Friday, April 27, 2012

that's what porches are for


Quite by happenstance
we acquired some rather antiquey
outdoor furniture.
The seats had rotted out
and we were
contemplating getting rid of them.

Ross, our friend,
who is the absolute best upholsterer in Savannah,
maybe even the world,
advised that they were very worth keeping.
He offered to make
new bottoms and cushions
and he sent me off to the fabric store this morning
to find something I liked.

Well you know me and
brown and aqua.
I just think these stripes
will make my porch look exquisite.

 Bubba and Robbie and me
sat out there for a long time last evening,
way past when the sun went away and darkness came,
drinking coffee (some of us)
and talking
and laughing.

That's what porches are for I think.

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