Carolyn's Critters

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InterSpecies Memos

Category: Elsa

Feral

Dear Elsa,You look so elegant. Who would have guessed your background is feral!Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,Feral doesn’t sound very nice. Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,It just refers to your mother’s lifestyle. Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,She had a lifestyle?Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,Your foster mom told me the rescue group trapped you kids with your mom in a feral colony. Love, […]

Dancing Princess

Dear Elsa, You sounded insane this morning.Love, Carolyn Mum,What was this morning?Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,Another one of your early morning wakeups.Love, Carolyn Mum,I was insane?Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,You were flying around extremely wildly. Love, Carolyn Mum,I was dancing!!!!!Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,Oh! Well then, that’s actually wonderful. A weird, ecstatic sort of dance, choreographed by a cat. Love, Carolyn Mum,I LOVE […]

Champion!

Dear Elsa,You were playing with your ball track at 4:30 in the morning. 4:30.Love, Carolyn Mum,And you took it away from me and put it in the closet!Elsa Dear ElsaWhy do you think I did that?Love, Carolyn Mum,I don’t know!!!!  I need to practice! I’m getting really good!!!!!Elsa Dear Elsa,Maybe you could reschedule your practice. To […]

Rackarkatten

Dear Elsa,You’ve been playing with my laptop again.Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,Maybe.Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,I know it’s you. You’re the only one who clicks on Enable Dictation. Every time.Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,I had to go on the internets to see Rackarkatten.Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,What is that?Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,Not what, who.Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,Ok, who is Rackarkatten?Love, Carolyn […]

Gaming Skills

Dear Elsa,You have become quite skilled at the Ball Track game!Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,Thank you. I practice.Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,You do! Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,Charlie and Winston don’t play it as well as I do. I’m the best Ball Track player in the family.Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,Winston doesn’t do games in general. Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,He doesn’t […]

Coming Out

Dear Elsa,I can’t believe it’s already 2026. Time to make some resolutions!Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,Do cats do that? Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,Good point. Probably not.Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,But I’d consider it.Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,I like your adventurous spirit. It’s the perfect opening for what I was just going to suggest!Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,I’m not sure I […]

Tech Cat

Dear Elsa,I see you’ve found my old phone. But you’re not supposed to be playing with phones.  Even old ones.Love, Carolyn Hey Mum,It lights up when I touch it just right!!!!! Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,I shouldn’t have charged it. I just wondered what it had on it. But we might need some rules about phone use.Love, Carolyn […]

Cat Words

Hey Mum,What is this huge book?????Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,It’s a book of words. All kinds of words. Love, Carolyn Mum,It’s enormous!!! It’s the biggest book in the house!!!!!Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,It’s an antique – it was my grandmother’s. Some families have a family bible. Ours has a family dictionary.Love, Carolyn Hey Mum,Is the word “cat” in here?Love, […]

Produce

Dear Elsa,Look at you! Such a lovely girl. You are the Audrey Hepburn of the cat world.Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,The WHAT???????Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,I’m showing my age. She was a movie star. And back in the day she was the epitome of beauty and grace.Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,Well, thank you. Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,I’m glad to […]