Carolyn Holm

Dear Mom
Why 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 you can’t deny your heritage. You are a Spitz. That’s an old Nordic breed. Which pretty much puts you right smack in the Viking category. With me.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
With you?????
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Yes, I’ve been reading up on this. When you go back a bit, my family tree is crawling with Vikings. Or, at the very least, folks who were Viking adjacent.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
But I’m a German Spitz.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Northern Germany was Danish for a long time. Danish Vikings. 
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
Is that where your people came from?
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Yes! My people were also Swedish and Norwegian, with a bit of Scottish thrown in for flavor. But Vikings were all over Scotland too. 
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
I thought cats were your people. Winston said you told him that.  
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
I may have said that. But don’t feel bad, dogs are my people too. I’ve had lots of great dogs in my life. 
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
I remember Molly!
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Wasn’t Molly awesome? One weird terrier, but totally awesome. And before her there were Bruno, Pepper, and Sally. And when I was a kid we had Penny and Chrissy. When I was quite young I thought Chrissy was my sister.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
But they weren’t Viking dogs.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
No. You are the only one with that distinction. Do you want to go raid the neighbors now?
Love, Carolyn

Mom! 
We can’t do that!!!
Poppy

Dear Poppy,
I’m picturing the look on Richard’s face if we burst in his front door and yell “Hand over your dog treats!!!!!”
Love, Carolyn

Mom, 
I think you are going to get us in trouble. 
XOXO Poppy

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