What's in a chair, other than your backside?
Many years ago when I first went to Finland it was a bit of a culture shock. Not because the Finns are so different from us but because I'm a city lad and I suddenly found myself on a farm 18k from the nearest town, in the middle of the forest unable to talk to anyone except my girlfriend/future wife as no one spoke English.
But there was a great rocking chair in the farmhouse and it quickly became my favourite chair in the whole world. I read War and Peace in it in just four days. (I was young and pretentious - but it is truly a great book. (Once you get passed the first 50 pages in which just about everyone in the book is introduced to you at a party).
I've been looking for a reading chair like it every since. I've bought several over the years. My leather and wood office chair is great for writing. I wrote my thesis and all my books sitting in it. But it's no good for reading. I think it's because the arms are too high. Good for resting your arms on when you are typing but they stop you curling up with a good book in your hand.
I've purchased and got rid of at least three rocking chairs that didn't come up to scratch. One I threw out the day it was delivered! But at long last I think I've found my perfect rocking chair.
It's from Euro-chairs, you can see them on Amazon, and it's wonderfully traditional, full size and beautifully made. So now I've got no excuse. I can get on and read all those Hard Case Crime books I bought in the last eight months. If you've not read any HCC books start with Joyland by Stephen King buy it today. It's not typical of the series but it's a real gem. A mixture of coming of age novel, love story, ghost story and serial killer thriller.
Let me know if you have a favourite reading chair or place. I'm sure many of us do.
Cheers,
Jim
But there was a great rocking chair in the farmhouse and it quickly became my favourite chair in the whole world. I read War and Peace in it in just four days. (I was young and pretentious - but it is truly a great book. (Once you get passed the first 50 pages in which just about everyone in the book is introduced to you at a party).
I've been looking for a reading chair like it every since. I've bought several over the years. My leather and wood office chair is great for writing. I wrote my thesis and all my books sitting in it. But it's no good for reading. I think it's because the arms are too high. Good for resting your arms on when you are typing but they stop you curling up with a good book in your hand.
I've purchased and got rid of at least three rocking chairs that didn't come up to scratch. One I threw out the day it was delivered! But at long last I think I've found my perfect rocking chair.
It's from Euro-chairs, you can see them on Amazon, and it's wonderfully traditional, full size and beautifully made. So now I've got no excuse. I can get on and read all those Hard Case Crime books I bought in the last eight months. If you've not read any HCC books start with Joyland by Stephen King buy it today. It's not typical of the series but it's a real gem. A mixture of coming of age novel, love story, ghost story and serial killer thriller.
Let me know if you have a favourite reading chair or place. I'm sure many of us do.
Cheers,
Jim
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