Ker-SPLAT!! Ah, it must be Catmas.

First, there was the Christmas tree in all its six-foot glory:

Then, there was six kilos of feline, known hereabout as The Zolinator. Zolinators can wrestle the tinsel-garland monster to the ground, fight it to the death and win --

But in every such battle one cannot avoid collateral damage. In this case, "Let us sit upon the floor and tell sad stories of the demise of trees..." (Sorry, Will.)

"Crash" is altogether the wrong word. KABLOOEY comes comes. We'll settle for Ker-SPLAT!!! So, what to do next? Well, first --

Gather up all the presents that had been placed under Tree One, and transfer them to Tree Two. add them to the existing stack there, and TRY to build a Zolinator-proof structure, which will keep the furry little monster out of this tree for the next three weeks or so! Then --

Shoot out to the shops and buy a Hobbit-sized tree, just three feet tall, to make a table-top display. From the Zolinator's usual vantage point (the floor) it still looks like the game table, which is exactly what it is. And besides, this Jasmine pine, from Target, can't be climbed. There are no enticing branches, no "inside" to the tree, to draw cats like magnets!

And yes, she's done it before. For the evidence (and the poem!) see this post.

The object was to have something festive, or decorative, in the back of the house where we spend about 85% of our time. The big tree is in the front, since that's where there's space for it ... but you can't see it from the back. So ... deep breath. Let's see how long the tabletop display lasts!

Zolinator: 1. Christmas trees: 0.