Carolyn Holm

Dear Poppy,

I’ve always been mystified by the way you dogs take the kibble nugget out of the bowl and eat it somewhere else in the room.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

This is what Molly taught me. Do you remember Molly?

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

Of course I remember Molly. She was part of our family for seventeen years.

Love, Carolyn

 

 

Dear Mommy,

She was very wise. She told me all the important things before she died.

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

Oh dear, she was rather eccentric. What were these important things? Should I be worried?

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

Number one: never let the food bowl get empty. When the supply gets low, start reminding everyone.

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

That was very important to her.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

And chew the nuggets only on one side of the mouth.

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

No no no!  The nuggets are very special kibble designed to clean your teeth. They need to be chewed on both sides. Molly drove me nuts because half her mouth had clean teeth and the other half needed cleaning. Don’t follow that rule!

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

That’s good, because I keep forgetting to follow that one.

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

What else did she tell you to do?

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

Don’t listen to what the cats say. And keep away from kids. And we’re supposed to face north when we poop.

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

That’s good advice about the cats, but I’m not so sure about the rest. She just didn’t like kids. And when you poop you can face any way you like.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

Also when you catch a rat, shake it hard and then drop it and jump back so it can’t bite you. Then grab it again and repeat this until it is dead.

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

Well that was grisly advice. But she was an expert ratter so she knew what she was talking about.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

And finally, we dogs are in charge of the daily agenda. It is very important that the evening schedule is maintained in the correct order: make dinner, give us our meds, feed me and the cats, eat dinner, cleanup, treats, go outside one last time, then hang out until bedtime. Unless you go out. Then the schedule is all messed up. Molly warned me that can happen.

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

Molly was seriously Obsessive/Compulsive, honey. It’s okay if we vary the order of things once in awhile. But I do appreciate your reminding me to give you your Prozac. It’s important.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Mommy,

I don’t agree with one thing she frequently said, though. She’d say We’re Doomed.

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

She said that a lot, didn’t she? I’m so glad you don’t share her crotchety outlook!

Love, Carolyn

 

 

Are you getting a new post every week in your In-Box? If not, you are missing some of these weekly posts! It’s easy to subscribe: scroll up to the top of the blog page, enter your email address in the subscription box on the right, and click the subscribe button. If you are reading this in an email, go to blog.carolynholm.com to find the subscription box. (And if you’ve already subscribed, we all raise our paws to salute you!)