1) I don’t like it when the stitching on my umbrella rips. It makes me sad to buy a $15 umbrella at the Rite Aid and have it start falling apart within 3 months. Wish someone made sturdier umbrellas. I bought a $20 Totes umbrella from Macy’s in Chicago and that one also broke after just a few months of use.
2) I had a lovely dinner. Cooked kale (prewashed, came in a bag) with some sauteed onions and garlic. Added some balsamic vinegar at the end. Also ate 1 raw green pepper and 1 raw tomato (free from DoGEE). My dessert was a peach and some french vanilla flavored Stonyfield Farm yogurt.
3) I’m seriously considering getting up at 7 am tomorrow morning to go to the Waverly Farmer’s market. I don’t really have any produce that I need but I love fall fruit and would like to get some potatoes to make more curry. I also have to go to work tomorrow (and the selection isn’t so good after 9am) so I want to get to the market early.
Are you getting full-sized umbrellas? ‘Cause that’s the way to go for durability. The small collapsible ones just can’t compete.
I am using small collapsible ones. When the two I currently have finally give out (which probably won’t be long) I will invest in a full-sized umbrella. I will test your hypothesis and see how much longer that will last. I also think that the auto-opening umbrellas are less durable because the mechanism has too much force. If I carefully and gently open/close the umbrella, maybe the stitching won’t rip so soon.