Carolyn Holm

One Dog, Two Cats
Grand Ideas
InterSpecies Memos

Intoxication

Dear Puffin,Your late night antics are becoming tiresome, sweetie.Love, Carolyn Cher Madame,This petit cat does not know to what Madame is referring.Regards, M. Le Poufin Dear Puffin,Yes you do. Incidents like last night’s crash. It sounded like someone was throwing dishes in the kitchen. At three in the morning.Love, Carolyn Cher Madame,Surely Madame is aware […]

Poop Walk

Dear Poppy,Are you ready for our walk?Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,I KNEW it!!!!! I saw you change your shoes!!!!! And I’m ready. Where are we going? Up the street or down the street?XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,Maybe down. Either way is a lovely walk around the neighborhood. Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,Can we go to Inspiration Point? Sometimes we […]

Site Specific

Hey Mom,I totally don’t understand Puffin’s game. Winston Dear Winston,That’s ok honey, it’s very different from your kind of play. You don’t even understand how to play with the feather wand.Love, Carolyn Mom,His game has so many rules!Winston Dear Winston,He does have a few.Love, Carolyn Mom,He loves rules!Winston Dear Winston,He likes structure in his life.Love, Carolyn […]

The Routine

Dear Puffin,Poppy and I are going to the mountain cabin next week.Love, Carolyn Cher Madame,Mon Dieu, what about us?Regards, M. Le Poufin Dear Puffin,You and Winston will be fine. We’ve done this before. You’ve always been fine. And I just got new catnip loveys for the two of you. I see you’ve already found them!Love, […]

Nepo Baby

Dear Mom,You’re daughter is here with the little black and white dog.XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,You know little Musso.Love, Carolyn  Dear MomBut where is the other dog? Mika, the old lady dog?XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,I’m so sorry to have to tell you this. Mika had kidney failure, sweetie. She is not with us any longer. Love, Carolyn […]

Trail Cam

Mom,You called me Muffin!!! That’s a thing people eat!Winston Dear Winston,Calm down, I’m not going to eat you. Love, Carolyn Mom,Why do you call me that???Winston Dear Winston,It’s a loving name. Sometimes I call Puffin “Puffin Muffin”. He won’t admit it, but he really likes that.Love, Carolyn Hey Mom,It’s loving to call someone food?Winston Dear Winston,Sometimes […]

The Service

Cher Madame,The new grooming service is appreciated. Madame is too kind.Regards, M. Le Poufin Dear Puffin,I’m so glad you like it! The vet pointed out that you did not seem to be grooming yourself very well, so she recommended a daily brushing.Love, Carolyn Cher Madame,This is an embarrassment. She said that this petit cat is […]

The Squad

Dear Mom,Everyone has been wanting my food.XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,No one wants your food, sweetie. The cats are just walking past it because your feeder is next to the kitchen door.Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,Puffin comes over and sniffs it.XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,He’s just checking it out. You don’t need to lunge and bark at him.Love, […]

Bondage

Mom!Why are you doing this to me?????!!!!!Winston Dear Winston,Someday you will appreciate this nice little jacket! Try standing up. You don’t have to crawl when you wear it. And you can walk forward. No need to crawl backwards.Love, Carolyn Mom,Why why why why why!!!!!!!Winston Dear Winston,You’ll get used to it! When you do, we can […]

The Tiff

Cher Madame,Madame does not appreciate the fine arts.Regards, M. Le Poufin Dear Puffin,Well, okay, I’ll bite: what are you on about now?Love, Carolyn Cher Madame, This petit cat has a remarkable singing voice, and Madame and Monsieur do nothing but complain about it.Regards, M. Le Poufin Dear Puffin,This AGAIN? We complain because you are singing at […]