Day 213: The end of improvisation?

This morning's Saturday Breakfast took place (for the kids at least) in traditional spot in front of the TV (Not 'the telly' though - not this side of the Atlantic). However, it should be the last time that the room looks like this, dominated by the improvised air-mattress sofa.

The real sofas are due to arrive on Tuesday, we're really hoping they'll be OK. We had a minor set-back today when we went to collect our second unfinished coffee table (OK) and our professionally finished console table for the hall - it was ready, but was the wrong table. We felt terrible, but the owner immediately admitted his error and told us when the right one could be done. Then offered to lend us the wrong one until the other one is ready. We declined, but he gets full points for his customer service today, and like the sofas we had second thoughts about the colour. The original sofa fabric was discontinued, and we ended up choosing something completely different, and the finish on the table was a bit lighter than we wanted, and as he's starting again, he was happy to use a different finish.

On the subject of getting things wrong, we set out after tea for a cycle ride (Exile #3 and Exile #4) and walk this evening once the weather was cooling down a bit. Unfortunately it appears that we really do need to consult a map (or take a compass) to even find our way round the block - no doubt we'll get the hang of it in the end, but for now the layout of the back-streets around here is a complete mystery.