[libertylover]

... she was sitting on her balcony smoking just before dawn ... The nearest heavy thing was a jar of pickles under her chair,

Sure, everyone stores their pickles under their chairs on the balcony.

[ansel12]

People do eat on their balconies, they even cook on their balconies, they eat, drink, snack, and even dine, smoke, and watch TV on their balconies.