Carolyn's Critters

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InterSpecies Memos

Category: Charlie

The Menu

Hey Mom,You gave Poppy some salmon skin!Charlie Dear Charlie,Yes, I slipped her a little treat while I was making dinner. I should never have started doing that, because she won’t leave me alone when she smells me preparing salmon. She loves the skin.Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,I want some salmon skin.Charlie Dear Charlie,We’ll see. Maybe. Love, Carolyn […]

Holiday Decor

Hey Mom,What’s all this new stuff in the house???????  Why was this little tree on the dining table?Charlie Dear Charlie,Maybe we’ll make that one yours. You can play with that little tree if you leave the big one alone.Love, Carolyn Hey Mom,You mean the big tree growing in the living room?????!!!!!Charlie Dear Charlie,That’s the one. This […]

Ice Cream

Hey Mom,I found this weird food. Ghhhaaack. Charlie Dear Charlie,You got up on the table again, you rascal.Love, Carolyn Mom,What is this stuff?Charlie Dear Charlie,Ice Cream. You had the nerve to get into the ice cream carton.Love, Carolyn Mom,It was just sitting there! Charlie Dear Charlie,I step out of the room for one lousy minute, and I […]

Mousies

Mom,Where is Fat Mousie???????????Charlie Dear Charlie,Did you look under the cabinet in the kitchen?Love, Carolyn Mom,Fat Mousie isn’t there!!!!!Charlie Dear Charlie,Well, we simply can’t have this sort of thing.Love, Carolyn Mom,What sort of thing????Charlie Dear Charlie,A Mousie disappearance. Fat Mousie is one of your favorite toys. Love, Carolyn Mom,And White Mousie.Charlie Dear Charlie,No, mustn’t forget White […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Stripey Thing!

Dear Charlie,I think I know which toy is your favorite.Love, Carolyn MomTHE STRIPEY THING!!!!!!!!!Charlie Dear Charlie,It’s a good one, isn’t it! Love, Carolyn MomIt’s the BEST!!!!!!! I can run with it, roll with it, fight with it!!!!!Charlie Dear Charlie,I like when you run with one end in your mouth, the rest of it trailing like a […]