Do you have pets? If you do, you may understand some of the difficulty when it comes to decorating for Christmas. Over the years I have made all kinds of Christmas decorations with my furry friends in mind. Nothing can be breakable. I try to avoid things that are fragile in any way and of course none of my decorations are of the expensive variety. Still there are places that I consider “safe zones” were pets and nick nack do not ,make that, should not intersect. This theory holds true for 3 out of the 4 creatures in our house hold. 

Meet cat X.  AKA “Daredevil” with the emphasis on devil . 

Here she is in one of her “authorized” places, on a chair that I recovered with cat proof and cat friendly twine. The original cover was a cheap black vinyl that both cats tore through with monstrous cat like speed.  But that’s a whole other story. 

To continue with today’s tale …. we have a pretty pet friendly and pet tolerant house. Dogs, cats and humans share most all of our spaces.  

We all all enjoy the view from the big picture window. Couches, chairs and beds are used by us all. And even some counter spaces and table tops are acceptable spaces for humans, puppy paws and cat lounging.

I should clarify here about the bed sharing. We humans do not sleep in the dog kennels.  Nor do we advise the cats to do so. Remarkably Cat X does not often listen to the humans advise.

Although, the dog kennels are an unwise choice they are not exactly unauthorized.  There are, however, several unauthorized pet spaces that Cat X appears in without warning, sometimes scaring dogs and humans alike.

Bowls seem to be particularly inviting to Cat X

Then we have the top of the file cabinet and printer space.  A spot that is particularly disconcerting to the humans, as electronics and pet hair do not a good combination make.

The radio and mantel perch is most disturbing to the dogzilla’s but thanks to their incessant barking the humans are usually alerted forthwith of this unapproved space violation.

But the kitchen mayhem has to be the most alarming and disturbing of all of Daredevil cat X’s behaviors.

Starting with the in the nap in the grocery bag.

Now perhaps you are thinking if the humans were more tidy and put things away when not in use this mishap could have been avoided and of course you would be correct.

Then there was this bizarre event one morning. The humans are confounded and need some coffee to process the scene. Shortly there after the humans apply stronger magnetic closures to all kitchen cabinetry.  

And for her grand finale daredevil cat X shamelessly performs her graceful but undignified “sprawling in trashcan” pose, while the stupefied humans grapple with the latest calamity and silently give thanks that there wasn’t the usually nasty kitchen garbage in the can.

Therefore human 1 (that’s me) should not have been surprised to find cat X in the middle of human 1’s latest project.  To the best of human 1’s knowledge the top of the dish cabinet was one of the last uncharted territories in our home.

But no more.

Even with this mid construction set back human 1 decided to complete the project and is happy to report that since its completion there have only been minor disruptions. On one or two occasions the sledders and their toboggans have slid off their snow hill and gone on the long run all the way down to the floor. No doubt with the assistance of a furry paw push. 

But finally shall we get on with this weeks project?

Yes it is time. You can view this video for a quick over view of all the projects in the silver winter wonderland. And if by chance you would like more details on any of the projects please let me know in the comments of this post or in the comments of the video directly.

Happy Upcycling,

If only cat Y could control cat X like this all the time. Of course they always look angelic and innocent when they are getting there Z’s. 🙂