Homeless Cat -- Now Spotacus' Legacy

Hope all your Independence Day events were safe and happy.  I got up early to be on the county seat's bandstand, where the community band performed appropriate music while the parade went by.  Then we came home and relaxed by the pool or inside in the air conditioning until fireworks time.  This year's fireworks were far more subdued than in previous years - could be the cost was finally out of folks' budgets.

Spousal Unit had a snootful of bloodwork done yesterday, and gets an MRI and ultrasound tomorrow.  We're in step one of figuring out why he went from tooling around just fine with occasional walker use to suddenly barely able to walk at all.  When we get it figured out and fixed/mediated, we'll get him into the local rehab hospital to whip him back into some kind of shape.

Czarny wants to be outside, but it's too hot/humid, the birdies keep swooping him, a fox is looking at him or simply strolling by, and I'm not right there with him.  So he's spending most of the time inside now, and I'm fine with that.  He did want out a particular door day before yesterday, but a doe was eating carrots just outside it, and made it clear she didn't want him out there.  Mutual glaring through the glass ensued.

Finished a crocheted baby blanket for a friend.  Now starting the biggest project I've ever tried:  queen size bedspread for Sister.  I'm making about 20 12" squares, then will put them together into  a light and lacy bedspread.  It will also use up an entire tub of yarn.  Decreasing the stash is always good.

Lunch time.  Later, y'all.