From Thrift to Treasure: DIY Furniture Cleaner & Magical Spring Cottage Garden✨

Join me on a double adventure this week! First, I'm tackling a project close to my heart: restoring a stunning antique writing desk I thrifted last week! Watch as I whip up a DIY furniture cleaner (hint: it's eco-friendly and super effective!), and dive into the first steps of bringing this beauty back to life. But that's not all! We're also escaping to the breathtaking Altamont Gardens in Carlow, Ireland. Immerse yourself in the magic of their spring cottage garden display, bursting with snowdrops, hellebores, and flowing trees. It's a feast for the senses and a guaranteed mood-booster! ❄️
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[@LaurieWinkless]

I googled what was on the lock - looks like your desk is from 1910 and it's solid oak. Here's some of the listing: " A magnificent and high quality Edwardian golden oak tambour-front writing desk, with fitted interior, and solid oak fielded (bevelled) panelled sides and back. Each pedestal has four fitted graduated drawers, and at the top, two brush slides: desk extension pull-out ledges. The lock escutcheon is marked "Entirely English Make H.L.L"; and when the desk top is closed, this auto locks all the external pedestal drawers." (and the price they've listed it for is $2,604!)

[@sosexymagazinerobinwatkins8467]

@DaintieDiaries

[@marieesposito9145]

❤ amazing

[@SandieMitchell]

Holy cow!

[@triciacarolkilbride2993]

Wow! 😮

[@Truth1561]

It's Harris Lebus London.

[@dabneydee9109]

Been watching you for years, but have never commented. I find you so calming and inspiring! Your attention to detail makes even mundane cleaning feel like a sacred act. And your Irish accent is so lovely. Love your channel! ☺

[@DaintyDiaries]

That is so kind, thank you for commenting x

[@HeatherBaccile]

Yes! I'm new here, but I feel so calm and peaceful after watching and listening:)

[@maryohare4141]

Saw a quick video on USA news that stated honeybees are diminishing in World, so companies are partnering with bee keepers and allowing box hives to be put on building rooftops and landscapes reconfigured so rooftop gardens can be created on buildings such as industrial/factories, banks, commerce businesses, museums, colleges, etc. can help save the honeybees! I think that would be awesome and help create very beautiful landscapes!

[@DaintyDiaries]

Isn't that such a great initiative! And something to think of

[@kimberlylopez3230]

For a seeding pot, I use a silicon cupcake mold. I punched holes in the bottom and reuse them every year. The are so easy to pop the seedling out ☺️

[@louisejcrabtree1]

I love the repair shop. I always cry! I did a couple of upholstery courses and my teacher always said to put a note inside the furniture so that future generations would know who’d worked on it. I love finding little notes in furniture or in old books. For me it makes me feel more connected to the piece I’ve bought x

[@DaintyDiaries]

What a sweet thing to do to leave a note

[@sidanelv-1]

My husband has a desk like yours. Solid oak, its called an " Editor's Desk" On the top roll up section, you'll find small draws. Pull them all out, there should be one, looks the same, except you can put your hand behind it, there's a false back/bottom to hide things. His is around 1890-1920's. Value depending on condition, (yours looks good) starting @ $2,000 American

[@bitesizeloo]

This made me remember the dreams I have about a desk like this with all the little cubbies and hidey holes and I keep all my precious things and jewellery in there!

[@annroberts5965]

Wow, Ms Catherine, I was really surprised and happy to see the desk you found. That wonderful desk is exactly like my husband’s desk that he inherited from his father. The story about the desk is interesting. His father bought the desk in the late 60’s from a gentleman who was an editor for a newspaper in Richmond Va. it was his work desk. His father worked in Richmond also at the time. After buying the desk, he had the desk restored and use it until he died in the late 80’s. My husband said that someone offer him 5000.00 for the desk . There is no Identifying marks on this desk either but he thought it was made around the turn of the century. My husband has had the desk for almost 40 years and his dad use it for around 30 years. So we know the desk is at least 70 years old. Everything is exactly the same as your desk except the handles on the roll top( his just had an area indented for your hand to fit), and his desk is wider with 2 rows of cubbies. One row on top of the other, with 5 cubbies on either side of an a middle section that has 3 small shelves. My husband has never had the desk apprised but he has mention that he may sell it because we are talking about down sizing in the near future. I think you made a wise investment and I think getting a knowledgeable person’s advice on fixing the crack is very smart. Also enjoy as always the trip to the gardens and nursery. Ann from Va. USA 🇺🇸

[@Mff48]

I really enjoyed hearing about the history of your desk.I have a love of this furniture,i inherited this from my lovely late dad who was an antique dealer when i was a child....spent hours in antique shops!!!

[@lindamercer1736]

Hi Catherine - what Will did on Repair Shop (whom you have been talking about) had a crack like that and he filled it with very thin pieces of veneer and then he coloured it with appropriate colour to match the rest of the desk. Looking lovely, I LOVE furniture like that. When I was 6 years old, my Dad made me a desk exactly the same as that and size. We had a cellar in the house at the time, and he made it down there so it would be a surprise for me. His fear half way through was, "Will I get the desk upstairs and through the cellar door" LOL yes he did - and what a GREAT SURPRISE.

[@DaintyDiaries]

That’s a great tip to fill it with a piece of thin veneer ❤️ thanks for sharing

[@TheresaHoward-w9n]

I adore the Repair Shop! I also love the wood cleaner. I also am sensitive.

[@CamperVanTango]

Have you ever thought of getting an allotment? Or maybe you and Karen a joint small one? Would love to see your ideas

[@jessicachaves5564]

I love the Repair Shop episode with Dame Judi Dench.

[@jacquiridley3443]

Googled the entirety British make HLL several of your desks came up. Made around 1910 and one selling for £1,250 🎉 you did well

[@suziejames7510]

Yes, I did the same and the picture is exactly the same. We'll done a great buy

[@DaintyDiaries]

WOW! Thank you, feeling very lucky

[@MichelleB_96]

If it’s the same show that Im thinking of..the repair shop is on Netflix ..or at least the first few seasons used to be. I LOVE that show! I felt the same when someone would come in with a piece that they inherited or with some other sort of history. So much talent in that shop! Skills that are just about gone now.

[@kristyrowe9221]

With all the care you gave the pc of furniture...it deserves your initials. Great job

[@NorahAshrif]

How do you identify Lebus furniture?  The drawers of Harris Lebus furniture such as chests, wardrobes and roll-top desks made during this period, can be identified by the H.L.L (stands for Harris Lebus, London) on the face plates of the brass locks. More obviously, some desks had 'The Lebus Desk' stamped on the escutcheon plate of the roll-top lock.

[@Mff48]

Lebus also made cocktail cabinets and sideboards if im not mistaken??? Sought after pieces....

[@BB-sk9hf]

Altamont is an old old house, at least 1700s, but there may have been a house on the site before that because the oak trees date from the 1600s 🌳 So you are definitely right about those trees being centuries old! Lovely video, Catherine ❤

[@karenmorris1445]

I'm a big fan of Will Kirk and the Repair Shop too. I watch his auction show on public television and I love it!!! I'm now a big fan of your channel. I wish you lots of success!

[@DaintyDiaries]

Thank you, that is so kind x

[@sandramullen7804]

I was a medical receptionist in my working life , an this desk is exactly the same as our senior partner had in his surgery . I think it's an origional 19th century bureau desk . Looks solid oak .

[@DaintyDiaries]

Oh wow 😍😍 I’m definitely noticing that it’s a special piece 😍

[@carolinewhiteley5287]

I haven't seen snow in years, so I had to make a nice warm cuppa to see down and watch your video all the best with your new book ❤

[@patp2573]

West coast Canada gets "The Repair Shop" on a couple of channels - I watch obsessively :) They often make me teary.

[@susanross1651]

That writing bureau is beautiful, I’m not up on the age of things, but even if it is a reproduction, I don’t think it’s a recent one. It still very old.

[@opalmoon2256]

W0W!!! That's a gorgeous desk, and I can't believe with some olive oil and lemon juice was brought back to life... I will try it on some of the older furniture instead of the store bought smelling products. I agree with You on buying those hard plastic planting containers, dnt knw how long I have had mine, but I just clean n reused it👍 😊

[@sallywest5634]

Hi Catherine a couple of years ago I bought dad a desk which was very similar but without the top. The lady I got from said it was her dad's and he told her it was a teacher's desk and around 100 years old it also has no maker's mark but lovely old desk. So excited about your bees I have always wanted a hive but with a small garden and lots of neighbours not sure I would be popular lol Bees are so important that we should all be helping them to thrive. Glad to see your fluffy supervision xxx

[@DaintyDiaries]

Bees are soo important!! It’s definitely a fun hobby but a lot of work for sure 👌

[@jenslims]

Oh I totally have a crush on Will and I’m old enough to be his mum lol. You have to google Comic Relief Repair Shop with Judi Dench lol

[@ps2v831]

Catherine put some baby powder in the running groves of the sliding desk cover, it will run smoothly.❤

[@peggynorton5145]

Maybe a pretty wallpaper inside the drawers, or on the outside sides of them. I love this desk.

[@catherineruthstudio2131]

You did a beautiful job on that desk, it has been so fun to see this small nook transform! I can't wait to see how you fill and style the desk!! 😊

[@Lynnsiebee]

You got your self a beautiful piece of furniture there. You have a great eye for things.

[@pomme800]

You've done an absolutely genius job on that beautiful roll top desk and it's beautifully placed under the window ❣The deep drawers , secret cubby drawers, pull-out writing board and large working surface are ideal for you. Thank you for the wood cleaning recipe...I usually use a lemon beeswax solution I buy but this will be wonderful to clean beforehand :))))) wonderful!

[@aquamarine75]

I’ve googled as I’m sure you already …..The drawers of Harris Lebus furniture such as chests, wardrobes and roll-top desks made during this period, can be identified by the H.L.L (stands for Harris Lebus, London) on the face plates of the brass locks. Over 150 years of experience. Lebus Upholstery, which was established in 1840, has become one of the largest furniture manufacturers of UK produced upholstery, based in North Lincolnshire.

[@margaretohanlon-qt4wt]

Enjoy all your videos! I think that desk maybe circa 1910 I saw the same one on YG antiques (Yola Gray) Antique English Edwardian 4ft Oak Roll Top Pedestal Desk (Circa 1910) looking forward to what you’ll be doing next

[@annfevans6923]

I'm in North Carolina, USA. I watch the show Repair Shop on KZbin sometimes I watch it over and over. Every time I watch I see something different. I enjoy your videos and love when you and Karen are together. You two make me laugh when you hang out together.

[@DaintyDiaries]

Aww thanks Ann! Thanks for stopping by ❤️❤️

[@sheilahenderson5973]

Thank you so much Catherine, what a wonderful video. The desk looks beautiful 🤗 🌺 🌱 And reading through the comments it sounds like you have found some treasure. I'm sure the desk was pleased to find you too; I could see it breathing a sigh of contented relief as it took in the oil 👍

[@kirstierhodes2058]

What a lovely little desk. Well done on rescuing it. So many little nooks and crannies there to hide your bits in. Looks like a 30's or 40's piece to me. But could be early 50's, but who knows. Top tip re olive oil / lemon juice mix. Does that also work for cleaning up stainless steel ovens, kettles etc (on the outside)

[@debbyrickett3195]

Catherine, the desk is a beautiful addition to your room! I appreciate how you take such pride in your work. I'm sure there is someone in some period of time that would be very pleased of how you cared for this piece. It reminds me of a movie I saw where a guy found a 200 year old letter in a secret compartment of a desk he purchased in an antique store.

[@jinxie228]

We used the slide out to put our typewriter on when working. Then pack the typewriter away when done.

[@jensee1]

We do get The Repair Shop here in New Zealand. They do have some very interesting things on. I was very interested watching the episode where they had, the then Prince Charles on. Very clever and charming people they all are.

[@maryoconnor2228]

Ah Catherine - The Repair Shop is meant to make you cry! At least that's what I think. I love that programme and especially love Will. They do such wonderful work. I have a few pieces from my parents and grandparents house and constantly think "can I apply to the Repair Shop and have this rejuvenated/repaired" but none of them are bad enough to make the programme. Love what you're doing with this desk - it looks beautiful in the space. You're doing a great job on it! Hoping to head to Altamont Gardens soon!

[@TheKeyMargo]

Beeswax on all sliding areas like the drawers and roll top. Will be wonderful to go over whole thing.

[@cazfloss1990]

Absolutely gorgeous desk!

[@chrisprpich3278]

The desk looks beautiful. I believe it is fairly old. It’s amazing. 😊🇨🇦

[@DaintyDiaries]

It’s a special one 😍

[@lauragobbi3451]

That is a beautiful desk looks great. I do ❤ when you go to places in your area of Ireland is wonderful see a bit of your beautiful country!❤

[@kagennotsuki]

I am not sure but it might be a "Harris Lebus, London" rolltop desk, possibly from the Edwardian period. There seems to be a bit about HLL on Wikipedia under Harris Lebus and a few other examples of this desk on Google. Nice work!

[@Mff48]

Catherine,i actually have a feeling the chair maybe of the same era if unpainted??? its a lovely chair!!

[@beththompson8483]

Really enjoyed the garden tour and seeing the bees which I also adore. I liked the little lambs jumping around too 😊

[@cindyluminoso6687]

Catherine loved the video! Google English make Roll top desk! There are so many listed and some are quite valuable 😊 Good job as always xo

[@carol-annduggan5098]

If you could get hold of a couple of sash clamps you should be able to just glue and clamp together to fix the cracks.

[@elizabethhair9017]

I love thrifted items, often thinking to myself ' how could anyone give this away?'. The best part is revamping it and giving it a new lease of life.

[@DaintyDiaries]

Absolutely!! Brings new life into some fab pieces 😍

[@lindahughes530]

Looking nice , soon u can fill it up.😜

[@catcameron90]

Love The Repair Shop, it's such a cosy watch.

[@3in2Art]

Nice job girl! 👏🏻👍🏻💪🏻 I saw that your drawers were dovetailed, so it has a little bit of age and I believe that the pullout board could have been used for a typewriter. 🤔

[@Rin37737]

I acquired a similar desk a year ago and it’s awesome to see someone else repairing theirs! I’m still fighting with the locking mechanism in the back but mine is pretty large so it’s finicky bc it’s so heavy. If you want any reference photos, let me know! I’m happy to share!

[@ritameza2961]

Hi Catherine so good to see you and your growing up babies after you cleaned the furniture piece it looked like new loved this video have a great weekend love you all ❤

[@DaintyDiaries]

Aww thanks Rita! They’re always keeping an eye on me 😂😍

[@victoriahongola3776]

On the crack, I believe Will did a repair where a desk was damaged during a robbery. Watch that episode for tips on how to potentially handle your desk. On the olive oil and lemon juice wood cleaner… so genius! Also so close to making a lemon vinaigrette 😋 Just need garlic, salt and pepper lol Love the new piece and can’t wait to see your new flowers in bloom🥰

[@traceyallen8286]

Love your beautiful antique desk. It looks very at home in your nook. Also love, love, love The Repair Shop. I'm in Australia and we Sometimes get a season of it on the ABC. We often drool over the 'treasures' people bring in. Thanks for sharing, it's a stinking hot 37 degrees here today so staying indoors in the aircon watching industrious people like yourself is the order of the day.

[@NatBail]

Love The Repair Shop too. Your desk is lovely x

[@TeresaLuna-xx4ed]

I love that show! I have watched it many times! ❤😘

[@BSWVI]

The lock is a clue, as others have said! Harris Lebus on Wikipedia came up. Looks like you've got an exquisite eye and have done well with this!

[@elaineholden1988]

Embrace the scratches and splits and love it anyway ❤

[@shirleysolano4013]

Beautiful, love your trash to treasure looks.

[@cheriebayley2352]

I'm from Barbados...that's from the early 1900s.. its a secretaire.. aka writing desk..the brass lock HLL could be the make of the lock or part of the furniture maker.. . Absolutely lovely piece.. using the oil is good but with the cats the fur would be alll over it..lol..so try the beeswax ..

[@suzannef3593]

Wow those gardens are beautiful. Love your desk! And good on you for taking a bee course. That's fantastic. I am just planting flowers for bees.😊 Need more in my yard for my garden. In my area. Hardly any.😢

[@DaintyDiaries]

Hopefully more bees come your way!!

[@janetbyrne7765]

I think the little pull-out portion IS for when you are writing a letter (maybe with an old typewriter?)and you swivel yourself in your chair so your arms have space to write. Maybe you need to have a smaller scale desk chair that can allow you to swivel around to use the pull-out. Maybe something like a piano stool. But with a back. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a one! Your desk has a kind of a smaller scale. I know you could find a smaller scale chair to suit it. The white angular chair seems too bulky and big. I love your desk. And I love that you are restoring it with such care.

[@karywilson2678]

Beautiful desk !! You are doing amazing job!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@DeeCanada]

Oh ya we get the Repair Shop on our Makeful channel in Ontario Canada, love it!

[@Syddy-qw7dn]

It was really interesting listening to you talk about the bees. As you learn more about them you'll have to share your knowledge with us.😊

[@DaintyDiaries]

I certainly will!! We will have to do a little bee segment 😍🐝

[@simonareinberg]

Lovely! I think these are known as Derby roll top desks or bureau desks circa 1900 - Edwardian. I remember the process of oiling and restoring my oak bureau I got for £100, it made such a difference!

[@DaintyDiaries]

Oooh I’m sure it turned out beautifully for you 😍😍

[@conniemurdoch8528]

I’m in Canada and we get the repair shop on our cable TV. I also cry every episode. I was tvr-ing the shows but my husband deleted them because he didn’t think they were interesting. He TVRs almost every he-man survival show he can find. Grrrrrr men!

[@DaintyDiaries]

They don’t get it do they 😂

[@conniemurdoch8528]

@@DaintyDiaries yeah, if they can put a man on the moon, why can’t they put them all on the moon!

[@ruthadams2413]

I'm in Pennsylvania in America. I found The Repair Shop on KZbin

[@nicolaocallaghan636]

Hi Catherine I saw your desk only this week in an Antiques catalogue online, in Ireland with an estimate of €200-€300.... Good choice ❤

[@lesleyleake3071]

Love the desk. Would look lovely with one of those old fashioned wooden swivel chairs with the leather seat 🥰

[@Stephanie-lg1cm]

A captain’s chair! Lovely.

[@OldCinderellaStory]

I love watching "the repair shop" i live in Germany and a tv sender brought some episodes out. I dont think that you can see the whole thing on german tv. Love the desk ❤

[@florrieturner6405]

Great job Catherine. There's a you tube channel called fixing furniture where about a year ago the gentleman repaired a tambor roll top desk. I think you might find it interesting with regard to the cracking in the desk top and also the roll top not closing fully. We have a desk similar to yours which the drawers automatically lock when the roll top is fully closed - the mechanism for this locking device is underneath the desktop I think at the back of the drawer units. Hope this helps. (By the way, we don't know where our desk was made either my dad arrived home in the 1970's after buying it from a second hand dealer).

[@shirleydunn8050]

How beautiful the desk looks now. So much storage. You need to treat yourself to some new stationery. Have you got any scraps of that lovely wallpaper left - you could line the drawers with it.

[@annaibarra3447]

Also, I made a table top out of two pieces of wood and glue them together with wood glue, the titan glue, believe that is what it’s called. Great glue. Then sand it off and if a gap I fill it with Bondo, a wood like hardener, sand it. It so nice and smooth after I varnish it. Like a one piece. Just FYI.

[@Kristina-gz2wu]

Hi Dainty. Yes, who doesn't love 11sies!

[@judym4673]

Love the repair shop 😃, but love your videos more ❤

[@lully381]

Love the repair shop, I have learnt such a lot from watching it. Me and my Hubby often end up bawling our eyes out too! I have also learnt a lot watching you too, and I can't wait to see how this desk turns out, Thank you x

[@kristydavies1665]

I think the slide out trays on each side of the desk for a cat resting platforms, one for each kitty.

[@tinekejoldersma]

Dear, fineer has been used for 600 years or longer already! Especially walnut and rosewood. So expensive the maker used fineer with the cheaper oak underneath. It says nothing about the age, all about the price 😉Your bureau looks like the beginning of the former century, the sturdy way the wood is used, and the grips. The wheels were a hit around that time. You could clean underneath it. In the old days, they used metal inlays and clamps to pull the wood together. I hope you manage.

[@CleoGravel]

Omg you are so talented 😊just gorgeous 😊thanks for sharing your videos 😊

[@ericacummins2628]

Love the Repair Shop! I am in the US so I watch it on Netflix for your other US viewers!

[@deborahstuteville4768]

Loved this! The desk is gorgeous!

[@lauriekerze3461]

The neighbor cats kept my catnip mowed down to nothing. Love your accent, lovely.

[@jackieangove3419]

it’s definitely an antique Quite beautiful ❤

[@Missauthentic716]

Dainty desks look pretty but this one is a beauty and a workhorse! Love it! ❤

[@alewis4220]

No advice but LOVE the desk, I gravitate toward dark furniture .. Just a FYI on the catnip, it doesnt usually do anything to kittens under 6months old 'ish' .... but the older kittens and cats go nutz over the stuff, I have to hide ours, I havent tried growing any, I should but then Ill have all the neighbourhood cats hanging our in our back yard LOL! one of ours showed up at our doorstep when he was about 5-6 months old and never left, his been with us about 2yrs now, guess his ours! he better be! he eats us out of house and home! 🥰

[@DaintyDiaries]

Aww he’s definitely yours now!! 🥹😍😂

[@alewis4220]

🥰@@DaintyDiaries

[@deborahmapps1430]

You can find out the age by the dove joint in the draws , I love this desk I would have it in my home ❤

[@dwynn57]

the desk came out beautiful! wish that I had helpful advise to give you, but I just admire furniture and have my son fix them if they nee it! I think that I have watched the repair shop, probaly on netflix, if I was to say. They put on and take away shows all of the time! xoxo

[@therewillbecatswithgwenhwyfar]

39:56 Catherine I planted catnip in my little garden box last spring. It lasted exactly 3 days and at the end of it it was bitten down to the very nubbins and there was a cat sized spot where you could tell something about 3 kg had laid down in a circle around the catnip plant. I don't know if I'm gonna be capable of growing it if cats can reach it! Lol

[@DaintyDiaries]

haha, this made me lol

[@triciacarolkilbride2993]

Wow didn't she scrub up well! What a gorgeous and handy desk! I thought the handles and curves kinda looked like my mum's GPlan sideboard from the 60's but looked up the HLL and boy seems like you've got a bargain! A true antique! 😮 LOVE the Repair Shop and cry every time too! Cant post the link but i found the identical desk and one with just one set of drawers. Most are selling upwards of £800 xx

[@StellaElan]

A charming early 20th century antique oak roll top desk by ‘Entirely English Make - H.L.L’. The antique oak desk has a serpentine shaped roll top that opens to reveal an arrangement of twelve various sized pigeon holes, two drawers, and a pen holder. The antique oak desk has a single drawer above the kneehole, and the pedestal has an arrangement of four drawers and a pull out writing surface to the top. Raised on a plinth base. Complete with a working latch and key.

[@michelleshelby01]

It's a Harris Lebus make from London. Catherine, it's a beautiful find

[@valeriepasbrig2864]

Omg, I saw a commenter say she watches The Repair Shop on KZbin. I found it and I'm thrilled! I don't have Netflix anymore so I thought I'd never see it again. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@delinayoungs3988]

When planting the catnip it is in the mint family and can take over a garden so my tip is grow them in pots since they are for the cats. They will love you for it. Just cut off the leaves fresh and let them eat it and play with it. The desk is beautiful and you did a great job cleaning it up. The oil will sink in and you may have to still use wax on it once the oil has sunk into the wood.

[@joelleboutari7565]

Loving the long videos! So nice!! 😍

[@eileendeshpande5902]

You did a beautiful job on the desk!

[@almariekuit56]

I love it. I'd be inclined to make a Roman blind behind it and take away the curtains. To me that always looks cosy. Love your channel as always. 👌🏻💗

[@suewilson3044]

My husband was left this same desk to him by his grandparents.....its dated 1903 and it was made by a firm in London.

[@kimberley1195]

Hi Catherine the desk is gorgeous turned out really lovely I love it,have a lovely weekend 😊

[@DaintyDiaries]

It’s getting there!!

[@superlibbyanne]

Love the Bach. Also, not useless knowledge, no such thing. ❤️🐝

[@kerri3811]

Careful with the catmint/catnip. It is amazing but I also have every neighborhood cat stopping by and 4 have permanently moved in my house 😅 I also let it flower and go to seed and now all my rear neighbors have it...oopsie.

[@DaintyDiaries]

Oh nooo 😂😂 I’m sure all the neighbourhood cats love you for that one 😂