when "out" is not "out"

Today, when I pulled up to a roadside stand to buy beans, no one was there. A handwritten sign over a money slot said: "We're sorry we are not out right now. We'll be out soon."

It looked to me like they were out I was hoping they'd soon be back. On the farm, among themselves, being out probably means out at the stand. I'm sure it nothing to do with "outing" (noun) or "outing" (verb).

a birthday

Dorcas had a birthday and we all had cake.  Leah helped to blow out the candles.

the spider hangs on

She moved six feet to our screen door.  I thought she had laid her eggs and died.  But she's back on her web, fearsome as ever.