Above you have Berry in Chairy in our old house in Albany in 2002 and below you have him in Chairy in the new house in El Cerrito in 2007.  Matthew once fell out of Chairy in 1989.  Chairy has lived with us in Astoria (37th Street and 32nd Street), Manhattan (East 90th Street and West 105th Street), San Francisco, Albany, CA (Brighton Avenue and Talbot Avenue) and now El Cerrito.  Berry loves Chairy and is not interested in any other piece of furniture in the house.  He does not like it when someone else sits in Chairy, or, God forbid, if we open Chairy up to serve as a guest bed.

Find the dog in this photo.  It’s Berry snoozing on the futon in the bungalow in our back yard.  He doesn’t normally go in there since he is not a fan of small spaces.  He’ll only stay in there if the door is wide open.  We use the bungalow for art projects and as a space for anyone in our 903 square foot house who needs some time alone.  When Jon stays over the guys sleep in there, since the digs are outfitted with a PlayStation, VCR, DVD and CD players and karaoke setup.  If you wanted to do something that involved actual paper, you’d find drawing and writing supplies and books to read.  This is my overflow space for cookbooks, as well.  The main house is not insulated, but this room is, so it stays nice and toasty when heated up.  If you want to know how to set something like this up, just email me.