“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door,” he used to say. “You step into the Road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to.” Frodo, Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring

It’s the obvious quote from Tolkien but also the most apt.

Today Diogo steps out of his front door of the rescue home he has been in for the last few months, and starts his long journey.

Diogo has no idea where he is being swept off to.

But once he finally arrives here I hope he feels (eventually) he has arrived home.

In the meantime I’ve come across a coffee company based in Norfolk called Norfolk Pig Coffee. Thought I’d give them a try and ordered a couple of bags of their Peruvian Grade 1 Chanchamayo coffee.

It’s a medium roast that has floral notes and gentle acidity. The coffee is grown at 1200 metres above sea level in mountainous areas of central Peru.

So that brief description of the coffee should contain enough clues as to why I chose this particular coffee to try from this new to me micro roaster coffee company.

Hopefully the smell of this coffee will help Diogo feel less “homesick” as he settles into his new forever home.

I’ve also, thanks to cousin John (mums cousin from nans side of the family) made my little backyard a lot more secure today.

How?

Well my tiny backyard is walled in. The wall comes up to approximately waist height. Not a chance any of the current little monsters could get over it. On mums side a two foot, may two and a half foot wooden fence was attached to the top of her wall. That was to stop her two dogs Ebony and Toby from jumping over.

Ebony and Toby were brother and sister, and given half a chance, the slimmest of opportunities, get up to no good. Which included going exploring. They egged each other on. Bad as each other. Partners in crime.

That bit of extra height was enough to keep those two in the backyard. So making sure my side is the same will be more than enough to keep Diogo safe.

Which is the important thing. Making sure he remains safe as he adjusts to his new home, the little monsters, myself, and that crazy old lady next door I call mum.

I’m under no misconceptions that there are going to be hiccups along the way. But it’s important that we show Diogo love and patience as he becomes the latest, youngest member of the little monsters.