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I'm not the builder in our family but I thought I'd share another idea with you. We live deep in the Piney Woods area of East Texas and there are a lot of wild animals and raptor birds here. I'm skeptical about letting my cat go outside because he's just the right size to become a tasty meal for some of the "critters" in our surrounding forest. My husband built the cat a screened-in "cat house" that is at least twice the size of the house you featured in this article. It has a few levels and the top level has an enclosed privacy area where the cat can sleep or seek shade.

My cat can enjoy the outdoors, get some exercise and he is safe from becoming another animal's next meal.

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Hello Lois,

Thank you for taking the time to comment! I would love to see pictures of this cat house, and if you would permit me, I would like to include them in a future post. I have been approached by more than a couple people asking if I would make one for them, but I am usually booked out a year in advance for any new projects such as that. I would like to get a few people talking about their own methods for cat enclosures.

We love cats and have two, Rosie looks like it's mostly Norwegian Forrest Cat, and Tom, welllll, we haven't a clue, but he is so very loving. They both are, actually,, and certainly a pleasure to have around. Somewhere in my archives I wrote about Rosie after she first adopted us. and snapped a bunch of pictures.

Again, thank you for writing!

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I’ll get some pics for you and send them to you. Hugs to your cats from Stanley.

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Super! Send to: dave@neotericwoodart.com

Looking forward to seeing them. 🌞

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Sending them now.

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I will log on to that account later and get them. Excited to have more material for my next post. I've been working on it the last couple days. Thank you Lois!

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It's so beautiful and charming. All of it. Thank you.

I used to do reversal painting on old windows. You paint on what you deem to be the "backside" and then back the painting with whatever. It's very beautiful and looks almost as wonderful as Kathy's mosaics. If you take several panes of the same size and paint in a 3D mode on each pane then layer them, it truly looks like a 3D image of something as a painting.

Okay, that was a little confusing in description, but hopefully clear enough.

Thank you for all you do. God Bless.

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Your greenhouses are fabulous. The idea that no tools required to put the pieces together is unique and inspiring. Saving our precious wood-framed windows is huge. I wonder how many other things people can come up with to further their existence? I would love to see other ideas.

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My greatest fan.😘😍🥰

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