The next three came in to us the week of September 15th 2004.
They were Joy (below), a
grey and white momma with her two tabby girl kittens, Mia (left) and Brandi (right). They were names after the US Womans Soccer players: Joy Fawcett, Mia Hamm and Brandi Chastain. They were not with us long all getting adopted fairly quickly. Mia was first to go the week of October 19th 2004, followed by Joy the week og Oct 26th 2004 and finally Brandi the next week.
the Museum. We believe in support local art and every year we choose something to support this year it is the Art Gallery. I have chosen two Monet's to post here. They are both actually part of the Museum's permanent collection. Click on them and it will take you to the Museum web-page giving the story and credits.
and he (right) came to us in October 2003 and have been with us ever since. They both have a weird disease that causes the immune system to be over active. They have fought it for a long time, but, Barney finally lost the battle. He was my special cat. They both shared my home office with me and therefore spent a lot of time with me. Barney used to sit on the desk with me or on my lap whilst I work. He was a pleasure to foster and I am very grateful that he was in my life. The photo above, taken just a few weeks ago, shows him looking healthy and happy and sums him up.
a Sri Lankan. After she left her placement she went back to Sri Lanka for a vacation and invited me to go and visit. I spent a fantastic two weeks there seeing some magnificent scenary and the some of the most friendly people one could imagine to meet. I became good friends with her, and her family. When she got married to Andreas a couple of years later I was invited to be a part of her wedding party as a groomsman.
A great honour of which I will always be grateful. She is now living in Germany with Andreas (who is German) and her two daughters.
cular island. A great place, great people and great memories.
kittens. They were found by the partner of our realator in her neighbourhood. We agreed to take them. There were five of them. Two boys - Winston 
(a fluffy black kitten - below on my lap) and 
Gladstone (a little fluffy tabby - top centre) and three girls - Clementine (a black kitten - below below on Jenn's shoulder), Maggie (a fluffy grey kitten - left on my lap) and Blair (another fluffy grey girl - below on the toilet seat). We called them the "Prime Minsters" kittens as they were named after: Winston and Clementine Churchill,
William Gladstone, Margert Thatcher and Tony Blair. They were about 8 weeks old and scared, especially Blair who was almost feral. It wasn't long before they came around and all got adopted out to their new "forever"homes. I know Blair is doing very well as we kept in touch with the person who adopted her.
and Andrew who have never met me. They are growing up very quickly. However, at least, with the advent of the internet and digital technology it is possible to keep involved electronically. Recently, after my parents visited, we sent some presents back for them. Philip sent me some photos which are posted here (Andrew top left, Lucy bottom right).
They diagnosed him with Lymphoma. We made the decision to treat him and he lived extremely happily for almost a year and half in a very special home, with a very special foster Mam who gave him all the love and attention he deserved. Finally he decided it was time to go leaving us a lot a very happy memories as well as a big hole because he impacted all the volunteers. I'm sure he is now playing with Baby Boy, Veronica and Adobe as well as a lot of other friends. He will be and is missed.
That was in October 2003 and they are still with us. It became apparant that their health problems were much more chronic. They need to be kept together and not mixed with other cats. They now live happily together in my office at home. They are still up for adoption. However, due, to the health issues and the fact that they need to go together makes it very unlikely that they will and that they will be my office cats for some time to come.
As he was happy and in no pain we took the decision to treat him. He lived many happy months with a lot of loving care from Jenn. He finally came to point where after a tough life he realised he was loved and that it was time to say goodbye, so with him failing, we made the hard, but correct decision to put him asleep. The date: July 20th 2006 will always be on our minds. He taught us so much. How animals can give back, can inspire, can fight and above all love back. He is why we do so much and are driven to give back and give so many other cats the chance he finally got and give them a chance to get the special love and attention for a live time rather than the finally couple of years.
because a friend of mine at work found an abandoned Maine Coon cat and knowing that we volunteered for an animal rescue group brought him to me. We called him Stormy because he was found and survived an ice storm. He was adopted within a week to a vet tech at one of the vets that we use. Unfortunatley he came back to us in May 2005 when she split with her husband. When he came back he tested positive with FIV which he did not have when he was adopted out. He was again adopted out within a few days of coming back. He is still doing very well in his new home.
