Carolyn Holm

Hey Mom,
I was just getting used to the Visitor Dogs when they left!
Winston

Dear Winston,
I know you were. It was good to see. I’m glad that, even though you were spooked sometimes, you didn’t run away from them, because that would surely have made them chase you, and you’d never get used to each other!
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
One time I actually stood up to them!!!!! When the little one ran into my room, I told him to Get Lost!!!!!!!
Winston

Dear Winston,
You did, in no uncertain terms. I think he was horrified. Your back was arched and your tail was ENORMOUS.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
That’s what tails are for.
Winston

Dear Winston,
That’s one thing, for sure. Tails have a number of uses. In fact, I wish I had a tail. But yours has an interesting quality I’ve never seen in another cat: it sometimes appears to be completely independent of you.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
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Winston

Dear Winston,
It’s like it’s operating on a separate battery.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
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Winston

Dear Winston,
You can be stretched out on my lap, limp and content, eyes closed, and purring, and meanwhile your tail is twitching double-time.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
You don’t like that?
Winston

Dear Winston,
I love it, it’s so weird. I just wish I knew what was going on when you are doing that.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
I thought you were fluent in Feline!!!!!
Winston

Dear Winston,
I am, but that’s one idiomatic expression that I find hard to interpret.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
My tail is idiotic?
Winston

Dear Winston,
No no no! It’s just that there is a cultural nuance I think I’m missing.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
You should do what Puffin does then.
Winston

Dear Winston,
Oh dear, do I want to know what he does?
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
He reaches over and gives me a whack.
Winston 

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