Carolyn Holm

Dear Mom,
Dad said that you will start going places again.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Now that we’ve been vaccinated we feel like we can venture out a bit.  This afternoon I’m going to the fish market! That’s so exciting!
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
Buying fish is exciting?
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Fresh fish from one of the best fish shops in the East Bay.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
I know, I like fish. But is it safe for you to be going out?
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
That’s so sweet of you to be worried! I really appreciate that.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
I’m serious. I’m worried about the two of you going places.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
You shouldn’t worry, sweetie. We’re not going to do anything crazy. But the vaccine gives us some welcome freedom.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
Molly warned me about this.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Molly? How could she have known about this? She died years ago!
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
She explained that when you go out, there’s the chance that predators will get you. You’ve always been able to escape them and make it back home, but one day you won’t. The predators will eat you.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
That does sound like Molly. Our little Terrier may be gone but apparently she still has a long reach. So all this time you’ve been thinking the lockdown was to protect us from predators? 
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
Of course. And when predators get you, what are we going to do?
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Sweetie, the Covid Predator is a serious issue, but don’t worry about us. The vaccine is a strong protector. We’ll be ok. Molly always tended to see things in their worst possible light. For her the glass was always half empty. But the predator issue was never as serious as she thought it was.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
She also said never let the food bowl go empty. She said you might forget, so I should always remind you. Or you might accidently let us starve.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Molly was thorough. She thought of everything.
Love, Carolyn

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