My late wife fed these two outdoor cats. Alas, the Bandit has passed on. We called him the Bandit because he ruled the area with a iron fist. Squeak was named Squeak because he squeaks and does not meow. Squeak still comes three times a day for his meals. Neither of them would come in doors no matter the weather. Squeak is now seventeen years old.
@David M your wife sounds like me...our back garden is for all the neighbours cats ...it's open space but they're starting to love my plants as firing ammunition and my grasses get play havoc with them