In the kitchen, family talking and all of a sudden Oscar's bum started gushing blood. Yes, I did say his bum. What the...? It was insane! Held a warm compress on it, called the emergency vet last night and his regular vet this morning and $161.96 later we find out he had an anal gland absess. How beautiful. He is now very tender, relieving himself a lot (in oh so many inappropriate places like the vet lobby), on pain medicine and antibotics. And, we have to go back in two weeks to make sure his bum has healed properly. We heard bulldogs are costly and lots of vet visits. I believe. As I handed the vet my debit card I said, "Well, there goes my window treatments in my scrapbook room". I think I'll just hang a picture of Oscar's bum instead. Now wouldn't that be a design statement.
Speaking of window treatments (are we tired of this subject yet?) below is a picture of treatment #1 made and hung already. Only 3 to go. Good news, I now understand how the panels get put together and I have a good portion of the pieces already made. It's now just a matter of carving out a little more time to finish. Once they are all hung up I'll work on how to get them to hang really nice. Really liking it a lot.
NOTE: It's unfortunate that I can't get a true picture of how these look in the room. Yes, they are green and orangish-red strips next to a purple wall. It doesn't sound pretty at all, BUT, in the room with the lighting the colors do not look as vibrant as they do in this photo. They all compliment each other. If I use a flash, you get what is shown here. If I don't use a flash, the photo is too dark. So I guess this means I won't be submitting the final photo to any design magazines. Bummer. (Sorry, couldn't resist).
Oh, my. Poor boy. Hope he's all better soon. And the panels are really wonderful! You have so many talents!! Can't wait to see the whole sha-bang finished. Keep pullin' along.
My poor Oscar, baby! Give him lots of TLC from me. So glad you are being able to finish those window treatments. I know it's been a long time comin'.