The Couch-Surfer Does Reconstructive Surgery

The couch in our living room had the saggingest springs I had ever encountered. The Breadwinner had put the top of a Rubbermaid tub under the cushions to try to keep you from sinking right to the floor. Today, in intense frustration, I decided something must be done. I figured we could get rope and effectively make a hammock under our cushions. I cut it open and figured out how it would work. Originally, I had hoped to staple-gun the rope to the wood, but the staples didn't hold. Instead, I used the springs as the framework for my netting. In order to keep the rope tight, which was not easy, the Breadwinner helped Gorilla tape the rope in place. Once we went perpendicular to the springs, I used the remaining rope to go parallel, then perpendicular again. In the end, we created an only kind of saggy couch.
"That was the best $15 couch repair, ever," said the Breadwinner.

Also, I decided to use our otherwise useless top sheet to make a temporary slip cover for the couch until we can get fabric to recover the couch in a classier fashion (another chance to use our new staple gun!).

Repaired couch gets a big thumbs up.


And this is just because it needed to be posted! Idgy is trying desperately to escape The Breadwinner's grasp after she got a nice bath yesterday. We couldn't put a dirty turtle into a clean pool!

Couch Surfing, Part II: Pet Surfing

When couch surfing, one often encounters residents of the four-legged persuasion. This leads me to another couch surfing rule and since I've lost track, I'll say it's Couch Surfing Rule 37: be friendly to your host's pets. Hosts appreciate this and will be much more likely to invite you back. Above is Nada in Connecticut, laying with her head in my lap.

Mona and Tigershark live with Mo, Annr, and Rachel Brown in Philadelphia. They don't normally get along very well, but I managed to capture them spooning!

Imogene calls Plattsburgh, New York home. She is fed by Cassie but she's the kind of independent thinker who would definitely not consider someone her owner.

She's quite a large Red-Eared Slider. She's about 30-years-old!

She's not the brightest and is completely unaware of a little bit of pepper hitching a ride on her shell.

Moose lives in New Paltz, New York with Lauren and her many housemates. Moose is a very affectionate cat who laid in my arms like a baby last night. Though, he also tried to sleep on my face the night before.

Expect more silly themed photo blogs about couch surfing!