New Furniture

Yesterday the rest of our much needed furniture arrived.  We are renting a semi- furnished apt. but there were some things we had to buy ourselves.  No Asian home can be without a shoe rack or cabinet for those who come to visit.  They could leave them outside the door, which many do but then you run the risk of someone walking off with them, so we invested in the three tier variety.  It has a beautiful finish and can hold up to 20 pairs of shoes.  A must have.  Then because we do want people to come and visit we had to get a bed for them to sleep in.  Our first guest was treated to a mat, a very thin mat, on the floor.  Fortunately she was used to sleeping this way.  We have a guest coming from the states who really does need a bed.  We ordered the frame but had not decided on a mattress.  There is a company in Australia that makes a special mattress that everyone here seems to love so we told our friend to order it for us.  That was at 2:30 yesterday, at 4:00 we heard a knock on the door and much to our surprise a gentleman had our new mattress.  He probably broght it on a motor bike !!  What service, the US should take note.  We had to run out to the ATM and get money to pay for the thing.  Did I mention that this mattress is only 10 centimeters in depth.  So now we have an official Asian bed!  Low to the ground.  I might be getting to old for this.  

   Then there was the chair that Mark wanted.  It is a wonderful wood variety, no rocking chairs in this country, that we could find anyway.  It has flowers made from eggshells etched into the wood.  It  moves, which is good enough for Mark.  The bottom extends out to make a lounge type chair.  I think he likes his naps to much.  The only problem is, it is all wood.  Not to bad but I think I will invest in a cushion for the head as I tried to nap in it and ended up with a headache.  I found a chair for myself which is a glider but I have to remember where we saw it and get a ride back there.