Have a seat
My wife, Anna, has a penchant for upholstery. The occasional bed, but mostly chairs. Chairs of all shapes and sizes. We have acquired so many chairs over the years our house resembles an old people's home... with only two residents. We can seat 16 people in our kitchen, 17 in the living room, 16 in our bedroom (it's good to have a choice of places to sit when cutting your toenails)! We haven't got a particularly big house. Chez Shaw is less of a house, more of a conference centre. She is never happier than when visiting an Emmaus. She has been to every Emmaus in south-west France...has purchased a chair or two (probably riddled with woodworm) from every Emmaus in south-west France. If Anna tells me she is taking the van into town, I know where she's going and I know what will be coming back. I beg her, plead with her not to bring anymore furniture home as I stand with one foot on a chaise longue and one on a banquette. But, it's like an addiction...she can't r...