Thanks for the new toy, mommy!

[sepdet]

I had a feeling this would happen.

For many years, I have wanted a chair.

That chair was my Nana's. She was 90 years older than me, but she lived until she was almost 102, so we had time to play together. She was always sitting in this chair. She used to rock me and sing to me.

Everyone loved the chair, because it reminded us of Nana, who was a very sweet lady (famously, the nastiest thing she ever said about anyone was, "He's a little bit peculiar"). My uncle eventually got it some years after she passed away. I was embarrassingly upset, because I WANTED that chair. But so did he. So what to do?

Well, he very kindly promised me the chair someday. And someday is now, because my cousins are getting big enough that he was afraid they'd damage it with horseplay.

The padding is a little squooshed, so I need to sit in it with a back pillow, but it's so... TINY! Just my size! I never realized it was made for a little person. My Nana was five feet just like me.


Of course, Samhain had to claim it IMMEDIATELY, but I had the foresight to use a blanket just in case. I need to find a better-looking cover for it, since it's easier than telling her she can't sit in it.

Comments

[muggy-mountain.livejournal.com]

Looks like the cat agrees. Much better than the Ikea wood-and-canvas thing in the background. :)

[sepdet.livejournal.com]

Meep yeah. My whole apartment is Ikea, so it all goes together, but now I suddenly have something NICE feeling a bit forlorn and lonely amidst all the rest.

[muggy-mountain.livejournal.com]

Heh, I was given the white version of that Ikea chair and I never used it. I like my living room chairs to be massive and overstuffed. Ikea stuff is appealing in its starkness and practicality, but nothing beats a living room filled with ancient and mismatched furniture.

[trekqueen.livejournal.com]

hey hubby has that exact chair (black color right?) he's had it for... shoot ... since before we started dating! and it still is rather comfy. I like the chair, much better than some of the cheaper made crud that falls apart easily. BTW, it is Shadow cat's favorite spot. ^_^ My icon is of her hiding under it.

[muggy-mountain.livejournal.com]

Heh, united by the chair.