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Rufus, a stray who's been coming around for months off and on has finally landed indoors. He's a dear boy and my other kitty and Chihuahua are slowly adjusting to him. We call him 'The Cat Who Came for Christmas. And stayed."
It's not nearly as cold in L.A. as everywhere else, but Rufus seems to appreciate 3 or 4 squares a day and finding sunny spots indoors on which to recline.
Congratulations on your new family member - does s/he have a name yet?
We lost a sweet short hair black cat ( snake bite)
and a year later, a smokey grey short hair cat showed up.
That cat, after a few days of hanging around, followed our tuxedo cat into the house, walked over to the buffet
where we store the cat food, sat down and meowed, once.
The Golden did not even lift his head as the cat walked by him. ( very spooky)
Looks just like the deceased cat in size, build, every way... but grey coat. Vet says he is about a year old.
I finally named him Bailey.
( won't you come home, Bill Bailey......)
They've never been left outside. I have one warming my feet as I type, and two nestled on their beds in the bedroom.
OMG look how happy they are and no wonder
her eyelashes have icicles. Literally! 
innermost blanket is a puffy insulated one. next layer is fuzzy lined. outer layer is a lined rainsheet. She's so well insulated that the snow that fell on her the other day was still like confectioners sugar on top of her the next day. Underneath, she is warm. I haven't found her shivering yet. 
I'm used to the icicle whiskers. I just don't remember seeing her with icicle eyelashes before....
