Cat Tower Rescue

  

We have a Cat, His name is Spike. 

He is a Siberian Forest/Chinchilla mix.

   

We adopted him as a very frightened 13 month old from the RSPCA so he is Indoors Only and Loved to bits by all who meet him.

He has a scratch tower that he has also Loved to bits.  And needed to be re-upholstered.

Sadly I didn't get a photo of it before I dismantled it - but the photo  shows the state of the Carpet cover.

It was a bit of a mess to say the least.

Removing the cover was easy for the round section as it was cardboard.

The flat section (and favourite scratching post) was timber and the Industrial Strength Hot Glue that was used was a bit harder to remove.

A remnant of Carpet that had been laying around for a while was just the right size.

The board was shaped and I also discovered that the carpet (a loop pile) also has a Nap so I had to make sure it was facing the right way down.

Six sticks of Hot Glue later and the Pieces were ready to screw back into place.

(I think I may need a bigger Hot Glue Gun if I am going to do this again.)

The restoration was fairly easy to do, took a couple of hours (including a Coffee Break) and cost nothing as I already had everything I needed.

We saved $$$ by not having to buy a new one AND kept what was actually a perfectly good Cat Scratcher out of Landfill!

Job well done!

Moving Out

Moving out of home during a Pandemic while you are supposed to be working from Home is not an easy thing to do.  

No time to pack - sort, or deal with a lifetime of memories.

I can't say that the dust has settled. 

Far from it! 

The Vacuum Cleaner gave up on it's 3rd Barrel load for the day and is currently sulking while it recharges it's battery.

It has been a while since the house has had such a deep clean and it amazes me as to how much dust was lurking under the furniture.

We have done One trip to the Resource Centre with the very recyclable packaging from Ikea and I think there is at least 2 more to go.  

(Just as well it is free to drop cardboard!)

Bubble wrap can be recycled too (via the Supermarkets) as long as it is in A3 size pieces. 

So it is all being brought back here to deal with.

The house is starting to feel very empty now that "the important stuff" has gone.

But before we start moving Furniture around -

I need to take the opportunity 

to Paint!

Old Tech - New Tech

I have a Storm Glass.

 
DD made it for me when she was doing her Chemistry Degree.   

Last night I noticed that The little Storm Glass was forming Crystals in the bottom of the Tube.

This means - It was going to be Frosty!

Today I checked the Weather Report on my Phone - and well look at that!

1.5 Deg Celsius

With a "Feels Like" Temperature of -1.6℃

I wander across the Street to the Playground  - (where I am sure to get a good photo)

and BEHOLD!

There is Frost!

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And I have the greatest respect for the driver that left my Veggies on the Porch at 1:18 am this morning.

Whoever you are - THANK YOU.

When you are Lost for Words

45 years ago I bought a little Devotional Book.

Each time something unwanted  happened in my Life I set about to look for it - but to no avail.

Today I found it.

So I feel that TODAY is the right time to post the Poem that kept me looking for that little Book.

 

"Security"

Isn't it good to Know

When all roads are dead ends and

all skies are overcast and

all dreams are Nightmares and

all hills are Mountains . . .

Isn't it Good to Know

when all Faith has oozed out

and there is No Place to Stand

that

"Underneath are The Everlasting Arms"

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The Copyright is held by The Upper Room Ministries Nashville Tennessee.