I’m not quite sure where that week went. If you look at my camera roll, it would appear I spent it watching dogs and trying not to be too envious of holidaymakers.

But today I know what we did, namely:

✓ checked on the fledgling hive

✓ replaced the temporary gate from barnyard to front paddock because it was no longer operating as a gate

✓ fashioned the Cool Cats Hideout – a job bumped up the list by our cat-fixated house guest

Whether the colony survives the winter or the cats make use of their new digs is now out of our hands but I know for sure that gate is going to make life a whole lot easier.  The time saved by the absence of my daily that-bloody-gate tantrums alone makes it well worth our efforts.