If you blink around here, things change. We reclaimed the back porch for humans yesterday, we moved Ed Gulley’s bench and some of the cat lounging pillows, brought out a different table, and cleaned off the porch.

The cats still have their boxes and pillows, but we now have a table and chairs where we can eat breakfast or dinner, or sit out and read, or just enjoy being outside in nice weather.

Maria did her usual Tasmanian dervish/devil routine and re-arranged things in about a half hour. I like the clean, artsy Tuscany look, especially with all of the flowers and hanging baskets. Even Fate like it enough to lie down for a minute or two. Maria is making sure the cats have good lounging places, Flo already likes to sit on the table.

I call it the People’s Porch, we’re taking it back from the animals.