We don’t know the age of the sofa. Gold velour furniture was popular in the 1970s, and we can make an educated guess. Grandma’s reaction was less than impressed, but she did manage a slight smile.

As you may remember, a while back I used this space to send a “Dear John” letter to my perfectly broken-in green velour couch. I had realized that she – OK fine, it – was not good for me.

As you may remember, a while back I used this space to send a “Dear John” letter to my perfectly broken-in green velour couch. I had realized that she – OK fine, it – was not good for me.