Around This Table

Today the new dining room furniture that we bought after Christmas was delivered. We're really happy with it, and I'm glad we took the plunge. As I mentioned before, the set we'd been using wasn't new when we got it probably 30 years ago from my parents. The dining table has a distinct sag in the middle when we use both leaves and the legs are terribly wobbly. I was glad we got through Christmas without it causing a crisis.
It's still strong and quite usable without the leaves, and the hutch is still very attractive. But there's not much market for used furniture, so no one has said they want to buy it--even at a bargain price. We'll probably give it to some worthwhile charity that will come pick it up. According to what we've been told, Salvation Army and St.Vincent dePaul both will pick up donations, so we'll see what we decide this week.

The set we're replacing

The empty dining room, awaiting the furniture delivery

The new set--the dark wood looks rich on our almost-white carpet. No water stains on the table!
Evelyn won't need to cover it with a table cloth all the time. We have a sideboard instead of
a hutch. We hope to hang a mirror over it. Went shopping for one this evening, but didn't
find the right one. We'll try again tomorrow.