Carolyn Holm

One Dog, Three Cats
Grand Ideas
InterSpecies Memos

Month: August, 2025

Cake Muncher

Charlie!!!I caught you! Red-handed! Or I guess I should say, red-tongued.Love, Carolyn Mom,You did?Charlie Dear Charlie,You’re the cake muncher!Love, Carolyn Mom,Possibly.Charlie Dear Charlie,You are the guy who munched the top of the cake I made for my book group. And now I caught you ready to attack this muffin!Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,I was just experimenting.Charlie […]

Seniority

Dear Winston,So, how does it feel to be the Senior Cat?Love, Carolyn Hey Mom,I have Puffin’s title now???????Winston Dear Winston,Of course you do, sweetie. When he died, that left an opening for Senior Cat. And you are the cat who fills the requirements!Love, Carolyn Mom,What requirements?Winston Dear Winston,One, you’re a cat. Two, you live in […]

Springs!

Dear Mum,I LOVE the laptop!!!!! Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,I know you do. You’ve been studying it very intently. I think you are on your way to becoming a tech cat.Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,Oooooooo!!!!!!!! I’m watching the bug move!!!!!Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,That’s the cursor.Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,I want to catch that cursor bug!!!!!Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,I thought you were […]

The Name Game

Dear Mom,I know where the kittens came from!!! They are feral!XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,You’re right! They are refugees from a feral cat colony.  The whole litter and their mom were all trapped together. Love, Carolyn  Dear Mom,Maybe that’s why Elsa is so spooky. XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,That wariness might just be her personality. They don’t act like ferals. […]

Plant Based Diet

Dear Charlie,You really need to stop attacking that poor plant.Love, Carolyn Hey Mom!It’s so much fun!Charlie Dear Charlie,You are breaking it apart. I had to tie the branches up out of reach.Love, Carolyn Mom,But I can jump up and pull them down!!!!!!! Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!Charlie Dear Charlie,You’re breaking them off.Love, Carolyn Mom,Not all of them. Just […]