Carolyn Holm

Dear Puffin,
We really need to have a talk about your morning routine.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
What about it requires a talk?
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
We hate it.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
Is that why Madame was extremely grumpy this morning? There was an unfortunate remark made.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
I’m sorry I called you a rude name. We didn’t get a good night’s sleep last night. Someone up the street was having a noisy party with very loud music. It sounded like a Grateful Dead concert. But enough of that. We are here to talk about your morning routine.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
Madame is grumpy to this petit cat every morning. Is that the routine being referred to?
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
You are the sweetest cat ever. Such a good snuggler. And we love your chatty “Bonjour!” when you enter the room. But dear god, early in the morning you have been driving us crazy. All that yelling. So early every morning.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
C’est nécessaire. Monsieur has always needed to be reminded every morning to feed this pauvre petit cat. 
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
He doesn’t need reminding! And he feeds you at 6:00; you don’t need to start yelling at 5:00.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
But it is necessary to start early. To wake you both. To prepare you for the feeding. Voilà! It has been successful. 
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
A 5:00 wakeup is unnecessary and completely annoying. Even 6:00 is so early. Monsieur should be able to sleep until 7:00 if he wants to. But no one can sleep with your ungodly racket. 
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
Is Madame leading up to an explanation about the new piece of technology in the kitchen? 
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
Yes, I was getting to that. That new feeder is just for you. With a timer. By now I’m sure you have discovered that it delivers your food every morning at 6:00.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
The kibble she arrives with such precision! 
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
I knew you would like that. Isn’t it wonderful? So now you can stop all that yelling every morning. Please. We got the feeder with the timer so we wouldn’t have to listen to your wakeup meows. All that caterwauling! When we just want to get a little more sleep. And it makes no sense – you are still pacing around the house yelling after the feeder feeds you. Of course we’re grumpy.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
The wake-up call is not appreciated?
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Puffin,
No! It’s not!  We don’t understand why it is continuing. You are getting fed by the feeder. Why are you still yelling after you’ve had your breakfast?
Carolyn

Cher Madame,
Does Madame think one should dine all alone? It is still necessary to wake everyone so that Madame and Monsieur can join this petit cat at breakfast. 
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
That’s what all the caterwauling is about? For company in the kitchen?
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
Voilà! This petit cat graciously accepts the inconvenience of providing this daily morning wakeup call. 
Regards, M. Le Poufin

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