This past May, the Mouse Dad escaped his cage while I had the door open [leapt right out past my hand], and ran downstairs and under the fridge. That made me realize that after 18 months he might not want to be a caged mouse any longer.
I built a 90-quart bin cage for the random times I catch pregnant mice in the basement… mouse babies are true escape artists!
When my father called last January to tell me he had stage 4 pancreatic cancer, my life sort of ground to a halt. He passed away a month ago today. Here are my Instagram photos from Winter 2021.
This post is dedicated to my Dad. He’s pretty awesome. From a young age he instilled in me & my brother the value and satisfaction of DIY.
OK, it has come to my attention that I haven’t posted ANYTHING in over 7 months. I also have done no projects worth mentioning. I think I’ve done 2, didn’t take any photos of the first, and haven’t posted about the 2nd, even though it’s been > month.
This post builds on 5 Little Projects Part 1 published June 8th [projects 1-5], 5 Little Projects Part 2 published June 21st [projects 6-10], & 5 Little Projects Part 3 published September 7th [projects 11-15]. This will cover the final 5 little projects I worked on in 2020.
Over the summer I came upon a website dedicated to building bin cages for hamsters and other small pets. I immediately wanted to build bin cages for the mice to double the room they have to run around and play at night.
This past summer, Jim challenged me to build a 3-panel folding screen for under $40. Actually, it started with him searching online for an affordable screen for the corner of the bedroom, but they all looked [to me] like discount store dressing rooms. He said “if you can build one for less than $40, then go for it!”. And I did 🙂
![Building a Large [90-quart] Bin Cage](https://2a244a.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/615v.jpg?time=1670546220)
