Carolyn Holm

One Dog, Two Cats
Grand Ideas
InterSpecies Memos

Category: Poppy

The Dreamer

Hey Poppy,You have a rich dream life!Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,I’m rich?XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,In dreams you are! You dream every night.Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,How do you know what is going on inside my head?XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,I wish I could actually tell what’s going on inside your head. Sometimes I really wonder. But I can […]

The Cat Voice

Hey Poppy,I love your Cat Voice!Love, Carolyn Mom,?????????Poppy Dear Poppy,Your Cat Voice!Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,I’m not a cat. XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,I know sweetie. I’m not saying you are a cat. I’m talking about your voice FOR cats!Love, Carolyn Mom,???????????Poppy Dear Poppy,You have a special voice you use just for cats.Love, Carolyn Mom,??????????Poppy Dear PoppyIt’s a high pitched […]

Skunked

Dear Poppy,How is it you got skunked AGAIN?????Love, Carolyn Dear MomHe got me right in the face!XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,You ran right up to him, you doofus.Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,I didn’t mean to!XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,Yes you did! When we came outside, you tore right over to that corner of the garden. Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,He […]

Neighborly

Mom!Stanley Squirrel was here today!!!!!!!XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,Oh good. I hadn’t seen him since he fell. I’m glad he turned out to be ok. Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,This time he didn’t try to leap up to the bird feeder. Not after that twenty foot fall.XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,That was an extraordinary thing he was trying to […]

The Bear

Dear Mom,I don’t want to go back up to the mountains. To the cabin. Ever again.XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,This is about the bear, isn’t it, sweetie. Don’t worry, she’s not coming back.Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,I’m really sorry I didn’t chase her out. I’m supposed to protect you. I let you down.XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,No No […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

Red Flags

Dear Mom,What is going on with Puffin???XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,Oh dear, now what?Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,He’s been so weird.XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,So, nothing new. Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,He went to the vet!!!XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,Yes, something was clearly wrong with him. He wasn’t eating, for starters. That’s always a red flag.Love, Carolyn  Dear Mom,Puffin always eats!!!XOXO Poppy Dear […]

The Raincoat

Dear Mom,Rainy days are the WORST. XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,I know, sweetie. You hate to go outside in the rain.Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,It’s too wet.XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,Rain does have a tendency to make things wet. Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,I don’t like to get wet. So, we should skip the walk when it rains. XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,That’s […]