Sorry.
There, I got it out of the way.
We're settling into our new apartment, slowly. Slowly because before we moved to Italy last year we got rid of most of our furniture, and then we donated pretty much all that remained aside from our mattress when we returned to Mandeville.
This means that we've embraced the scintillating world of furniture shopping. 'Tis a high-pressure world, where everyone seems to work on commission. So far, we've bought a ultracool side table, a beautiful Indian unit we'll be using for media storage, a dining room table that's on the boat from somewhere Nordic, and an awesome couch/loveseat (here it is! Three pics down) upholstered in a nubbly fabric that the cats love. To destroy.
I've just gotten back from the pet store, where I added to our arsenal of cat-herding devices. Scratch mat, scratch cardboard ramp, anti-scratch spray for the couch, and yarn toys. Wish me luck.
Pictures of the house will be forthcoming, though we'd really like to get the art on the walls and get the table in and buy dining room chairs and another lounging chair. So, perhaps mot particularly forthcoming. In the meantime, I'll work on posts about some great restaurants we've discovered here in Austin, plus Husbear has several posts in varying stages of development.
