Step by Step

One and all,

Little or nothing to report except that progress is being made and I am straying further and further from home. Yesterday, on our way to lunch, I made it all the way down the hill and beyond with no stopping. Once there, I did rest and then Polley and I strolled around the block. Doesn't sound like much, but it was the best day yet. Today, we are planning a walk down the Malécon. Our first venture near the sea. There are lots of places to stop and sit so it seems a good place to explore the boundaries.

I have not mentioned our full-time, live-in squatter. She is a very old, yellow tabby named Kirrah. She discovered us our first week here and now spends about 23 1/2 hours in our place. As you can see here, she was certainly a comfort in my early stages of convalescing.


Lately she has taken her place on the very top shelf of our apartment where she discovered an old blanket that just happens to enhance her coloring.


AS you can see, she doesn't seem to have a tense bone in her body.


She really is a very sweet cat, but has horrible gum disease so her breath is less than sweet and she is a first-class drooler! We love her anyway and Polley has been feeding her some good, soft food and she has seemed to gain strength and liveliness, although you can tell from these pictures. Actually, the fact that she is now able to jump to the top shelf provides some proof of resurection.

Last night we headed out for a different restaurant, but the cab driver did not know where it was and I had failed to note the address, so after drifting a bit, we got him to take us back to Pomodoro and Basilico (Tomatoes and Basil). We first had a glass of wine at a martini bar, The Twisted Palm, just above the restaurant. It was a lovely rooftop setting, but the atmosphere was ruined by the fact that they were running a silly movie on the far wall. It's terrible. You don't want to watch it, but it keeps imposing itself.

Then, it was downstairs to the restaurant. We had the most wonderful pizza I may have ever had. It was a red sauce with onions, artichoke hearts, Parma ham and black olives. Fabulous. The other half will be lunch today. I can hardly wait!

So here we are, about to walk a bit before lunch. Tonight we are meeting our Portland friends, Neal and Judy for dinner at another new restaurant. Life becomes busier as I begin to get around. MOre soon.