Space Paws is Back On The Air

Hi folks! Thanks again for your patience! My family and I had a great week with Dad, who came up from Florida for the festivities, and my nephew's wedding was a blast!

The reason for the hiatus: Mark and Elizabeth at the reception. The newlyweds have four fur babies already! (It runs in the family!)


I've got a lot of catching up to do with all our friend's blogs, a week's worth of Space Paws email, etc.!! It may take me a few days. I want to thank all of you for your encouraging words about taking this break. (And a special thank-you shout to Brian for stamping and thanking us during our hiatus! I'll be passing along the love this week, Brian!)

My Dad (the Opster - family slang, from "Opa," which means grandfather) sure kept me hopping while he was here - in addition to the aforementioned wedding, he dug into fixing up his kid's homestead (kid... ha, ha!). We updated outlets, he fixed plumbing and electrical fixtures and generally spiffed the place up. Best of all, he brought a present for the kittehs!!!

Here's the Opster with one of his bunk mates for the week, Winnie. The spiral stairs he designed for the kittehs and fabricated in Florida is under construction here in B'more!

Here are the completed stairs and kitteh path #1, which runs from the upper rung of the kitteh stair to the human staircase.

Next, the kitteh path meeting the human staircase (yes, all of the kittehs can easily pass through the spindles on the railing).

A kitteh's eye view across the kitteh path to the spiral stairs. The top step of the stairs meets the path (it's a little hard to see in this shot, but the flash just didn't work well in these tight quarters).

Opster tasked me with the finishing touches. I still need to paint the stairs and path (white, to match the trim) and carpet both the path and the stair treads for sure footing. I may install toe molding on the outside of the path to hide the carpeting. I'll post pics of the kittehs on it as soon as I catch them at it with the camera on hand!

Yes, this is just the first path. Opster's plan was to run paths all the way around the living room (ending on the same stair, against the far wall). He likes warm weather so we may be talking May. And he's talking about a passage at kitteh path level, into the den. Guess that means we'll have kitteh paths in the den, too. Always thinking, the Opster said we need to make sure the passage has a door that can be shut for when we have a new resident in quarantine. (Have I mentioned that I really love my Dad's sense of whimsy?)

So, tomorrow updates on all the fosters, here and at Chez Hannah, and back to regular broadcasting!