Dear Humans,

A few years ago the self-propelled cable on my lawnmower broke. I did a little bit of looking around for a new one, but decided I was happy to just have a push mower. But my resourceful dad replaced the cable with a guitar string. Surprisingly, it worked. And it’s held strong for over 3 years.

Things break. Time wears them down and they never work perfectly again (if they ever did). But things can be mended. And things can be fixed. And it’s amazing how long those fixes can last.

Someday I’ll buy a new mower, but for now I’m happy with the one that’s held together with guitar string and ingenuity.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck