Small gifts

Photo description: Thor the gray tabby under the holiday tree

Our tree is up, and the cat is underneath. It is a small gift that he is not a climber. His 18 pounds could really be a problem stuck in the tree. He does look like he is contemplating mischief, though.

If I fits

If I fits I sits, even if items need to be removed so I fits.

Photo description: Izzy the calico cat looking quite smug sitting in an antique egg basket that typically holds rags, she removed a rag so she fit better

Felt wreath project progress

I keep working on the Bucilla felt kit to make a cat themed wreath. So many tiny stitches. I laid it down to take a progress picture and Izzy the cat decided to investigate.

Photo description: in-progress felt wreath with calico cat standing next to it

The stuffed candy cane the cat is holding is the smallest stuffed object I have ever done, so far. The project has many, many tiny stuffed details.

Cat houses

I picked up a heated cat house from a friend that no longer needed it and put it up behind the coop. We have cats that come and go from the colony next door, and as winter heads in a warm spot might be appreciated.

Photo description: heated cat house on a table with a heated water bowl

This is really a payment for services for the outside cats. They kill venomous snakes and rodents. I have personally seen a meadow cat carrying off a rat, and my husband saw one with a copperhead. The population of the colony has stabilized with just a few that return as the temps drop.

Poor puppy

Photo description: calico cat in a pastel rainbow dog bed, small black dog in a new dark blue bed

Izzy the cat has decided that Missy’s bed is the best in the house, much to Missy’s dismay. So I bought a new round dog bed so she had a safe spot again. It isn’t quite the same as her rainbow round, but when the cat rules, you make the best of it. I was actually hoping Izzy would go to the new bed, but no, there is just something about that rainbow round.