Backstage at the writer's studio

When we first moved into this house, I had a second-hand desk and chair. The chair had seen better days; it was missing an armrest on one side, for example. And I spend a lot of time at this desk; my chair is one of the tools of my trade.  As a Christmas present, my husband got me a comfy new office chair. It swivels, it has a headrest and two armrests, it is la creme de l'office furniture.  It is so nice that, once it was installed, my husband (who also spends a lot of time in front of his c...