Sunday 26 September 2021

eighty weeks


Eighty weeks.


Eighty. Long. Weeks.


MOUSES!


That's right, my friends, we've been in the throes of this ol' pandemic thingy now for eighty long weeks.


Or in other words...


...four hundred and thirty-five million, four hundred and fifty-six thousand cat seconds, that is.


MOUSES!


But we have other stuff to talk about today.


Did you know that even though Saffron is not yet livin' inside with me, he has made some super-duper progress regardin' his relationship with the peeps?


Oh yeah.


FACT.


MOUSES!


This time last year, whenever Peepers opened the front door to take out his fuds, Saffron would run.  Yup, he'd hightail it to the far end of the veranda at the very sight of her.  Actually, the far end of the veranda wasn't far enough!  Nope, he'd go through the railing, so that he'd have the security of havin' said railin' between himself and the peep.


FACT.


MOUSES!


NOW though, when Peepers opens the front door to take out his fuds, he actually jumps down from the chair he's on and COMES RUNNIN' TO HER.


CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?


MOUSES!


And...


And he lets her pet him and give him chin scritches and behind the ear tickles and everythin'.


FACT.


MOUSES!


Well, not quite everythin'.  Peepers isn't yet allowed to pick him up.


Oh, SHE'S BEEN TRYIN', all right, but Saffron is not into the pickin' up thing, at all.


Nope.  No sirree.  Peepers goes to pick him up and he gets all squirmy wormy, tryin' to get down.


But sometimes...


Sometimes he'll let her pick up just his front paws, but his back paws have to stay on the ground at all times.  And if Peepers gives him some good behind the ear scritches or chin tickles while holdin' up those front paws, he allows it to continue for maybe half a minute or so.


But then he wants back down.


And do you know what he does after that?


Do you?


Didn't think you did.


Well, after that...


HE EATS.


Yup, he eats and eats and eats.


And then he eats even more!


Saffron says he's pretty sure that if he eats enough kibble and treats, he'll be too heavy for this business with bein' picked up.


MOUSES!


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And remember:

IF IN DOUBT,

DON'T. GO. OUT.

Continue to practice SOCIAL DISTANCIN' measures

AND KEEP WASHIN' YOUR PAWS.

MOUSES!

Remember to mask up, too.


7 comments:

  1. I am glad to hear that Saffron is more trusting these days, that really is progress!

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  2. Wow, Sivvers! That's some really great progress by Saffron! Who knows? Maybe he'll be living inside with you before the winter comes!

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  3. Oh I like the progress report and I hope HOPE Saffron comes inside before Winter. XX

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  4. Seville, you've got to admit, Saffy is a smart kitty who only performs for FOOD!

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  5. You know, there is method in that idea. Trouble is at some point you get so big you cant get in through the cat flap if you were out, or out if you were in. Nasty that. So me thinks best not to go down that way quite yet.... Of course if that super XXXXL cat flap I ordered ever turns up, I shall rethink the idea, MOL
    Toodle pips and purrs
    ERin

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  6. Sounds like Saffron will be inside sharing your dish, well, maybe beside your dish with his own, soon Seville. Purrs buddy

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  7. I am most impatient. I would grab him and run inside despite the squirming. :)

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