Compliments of the Season

Just a brief stop in to wish the reader a Happy Winter-festival-of-their-choice.

Oh, and the mystery item; couple of good guesses, but it's actually to keep track of whether the cats (Lucy and Carrie) are in the house or out in the garden. With all the cold weather, Lucy in particular has been in and out more times that the little people in one of those weather houses. After the umpteenth time calling for her outside only to find her curled up on someone's bed, well action was required.

All we need to do now is train them to push the markers across... ;)