Some incredibly good luck

The cats have been patiently waiting for the last 14 months to run around
outside, and it's made me very sad as well as costing a lot of money for cat
litter, but today I got *very* lucky in that a neighbor decided to replace
his welded wire fence with chain link, and gave me a mess of t-posts plus
over 100' of wire, which means I finally have enough material to fence the
yard.

Now I need to get out there and do the work, but after about half an hour in
the sun, I get boiling hot and have to go inside, have a cold shower and
wait until my face is not beet red any longer. When I can work in the shade
I can keep going a little longer.

Once I get the fence done there's still a long way to go before the cats can
use the yard - I'll have to cut a hole in a wall and put in a door (with a
cat flap in it), which means finding an electric saw to borrow, as well as
the funds to buy materials to build a door and the hardward for it (knob and
hinges), and a few other odds and ends.

So I could use a few spare purrs, that for the kitties' sake I can keep
going and get this all done ASAP, and that I can find an inexpensive saw to
buy, because I have other projects that will require one. The garage needs
resided and that will mean lots of heavy cutting, not to mention the cost of
the new siding and fixing the front porch which is falling down.

And I've got to put some vents in the roof because there's too much mold up
there! I had ordered a few trees to plant but cancelled the order because
these other projects take precedence. The cats' happiness and comfort are at
the top of my agenda this spring!




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