Hey Sweetie!
Had a good night sleep, got my chores and breakfast done, then headed out to a house in Big Rapids that had a recliner for sale on Marketplace. I did some research, and discovered it was exactly the model of LazyBoy that was a wall-hugger and a perfect fit for the small space, plus it’s not electric, which is what I wanted. Because that battery adapter has never worked properly on the old recliner, I’d have to put on the inverter every time I wanted to recline in my chair, and of course, a bunch of other little stuff would pull juice too, so the batteries would end up draining faster than necessary, so a manual one is actually a better solution for me. It’s not nearly as comfortable as the old European one, as it’s got a bit too much padding in the lumbar region for me, and my legs hang off the front when reclined, but it’ll do, especially in reclining position where it takes up a lot less space. It’s a rocker, too, but doesn’t swivel, which is also fine, I don’t need that. It was part of an estate the family was starting to disburse. From there I want to another Facebook listing two miles away for a recliner cover, a heavy quilt-like thing that, although it was a bit too large, covers it nicely and will hopefully keep Lola from digging up the material. She managed to put quite a few scratches in the old leather one, this one is more of a microfiber material, but the cover is really heavy, so hopefully it will keep it in good condition for as long as I have Lola. Got back to camp, took out the old chair (easier than when I took the last one out, since I learned from that experience), cleaned up the whole living room slide area, and had the new one in in no time! Fits perfectly! I don’t even have to put it over the slide ledge to recline all the way, so the wall-hugger part is really impressive. It even has a lot more space behind it to store the few things I leave back there, so it’s a win/win. Once that was done, I saddled up Apollo, as I had arranged to go riding with Alayna on her old, sluggish mare, and we did a nice 4.7 mile loop. Her mare wasn’t as sluggish as Apollo, so we had to jog regularly to keep up, which was good exercise for him. Beautiful day, it warmed up nicely, hardly a cloud in the sky, getting into that perfect weather I’m always searching for! Whoo-hoo! Got back to camp, gave the boys some hay, found Lola on the new chair (surprise, surprise!) and once I heard her trying to fluff it up, and failing, thank goodness! Now she’s luxuriating in the old chair, which is out under the awning until we haul it away, another thing Alayna has offered to help with. Spent some time getting knots out of some ropes, fed the horses and settled in for the evening. Been watching the old Big Valley series on Prime these days, very much enjoying that! Alayna and husband Jeremy came by and took away the old chair (Lola will miss that when she goes looking tomorrow!), now I’m ready for shower and bed. Good night, darlin’! Love you!
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