blue morning light

 That cat, at the door of the bedroom, making cat noises, she is in a hurry to leave the room. There is blue tinted light in the window, it is half past six and everyone is asleep. Put the legs out from under the blanket and over the edge of the bed, hook the heels of the feet under the bedstead and lever the body into a vertical position. Lower the feet to the ground. Bend the upper body forward and, thus balanced, stand up. For those of you who want to know, that is the first activity today. The cat is at the door still, looking over her shoulder at this activity. She has ceased to make noises, this can be taken as a sign of approval. Go over to the door, depress the door handle. the cat watching intently. and open the door. The fat cat is out, moving fast, hear the cat flap flop as it swings back. That sound marks the cats passage to the balcony, which is where her sandbox is.

Close the door, go into the kitchen and turn on the coffee machine, and, whilst waiting for it to warm up, make a slice of bread and butter, and put a few slices of salami onto this too. Go out to the cupboard in the hallway and get a cup. Fill the cup with the coffee from the little silver machine that could do with another clean.

Return to the bedroom, sit down in the corner at the little bureau.

That cat, at the door of the bedroom , making cat noises. The light from the window is paler now, and the cat wants to come back in. Get up, open the door, and the cat hurries in, purring, her morning's duty done and now wanting food and probably sleep again after all of this activity.