After setting out food and warm water for the outside cats, I noticed a little face peeking at me from under the kibble house.

It wasn’t until I uploaded the photo that I saw there were three cats under there!
It’s a bit tight, but squeezing under there is a favourite spot for the smaller cats. Putting the sheet of insulation under there may have made it a bit tighter, but I don’t think they mind! There is also insulation under the floor boards of the kibble house, so they are insulated from above and below in there.
Which was sure needed, today! We were supposed to warm up a few degrees today, but that doesn’t look like it’s going to happen. When I headed out, it was still -35C/-31F with a wind chill of -42C/-44F At least according to my app. We didn’t have any wind in the yard, so we at least didn’t have to deal with that. As I write this, it’s -31C/-24F with a wind chill of -40C/-40F. Our high of the day is supposed to reach -27C/-17F with a wind chill of -37C/-35F
A good time to celebrate New Year’s indoors!!! My FIL used to bring in the new year with a BBQ every year, even if it meant shoveling out the BBQ. We did keep that up for a while, but … no. ๐ BBQ’s don’t cook very well in these temperatures, no matter how high you turn up the heat!

The critters seem to be handling the temperatures just fine. With the long, mild fall we had, the deer will have built up a good layer of fat for the winter. The deer in the photo above is walking in the path dug along the garden bed at the fence. It’s one of a pair that come here every day, several times a day, to the feeding station. They don’t leave much behind for the birds! ๐
Well, it’s time for me to get started on our New Year’s dinner. We’re doing a prime rib today; something I’ve never done before. Until we got our quarter beef, we’ve never been able to afford one before! I’m really looking forward to it. ๐
Happy New Year! And I hope you’re warm and toasty, wherever you are celebrating. ๐
The Re-Farmer
And I’m sitting here in flannel with a blankie cause it’s only 59F today! I admire your hearty blood!
Wishing you happiness and abundant cat food and warm water in 2022!!
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Ha! I’m a wuss. Thank God none of us have to commute in this!
Much happiness and kitty joys to you as well!
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New Year, new Squiishies https://aladyofreason.wordpress.com/2022/01/01/even-in-2021-lefty-lunacy-wasnt-done/
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Cats love to squeeze into the tiniest of spaces! Weโve had them crawl into and get stuck in between our house walls by crawling through crevices by the plumbing
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We once had a kitten go between a workshop counter and the wall, which had exposed joisted on the inside. Getting to the point where we could move the counter enough to get him out was a huge job!
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