We made three pizzas tonight. First, a standard cheese and pepperoni. Second, pear and gorgonzola. Third, veggie, including mushrooms, sliced tomatoes, sliced onions, and black olives. Our friend Stephen came over to play music with Scott on the guitar, banjo, etc.
Here it is, the new couch (on the left, east side of our family room). We also put the TV up onto the wall. It's a little higher than we're used to seeing, but I think we'll get used to it. We also decided to keep the old couch for a while, to allow for more seating. It's going to be a good place to read, but not for watching TV. I'm hoping we'll be able to test the new arrangement with the five of us watching a movie sometime in the next few days. We'll have 8 people here for Thanksgiving.
It seems that we should be able to repair our old couches somehow, but upholstery is quite expensive, and we'd likely have a difficult time with the sewing. Even the couch covers from LL Beans are rather pricey, and it seems they'd not fit very well, or be comfortable enough.
This blue couch is the leading candidate from our first day of shopping. Susan has always wanted an L-shaped couch. She claims that there's enough room in the corner to sit comfortably and is proving it in this photo. This couch is cheap, as couches go, but we really can't afford much more and we have three cats at home who will surely make their marks soon after we would bring this home. I'm a bit worried about the fabric. It's so smooth that it would show the slightest scratch or stain. We'll go look at a few more stores tomorrow.
