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Hiding out

March 21, 2012 by Jackie

Negra loves to cover herself in blankets, so as we were wrapping up cleaning today, in thinking of her I was inspired to build more forts in the playroom. We have several bullet-proof glass windows in the playroom but for ventilation purposes, we have left the caging over a few of them. Negra often builds her daytime nest in front of one of the window cages, so I decided to tie blankets up to the caging and let them drape off of the railing, making it a cabana-style fort. I think Negra was pretty pleased.

Though this isn’t a great shot, I love that it shows Negra peaking around the blanket to see what is going on outside of her fort

Burrito liked it a lot too. Here he is enjoying his peanuts in his fort

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  1. Mary C Otterness says

    March 21, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    Good to see Precious Negra enjoying herself!

  2. leslie sodaro says

    March 21, 2012 at 4:05 pm

    very cool … i have always liked blanket forts

    • Amy says

      March 21, 2012 at 4:46 pm

      Me, too!

      • Cindy says

        March 21, 2012 at 5:52 pm

        And me!!!!

        • Katelyn says

          March 21, 2012 at 7:33 pm

          And me! I think I still do!! 😉 No wonder you are the Neggie Whisperer, Jackie!! SO great! xo

  3. Marcia says

    March 21, 2012 at 6:29 pm

    Reminds me of childhood days. Such a great idea for them—especially Negra and Burrito—love the expressions. Thanks, Jackie!

  4. Brenna says

    March 22, 2012 at 12:18 am

    You can never go wrong with a fort. My brother and I used to make them all the time with sheets and blankets. He’s gone now but I have those fun memories. Glad Negra and Mr B enjoyed their fort. 🙂

  5. Theresa says

    March 23, 2012 at 6:30 am

    What a great idea! Forts are so cool.

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