Cat condo renovation complete.

It's a new day a new week and bright greetings from our gorgeous part of the world, beautiful mild Bettys Bay and if my previously broken ankle is correct we will be having some rain this week 😁. Eeeek its has been a busy few day, last week had all the makings of being quiet but sometimes those 'makings' are just a disguise hehehe. It began with the really bad fire which started above the University on Sunday evening and caused much concern and anxiety as neighbourhoods were evacuated and the fire fighters worked tirelessly to bring it under control, it took three days which is absolutely amazing given the terrain and the South Easter which picked up. I am convinced that the Cape has the best firefighters in the country. The rest of my week involved a visit to the doctor as I was still feeling a bit grim even after blood tests there was still nothing to show what it was, then whilst eating a really healthy sour dough salad sandwich with Hubby, I realized that somehow I had lost half a tooth and yet felt nothing, tasted nothing and wasn't aware of swallowing it 🤷🏻‍♀️🙃. So back on the phone and I made an appointment for Friday with the dentist, we have a wonderful dentist for which I always thank God. In between all this I managed to re-knit the covering for the cat condo having undone all the crocheted T-yarn because it didn't look right. I found some very soft, thick pure cotton which I had left over from making throws years ago, and knitted that to fit - guess what ? there was just enough to complete the project with about 6cms left over 😁😁. Hubby fashioned and added an old salad bowl to the stand as a 'hammock' and yesterday I covered that ......... voila cat condo finished, now just to add some toys - pics below. Hubby managed to put in three of the four sliding windows on the deck, the fourth will go in this week whoop, whoop, it is really starting to look and feel like it's being enclosed now and I am even more excited and yes impatient to see it finished, thank you Babes for your hard work, you are so very talented 😍 During the week BigBear called and asked whether one of us could house sit their two cats and I said I would do it with Jelly Bean, it was just for Friday night. So Friday first thing was off to the dentist and in twenty minutes I was out and as good as new. Then home and Jelly Bean and I left around lunch time, needing to make two stops in Somerset West and not wanting to get caught in the worst of the traffic - haha, the traffic was one continuous flow outbound from CT from the city right past Somerset West, we were so happy to be going in the opposite direction. Eventually we got ourselves settled and even managed to do Gandalf's insulin injections without incident 👏🏻👏🏻. They have such a lovely home, very unconventional, but that is exactly them and the two of us had some good girl time together. Saturday morning we sorted the house out and left for home making a few stops in SW to do our monthly grocery shop ......... such fun !!!! We got home at lunch time and I think Hubby dearest was very happy to see us, Charlie nearly went ballistic when he saw me in the car and has shadowed me ever since. I will admit that after all that I was exhausted and did nothing for the rest of the day even going to bed early (I only had about four hours sleep the night before). Yesterday we had Poppet, Princess and Princess' boyfriend C over for lunch, it was really a lovely visit with a 'fair' chicken curry, Poppet brought cake AND pudding so that was the highlight of the meal. Later the two young ones walked up to see the penguins and dassies they also stopped and had some coffee at the little restaurant there, so it was a nice outing for them as well. We are having to put our heads together as Princess has an art project coming up which requires some unusual components i.e. A corset and a mannequin bust/model. Much research going on between us. Happily the moment hammock was installed Zeepha was up there and in it, she had already claimed the top platform/penthouse as her space, that alone made it all worthwhile, just to see her enjoying it. Jasper is still somewhat suspicious of this new addition hahaha. To go back a bit, on Saturday night we had some 'excitement' - Jelly Bean was putting dishes away and noticed something black on the bottom of the dishwasher soap bottle. I said I would investigate and OH MY WORD, everything I picked up and took out was covered in a thick, grungy, black 'something' so I continued emptying the cupboard under the sink, wiping and washing as I went. Eventually right at the back of the cupboard and halfway across it stopped 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ Turns out the tin of Jeyes Fluid had rusted at the bottom and had been merrily seeping out for who knows how long, how to go through a roll of kitchen paper in one sitting. UGHH what a business as the only thing which cut through the gunk was Clean Green, my favourite go to for all cleaning. At least my sink cupboard is all clean, tidy and neat now 😂😂😂. I have one obligatory trip to Hermanus this week and I hope I will be able to keep it to that alone, maybe one of these days I will be able to get back to the unit outside which is still waiting to be stripped. As technically in South Africa this is a long weekend with tomorrow being a holiday, I wish you all a wonderfull week, if you are going to be traveling please be carful and alert and to all of my readers please stay safe and healthy. Ciao ciao.

Cat condo newly renovated - last two pics in the process of deconstruction and before reno.