Musical Chairs!

Back blip and catching up

The chair in the extra is our new chair and takes up position in front of the mirrored wardrobe, where the patchwork chair used to sit. The new chair is lightly padded and surprisingly comfortable.

The patchwork chair (bought in the Ipanema hippy market 14 years ago, when we got the flat), takes up position where the high tables and stools used to be (see extra, 2 days ago). New reading lamp. Table and stools have now gone off to a new home.

We’re happy with the new set up!

We went to choose our table for our Christmas Day lunch this afternoon and just as we arrived, the heavens opened. Huge rain storm and thunder and lightening! When the rain stopped, we decided to take a taxi to Bar Lagoa in Ipanema, for a late lunch/early dinner. Big mistake! The rain had been so heavy that streets were flooded and when we arrived at the front of Bar Lagoa, the water outside the place was well up and over ankle height. The taxi driver said he couldn’t pull into it without risking damaging his car. We thought of taking off our sandals and just wading in, but with more rain forecast and Friday traffic, we decided against it. So….stayed in the taxi and back to Copacabana and our own barrio. Shared a salad and dish in Santa Satisfacio and then just a 5 min walk home.