Well, Cynthia - I do believe you had it!! - you lacked faith?? lol. Yes, we are talking about a cat-flap/cat-door! The savior of pets and pet owners everywhere. In an apparent early modern example of urban legend, the invention of the pet door was attributed to Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727) in a story (authored anonymously and published in a column of anecdotes in 1893) to the effect that Newton foolishly made a large hole for his adult cat and a small one for her kittens, not realizing the kittens would follow the mother through the large one. Two Newton biographers cite passages saying that Newton kept "neither cat nor dog in his chamber". Yet over 60 years earlier, a member of Newton's social circles at Trinity, one J. M. F. Wright, reported this same story (from an unknown source) in his 1827 memoir, adding: "Whether this account be true or false, indisputably true is it that there are in the door to this day two plugged holes of the proper dimensions for the respective egresses of cat and kitten." Several sites say this is fact, so I will go with this reality!! I did not find, till a searched, reference to it being called a Newton door, though! Cat holes have probably been with us since cats domesticated themselves in Egypt!! The innovation of the flap is modern, and the bit attributed to Newton!! This pic makes me think of my Midnight!! That car door/tunnel in my old cottage saved both of our sanitys!! lol. Innovations continue: Some use a permanent magnet mounted on the pet's collar to activate a matching electromagnetic mechanism that unlatches the door panel when the magnet comes within range; several pets can be fitted with collars that match the same door. Pet doors with infrared locks open only when a collar-mounted device transmits the correct code to the latch's receiver, allowing owners to have multiple flaps that different pets can use, e.g. a small cat flap to the back yard and a large dog door accessing a dog run. Either type can be used to selectively allow one pet outside access, while denying it to one that does not have the necessary equipment (e.g., an ill animal that needs to stay indoors). Like I could keep a collar on any of my outdoor cats!! lol. Some of the newest models use radio-frequency identification to electronically read a pet's microchip implant rather than the pet having to wear a collar that triggers the mechanism. Newton was not, btw, hit on the head by the apple, but the idea did strike him while taking tea in an orchard. He observed the perpendicular fall of the fruit, wondering by it did not travel sideways or upwards. The resulting theory was progression on his work. Several gardens in England lay claim to 'the' apple tree in question, but there is strong doubt it was only one particular tree So, I think everyone did get it, yes? So, again, thanks for playing. See you next week, and we'll see whether genius or madness strikes!!! Nancy.

Thanks for all your hard work Karen! Can't wait to read it in its entirety. Jodi-

Here's some history on FNM: After the demise of H0T T0PICS forum, which is where Friday Night Music began (as far as I can tell), Don_Socal decided to revive it on Oct 26, 2020 on The Garden Party, since not much else was happening there. Then the following week (Halloween 2020), Maddiemo kept it going on The Garden Party, and cross-posted on Kitchen Table. It was somehow decided to keep it on both forums, as KT had more traffic, but keeping it on TGP made it easier to find so that one could easily keep track of what topics had been posted. Since it has a somewhat longer history on TGP, it is important to cross post there when started on KT, and then if you want to check what has been posted, you can just go to The Garden Party, (Houzz link) and pretty much all you will see is FNM. It is also important to include "FNM" in the title to make it easier to search for on KT, for those who prefer to do searches from KT. Quite a few different people have started these threads, and so it doesn't matter who starts them, providing they cross post to The Garden Party. When cross posting to TGP, you can find that forum by typing "Party" and that will be the only forum that shows up, and so cross posting is easy. It's been called "FNM" for as long as I can remember. It's impossible to do searched on HT, and so those threads have been lost. Some topics are seasonal, and so they get repeated annually.

Apparently a lot of mine are repeats. [g] I usually do listen to what's here before I post, I must have missed a section. I'll come back and take out the repeats when I have some time later.