Sunday 3 October 2021

eighty-one weeks


This is gettin' ridiculous, my friends.  Yup, this is gettin' ridiculous, for sure.


MOUSES!


If you will remember...


If you will remember, way back when, my house was THE PARTY HOUSE for all the cats in the neighbourhood.  Yup, MY house was THE PLACE to be if you were a cat.  THE place, for sure.  MY house was the house where every neighbourhood cat wanted to be!


That's probably how at one point I ended up with like eleven or twelve brothers and sisters, you know?


Of course you do.


MOUSES!


AND why nosy neighbour cat once spent an entire winter in MY basement.


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Now Peepers always thought SHE was the main attraction for all the neighbourhood cats.  She always fancied herself as some kinda whack-job, moused-up cat whisperer, you see.


BUT WE ALL KNOW...


But we all know, in reality, REAL cat whisperers know mancats from ladycats; and don't go around givin' my brothers girly-girl names like Nerissa, Desdemona, Calista, and now, Saffron; and my sisters manly mancat names like Mason and Tobias.


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Personally, I'm pretty sure the attraction for all those neighbourhood cats was the never-endin' supply of the nip.


That, and the hilarious antics of the peep.  'Cause a peep who messes up as much as my peep messes up, provides us cats with hours of entertainment, you see.


MOUSES!


But anyway...


But anyway, eventually, my house no longer held the fascination of all the neighbourhood cats.  And over time, even my own family dwindled down to practically nothin'.  My gosh, my own family dwindled down to just me!


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But now...


But now, even with our bein' in the throws of this ol' pandemic thingy for the last four hundred and forty million, eight hundred and ninety-nine thousand, two hundred cat seconds...


And even with social distancin', and the limitin' of both the size and number of social circles bein' the norm...


THE PARTY HOUSE IS BECOMIN' A PARTY HOUSE ONCE MORE!


And I'm not sure what I think about that, at all.


I mean, it's one thing for Saffron to be comin' by on a daily basis, on account of Saffy Saffron Saffers not yet havin' a home of his own.  Not to mention the fact that he's gonna be my brother and call THIS home his own.


When he decides to, that is.


MOUSES!


BUT NOW WE'VE GOT AN ORANGE DUDE COMIN' OVER ALMOST EVERY DAY, TOO.


AND FOR THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS, A TUXEDO IN FORMAL ATTIRE!


Orange dude definitely has a home.  We know where it is.  He just likes hangin' out with the coolest cat in the neighbourhood, you see.


And that would be me.


This new tuxedo guy looks pretty well-fed.  Guess he, too, has a home.  He just happens to be one of my fans, is all.


It's tough bein' a celebrity cat, you know.  *sighs*  Guess havin' all these fans and hangers on hangin' around, is the price I must pay for my bloggin' fame.


MOUSES!


What's that?  What's that, Peepers?  What's that you're babblin' on about now?


NO, these cats are NOT comin' over to visit you.  YOU ARE NOT everycat's favourite peep on the block.


Peepers...  Pffft.  She's one delusional peep, to be sure.


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.



10 comments:

  1. You just can't help being so popular Seville!

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  2. Of COURSE they're all coming to hang out with YOU, Sivvers! No harm in letting your Peep think otherwise, though. Maybe she'll put out some more snacks for them, and they will share with you! :)

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  3. Hi Seville! We know there is cat truth and there is peeps truth! I have learned that us cats NEVER are wrong but we also know that keeping the peep happy also makes us happy as our peep makes sure we always gets the tasty and the nippy stuff!! We love reading about your peeps antics...maybe someday I, Marv, will get brave enough to write about my peeps antics.
    I have put you guys name in the hat for the digital art draw to be made first thing tomorrow morning. Keep your claws crossed Seville!

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  4. Sounds like a purrty fun time at your house Seville and if you play this right you can get some treats for the nip you have and vice-versa! You could have an empire built out of this start buddy

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  5. Popularity does come with its drawbacks…like being popular! Mouses! Our house was once popular like that when there were lots of street cats (before TNR). Now just the occasional neighborhood cat wanders through on the way to somewhere else. We are happy about that, as Eight Is Enough! XOCK, angel Lily Olivia, angel Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy, Sawyer & Kizmet

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  6. Seville, it's obvious to anyone with a grain of sense that YOU are the Great Attraction in your house, but it would be kind to reward the Peep for her years of devoted service to you, by allowing her to enjoy her delusions, don't you think?

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  7. Your den is the main neighborhood attraction, it seems...with a bit of a rest and now its seemingly back into full swing mode. The word of meow sure gets around!

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  8. We all know they are coming to see you. :)

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  9. Seville, clearly you are just a popular guy!

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  10. Oooh, a Tux, I wonder if we know each other? Invite the dude in and see. Failing that, maybe you could whisk him over for afternoon tea.
    Purrs
    ERin
    PS, maybe time to start planning a Halloween, Christmas and New Years Party for the new gang?
    PPS May be the peep can provide the entertainment for the do.
    PPPS Best get her planting more nip too, as sounds like you'll be needing it!

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