㋂ marching in

 ㋂ yes. bet you lost track but this is the third month of 2024
did it sneak up on you.

" bad news on the doorstep " - ala ' the Day the Music Died '

so, lets have an update : 
in the living room we replaced the sofa cushions
as likely mentioned, the frames for the 2 seater and 3 seater are teak [well, real wood and weigh like real wood ]. We chose to buy slab foam covered in a blue fabric.the original design had separate cushions.

 For the supporting cushions, we got basically, slip covers and re - filled w/ the foam from the existing cushions

This re - filling is messy. You cut the foam w/ a hacksaw blade. THEN as you get impatient, you grab a wood saw and go to.
Much more foam bits fly off but much faster

the result ' we like !
 ' Alright !!!
we did save money, probably in the $ 1 500 range. However, the fact is that any furniture that we could get at $ 2 000 would be particle board and fabric. We spent somewhere in the $ 700 range
but if you keep track, we also saved a lot of foam from dying in the garbage heap at landfill

Plus, the support cushions are in beige and off - white, so, a much lighter and brighter feel to the living room [ replaced a navy print fabric ]

In our ' computer room ' / second main floor bedroom but mostly storage for paper,
 we re - organized.
Gone is a fairly large footprint from a ' computer table '. This footprint was replaced by a slightly smaller but corner unit [ recycled from the neighbours front lawn ].

The result is a orderly appearance [ now, we did a clean up job as well, ditching much superfluous stuff ].
As you, probably, read, we have only 11 inch laptops plus WiFi [ of course ] making our computers totally, portable. 
This ' computer room is a combination of old habits and the luxury that 2 people have of living in 2 000 sq ft.
The sofa in the room is a double pullout, so, I guess ' bedroom ' could be a descriptor.

AND I didn't realize that sitting here typing - the window is on my right. I look out on the street. I watch the garbage truck arrive ....
I observe the street scene  .. I did not realize how enlightening this would be.