#ThursdayDoors #writingprompt
I’m taking a break from doors my friends sent from afar to post from closer to home. #1 Daughter and her husband put a cat house in their back yard. They considered building one, but decided to buy one pre-made instead.
It’ll have cat doors installed and warm beds and food and water, and all the outdoor cats (and, most likely, a raccoon or two) will be cozy and comfortable for the winter.
You knew that was the kind of cat house I meant, didn’t you? I know you did.
The truck was too big to get back the drive, so the delivery man used this cute little moving machine.
What’s purtier than a gray house with white trim and red door and shutters?
Not much.
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A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU: What IS prettier than a gray house with white trim and red door and shutters?
MA
Maureen O'Hern
October 19, 2025 at 11:10amI am struggling with the whole concept of a pre-made outdoor cat house. Those are some lucky cats. And, yes, raccoons and assorted others that know a good thing when they see it. Gray and white with red door? First class all the way!
Marian Allen
October 19, 2025 at 12:09pmIt’s really built as a “she shed” or a child’s playhouse or a workshop or something similar. It could be outfitted as a guest house or a retreat. They just bought it for a cat house. 🙂
Brenda
October 18, 2025 at 9:32pmWhat a wonderful idea and lovely little cat house!
Marian Allen
October 19, 2025 at 12:03pmDaughter and son-in-law say that if the job market doesn’t loosen up, it may be their human son’s house soon.
acflory
October 18, 2025 at 7:38pmHow lovely. I think the evidence is clear: people who are kind to animals are good people. The other kind are…<> !
Marian Allen
October 19, 2025 at 12:01pmAgreed!
Alicia Butcher Ehrhardt
October 17, 2025 at 4:51pmSo kind of them to provide a safe place for outside cats and such – many feral cats really can’t be brought inside, but they can appreciate a safe place with food and liquid water.
Marian Allen
October 17, 2025 at 5:37pmThey are the dearest, kindest of women. They catch, neuter, and release all their feral (actually semi-feral) furbabies. They monitor their health and manage to get any sick ones to the doctor, and even administer medicine. I don’t think I could do it, but they don’t question it, just do it. I admire them more than words can say.
Daniel Antion
October 16, 2025 at 6:34pmI love that building! I’m not going to show it to anyone around here, though. I don’t want the construction of such a thing to be my next project.
Marian Allen
October 17, 2025 at 1:57pmSurely you want the bunnies and squirrels to live like kings and queens!