Miss Sparkie, our Skipper. Click here and here to see a bunch of pix. The new crew, from left: Chica, Bella, Slava.

    Up until her death a few years ago, we were owned by an elderly cat named Sparkie, after Sparky Anderson the baseball coach, and in honor of her essential nature as a take-charge kind of feline. Her sister, Miss Gabbie, died a few years ago.

    In fall 2007, we acquired, or were acquired by, three amazing kittens, Chica, Bella, and Slava. Chica, a female, is not high but mighty. She is the smallest of the three and the most courageous and energetic (which is saying a lot). Bella, also a female, is the beautiful one. Her forte is saying hello by rolling onto her back and stretching. Slava is a male, and a very sweet guy.

     Like Miss Sparkie and Miss Gabbie before them, the three kittens that now own us like naps, eating, naps, eating, and naps.