The Fish Bowl

After installing new french sliding doors, and throwing away the (broken) plantation blinds that went with the old french doors, we were left with a wide expanse of open window.

From which we could see a lot of open road. Meaning, whoever drove on that road could see directly into our home, especially at night. Yikes!

Collin explained it to Jack this way: "If we're running around naked, everyone can see us!" Personally, I'm wondering how often that happens, since I haven't seen it, at least not in the dining room...but then, they always save the exciting stuff for the neighbors, right?

Anyhoo, fish bowl windows = need for curtains. I hightailed it to JoAnn's to buy material when we got close to purchasing a new slider - this was before I broke my leg. Then it sat, and sat. Then we ordered the slider. Hmmm, maybe I should start on those curtains? So I cut them out, including lining. Except, oops, I only had enough lining for three panels - and I needed to make four.

Pretty material makes me happy

Back to JoAnn's. The next week (or so), I cut out that final liner. And then it sat again.

While Doug was installing the slider, I again thought about making those curtains. Hmmm, I should make curtains. I was, however, at the end of a John Grisham book, so that came first (duh!). Once that was finished, I reluctantly started on them curtains. Sigh.

Doug actually had to leave at this point to put in his second water heater of the week - the cabin we stayed in for Thanksgiving had a dead water heater when we moved in, and then his brother's water heater also gave out once we returned home. Must be some sort of water heater virus knocking them out state to state, huh? With Doug gone, I finished two of those curtain panels.

There are still blinds in the side windows, so no need to actually finish the project, right?

Yup, feeling lazy this week. I mean, year. Anyway. Doug wants to hang them from the ceiling with a wooden rod so that we don't have the inevitable "bump" that comes with the adjustable rods. Fine with me, you do that, honey. Do we have a custom-made curtain rod done, you ask? Nope.

So we used an adjustable curtain rod that was hanging about downstairs, and "temporarily" hung those curtains on the untrimmed boards around the new slider.

The curtains are so heavy, the rod bends in the middle

Held open using the blind cords -
keeps them up and out of little fingers!

At least we're not in a fish bowl anymore. Maybe we'll be a little more motivated. Next week. I mean, year. Hehehe.

Note: the figures on the window are Jack's vinyl nativity set. I couldn't break his heart by taking them down, so now it looks like there's a swarm of little insects on the door. Oh, well.