"You're Gonna Need a Bigger...Bench"

When I bought our big, zinc-topped kitchen table at Big Daddy's Antiques in Los Angeles, my friend and decorator suggested putting bench-style seating on one side.

"Naah," I thought to myself. "Why would I want to do that?"

Oh. Now I know why.

This is how the pugs insist on sitting every morning when I read the paper. I occupy the middle seat with Won Ton (the boss) on my lap. Then the other two clamor and whine until I basically build them...

a bench.

*sigh*

Live and learn. And then, get a bench.