We had our first official company in our little pink house this last weekend—my dad, mom, little sister and brother came up for the weekend.I still remembered how to make enough enchiladas for more than two, and we fit all six of us around our yellow diner-style table.It is so delightful to serve dinner guests in our own home, to be the official hostess, to listen to Merritt ask the blessing.Then, two days later, my cousin and his wife came through on a trip, and we got to have more company.We had fun showing them around the farm, and our own little pink house that Merritt made.
Two little bundles of furry energy showed up with my family.My sister Jessica gave up the last two babies from the most recent litter, so now we have kittens!They even came complete with water dish, food dish, and a bag of cat food.It gives one a rather old married feeling, to not only have plants and a bird feeder, but cats, as well.
The reticent, cautious, serious kitten we named Jeeves.He has a black coat with white collar, gloves, and boots.His brother, however, has a wild pattern of every shade of black and gray, and his personality matches it.Wooster is the one who comes running when I call, who dashes into the house whenever the door is open a crack, and who gets to eat all the scraps of meat from dinner, because Jeeves was too wary to come near.So far, however, Jeeves has shown a more natural bent to hunting—or maybe it is just that he takes it seriously.His trophy of Tuesday night was a grasshopper—which he promptly ate in its entirety.
The pair keep us laughing, when they turn on the motion sensor light at night, and jump up on the woodpile to peer through the kitchen window.When the sun has set and I’m supposed to be doing dishes, Merritt will often go sit on the mat outside the front door and play with them.Somehow, the dishes take twice as long those nights, as I go back and forth from dishes, to kissing my husband, to seeing what the kitties are doing now.Thanks for the kittens, Jessica.
A hint of fall is in the air, and it’s getting darker much earlier at night.The woodpile out front is soon going to be needed for more than just the kittens’ playground, so we’re searching the papers every week for a small but good wood stove. We’ve been eating nectarines for breakfast, making peach cobblers and crisps, and even a blueberry pie with the berries my family brought up.But the first of the apples are here now, and I’m looking forward to making my grandmother’s apple cake for Merritt to try, and maybe even venturing to try that old-fashioned apple tart recipe that was in my sister-in-law’s copy of Gourmet. But this morning, yesterday’s dishes are calling my name, and I need to make some Blueberry Buckle to serve the friends we have stopping in today. First of all, however, I will go give my husband a good morning kiss, and find out what he wants for breakfast.
Aww…you have quite the menagerie started, Gret! It sounds like your summer has been filled with quiet, golden days (minus those spent at the hospital, of course!).
How fun to be the official hostess! Those kittens are so cute, I think Jeves is a great cat name. I am glad to hear you and Merritt are doing so well and were able to have such fun company! ~Jaclynn
Two little bundles of furry energy showed up with my family.My sister Jessica gave up the last two babies from the most recent litter, so now we have kittens!They even came complete with water dish, food dish, and a bag of cat food.It gives one a rather old married feeling, to not only have plants and a bird feeder, but cats, as well.
Aww…you have quite the menagerie started, Gret! It sounds like your summer has been filled with quiet, golden days (minus those spent at the hospital, of course!).
How fun to be the official hostess! Those kittens are so cute, I think Jeves is a great cat name. I am glad to hear you and Merritt are doing so well and were able to have such fun company!
~Jaclynn
Aww, that was so sweet to read, Gretchen! It’s so fun to read your updates. :o)