I’m 4’10". All of our cabinets go all the way to the ceiling — if I’m going to need a ladder to reach anything, they might as well!
And Scaeva built me a shelf that sits above the kitchen windows (with solid supports attached to the solid window frames) where sits all our Really Big Pots — wok, salad spinner, 16 and 20 quart stockpots, and my pressure canner (named the Queen Mary). The kitchen ladder is called a Skinny Mini; folds very flat so it slides between the stove and the fridge, and has a loop at the top to grip while you stand on the top step.
Holly went into heat three days before her scheduled spay. MrrrCavity, having been a tough feral (ex-)tomcat, knew what to do! He treaded her, scruffed her, and… couldn’t remember the rest.
Poor confused both of them!
She went in on Monday as scheduled, did just fine with being sequestered for a few days, and felt greatly relieved to not have Those Tortured Feelings anymore! MrrrCavity got over his confusion and completely forgot about it.
Combine all except milk in a container, mix to dissolve sugar, and put in fridge for an hour or more. Pour into freezer canister of ice cream maker and stir well. Add enough milk to bring mixture to fill line, stir, and freeze according to directions. Makes 1/2 gallon.
This even works with 1% milk (though higher fat is a bit better), and I always have condensed and evaporated milk in the pantry!
“and pfllttzzplllz she was gone!”