“Experienced”
“Experienced” is the word she’s looking for. Or “tempered”, “cured”, or for the music-gear (or wine) enthusiasts, “vintage“. By the looks of things, though, Lucille will be amused by Elaine’s clumsy attempt at good-natured flattery no matter which word she chooses.
I read some articles about the curing time of Tru-oil (the varnish I used on my guitar refinishing project I mentioned on the last page), and it seems that a few days is really all you need to wait before you buff it out. So I went ahead and did that (because I am really, really impatient to play this thing). It is almost done. I’ll have pictures on Tuesday. For now: Sleep.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Chronologically enhanced is the words she is looking for.
“Wise” is an other one that comes to mind.
your “only eighteen with a few years of experience.”
These are all pretty good options.
“I’m sorry, dearie. I can’t understand you with your foot in your mouth like that.
Would you like me to plant another one somewhere else?”
I think you might know Lucille even better than me.