Kamikaze Catwalk
Tessa here. Mom was so happy when she read all your compliments on our Catwalk. She sure did a good job, BUT I want to point out that I’m the chief designer!
Here’s Mom’s original version: two wall shelves, connected with some sort of weird bridge. Kajsa was very interested. Many of you know that we call her the Queen of Indecision as she’s very careful and needs a lot of time to make up her mind.
This picture is Kajsa in a nutshell: she stands on 3 legs, moving one foreleg forward, pretending to take the next step…
… only to take her paw back.
And forward. And back. And forward. And maybe, or maybe not, go one step. She was standing there for over an hour, moving her foreleg back and forth, until she decided that it’s not safe to walk on this bridge. At least for now. After a small break, she can continue with her decision-making progress for another hour.
Our human doesn’t take Kajsa’s indecision issues seriously as Kajsa always needs a lot of time to make up her mind. When she finally left the lower shelf, it was my turn to inspect Mom’s work. (Sigh. It’s not only our human who’s running out of patience when it gets to indecisive cats!) I had a look at the bridge, put 1 foot on it, and knew immediately that it won’t carry me. I left. Done.
When Mom saw me turning away, she knew that she’d have to come up with a different solution. So here’s what you saw yesterday: 3 wall shelves.
What did I say? I’m the chief designer! Ok, Mom frames it slightly differently, “if kamikaze cat is concerned about the Laws of Physics, it has to be really dangerous”, but the result is the same. I’m the chief designer. Now, where’s my paycheck?
August 8, 2017 @ 21:33
hey you gals !! we figured you both helped with the design and physics of the shelves. 😉
least your mom did a WAY better job at installation; if the food gurl here had installed them they would look like this
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happy tuesday ~~~
August 8, 2017 @ 22:26
Hahaha. She had a 6-piece skrewdriver set from IKEA before she adopted us. Now she’s two drilling machines, 3 saws (one electric, of course), staple gun … only to mention the bigger items. /Tessa and Kajsa
August 8, 2017 @ 21:47
Good job designing and your Mom is excellent at building.
August 8, 2017 @ 22:27
Thank you! I’m very proud of my design, and I admit that my carpenter did her job! /Tessa
August 9, 2017 @ 00:50
We just might have to steal your design. It’s pawsome!
August 9, 2017 @ 09:30
What a great idea! Please give me your contact details, so that I can charge my commission – 25% of all treats! /Tessa
August 9, 2017 @ 02:51
Kajsa’s approach is a lot like me trying to step on a down escalator. But since Tessa decided it was not safe, Kajsa was probably right to hesitate. Glad it turned out so well !
August 9, 2017 @ 09:39
Hui. Poor you! Maybe we can borrow you Tessa for a while? If she thinks something ain’t safe, it’s really dangerous. If she’s not sure whether it’s safe … well, she’ll go and find out, and so you’ll know before you’ve to put your own foot on an escalator! /Kajsa and Mom
August 9, 2017 @ 03:03
You did a great job with the design!
We like the 3 shelves 🙂
Purrs Georgia,Julie and JJ
PS: Mum does have a big family.
Her dad was one of 5 kids. Only the oldest and youngest are living.
Her mum was from Scotland.
Mum has 3 sisters and 2 brothers.
August 9, 2017 @ 09:36
Oh wow! Our human also has a big family, and we can tell you one thing: be very happy that she abandons you kitties to go family parties – instead of them all invading your place. /Tessa and Kajsa
August 9, 2017 @ 03:11
We think that Kajsa was clearly doing the Hokey Pokey on that bridge!
August 9, 2017 @ 09:33
This is hilarious! We just googled Hockey-Pokey and oh how we laughed! Well, at least Mom and I laughed. Kajsa wasn’t too pleased. /Tessa
August 9, 2017 @ 03:13
We think your design is wonderful! If the Dad tried to put something like that on our walls we all know it wouldn’t be safe!
August 9, 2017 @ 09:32
Hahahaha. We think you should get your Dad a carpenter course or something like that for Christmas ! /Tessa and Kajsa
August 9, 2017 @ 05:19
Haha, Kajsa is really a queen of indecision 🙂 You did great job designing the catwalk, Tessa! Bridge looks great, too, but three-shelf design is purrfect!
August 9, 2017 @ 09:31
I don’t get why Mom and Tessa like to make fun of my indecision. Isn’t “Queen of Indecision” far better than “Kamikaze Cat”?? /Kajsa