We stopped by the local humane society yesterday, one where they encourage visits to the pets. We found, as always, a couple of cats that we could have taken had we needed more and an old hunting dog that was blind in one eye. I was offered him too, but until they can use kitty litter our schedule doesn't work well for dogs.
Our oldest cat will be going to the vet's while on vacation for the second time. Oddly, our cats that were on their last legs never needed a vet visit while we had them away. But Atlas, overall still fairly healthy, seems to need one every couple of years. The last time it was for a tooth infection that we treated with antibiotic until we got to our regular vet for extraction. This time it appears to be a sebaceous cyst or similar that will again take a holding action until we are home. The good news is that we never have to wait long - his wailing makes vets anxious to get him out of the waiting room.
We ended up knocking around today after making the vet appointment for Thursday. We found some gifts at a crafts coop, scouted out a new launch point for the kayaks, visited a historic site and ended by getting ice cream at a local stand. Dinner will be later, after dessert.
The violin decision is made. The one we'll be leaving with is getting a wooden tail piece with four fine tuners, and the two bows are being worked on. So far we haven't heard of any problems with the Knopf bow, and hopefully that'll stay that way. The Nuremberger is getting a new frog which was NOT in the plans until this coming year. But a crack that no one had spotted showed up in this rehairing, and the final part of the support tip fell apart when the old hair was removed. So, at least the new frog looks lovely.
It's hot here, but still better than it would be at home. They'll be a great red sunset from the front porch tonight.
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