Babies are growing(/Les BB poussent!

Reiko and Amelia., looking outrageously cute today!

Reiko et Amelia, qui se permettent d'avoir l'air totalement adorables!

Sad News/Triste nouvelle

We heard today that Papageno, Pamina's Red brother, has had to be put to sleep at the age of nine. He had kidney stones and treatment wasn't helping, poor pws. Somewhere, I have a photo of him when he was a kitten - he was such a darling, and so affectionate. I'll see if I can find it and scan it - or perhaps his people have got a more recent one they can send me. RIP, little one!

Nous venons d'apprendre que Papageno, frère de Pamina, a dû être endormi, à l'âge de neuf ans - calculs rénaux, qu'on n'est pas arrivé à dissoudre. Il était si gentil, se chaton - ses propriétaires l'appelaient "Pot de Colle", tellement il était affectueux! Dors en paix, petit Papageno, on ne t'oubliera pas.

Kittens today/Aujourd'hui

Here they are today, aged nearly four weeks. By Tuesday morning, we should be sure of the number of Folds.

Voici les deux qui sont certainement des Fold - d'ici mardi matin, nous devrions être fixées sur le nombre total de Fold - car Amelia a l'air aussi de vouloir les plier, ces petites oreilles!

Little Wrigglers/ça gigote!

This is the only photo I've been able to take where they aren't so blurred you can't see anything except the colour! At three and a half weeks, they're so active, it's extrememly hard to catch them still, except when they're sleeping, and you can't see their great big eyes! L to R Jemima, Reiko, Amelia; Jacqui and Adam are lurking somewhere at the back.

Eh oui, ça gigote tellement qu'on n'arrive pas à avoir une photo montrable! Enfin, j'ai pu attraper Jemima, Reiko et Amelia - plus ou moins: Jacqui et Adam se cachent derrière.

Mannheim show results

Excellent weekend pour nous, dans le cadre superbe du Luisenpark à Mannheim.
AUDREY: 2x CAC
TORA: 3ème CAC + Prix Spécial + Nomination BIS
1e CACIB + Best in Show!
Organisation parfaite, gens aimables - une expo merveilleuse!

Superb weekend in Mannheim, the show-hall in the middle of the incredible and beautiful Luisenpark - I wish I lived in Mannheim - I'd walk miles in that park every day, and each time a different itinerary!
The organisation was beyond praise, and the people charming and helpful. Our results did nothing to dim my enthusiasm either! Audrey got her first two CACs, and as for our Tora - well, he became a Champion on Saturday, with a Special Prize and a Nomination for BIS; on Sunday, he got his first CACIB, and actually the Best in Show! The Best of Best was between him and the Russian Blue female who had won it the day before - she won it again. Best of Best Longhair yesterday was a Blue/White Persian Van with whom, I had fallen in lve at the beginning of the show - nice to have my "Judge's Eye" confirmed! Best Supreme was a splendid Norwegian Forest Cat - who keeps beating Daniella's King Arthur apparently! He really was nice though. I also saw a Korat, and got a photo - not many of those about!
More photos in my Yahoo albums - I'll try and post a link later, or anyone who's interested can email me for one!

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Show/Expo Mannheim (D)

We're off to Mannheim next weekend, for a two-day show. Tora should get his final CAC, and therefore become a Champion, on the Saturday, and his first International certificate the next day - if all goes well. As for our Chocolate girl, she is up for her first two CACs (Championship certificates), as she is just coming up to 10 months. The next show will be in Thionville (F), where we will meet little Branwen for the first time, and bring her home with us!

Nous serons à Mannheim le weekend prochain, pour le dernier CAC et premier CACIB de Tora, si tout va bien; Audrey devrait faire ses deux premiers CAC, et son dernier le 11 juin, à Thionville - d'où nous ramenerons aussi notre petite Branwen!

Carnet Rose/Birth Announcement

Ch.Eur. Môr Harlech Katie L, et 2x Gr.Ch.Eur. PamPam des Grenadines de Ceylan, sont fiers d'annoncer l'heureuse arrivée de cinq beaux chatons: 1 Bleu (Tabby?), 1 Crème-Tabby/Blanc, 3 Crème (Tabby?). Maman et bébés se portent très bien!

Eur.Ch. Môr Harlech Katie L and 2x Eur.Gr. Ch. PamPam des Grenadines de Ceylan are proud to announce the arrival of five bonnie kittens: 1 Blue (Tabby?), 1 Cream-Tabby/White, 3 Cream (Tabbies?). Mother and kittens are in great shape!