So last night I had to take Astro to the doggie emergency room.
He was choking and wretching and otherwise making me hysterical.
Fortunately, the wonderful vet at Pittsfield Veterinary Hospital figured out almost immediately that the boy had eaten burdocks.
Those are thistles, essentially, that had caught in his paw and beard. He and I went for a long hike in Kennedy Park Saturday afternoon, so I am sure he got them there. Bad Mom. I did not even see them. They kind of blended in with his shaggy dog coat, and I am not a helicopter dog-Mom.
As a result, I did not get time to finish this post. I had loaded in the photos and was sitting in front of the computer about to start captioning them when all this drama started.
Now I am whipped. I think I will have a drink. Seriously.
Aren’t these 1976 sofas and loveseats and chairs and interiors from Kroehler an absolute gas? I welcome reader comments and captions expounding upon them. As all I can think about right now is Season 3 of Dexter on Netcast and a long tall cold vodka and orange juice.
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joanne owens says
been there, done that (go orange and brown!!)
The Atomic Mom says
All of those sofas make me think two things: 1–Grandma’s basement 2–GROOVY Marsha!
Carolyn says
My sorority house had a sofa similar to the “crib” couch- only it was rust and minus so many ottomans. On Saturday and Sunday mornings after big parties we would totally turn it into a bed so at least a dozen of us could vegetate in front of the TV. So comfy but a BAD idea for a house where boys weren’t allowed upstairs. I will leave it at that!
Frank says
Okay, here is the perfect background song for this post:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXtpoO_DlDM
gsciencechick says
We had the sofa set or something very similar to the one in #6.
Robert says
Happy to hear Astro’s doing better!
I wonder how many of those “crib sofas” were purchased by producers of…ahem..independent films. 😉
Suzanne says
Image #4 is like a hot tub made out of couches.
Joe says
Totally gross! I was a kid back in the 70’s, and I didn’t like this stuff then. There’s still plenty of older folks in my neighborhood that still own living room sets like these. They’re definitely NOT the “time capsules” anyone would like – trust me on this one, Pam! Polyester and Crushed Velour definitely do not get better with the passing of time.
Alice says
Well Pam! I’m sorry for poor little Astro, but really it was truly a great sofa conversation…I felt like I was sitting on each of those wonderful sofas while you told me of your day’s trauma! And wiggling my toes in that fur-like carpet under the flowered sofas. Thank you for sharing the photos and hopefully Astro’s digestive tract is doing better now.
Elaine says
Poor Astro! I hope those things don’t hurt coming out. I don’t like going to the emergency vet at all, but thank goodness for them, and that it wasn’t serious.
As for the pix, I did a double take at the second one, the fabric looked so familiar. My son made a stuffed owl pillow in either summer camp or an art class when he was 6 or 7, 1976 or 7, and it was that material! I still have it, and it would have looked perfect on a plain accent chair in the same room as that sofa. I might just have to add it to my decor again.