The Bumpy Lane

     This year we were in desperate in need of new cushions for the porch.  We have 4 chairs and a loveseat and the cushions we had were years old and worn out.  Early in the season, we spent some time pricing new cushions at all the big stores, hoping to catch a sale.  But before we knew it, summer had come upon us and we hadn't found anything worthy of the inflated prices out there.  If we had purchased the ones we wanted, ones with thicker foam, then we would have spent over $400 on new cushions.  Ouch!        I thought we could save money if I made the cushions myself, but I found the foam to be crazy expensive.  So then I started looking for previously owned outdoor cushions.  I found quite a few, but they were all the wrong size or too old, and some people must think they have gold to sell.  During the search, though, I came across a listing for a free sofa.      I thought, "If I can just grab an old sofa, then I can reuse the cushions and save hundreds of dollars!"