HouseOfPurrfection

We got a surprise bit of snowfall this March morning at about 7 a.m. As approximately 1 inch of snow fell the cats seemed vaguely aware of it, watching with mild interest. Anything floating through the air gets their attention, but if there aren’t any aerial acrobatics, then they loose all interest. The few, brave [...]

The cats are certainly thankful for the cat beds they received this past Christmas since they haven’t had any desire to spend time out in the enclosure, except for Bruce. It’s been the perfect way of riding out the torrential, battering storms crashing through California at the moment. They’ve made nap time more comfortable and [...]

California is currently under a torrential deluge, and where I live in Northern California, that’s putting it mildly. But, despite the unfriendly outdoor conditions, Bruce still insists on being outside in the enclosure. He doesn’t necessarily do anything while he’s out there. He simply loves to sit and be by himself. And, besides the bathroom, [...]

Despite the winds, rain, hail, and snow of the recent storms and the fact that the tarp covering the cat’s outdoor enclosure is more than a year old, the tarp is still intact. Every year since we put up the enclosure, we’ve had to put up a new tarp in the spring. For the first [...]

The thermometer has dropped and so has the rain finally. And, as you can see by today’s pictures, the cats are stuck inside the house because of it. However, they could care less that it’s raining. They care, and have gotten their fur ruffled, because the kitchen window isn’t permanently open. And, if either Mom [...]

Brava is one of the first cats out in the outdoor enclosure as soon as the window is opened in the morning. She dashes out there and without pausing, jumps off the table, and runs around the enclosure, looking for leaves, pine needles, or acorns to bat around. However, on Monday, she stopped short of [...]

Every winter we pray that the tarp covering the outdoor enclosure holds up against the severe weather we suffer through every year because if Bruce doesn’t get to go out in the outdoor enclosure, we must suffer through hours of house cleaning. Thankfully, so far, the tarp has held up, and the cats have been [...]

On December 14th and 15th, seven inches of snow fell on the HOP. And, it’s been an exciting couple ‘o days; we’ve suffered through two, hours-long black outs, hourly trips outside in the freezing weather in order to save the outdoor enclosure, and lots of worrying about whether or not we’d be able to get [...]

Avita loves when we go outside with her, especially into the front of our property. Of course, this is because she expects a walk. But also, she just loves to go and run around. Even when it’s snowing, she will run around excitedly as long as her pack is together. If we don’t actually walk [...]

It’s been a wet, icy, freezing, dreary winter so far. However, as far as the cats are concerned, as long as they can go out and play in the outdoor enclosure, it’s been a great winter; the new roof is on the enclosure, so all’s right with their world. And, since the tarp on the [...]