I had a childhood filled with cats and other animals but then a long feline gap until my arrival in Governors Bay. With the house in Governors Bay came the elderly and elongated Finn. After Finn came the equally elderly Sam. Followed by Twink and Star, whose owner was going into a rest home. Then, in a departure from elderly cats, came Tabby - an abandoned and feral kitten from Niki in Oxford. The latest arrival, another abandoned Oxford import - Van the Man. http://headoftheharbour.blogspot.com/2010/05/van-man.html
Here is Van using Tabby as a footrest...
Van relaxed in front of the fire...
And Van doing cute...
I never expected to become a cat convert. I swore I would never have a cat on my bed!!! But seven years down the track and I'm hooked and the bed is very crowded.
I live in Governors Bay in Lyttelton Harbour, over the hill from the city of Christchurch. The harbour is my turangawaewae. I have a large garden planted in natives, vegetables and fruit trees, with (currently) 15 hens. My career background is in secondary and tertiary teacher education. Now I research and write from home in a magical environment and travel as often as I can.