Little Bit revisits the Out

Today we had sunshine, warm-ish temperatures and very little
breeze, so as I was making breakfast I said to DH "how about you
take the folding trays, two chairs, and the small oval table out
to the deck, and we'll have Mother's Day breakfast there?" And so
we did. Our deck opens off the kitchen and we left that door open
(along with all the windows in the house! yum for fresh spring
air!).

Little Bit decided to go exploring! She has full run of the house
now and if you didn't know she was blind, you likely wouldn't
guess. She gets around fine (and gives any cat or the d-thing
that gets in her way a solid thwacking). But we had not been
willing to let her outdoors at all. One time about a month ago
she had gotten onto the deck without our knowing it (we thought
the hanging screen door would stop her, but noooooo...). John
found her out in the middle of the back yard, just sort of
sitting there, after she apparently fell off the deck. (Our deck
is about 1-1/2 floors above the ground, due to our being on a
hill, and there are no stairs off it.)

Today, she went out while I was cooking, and she carefully
explored all the edges and the things in the way...the hot tub,
the planter bench, the pieces of PVC piping, the watering can,
etc. Then she harassed us while we ate, as usual. She did not
fall off and she did not get into anything she shouldn't. She
came back in on her own volition after we started clearing up
when the sun went behind clouds and it got chilly. (Hey, I could
sit out there all day and read the Sunday paper and drink coffee,
especially as DH has "coffee magic" and makes The Best Coffee EVAR.)

Now she is sitting on my keyboard tray as usual, wanting me to
stop typing and use the mouse so she can rest her head on my
wrist. Bad for my carpal tunnel, but good for kitty :-)

Deborah
sorta hit & run, sorry, have been sending purrs and good thoughts
and hugs as needed, but not saying so...

--

"Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the
most shocking and inhumane."-Martin Luther King, Jr.

Phoenix wrote:
Today we had sunshine, warm-ish temperatures and very little breeze, so
as I was making breakfast I said to DH "how about you take the folding
trays, two chairs, and the small oval table out to the deck, and we'll
have Mother's Day breakfast there?" And so we did. Our deck opens off
the kitchen and we left that door open (along with all the windows in
the house! yum for fresh spring air!).

Little Bit decided to go exploring! She has full run of the house now
and if you didn't know she was blind, you likely wouldn't guess. She
gets around fine (and gives any cat or the d-thing that gets in her way
a solid thwacking). But we had not been willing to let her outdoors at
all. One time about a month ago she had gotten onto the deck without our
knowing it (we thought the hanging screen door would stop her, but
noooooo...). John found her out in the middle of the back yard, just
sort of sitting there, after she apparently fell off the deck. (Our deck
is about 1-1/2 floors above the ground, due to our being on a hill, and
there are no stairs off it.)

Today, she went out while I was cooking, and she carefully explored all
the edges and the things in the way...the hot tub, the planter bench,
the pieces of PVC piping, the watering can, etc. Then she harassed us
while we ate, as usual. She did not fall off and she did not get into
anything she shouldn't. She came back in on her own volition after we
started clearing up when the sun went behind clouds and it got chilly.
(Hey, I could sit out there all day and read the Sunday paper and drink
coffee, especially as DH has "coffee magic" and makes The Best Coffee
EVAR.)

Now she is sitting on my keyboard tray as usual, wanting me to stop
typing and use the mouse so she can rest her head on my wrist. Bad for
my carpal tunnel, but good for kitty :-)

Deborah
sorta hit & run, sorry, have been sending purrs and good thoughts and
hugs as needed, but not saying so...


Sounds like a great day. Now please tell us how to make "the best
coffee ever" -- please! MLB

MLB wrote:
Sounds like a great day. Now please tell us how to make "the best coffee
ever" -- please! MLB

Well, um, you have to start with my husband, you see :-)

*I* can use the same beans, the same grinder, the same coffee pot
and apparently the same technique, but my coffee is never as good
as his.

We are enough of "coffee snobs" that we have our own "house
blend" (which ends up being cheaper than grocery store coffee!
Truly, per pound it is cheaper, and SO much better). We buy a
medium roast coffee blended with pine nuts by mail order from the
New Mexico Coffee Co., and coffee roasted fresh from a guy about
20 miles away, a dark roast Columbian, which we pick up on
alternate Tuesday evenings. We keep the whole beans in the
freezer. DH mixes it in batches: 1 part NM to 2 parts DC. He
grinds the beans for the day's pot each morning and it's brewed
in a regular drip-style pot (nothing fancy, I think it's Braun
rather than Mr. Coffee, but I could be wrong).

A goodly dollop of half and half (or, if we have some, heavy
cream) in my travel mug and topped off with freshly brewed brew.
Heaven! Rich, overtones of chocolate, not acid or bitter. Mmmm.

If it wasn't already 5:30, I might go have some more!

Deborah
still figuring out how to name the remainder of the clowder

--

"Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the
most shocking and inhumane."-Martin Luther King, Jr.

On May 9, 6:50*pm, Phoenix
wrote:
Today we had sunshine, warm-ish temperatures and very little
breeze, so as I was making breakfast I said to DH "how about you
take the folding trays, two chairs, and the small oval table out
to the deck, and we'll have Mother's Day breakfast there?" And so
we did. Our deck opens off the kitchen and we left that door open
(along with all the windows in the house! yum for fresh spring
air!).

Little Bit decided to go exploring! She has full run of the house
now and if you didn't know she was blind, you likely wouldn't
guess. She gets around fine (and gives any cat or the d-thing
that gets in her way a solid thwacking). But we had not been
willing to let her outdoors at all. One time about a month ago
she had gotten onto the deck without our knowing it (we thought
the hanging screen door would stop her, but noooooo...). John
found her out in the middle of the back yard, just sort of
sitting there, after she apparently fell off the deck. (Our deck
is about 1-1/2 floors above the ground, due to our being on a
hill, and there are no stairs off it.)

Today, she went out while I was cooking, and she carefully
explored all the edges and the things in the way...the hot tub,
the planter bench, the pieces of PVC piping, the watering can,
etc. *Then she harassed us while we ate, as usual. She did not
fall off and she did not get into anything she shouldn't. She
came back in on her own volition after we started clearing up
when the sun went behind clouds and it got chilly. (Hey, I could
sit out there all day and read the Sunday paper and drink coffee,
especially as DH has "coffee magic" and makes The Best Coffee EVAR.)

Now she is sitting on my keyboard tray as usual, wanting me to
stop typing and use the mouse so she can rest her head on my
wrist. Bad for my carpal tunnel, but good for kitty :-)

Deborah
sorta hit & run, sorry, have been sending purrs and good thoughts
and hugs as needed, but not saying so...

--

"Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the
most shocking and inhumane."-Martin Luther King, Jr.

Awww...that's neat. It was a nice treat for her to experience fresh
air and sunshine
and still be safely supervised. And a treat for you guys to have her
present
at a special breakfast. Happy Mother's Day!
Biskit goes out *once in a blue moon* and it always shocks me whenshe
asks.
She goes to the porch, sniffs around, rolls around on the concrete,
scratches
her claws on the landscaping timbers, then dances back to the front
door like
"Okay, I'm ready!" (Biskit never walks. She prances.)

Sherry

i love your updates about her, Lee
"Phoenix" wrote in message
...
Today we had sunshine, warm-ish temperatures and very little breeze, so as
I was making breakfast I said to DH "how about you take the folding trays,
two chairs, and the small oval table out to the deck, and we'll have
Mother's Day breakfast there?" And so we did. Our deck opens off the
kitchen and we left that door open (along with all the windows in the
house! yum for fresh spring air!).

Little Bit decided to go exploring! She has full run of the house now and
if you didn't know she was blind, you likely wouldn't guess. She gets
around fine (and gives any cat or the d-thing that gets in her way a solid
thwacking). But we had not been willing to let her outdoors at all. One
time about a month ago she had gotten onto the deck without our knowing it
(we thought the hanging screen door would stop her, but noooooo...). John
found her out in the middle of the back yard, just sort of sitting there,
after she apparently fell off the deck. (Our deck is about 1-1/2 floors
above the ground, due to our being on a hill, and there are no stairs off
it.)

Today, she went out while I was cooking, and she carefully explored all
the edges and the things in the way...the hot tub, the planter bench, the
pieces of PVC piping, the watering can, etc. Then she harassed us while
we ate, as usual. She did not fall off and she did not get into anything
she shouldn't. She came back in on her own volition after we started
clearing up when the sun went behind clouds and it got chilly. (Hey, I
could sit out there all day and read the Sunday paper and drink coffee,
especially as DH has "coffee magic" and makes The Best Coffee EVAR.)

Now she is sitting on my keyboard tray as usual, wanting me to stop typing
and use the mouse so she can rest her head on my wrist. Bad for my carpal
tunnel, but good for kitty :-)

Deborah
sorta hit & run, sorry, have been sending purrs and good thoughts and hugs
as needed, but not saying so...

--

"Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most
shocking and inhumane."-Martin Luther King, Jr.

Phoenix wrote:

Today, she went out while I was cooking, and she carefully explored all
the edges and the things in the way...the hot tub, the planter bench,
the pieces of PVC piping, the watering can, etc. Then she harassed us
while we ate, as usual. She did not fall off and she did not get into
anything she shouldn't. She came back in on her own volition after we
started clearing up when the sun went behind clouds and it got chilly.

How sensible of her, to go along the edges like that. I'm glad she was
able to get some fresh air and smell some new smells safely.

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban.
In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.