Carolyn Holm

One Dog, Two Cats
Grand Ideas
InterSpecies Memos

Month: September, 2019

Torture

Cher Madame,Il faut bring up a serious problem. An epicurean crisis.Regards, M. Le Poufin Dear Puffin,I suspect I know what this is all about.Love, Carolyn Cher Madame,Les standards of the kitchen, they are collapsed.Regards, M. Le Poufin Dear Puffin,I understand that you are upset. But I can’t give you what you want.Love, Carolyn Cher Madame,It […]

Performance Art

Dear Mom,This last week was the WORST WEEK EVER!!!!!! We were SO upset.Love, Mia Dear Mia,YOU were upset! Think about Poppy! Both of her beds getting filled with puddles of pee. Each time I cleaned it up, it happened again. I was at my wits end.Carolyn Dear Mom,We couldn’t figure out why you didn’t get […]

Turn of Phrase

Dear Mom,Why do humans worry about Friday the 13th?Love, Mia Dear Mia,Humans are a very superstitious species. Some folks even think black cats are bad luck.Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,That makes no sense. If a cat wants to be bad luck, it has nothing to do with her color.Love, Mia Dear Mia,You are absolutely right. Go […]

Jump!

Dear Puffin,You have been very jumpy lately. Is it the noise across the street?Love, Carolyn Cher Madame,This petit cat appreciates that Madame understands! Oui, the noise she is excessive.Regards, M. Le Poufin Dear Puffin,It has been noisy, hasn’t it? I’ll be glad when they are finished with that endless house remodel. The pounding, the sawing, the […]