what did you expect?

Well what did you expect, Peepers?  What did you expect?

I mean...

Well...

Well it's round, right?  Right.

And it's made of yarn, right?  Right.

And it looks kinda like a ball, right?  Right.

Fact is, it's a round ball of yarn.  So...

So...

SO OF COURSE SAFFY IS GONNA WANNA PLAY WITH IT.

WHAT DID YOU EXPECT HE WOULD DO?

MOUSES!

And you didn't see the half of it, ol' peep of mine.  Saffy found that ball of yarn of yours, hauled it out of your bag, flung it halfway across the room, and then back again.  That yarn was flyin' through the air like a chickadee high on the nip.

If chickadees appreciated a good sniff of the nip, that is.

But anyway, my point is...

WHAT DID YOU EXPECT HE WOULD DO?

And then Saffron rolled onto his side, held onto that ball of yarn like mad, and gave it the kickin' of all his nine lives.  Those hind paws of his were kickin' like crazy, they were.  Like crazy, I say.

And then...

And then he flung that yarn across the room, once more.

And then...

Well, then he got up and walked right out of the room, with both nose and tail held high.

Why-oh-why you're surprised 'bout any of this is beyond me.  He's a cat.  It's a ball of yarn.  This sort of behaviour is kinda what we cats like to do.

MOUSES!

And FYI, Peepers: I happened to check out that ol' ball of yarn after Saffy was done DOIN' WHAT CATS DO.  It's pretty much slobbered all over and there are bits kinda roughed up, if you know what I mean.  I doubt that yarn is still fit for knittin'.

And I'll ask this just once more.

JUST WHAT THE MOUSES DID YOU EXPECT HE WOULD DO?

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.