Carolyn Holm

One Dog, Two Cats
Grand Ideas
InterSpecies Memos

Household Politics

Dear Mom,I’m so excited about the kittens!!!!!!!XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,You’ve been a good girl about trying to control your excitement. For the most part. But honey, when you get carried away, it alarms them.Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,They aren’t afraid of me! XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,No, they aren’t afraid. But when you bark, it alarms them and […]

Newcomers!

Mom,WHO IS IN THE BATHROOM??????????!!!!!!!!!!Winston Dear Winston,We’re adding to the pack!Love, Carolyn Mom,??????????Winston Dear Winston,We’ve adopted two kittens!Love, Carolyn Mom,Why????????Winston Dear Winston,Now that Puffin is gone, we have an opening for a cat. Or two. Think of it – you’ll have friends to do zoomies with!Love, Carolyn Hey Mom,So just like that, you bring in […]

Social

Dear Mom,Who is coming to join us on our walk today?XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,Today it’s just you and me, but tomorrow Valerie will be joining us!Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,When one of your friends comes along, the two of you talk and talk and laugh and laugh and talk and talk and no one talks to […]

Airplane Ears

Dear WinstonI don’t know another cat who wears his ears in Airplane Ears position so much of the time. Cats generally do that just while listening to something behind them. You do it most of the time!Love, Carolyn Mom,Airplane Ears????????Winston Dear Winston,Yes, ears askew. And with your dark mask, you look wild and mysterious. You’ll […]

Sugarface

Dear PoppyYou didn’t greet me when I came in the door!Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,I didn’t know you were home.XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,Didn’t you hear me?Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,I was asleep.XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,I wonder if you have lost some of your hearing?Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,I’m sure I’ll find it.XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,I like your Can-Do […]

Adieu Puffin

As we sadly reported last week, our dear old friend and senior cat passed away on May 7, age sixteen, after a difficult decline – first with the onset of diabetes, and then with a nasty tumor in his cheek. One year ago he weighed fourteen pounds. At the end of his journey he weighed […]

The Rumor

A note to our readers,We are sad to share that our dear Puffin passed away on May 7. He was so very sick, but at least he did not appear to be in pain. He will be greatly missed, not only in our pack at home, but also in this blog. There will be more […]

The Invalid

Cher Madame,This petit cat is offended.Regards, M. Le Poufin Dear Puffin,Now what?Love, Carolyn Cher Madame,Il faut dire, something said by Madame. About this petit cat. Something offensive.Regards, M. Le Poufin Dear Puffin,I would not say something offensive about you! Love, Carolyn Cher Madame,Madame called this petit cat a “poor old guy”.Regards, M. Le Poufin Dear Puffin,It […]

The Knock

Dear Mom,We don’t understand the knock.XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,Well, you’ve got me there. Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,Wait, what????XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,I don’t know what you are referring to.Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,Referring?XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,The knock. What on earth are you talking about?Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,We thought YOU knew!XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,Now I’m really mystified.Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,We thought […]

Panic

Dear Winston,How did you get this? I left it sitting on the kitchen table. Were you on the table?Carolyn Hey Mom,PossiblyWinston Dear Winston,Well, you were or you weren’t.Carolyn Hey Mom,Technically?Winston Dear Winston,Ok, technically were you on the table or not?Carolyn Hey Mom,Technically NOT. Because one foot was still off.Winston Dear Winston,Ok. But you were enough on the […]