Carolyn Holm

One Dog, Three Cats
Grand Ideas
InterSpecies Memos

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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 Bean

Dear Elsa,I was surprised to find a string bean in my bed this morning.Love, Carolyn Mom,??? surprised?Elsa Dear Elsa,I don’t usually find vegetables in my bed.Love, Carolyn Mom,Why are you surprised? It’s from your garden!Elsa Dear Elsa,I know. I picked the beans yesterday. How did you get one?Love, Carolyn Mom,I found it on the kitchen […]

Adieu Puffin

As we sadly reported last week, our dear old friend and senior cat passed away on May 7, age sixteen, after a difficult decline – first with the onset of diabetes, and then with a nasty tumor in his cheek. One year ago he weighed fourteen pounds. At the end of his journey he weighed […]

Frenzy!

Dear Mom,Having guest dogs staying here over the holidays is exhausting.XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,You can’t be serious. Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,I’m always serious. I’m not a cat.XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,Fair enough. What’s so exhausting?Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,All that defending.XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,Okay, I’m glad you brought that up. The cats don’t need defending. For one thing, both […]

Frenemies

Dear Winston,You and Puffin are becoming pretty evenly matched. This morning when you came along and attacked him while he was on my lap, he jumped down without even thinking about it. All he did was hiss.Love, Carolyn Hey Mom,I really surprised him!!!!!!!Winston Dear Winston,It seems that you two are constantly sparring. Love, Carolyn Hey Mom,Yes!!!!!!!!! Winston […]