seven of nine, Seven of Nine

 On the way to the kitchen, notice the cat lying curled up cat-like on the top of a sideboard on a jacket that the wife has left there. The cat is quiet and lethargic, this is unusual. Go over to her and stroke her head, and she moves and purrs quietly. The cat is not her usual self, she may actually be unwell. Hope that this is nothing serious.

Make breakfast, and upon leaving the kitchen pass by the sidebourd again, and stroke the cats head in an attempt to cheer the animal up a bit.

Upstairs again, drink the coffee and see to the morning things that need doing, such as making the bed and reading the news. There is a telephone call from the glasier, the woman tells me that the ordered sheets of glass are ready for collection. Mosey around the place a while longer, have a shower, and then go to find the car. It is in an awkward spot, there is a car parked diagonally in front of it, and reversing is difficult because of a lack of vision to the rear. The vehicle is an awkward construction, with a very high rear window which makes reversing awkward. It will probably get better with practice.

Collect the glass at the glacier, see that all of the edges have been ground and pay. Then go shopping, it is handy to be able to park the car in the basement of the mall. The first two hours are free, that is handy too.

Go upstairs in the mall, all the way through utilitarian concrete-walled passageways. There is no need to take the lift. Upstairs, visit the public lavatory and then go and have a snack at the butchers. Then go downstairs and buy the few groceries and things needed later during the day. Drive home, unload the stuff, and then go to a free parking spot opposite to the police station. There are always free spaces during the day, just in the evening all the neighbours return and it always becomes necessary to drive further afield.

And at home again, see that the cat has perked up, she is now sitting in front of the wife's computer next to the heater. She purrs readily now, and she seems better than this morning. A little later, encounter the cat again, she is checking on her food bowl. Feed her, and think of the character in Star Trek called Seven of Nine. A cat is supposed to have nine lives, maybe that is what the screen writer or author was thinking of.

The rest of the day is spent printing the pictures taken yesterday, and practicing the use of the camera.