Hi,
This is the only place I can VENT about this without the strange looks. My Dh gets it, but he doesn't REALLY understand my frustration!
Today was a beautiful day here in Houston. I got up for church and decided to take my Hampstead out to enjoy the breeze. In church, it started :rain: STORMING :rain: RAINING! Hurricane type weather, the rain that falls diagonally.
I had both kids, my bag, and had parked wayyyy in the back of the lot (trying to exercise more). I didn't have an umbrella because when I left there wasn't a cloud in the sky.
So, I had to make a run for it. Of course, I love my kids more than my bags. So, even with a borrowed umbrella, it still got wet.
The whole ride home, all I could think about were water spots.
I came home, immediately took the straps off and tried to condition them with what I could find to at least have them dry evenly. It also gave me a peek into how uneven the patina was on the bag.
I don't really "baby" my bags. But I also don't get them wet. If it's going to rain, I use a DE. I don't know, after this experience, I think I'm done with vachetta, at least for a while.
AFTER (it isn't too bad. But it feels dry). Any suggestions for what to do about the "ashy" look on the corners? To give them a more polished look?
This is the only place I can VENT about this without the strange looks. My Dh gets it, but he doesn't REALLY understand my frustration!
Today was a beautiful day here in Houston. I got up for church and decided to take my Hampstead out to enjoy the breeze. In church, it started :rain: STORMING :rain: RAINING! Hurricane type weather, the rain that falls diagonally.
I had both kids, my bag, and had parked wayyyy in the back of the lot (trying to exercise more). I didn't have an umbrella because when I left there wasn't a cloud in the sky.
So, I had to make a run for it. Of course, I love my kids more than my bags. So, even with a borrowed umbrella, it still got wet.
The whole ride home, all I could think about were water spots.
I came home, immediately took the straps off and tried to condition them with what I could find to at least have them dry evenly. It also gave me a peek into how uneven the patina was on the bag.
I don't really "baby" my bags. But I also don't get them wet. If it's going to rain, I use a DE. I don't know, after this experience, I think I'm done with vachetta, at least for a while.
AFTER (it isn't too bad. But it feels dry). Any suggestions for what to do about the "ashy" look on the corners? To give them a more polished look?