Please meet the A #1 ruller
of the roost, Miss Duchess.
Duchess was a very first family pet.
Up until that point we had not ventured to get a pet
because of the Nomadic lifestyle we lived
as an Army family. But along comes a friend
in 1996 who told us of an unwanted
litter at the shelter and
the fear of owning a pet and
not being able to care for it well
went away when a little
calico meowed at me.


Duchess is a very big kitty.
At last weighing she was
11 lbs. But she is a big bundle of
love. She also knows
whos boss. (Would that be her?)
She takes awhile to warm up to our new additions
and our foster kitties but always
ends up amicable enough with them.


Being my first furbaby,
Duchess holds a special place
in my heart. I look forward
to many more years of
her lovely company.


Lookie what I came across!
My baby Duchess at about 6 or 8 weeks.
Wasn't she a cutie-pie!