HouseOfPurrfection

This past weekend we expanded the cat’s outdoor enclosure for the warmer months. The weather’s finally begun to warm up, and the cats love the change. By folding out the last two panels, we give the cats an extra 50 square feet of space! The blue tarp covering the enclosure gets raised at the far [...]

The past couple of days have been beautiful, so Mom and I took advantage of the great weather, cleaning and sprucing up the outdoor enclosure for the cats. This is a must every now and then due to Bruce’s enthusiastic marking. And, of course, like the Pied Piper leading the way, a couple of the [...]

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, [...]

Yes, cats like a routine. Once they get started, they don’t want to deviate from what they know and enjoy doing. Getting them to stop would be like asking the Devil to walk a nice, old lady across the street and without pushing her in front of a speeding car. I’ve gotten Desert into a [...]

A couple of nights ago we were visited by an opossum. It surprised Mom when she out to get the last load of laundry. If we’re not careful, we get surprised like that easily, especially the young wild animals that don’t yet know better than to stay away from people stuff. Just after it got [...]

I love the colder months. Mom doesn’t. So, it’s at this time of year that the arguments begin over whether or not the heater gets turned on. I love being cozy warm, and Mom can tolerate the cool weather much better than me. However, despite the difference in body temperature, it’s the changes that the [...]

Once again it’s time to transform the outdoor enclosure into its winter look. On Monday we downsized the enclosure by folding back the two farthest panels (they’re too difficult to completely remove) and put on a new tarp. Usually we wait too long and end up frustratingly making the changes while it’s already cold and [...]

For more than two weeks now we’ve been experiencing temperatures in the triple digits. It isn’t uncommon in the summer, and thankfully we get these spells in small doses. But, with global warming and all, who knows. In order to stay comfortable and survive without going mad we’ve been running our AC regularly. The cats [...]

With only the front bedroom as their world, Desert and Pattern become a little agitated and antsy from time to time, and the windows quickly loose their excitement as the afternoon wanes. Today, Desert sat at the door of the bedroom and mewed and mewed. Then, she came over to me and mewed and mewed [...]

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 [...]