Travel
by carolynholm
Cher Madame,
Je veux dire there has been a terrible offense to this petit cat.
Regards,
M. Le Poufin
Dear Puffin,
Now what, honey?
Love, Carolyn
Cher Madame,
It is that Madame and Monsieur went to Paris without me!
Regards,
M. Le Poufin
Dear Puffin,
We did indeed. We would have loved to have you as a travel companion, but Puffin honey, I don’t think you would have been very happy on an airplane.
Love, Carolyn
Cher Madame,
Madame assumes a lot. This little cat would have loved to sit in a comfortable carrier under le seat. And dans l’hotel, lounging in a beautiful hotel room, c’est perfect.
Regards,
M. Le Poufin
Dear Puffin,
I’m not sure it would be all that perfect. For one thing, the hotel did not appear to provide litter boxes.
Love, Carolyn
Cher Madame,
Ouf! C’est terrible! What do les French cats do?
Regards,
M. Le Poufin
Dear Puffin,
Well I’m sure they aren’t living in hotels.
Love, Carolyn
Cher Madame,
And Madame et Monsieur visited Monsieur’s cousin and her French cats. C’est simply wrong to go without moi.
Regards,
M. Le Poufin
Dear Puffin,
That was lovely, but you would have hated the train ride to get there.
Love, Carolyn
Cher Madame,
Et puis, la French cousin she lives with more than cats. Bien sûr, her dog is of no interest to a cat, but there was also a Miss Violette. Who is this creature that you and Monsieur became so besotted with?
Regards,
M. Le Poufin
Dear Puffin,
Do I hear a hint of jealousy here?
Love, Carolyn
Cher Madame,
You et Monsieur keep talking about cette animal. What is a small cat to think?
Regards,
M. Le Poufin
Dear Puffin,
Miss Violette is a lovely white Percheron horse who is really quite stunning. She is enormous, the biggest horse I have ever stood next to! But Puff honey, Miss Violette is no threat to a fine cat like yourself.
Love, Carolyn
Cher Madame,
Pah. Je repeat, pah. A horse, c’est like a dog, beneath a cat’s interest. But il faut dire, Madame truly should have brought this petit cat to visit the cousins. Quelle disappointment.
Regards,
M. Le Poufin
Dear Puffin,
I’m sorry sweetie. Maybe next time.
Love, Carolyn
Cher Madame,
C’est what you said last time. Madame she is forgetful. Peut-être senile?
Regards,
M. Le Poufin
Dear Puffin,
Speaking of forgetful, don’t you forget to be nice to me – I’m the one who feeds you.
Love, Carolyn
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Hahahahaha! Love your last line. So true, n’est-ce pas?
Puffin – there is a cat named LouLou who lives in France and whose parents leave her to travel all over. She HATES traveling and prefers to stay home, so I think maybe your Mama is correct that you would be unhappy on a boat, train, plane or car. Here is LouLou’s blog if you want to discuss it with her. In fact her humans are in Rome right now.
http://www.livingwithloulou.com/
Cher Cousin Poufin,
We too were most put out that you did not come along on the visit. We would have welcomed you with open (ahem) claws!
We fear, however, that we must add insult to injury. Your Madame forgot to take with her the treats we had prepared as gifts for you! #1 promised to send them but she has not done so yet. We really must be stricter with her!
Don’t worry too much about Miss Violette. She is so enormous that it makes her insignificant (to us).
Purrs,
The Chans, your French cousins
Bonjour, Puffin. Vraiment, you are NOT missing anything by missing train, plane, and car. I live in Collioure, a cote’ de la mer, and I have a little jardin, and cars foe me mean vomir!!! Rester chez toi and merci to your maman for not subjecting you to les horreurs de voyage!