Jun. 1st, 2019

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Okay, it was a mug, not a teacup, but that doesn't scan. And I would like advice.

I have a set of nice sturdy dishes (stoneware? I dunno) that I bought at a garage sale several years ago. Instead of teacups and saucers, it has mugs. I don't use the mugs much, because I prefer large ones for my morning coffee, but they're occasionally useful. These dishe replaced a set of hand-me-down china that I got from my parents and never liked and that are still sitting in a storage cupboard. But never mind that.

This morning, when I was emptying the dishwasher, I felt a rough spot on the handle. On further examination, it turned out to be a crack. I pulled a bit on it, and a chunk of handle just over an inch long came off in my hand.

So: Is it worth trying to repair this? I have six other mugs in good repair, which should be sufficient to my needs. But the two ends match up nicely, so if a good repair will make the mug reliably functional, I'm fine with that. I just don't want to have to worry that it'll break while someone (who will likely be me) is holding a mugful of hot beverage.

And if I do repair it, is superglue the way to go, or should I use something else?
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My garden (okay, my yard) is not at all a lovesome thing. I am fighting a losing battle against the burdock that wants to take it over, plus miscellaneous other weeds.

But at least both the front and back yards are mowed, and after giving up on the two older containers of weedkiller that I couldn't get open, I bought a new gallon container of Weed-B-Gone, and have spritzed everything that that doesn't belong and (obeying the instructions) that isn't abutting desired shrubs and other items.

What I really need to find is someone who can do yard maintenance at a reasonable price. John Sanchez was great for what he did a couple of years ago, but that was more in the way of excavation and landscaping than maintenance. He does that also, but he charges for distance, and he comes from the other side of St. Paul.

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