Cousin Amy's New Grill

 My cousin Amy got a new grill, and we tried it out for dinner tonight.

The New Grill

Note the full size propane tank under it.  This should keep the grill in use for the rest of this year and most of the next.

Cousin Amy

Amy's Back Yard

Dinner Is Underway

The Chef at the Ready!

My Contribution to Dinner

Dinner is Served!

My mother used to make marinated tomatoes when they were in season, and passed the recipe along to me.  Mine aren't as good as mom's were, but they'll do in a pinch.

Dinner was excellent!

Pip Squeak Goes to the Vet

 It's time for a routine checkup and standard vaccinations.  Are we both ready to go to the vet's office?

In His Cat Tree

Breakfast Was An Hour Ago

Aren't I Cute?

The minute I want out to the garage to get the cat carrier, he jumped off the cat tree and hit the ground running.  He vanished into the living room.

I called the vet's office and explained I might be late.  How late?  Well, I'm not as young as I once was, and Pip Squeak accelerates like a dragster.  So, I guess we'll see.

He eventually came back to the cat tree, and I put him into the carrier.  He didn't like it much, but he was quiet on the ride over.  I suppose the good news is that he's negative for feline leukemia and he got his distemper vaccination.  He also got wormed, which means he's getting rid of any intestinal parasites he's carrying around - which he is.

He really didn't like the vet, but he didn't bite.  I explained my background to the vet (grew up on a horse farm), and her background was cattle, both dairy and beef, and horses - and the dogs and cats every farm acquires.

So now Pip Squeak is home, and is somewhat tired out from his ordeal.  Not too tired to eat, though.

 

Writing Contest - Dictionary dot Com

I got this from Reddit, of all places.  Some misguided moderator decided to remove the post for no good reason that I could see, but Dictionary is still running the contest.  From the site:

Haunting Hooks is back, this time with a Sci-Fi theme. The challenge: Write a captivating opening to a scary sci-fi story—if you dare! Winners will be feared (and rewarded with prizes).

The contest is looking for an opening of 50 words or less, which should be fairly easy.  Also from the site:

We are accepting submissions starting at 12:00 am PT on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. The deadline to submit is at 11:59 pm PT on Friday, October 7, 2022.

So it's not like this has to be finished by Friday.  Here's a link to the contest rules, which you should read.  As for me, I'm going to enter.

Meet Pip Squeak

It seems that I've acquired a new kitten.  Meet Pip Squeak, a real survivor.