging a little too. She ain't the only one, lol! I was watching one of Tanner Leatherstein (great handle!) videos on what do wrinkles means on leather, and he was talking about how it's a stamp of authenticity, from a living animal. And though I would not have characterized it as authenticity, I had had thoughts about how people simultaneously want the finest leather, but not want it to have any visible 'flaws'. I mean, this was a living, breathing animal, not produced in a factory. In my mind, it's only natural that its skin show something other than 100% color and texture uniformity. Anyway, quite appreciate the leather on my D&B, especially the non-embossed parts, as it shows ... character? I also appreciate uniformity at times, but there's something ... rich about imperfections. So you can see her wrinkles now on one side, the rough underside of the leather, a couple of scratches, with still the beautiful contrast stitching along the strap. She's been used in a way that a bag only can when it's basically your only bag for a couple of years and you have a tired and sleep deprived life of young children where you don't give a frick about babying a bag; I didn't even have such a concept back then, real talk.

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Also, it's got the best zipper. It's sewn in. Why are not all zippers sewn in? It means you can always zip and unzip with one hand. Zipper still super smooth, too.
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Love your perspective and the Dooney!
 
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Ludmilla said:
Happy Saturday, all.
Hope you are all well and happy.
Here, November is in full swing. Weather changed like someone had turned off some kind of switcher/shifter.
Also, I am kind of sad, because one of the two sheep (mother sheep and baby sheep) my cousin kept during the whole summer on the lawn by the house, died today. Baby sheep died. It was born this spring. :sad: Not sure what happened, because it was healthy yesterday. This morning it was behaving weird and half an hour later it was lying dead on the grass. :sad:
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That is sad, sorry about the baby sheep.
 
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Ludmilla said:
Happy Saturday, all.
Hope you are all well and happy.
Here, November is in full swing. Weather changed like someone had turned off some kind of switcher/shifter.
Also, I am kind of sad, because one of the two sheep (mother sheep and baby sheep) my cousin kept during the whole summer on the lawn by the house, died today. Baby sheep died. It was born this spring. :sad: Not sure what happened, because it was healthy yesterday. This morning it was behaving weird and half an hour later it was lying dead on the grass. :sad:
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Sorry about the baby sheep.
 
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