Firms in Port Chester and Mount Vernon make pope furniture

That's his journey in furniture. For when Benedict XVI sits and kneels during much of his three-day swing through the area - whether at St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, Ground Zero or Yankee Stadium-his posterior or knees will come to rest on trappings fabricated by carpenters and other craftsman from Westchester and Putnam counties.

Mixed in with the nails, screws and glue holding everything together is a bit of awe.

"Every day, it's like I'm coming in and building something for someone who everybody in the world knows," said Glenn Palmieri, 26, of Carmel.

A pair of Canada geese is nesting inches from the front window of a bedroom furniture store in suburban Chicago. Managers say the wildlife show has been good for business.