Carolyn Holm

One Dog, Two Cats
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Category: Poppy

Vikings!

Dear MomWhy do you call me your little Viking?XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,Don’t you like that?Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,Weren’t Vikings crazy dangerous?XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,They have that reputation. But in their day, life everywhere could be crazy dangerous. And you yourself get feisty on occasion.Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,I’m a gentle dog!XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,You are! But […]

On Patrol

Dear Poppy,You are up and about a lot during the night. More than you used to. I notice you disappear several times a night.Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,I don’t disappear!!!!!XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,No, sorry, I didn’t mean it that way. But you leave the bedroom.Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,I go to the living room. And spend some […]

Cookie Girls!

Dear Mom,That was a very confusing walk.XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,Interesting. I thought it was pretty straight forward. Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,We ALWAYS walk forward.XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,I meant it was one of our usual walks. Sometimes we go up the hill. Sometimes we go past Rusty’s house. Sometimes past the school. And this time we went […]

Stuff Dogs Know

Dear Poppy,I notice that you are right at the door when I get home. Before I even put the key in the lock! How do you know it’s me? We live in a busy neighborhood – there are people parking in front and walking by all the time.Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,That’s so easy! I hear […]

Wardrobe

Dear Poppy,You look lovely in your holiday attire.Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,Is attire the same as wardrobe?XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,Pretty much the same.Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,I’m all dressed up in my fancy wardrobe, just like you!XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,We’re all dressing up for our family party.Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,I knew you were going to do something […]

Team Dog

Dear Poppy,I’m glad you and Musso are getting along so well.Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,He and your daughter visit us a lot, so I’m used to him.XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,That always makes a difference.Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,He says Berkeley is freezing cold. It’s practically the Arctic here.XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,Not exactly. It’s just he’s from Los […]

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 […]