Front page News About me Evita Chewie Säde Sylvester Gibson Figaro Thyra & Rocky Pictures Videos Guestbook 01.05.2008 Figaro is now here at home and has his wife Hertta with him. I went and got them 28.4. Figaro was as happy to see me as I was to see him :) He was really undescribebly happy to see me, he has of course been in the real good hands of his breeders/Herttas owners but he's a real big giant mama's boy!! ;) And when we got home, he literally jumped long jumps out of the box and ran around the house several times, glad to be home... ;) The other cats were a bit confused at first, where had Figaro been smelling odd and who was with him...after a "smell-each-other-in-the-butt-marathon" everything was up to date and back to normal... ;) Of course the other cats are a bit curious who is in the other room... ;) Hertta is a calm, independent, sweet and experienced lady who settled in nicely here in a room in our home. She really takes it easy, cuddles and sleeps and seems to be completely ok with the situation. She's also a bit curious what's behind the door, so when I'm home I open the door and put a net there instead so she can follow what happens outside and at the same time the other cats can settle their curiousity. Figaro and Hertta spend lots and lots of time together, but she isn't in heat anymore so we just have to wait and hope that the presence of the male Figaro makes her go in heat soon again...Figaro is definitely much more brave since he's at home and shows interest towards Hertta, so I can tell that once she's in heat there will be lots of action this time... ;) A beautiful photo of Hertta from Siriuksen homepage added to Pictures / The Cats / Figaro. I haven't yet taken any photos of the couple here, but I will add such later... 27.04.2008 Big news!! Figaro is with his wife Hertta (EC & CFA GC & TICA SGC & RW DBCats Heartbreaker of Siriuksen) in Tampere! His breeders (FIN*Siriuksen, Satu Hämäläinen & Marika Nyström) called and announced that she is in heat so I brought him there 23.4. At present, nothing has yet happened. Figaro is quite insecure being a young, inexperienced male not in his own territory and is still hissing somewhat at her, though he at the same time is curious. Hertta's heat is also wearing off, so we're doing plan B; tomorrow I will bring Figaro home and take his wife with us here, they'll have a room of their own and hopefully Figaro will be braver once he gets to his home quarters and Hertta will stay in heat or soon get in heat again and there will be some action in their honeymoon suite! ;) I am of course thrilled to get little Figaro home again! :) Although he hasn't been gone long, only a few days, I miss him like crazy! The five other cuties here at home of course comfort me, but there is immediately a huge void if one is missing! I can also tell that the other cats miss him, especiallty the boys behave in a way that shows they know he's gone and feel a void...But tomorrow he's home!! And brings his wife aswell! :)) Lots of pictures added! Showpics from Vaasa 12-13.4 New pics of Thyra and Rocky (living at my parents' house) (pictures / the cats...) Pictures of the new places of fun in "our playground" A picture of Figaro and Hertta (pictures / the cats / figaro) You can also take a look at the beautiful Hertta (longhaired browntabby bicolor (white) American curl) and read about her many and huge achievements at Siriuksen homepage (under American curls, Females and scroll down a bit to find Hertta aka EC & CFA GC & TICA SGC & RW DBCats Heartbreaker of Siriuksen. (Only a few cats in the world bear as many titels as this fine lady ;) ) More news about Figaro and Hertta soon! ;) 19.04.2008 I have had the Byanytt-article and the Vasabladet-article (see earlier news) scanned and they are available for reading (in swedish) here. It is one pdf-document in five pages, page 1-2 is from Vasabladet (in the paper-layout page 1 is above page 2) and page 3-5 is from Byanytt (the layout isn't the same as in the paper, where the pictures were somewhat baked into the text, but the article couldn't be scanned in it's original form and size) (A small photo from the front page of the paper, of me and Gibson standing by the "ribbon-wall", hasn't been scanned). The article in Vasabladet is also available on the net (in a shorter version with another picture), see earlier news). Today I have buildt yet another climbing space for the cats (as they didn't have enough already...haha ;) ). It is a long shelf under the roof at the window in the kitchen with a climbing pole attatched to it. Tomorrow I'm going to build the same komplex in the livingroom aswell ;) I've also removed the door from a small cabinet above the bathroom door and made it a cozy hideout ;) The cats reach to jump to it from one of their climbing trees. Pictures of their new places of fun will soon be added aswell as the showpics from the catshow last weekend! New pictures of Thyra and Rocky will also be added soon, since I'm visiting my parents house tomorrow and will bring the camera! The cats there are doing just fine, Thyra apparently is a jealous little lady, she tries to be bossy over Rocky and steal all attention ;) but Rocky takes it easy since he knows he's the boss and lets her fuss... ;) They are great pals! :) In other news, I last time forgot to tell you that Evita's breeder, Jaana saw Evita last weekend for the first time in ten years! :)) The breeders of the cats that I bring to catshows see them there, but since Evita isn't a showcat (because of her bitefault) and Jaana and me live far far apart, she only sees me now and then in catshows, but not Evita...Well, now she was at the catshow here in Vaasa with some of her persians and before she headed home on sunday, she stopped by for a quick visit! :) So...they met...first time in ten years! :) That was real fun!! :)) What else.....Chewie is getting quite fat!! I give the cats high quality light "dry food" + meat and the other cats, though they are castrated (except Figaro of course) have splendid bodies (also in judges' opinions ;) ) but Chewie seems to have an apetite larger than life...! ;) And she is also the world's most laziest cat!! ;) I believe the 10-years-health control (which I give the cats in addition to normal vet-visits) will take place sooner than her 10th birthday (she's 6,5 years old now)... ;) Well, I'll just have to see how her belly evolves... ;) Otherwise, she's in great condition and a happy cat enjoying life... ;) Yes...and our couches are covered in plastic...guess why....Figaro's peeing...and that is only one thing mentioned that needs protection...I will stop there... ;) Säde is as always following mommy around, sleeping on my pillow and just enjoying life... ;) Well, as I said, showpics, playgroundpics and new pics of the cuties not living here, are all on their way! :) 15.04.2008 Plenty of news! First of all, today is Thyra's birthday!! :) And Figaro celebrated his first birthday 12.4 at the catshow in Vaasa!! :) The catshow here in Vaasa went very well! :) Soon I won't have room for any more ribbons on the wall... ;) On saturday, Sylvester won his second CAGPIB-certificate! :) He was also chosen to the nomination-selection but a cornish rex got the nomination. Gibson also won his second CAGPIB-certificate! :) Figaro competed for the first time in open class since he is now over 10 months old and won his first CAC-certificate! He was chosen to the nomination-selection together with six other cats (out of a total of 10 adult males). The competition was hard, a maine coon got the nomination, but Figaro was announced third place out of seven! :) On saturday I also got the huge two ribbons Suomen Kissaliitto had sent for Sylvester and Gibson achieving their IP-titels in Tallinn :) On sunday, Sylvester won his third CAGPIB-certificate! :) Gibson also won his third CAGPIB-certificate! :) Figaro won his second CAC-certificate! :) I am very proud of the boys! Figaro just has the most wonderful show-temperament! He is so cute, when he's on the judge's table he flirts, he plays, he rolls on the table, he is simply always adorable :) It isn't just one time he has gotten hearts drawn on his judgement-sheets ;) Sylvester, as the oldest of the boys, is always so amazingly calm and stabile! :) He's never in a bad mood, he's always friendly and he just takes it easy on the judge's table, he could sit there for ages, just looking around... ;) Gibson's behaviour is a rollercouster mostly between neutral and very charming :) Most of the time he is a real cutie on the table, that charms the judges, but this weekend he actually wasn't in such a good mood...He was crancky, hissed and didn't show the best side of himself. Usually he behaves like an angel, but I guess we all have our bad days... ;) I'm so proud of all of them :) By the way, the weekend began on friday with an interview with me in both swedish and finnish on behalf of POH-KIS (Pohjanmaan kissayhdistys / Österbottens kattförening) in Radio Vaasa! :) I was asked if I wanted to do the interview and it aired on friday and saturday. I was asked about the upcoming show, about my cats and my interest in cats among other things... :) It was a lot of fun! ;) In addition to that, Figaro and me also got in the daily local newspaper, Vasabladet!! :) Vasabladet was at the show on sunday and they happened to walk past me when I was sitting with Figaro in my lap and they asked if they could take a photo and ask some questions :) A shorter version of the article (in swedish, with another smaller photo) is available at Vasabladet's homepage. The article in the real paper was a bit longer and the photo was another big big photo of me holding up Figaro, who's looking stright into the camera, real cute! ;) The headline is also another in the real paper; "Snyggt jobbat, Figaro!" :) I will soon add lots of showpics from Vaasa! The other cats here at home are also doing just fine, nothing special to tell... :) 29.03.2008 The local monthly paper ByaNytt (in swedish) got a tip that I have many cats and all of different breeds and therefore wanted to do an article, so last weekend a reporter visited me and did an interview about me and my cats! :)) The issue is out 18.4 and the edition of the paper is 3600 copies.  ByaNytt isn't an online paper, so you can't read the article on the net when it's out, but  the address to their homepage is however: http://www.kustmedia.fi/main.php?kat=2&toc=123 By the way, only two weeks to go to the catshow here in Vaasa (12-13.4)! I'm (of course!) going there both days with the boys, that is, Sylvester, Gibson and Figaro. I don't think I am going to bring Säde to any shows any more, because, although she can win certificates in Finland the next titel still requires a trip abroad and I don't think she would enjoy a long trip abroad. She's very outgoing and it probably would go just fine, but she's still not as "wild and brave" as the boys, she's a bit more fragile...And on the other hand, from the beginning I just brought her along with the boys because I was curious what kind of judgement  she would get, and since it went very well, I continued to bring her along...now you could say she has finished "on top" since she got nominated for best in show  last show... :) Sylvester and Gibson continue collecting CAGPIB-certificates and Figaro is now over ten months old (actually turns one year the first day of the show) which means he can now start winning certificates :) We just have to visit the veterinairian before the show to get her signature that his testicles are normal (required of >10 month old males)... Figaro is definitely convinced he's an adult now...his peeing in unsuitable places has gotten quuuite intense...! Let's not mention more about that...hehe...He's waiting for a wife :) 13.03.2008 Ten showpics from Tallinn added! Check them out. Yesterday was Evita's birthday!! :) 05.03.2008 The showtrip to Tallinn, Estonia was very successful!  :)) On saturday, Gibson won his third CAPIB-certificate, which means he now has the titel International Premior! :) He was chosen to the nomination-selection, but an ocicat won the nomination. On sunday, Gibson won his first CAGPIB-certificate, was chosen to the nomination-selection and got nominated for best in show!! :)) (Tuomarin Paras / Domarens Bästa). In the panel (competing for best in show (best neuter in the cathegory)) a cornish rex won. Sylvester, on saturday, won his third CAPIB-certificate and also now bears the titel International Premior! :) On sunday, Sylvester won his first CAGPIB-certificate and was chosen to the nomination-selection. He was very close, but a somali got the nomination. The cats behaved like little angels the whole weekend, both travelling and at the show! :) I´m so proud of them, they handled the long journey very well! On the way to Tallinn, the weather was terrible and stormy. The boat-trip was awful, the wind blew 25m/s, the waves were seven meters high and "buried" the front of the ship every time they hit. People threw up, the ship swung back and forth so you had to hold on not to fall...I didn't feel so well and had a terrible headace, but although the cats seemed a bit dazed, they weren't nauseous and were doing just fine. :) The boatride home went much better, no storm at all....So, now we are all safely at home and back to normal... It went also well with the other cats at homewith my boyfriend, although Säde first, when we left, ran around the house talking and scratching on the outer door...Figaro, who nowadays thinks he's grownup and pees where he is not supposed to...hrm...used a couple of new places as a wee-wee-toilet...hopefully just due to my absence... ;) I will soon add some photos from the showtrip to Tallinn! 20.02.2008 The two-day catshow in Tallinn, Estonia is this weekend! We leave 4 a.m. the 22:nd and return to Vaasa, Finland about 3 a.m. the 25:th. This week, Sylvester and Gibson have been prepared, by washing, brushing and so on...The rest of the gang will stay at home with my boyfriend. The beautiful cage is ready for takeoff...and...good news! After some help from my dad and a bit of work on one of the back doors of the car (opens wider, handle taken out), the cage now fits in it! :) Which means I can not only use it for bustransportation this time, but in the future, also for normal cartransportation to shows and more importantly, at the same time as an own ready-decorated show cage! :)) Handy! Oh, and now I also have "calling cards" (which I made) for taking / to hand out to those who are interested in checking out my cats or breeds here...Tomorrow it's time to pack the final stuff, not to forget all our passports and papers... :) Well, further news about the trip and the showresults when we get home! 10.02.2008 Nine new photos added. The showtrip to Tallinn is approaching! About a week ago I bought a large metal transport cage for the trip. I have several small plastic boxes, which I use for show trips, but long trips (abroad) like this one of course require more space for the cats. This one also has suitable measurements for usage as an own cage in catshows, not only usage for long transportation. This would be great, since I could arrive at the shows with an already decorated cage just to lift on the table, instead of doing it all there. The problem is only that it doesn't fit into my car...! Typical... ;) Well, the main purpose of the cage is however long transportations... My mom has made a big, thick, red "bag" with one end a bit open, to put on the cage so the cats are protected and have a safe and cozy environment in there during transport. My dad is making a small wagon on wheels to move the cage with. I've always used my red curtains and interior for the cages in catshows and now my mom has also in addition to these, made some supercute matching voilé side-curtains and a red drape for the table to cover it to the floor. Check out a photo of these curtains and the cage on Pictures - Showpics. Soooo cuute!! ;) A big big thanks to my dear mom for making all this and to my dear dad for the wagon! :) So...barely two weeks to the trip, so in one week I get to start packing and preparing Sylvester and Gibson... :) But at the moment everything is as normal...Evita eats and sleeps...Chewie is glued to my lap...Säde follows me everywhere...Sylvester is playing the boss...Gibson talks and has wild playtime-frenzies along with Sylvester and Figaro, who is growing up fast and starting to flirt with the girls...Thyra and Rocky, at my parents' house, are enjoying life as usual... :) 23.01.2008 Five more videos added! New and fresh! Nothing special happening in the cats' lives at the moment, alhough I have had the flu for like two weeks and now I'm still at home the whole week because I've got an infection in the airways...It can drive you crazy lying "isolated" at home day after day, fortunately, I have the company of the cats around the clock... :) The only positive thing is that when I ly in bed most of the day, I got a warm, cozy blanket covering me, consisting of at least half of the cat family... :) 19.01.2008 Five videos added! Cute! Check them out! :) I will continue to add videos little by little... 13.01.2008 Some new and fresh photos added to Pictures - The Cats, Cuties and Showpics. Check them out! Still working on the videos... 04.01.2008 Happy New Year everyone! So...a new year has begun, the Christmas holidays are over and things are going back to normal...The cats enjoyed the holidays with lots of ham and goodies and their own christmas stockings... :) And so far the christmas tree is still standing, although they have had lots of fun with it... :) At the moment, the cats are just hanging out at home, but stuff is already planned for this year. 22-24.2 me, Sylvester and Gibson are doing a trip to a two-day catshow in Tallinn, Estonia. (I'm only bringing these two guys, since they're the ones who need a certificate from abroad) February is approaching, so soon we get to start preparing for the trip. I have to renew my passport but ironically the cats have their affairs in order... :) This year a two-day catshow is arranged in Vaasa 12-13.4, so of course we're going there. In May we'll go to the catshow in Tampere (at least one day). That are the showplans for the coming months, then we'll see from there. Figaro is also going to be a father sometime this year (perhaps in the summer)!! But a wife for him hasn't been chosen yet... :) Tomorrow is Gibson's birthday!! :) 23.12.2007 Pictures - The Cats added! Pictures - Showpics added! Now the photoalbum is complete! :) In the future I will add new and fresh cute photos now and then...Next I will start working on getting the funny videos online... Tomorrow is Christmas eve and now it's time to wrap the presents! The cats always enjoy it even more than I do... :) They want to take part in everything, but their view of helping is to rip the paper apart and chew on the straps and ribbons until they are really slimy...tape is also a favourite... :) Merry Christmas to everybody! 10.12.2007 Our weekend in Pori was very successful! :)) Gibson won his second CAPIB-certificate! :) He was chosen to the nomination- selection, but a burma got the nomination. Gibson has been chosen to the nomination-selection four out of six shows :)) but has actually never got nominated. The local daily newspaper was at the catshow on saturday, doing an article about it and they interviewed me about Gibson and took a photo of him! :) You can check out this also on Satakunnan Kansa's web pages. (I don't know how long the link will work, how long the article and pictures will be there) Säde won her third CAP-certificate, which means she now has the titel Premior! :) Säde was also chosen to the nomination-selection and unexpectedly won the nomination!! :)) (Tuomarin Paras! / "Domarens Bästa"!). Lateron, in the panel (competing for best in show (best neuter in the cathegory)) she didn't get any votes, but she behaved very well! :) Figaro won his EX1 (can't get any certificates since he's under 10 months old) and was chosen to the nomination-selection! :) In Forssa (10.11.07) Figaro got nominated (Tuomarin Paras / "Domarens Bästa") and got 1/5 votes in the panel (competing for best in show (best kitten (6-10months) in the cathegory)) but this time the nomination went to a birma (the judge decided between these two) who lateron became best in show, so you could say that Figaro lost to the best one... :) The exact same thing happened in Tampere in september... :) So, in other words the weekend was a lot of fun and it practically couldn't have gone any better! :)) But now we are all happy to be back in our cozy home... ;) The next show we are going to is in february in Tallinn, Estonia, with Sylvester and Gibson. 07.12.2007 Check out the christmas-greeting added to videos!! Superfunny! :) 06.12.2007 The catshow in Pori is this weekend, to where I'm going with Säde, Gibson and Figaro (Sylvester has 2xCAPIB and the third has to be from abroad, so he can't go to any finnish shows until we've been to Tallinn in february).Since the show is approaching, this week is a special beauty-week for all the cats (not only the ones going to the cat show) which consists of ear-cleaning, nailclipping, washing, brushing and so on... :)  By the way, today is Finland's independence day! Guestbook added! Counter added! Pictures - Cuties added! Check them out, supercute! :) Still more to come... 02.12.2007 Today is the first of Advent and yesterday we in Finland celebrated "little christmas" which means we took out the christmas decorations and Advent candlesticks and in our home we also put up the christmas tree. As you can guess the cats have a blast during this event!! There isn't anything more fun than playing with christmas decorations (especially the soft ones)! Figaro is determined to rip a fluffy reigndeer apart and drags it across the house. Sylvester wants to pick all the peppermint rock-sticks (polkagriskäppar / piparminttukaramelli-kepit) out of the christmas tree...The cats have tipped the tree over once every christmas the last few years, so it remains to be seen, how long it will remain standing... :) Yesterday was also Chewie's birthday!! :) Pictures - our playground added! Check them out! More on the way.... 28.11.2007           Info about me added. The Finnish Ocicat Association has a top 20 ranking list of all Finnish Ocicats' showpoints this year (adults, neuters, youngsters and kittens separately).  Sylvester is in 15th place in the neuter top 20 ranking list!! :) (www.ocicat.fi/en/ -> shows -> ranking) 24.11.2007     The homepage is up and running! :)) Pics, videos, guestbook  and info about me will be added soon.