The enclosed pet porch suffered a set back this week when water leaked in and formed a solid sheet of ice on the floor.

I decided to use some Reflectix to block the water path, which should also help to hold in some heat if one or both of the cats decide they want to sleep there.

They've both figured out how to use it and seem to like the new freedom.

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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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