purr with her mouth full

there is a hiss in the background, what is it? a steady hiss, not stuck to one side of the head like the eternal tinnitus, no it is in the room.
And the room is hot.
There is no sleep any more.
but still tired.

Get up and turn off the heating, stop the rushing hiss from the pipes.
Go out, make a cup of coffee, escape from the heat, go to the living room, sit there.
The eyes hurt, the tiny script from the computer, those high resolution monitors. The eyes are no good for close things any more.

The son's alarm clocks sound, he leaves the things on on Sundays.

He comes out of his bedroom, looks around in a dazed and desorientated way, and lies down on the sofa, he falls straight to sleep.

Maybe a shower would help.
go to the bathroom.
Turn on the water, let the warm water from the water tank in the attic come all the way down to the bathroom.
Wash the hair, feel the old body react to the caress of the water and the soap.
Wash the feet, always difficult in the shower, a bit of a balancing act.

Then, a detergent, lime removing spray to the walls and the fixtures on the shower, wait, and then spray the walls down.
The lime is gone, mostly,
the glass is gleaming
get out of the shower and dry the body,
let the shower gleam and sparkle

go back to the bedroom, put on the day clothes, comb the unruly, towel-dried hair.
Decide to make another cup of coffee, tidy up the kitchen workspace whilst waiting for the toaster to pop. The family sleeps.
This is boring
this is Sunday

Feed the cat.
She shows every sign of happiness at this turn of events, and tries to purr with her mouth full