Category: Cats

Hanging shelves

On By CarynIn Cats, Flora

Our front window at our house gets the most sunlight, enough that cactus are happy. This would be a great place to start seedlings, so I ordered some hanging acrylic shelves to put in the window.

Photo description: Three hanging shelves with pots of cactus, the top pot has aloe, the middle pot (yes it is a ceramic skull) has a succulent, and the lowest pot has bunny ear cacti. There is another hanging basket and, not shown on the left, another set of three shelves.

I received two sets of three shelves, and installed them centered in the right and left window panels. The idea is that it gives me more space for sunlight loving plants, and raises the plants above the windowsill so the cats too can enjoy the sunshine.

Photo description: picture out the window during the day showing the whole window. The acrylic shelves on the left are nearly invisible. Thor the gray tabby has enough room to walk across the windowsill under the shelves.

The shelves consist of formed acrylic trays, twisted-steel polymer-coated flexible cable, and tubes threaded for screws that act as stoppers. The assembly wasn’t difficult, but did take some time. Could I have made a wood and rope version? Absolutely. I like that the acrylic lets light through.

Cat post rewrap

On By CarynIn Cats, Craft

The jute rope wrapped around one of the scratching posts was really getting worn. I ordered some new 1/4” rope, then cut off the top of the old rope. The bottom portion was still in decent shape, so I stapled the old end to the back of the post (which is actually two 2×4 boards.) I then stapled the new rope on and wrapped it tightly around the wood. I cut off some of the carpet so I could take the rope higher, because I have a couple long cats. I used a heavy duty stapler designed for furniture, with 1/2” staples.

Photo description: carpet and rope cat scratcher post with new rope on the upper half of the post. Gray tabby looking like he is about to start something standing behind the post.

I found where they went

On By CarynIn Cats

I was down to two hair combs and a few pins. Where are all my hair ties? They usually end up on my side table after a long day, but there weren’t any where I usually leave them. At least, they weren’t on the surface. They were all in the side pocket. It appears Thor the cat (really a kitten since he isn’t a year old yet) has the “let’s push it and see where it goes” feline tendency. At least that is my theory on why all my bits and bobs were at the bottom of the pocket. It is a good thing he is cute.

Photo description: Approximately 20 elastic hair ties, a dozen hair combs, three dozen hair pins, and a couple barrettes on a side table with a pocket on the right where they were all hiding.

I haven’t checked under the couches yet. Hm.

Tall boy

On By CarynIn Cats
Photo description: Gray tabby with his back paws standing on the floor and reaching his front paws onto the counter. Calico cat watching on a pink fuzzy blanket on the couch in the background, and in the foreground, one fuzzy ear of a black dog.

I saw Thor the cat stretch up to reach the counter and marveled at how far he stretched. To get the picture I put one of his toys up there. He’s 10 months old.

Playtime

On By CarynIn Cats, dog
Photo description: In the foreground, a calico cat reaching for the thin blue ribbon dangling mid-ground with a gray tabby watching the ribbon sitting next to a green holey roller ball watched by a shaggy black dog.

Thor comes and asks to play and everyone else joins in. The thin ribbon is favorite, but I have to keep close watch for tears and loose bits. Missy doesn’t care for the ribbon, but could I please throw/kick/move her ball? (She has an obsession.)