Thursday 13 June 2019

The gutters need cleaning

and it is not one of those things I can do myself. I am not a climbing sort of cat at all. I much prefer ground level. (I don't like planes either.)
Middle Cat apparently has something organised. The Senior Cat left a message on the table. It's a bit confused - but that is not necessarily his fault. Middle Cat can be less than clear about these things.
Someone may - or may not - turn up this morning. The weather forecast says "showers". I will just try to be patient.
Someone else is coming to drop something off to me. I have marmalade to give to her.
Yesterday was no better in terms of interruptions. I did manage to do some banking for the Senior Cat. A friend came to pick up the two part finished quilt tops. We looked at them together and decided there was not a lot to do to either of them. That is a good thing. C.... will be genuinely delighted that they are going to be given to the hospice.  
There were more interruptions as I was trying to get lunch for the Senior Cat. Middle Cat took him off to see the cardiac specialist just after lunch so I had to be on time. And then, as I was coming in the back door, I heard a quiet knock on the front door. By the time I got there the person had gone again. I looked out the window to see our former neighbour driving off. I knew she had been in to see our neighbour-across-the-road because her car was there. 
I let out a guilty sigh of relief and did things that needed to be done while the Senior Cat was out. I fielded phone calls. I answered emails. I did paperwork. I dealt with washing and ironing and more.
And last night I curled up on my sleeping mat and put my paws firmly around a book and finished reading it. As I put it in my bag ready to return to the library I thought of how good it was to be able to do just that. 
Yes, I could sit there and watch television but reading a book is so much better....just purrrrrrrfect. 

2 comments:

Jan said...

I opened your blog in my reader feed this morning and got a shock. Gutter? Cleaning? Then I realised your writing and my thoughts had coincided. Two sons, a daughter in law , a teenage grandson and I have bought a very large house in mountains west of Sydney. We have been updating things like power, solar etc and the last two daysw we have had roofers here fixing slipping tiles and similar jobs. Today was day to rehang and clean most of the French copper gutters we have inherited. The gutters are no longer straight and overflow in spots along our long verandah and in other places. Like you, I was wondering about the weather. Rain is forecast but it would be good to get the job finished.

Reading your opening words was like seeing my thoughts at the time in print. Very strange

catdownunder said...

That must have given you a bit of a jolt - sorry!