I think I've mentioned before that our Doberman, Baron, has had a rather large tumor on his side hear his front leg. The vet told the Beast it's a fatty tumor so the Beast wasn't all that worried about it. He also has a rather more serious one on his foot that desperately needs attention since Baron licks it until it bleeds and we have to bandage it well to stop him from doing it and to let the area heal.
Today, while we were bathing Baron in the tub instead of outside like we usually do in warm weather, we found several other tumors. I was so upset that I finally got the Beast to agree to take Baron into the vet's tomorrow and show her what we found and set up a definite time for her to remove them all or as many as she can at one time....safely. I know from the price she quoted us when the Beast had asked originally that this is going to be expensive. So it means I will NOT be going to Ren Faire with my son and his family this year. It was set for us to meet up next Saturday. However, we will not have any money to spare after taking care of Baron. The original tumor has become huge. I can't believe the Beast didn't want to take care of this a long time ago. Baron IS, after all, the Beast's best friend in the world.
I will have to call Marcus tomorrow and let him know so he won't be looking for me to join them. It's really a shame because they ARE fun. I especially love the shops and the demonstrations. They always have a jousting tournament that's fun to watch. They are SO serious. There are artists of various sorts all over and, of course, a wizard/magician, too. The shops have costumes, ready to wear and all sorts of jewelry. Last time, I bought a headpiece that was made of chain mail that I still have. It was cute on and I couldn't resist it. But there will be another one next year. I have the internet link now so I will know when it takes place. My son and his family would never miss one. They've been going for years now ever since their kids were young. Now their *baby* is 16 and drives. LOL!
I admit that it's not cheap. It's like going to any fair except there's an entry charge of over $20 per person except young children. Food is not cheap either. You should see the number of people, however, that walk around with HUGE turkey legs that really remind you of what they probably ate and how they ate it at the time all these things were going on. The blacksmith is interesting too. He has chain mail hanging inside his stall as well as a full set of armor. Usually more than one type. He also will be working on something so you hear his hitting the anvil often.
There are actors walking around in costume and there is also a king and queen present. It's VERY interesting to see and listen to their conversations. The whole time they talk like they are living in the era. The words they use are typical of that time in history. They do NOT come out of character at all.
The Beast discovered today that Lady is small enough to crawl through one of the loose boards in the fence so he's going to replace them tomorrow. She's very clever to have found one. He discovered her running around the neighborhood after he let her out into the back yard. He was shocked but then went out to check the fence. He said there are six or seven boards that he's going to have to replace to make it escape-proof. Our next door neighbor has his gate open and that was how she got out after slipping through our fence. I'm kind of glad that he's finally going to replace the boards. He should have done it as soon as the weather got warmer.
And warmer it has been. We had another hot day....88 the last time I checked it. If it got hotter than that, I have no idea. Hot is hot. The Beast had the AC on in the main part of the house. I had my computer room door closed and my window open with the fan in it. My room was warm and I was happy about it. The two fingers on my left hand that have arthritis in them didn't hurt me like they do when they get cold. The dogs came into my room while the Beast was gone to his church so I guess they don't like being in the cool air as much as the Beast thinks. He's the only one that loves it. But I know he can't really tolerate the heat since his strokes. That was how we came to buy this house and the property next door that he filled with fruit trees.
But, alas, the fungus in the ground has affected them and only the plums seem to do okay with that. But we have to just wait and see if we can find out how to kill off the fungus. It affects our peach trees the most. I wonder what peach plantations do to prevent that from happening? I told the Beast to take some of the affected soil to the Dept. of Agriculture and let them analyze it and tell him what we can do about it. But he won't so it must not mean as much to him as it does to me.
Time to get this posted. Love you all. Have a great Hump Day. Be careful. Stay safe. ***Hugs***
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