Welcome to our family cattery !

SOMALI KITTENS Edelweiss and Brownie's babies are now in their new homes. Go and have a look at all their pictures here. Next litter planned (in 2012) : Guinness x Brownie?

SCREEN BACKGROUND FOR FEBRUARY 2012 Guinness is proud to be one year old. You may download this picture (1152 x 768 pixels) by clicking on its thumbnail, for private use. Go and see the page showing all screen backgrounds already published.

WHAT'S NEW ON THE SITE ... date theme   31 Jan. 2012 Guinness is proud to be one year old on the February 2012 screen background. 30 Dec. 2011 Brownie takes a breath of fresh air - without snow this year - on the January 2012 screen background. 30 Nov. 2011 With his babies gone to their new homes, Brownie dreams at the future in the December 2011 screen background. 31 Oct. 2011 The November 2011 screen background features Gypsie, 3 months old black silver somali female. 1st Oct. 2011 Edelweiss and Brownie's kids stay calm 2 seconds for the October 2011 screen background 31 Aug. 2011 The September 2011 screen background shows Edelweiss and Brownie's 3 babies, ready for school! 27 Aug. 2011 Guinness de la Cornaline has her own page and appears on the renewed tree of our cats in pictures. 14 Aug. 2011 Edelweiss and Brownie are proud to present their 3 babies: Galipette, Gianduja and Gaufrette. 31 July 2011 The August 2011 screen background shows Alaska, more elegant than ever at 6 years old. 1st July 2011 Guinness discovers grass and every moving bit is a reason to play... on the July 2011 screen background 1st June 2011 Brownie enjoys a summerlike spring sun in the grass of the safe enclosure on the June2011 screen background 30 April 2011 Guinness is the smallest, but likes to be highest on the cat tree, as on the May 2011 screen background 25 April 2011 Guinness de la Cornaline (3-months old sorrel somali kitten) has arrived ! One day, she'll have her own page too. 1st April 2011 Rromynet smiles on the April 2011 screen background 7 March 2010 Alaska has been neutered... 1st March 2011 Une Pomponnette shows her dreaming golden eyes in the March 2011 screen background 1st Feb. 2011 Brownie in the sun and on the snow in the February 2011 screen background 1st Jan. 2011 Brownie plays the "wild fox" in the snow in the January 2011 screen background 20 Dec. 2010 We all miss Mila, who crossed the rainbow bridge on December 20. The Chaco'miaous have lost their aby grand-ma. 17 Dec. 2010 A long-awaited Christmas present awaits you in the December puzzle 30 Nov. 2010 December 2010 screen background where Edelweiss discovers the snow (given her name, isn't this normal ?). 16 Nov. 2010 notes of the feline medicine conference "Building the kitten's future" held in Lyon, 5-7 November 2010 (in French) 12 Nov. 2010 Let's play "leapkitten" in the November puzzle. 1 Nov. 2010 November 2010 screen background where Furette (then 2 months old) is ready to pounce in the grass. 22 Oct. 2010 4 different breeds are featured in the October puzzle. Shall you find how many of each one were born ? 30 sept. 2010 October 2010 screen background with Furette, 3 months old (the cat tree hole shape matching her ears!). 21 Sept. 2010 This month' puzzle takes you in a lovers' Quadrille, with Alaska, Brownie, Choupette and Doudou. 19 Sept. 2010 Furette is no longer available, she will now play with two young girls in her new family. 31 August 2010 In the September 2010 screen background, Furette is a little two-months old princess. 20 August 2010 While blindfolded, will you be able to sort out this special deck of cards in the August puzzle ? 7 August 2010 Oops ! Filou, born June 25th, is in reality a little ruddy female, renamed Furette 31 July 2010 In the August 2010 screen background, mom Alaska is cleaning up her little Filou. And many more pictures... 4 July 2010 Who is the heaviest somali in the July puzzle ? (hint: Rromynet is not taking part in the contest...) 10 July 2010 Filou was born on June 25th ! His page is now ready with new pictures. 30 June 2010 In the July 2010 screen background, ENS is looking at you with his eyes full of love. 10 June 2010 The June puzzle tells you about a small group of somalis, find out how many of them based on a single colour clue... 31 May 2010 June 2010 screen background with Edelweiss raising her tail plume in happines of discovering the garden. 16 May 2010 How many feline judges participated in the seminar ? Find out in the may puzzle. 3 May 2010 Pomponnette will not be able to have babies of her own any more... She was sterilized today. 30 April 2010 May 2010 screen background with Edelweiss posing like a star. 20 April 2010 All sorts of tits are in the garden: help me count them in the april puzzle ! 31 March 2010 April 2010 screen background with a close-up on ENS's aby-look. 28 Feb. 2010 March 2010 screen background with Brownie who seems very interested. 13 Feb. 2010 A very simple puzzle this month, with a family of russian cats. 31 Jan. 2010 February 2010 screen background with Rromynet, who just celebrated his 10th birthday. 22 Jan. 2010 It's Elfie's turn to move to her new home with a norwegian-type female, one year older than her. 3 Jan. 2010 Eclair has now moved to his new home with three children to play with. 2 Jan. 2010 January 2010 screen background with Edelweiss wishing you a Happy New Year. 9 Dec . 2009 Find out how to transform a cat into two fishes in the cat-thematical puzzle of December. 30 Nov. 2009 December 2009 screen background with ENS on a wooden background. 12 April 2009 notes of the vet-breeder conferences held in Lille prior to the FECAVA congress, 26 November 2009 (in French) 12 Nov . 2009 Have a look at the beautiful pictures of Elfie, Eclair, Edelweiss and Brownie taken by Jean-Michel Labat 31 Oct. 2009 November 2009 screen background with Elfie looking at herself in the mirror, and plenty of new kitten pics. 9 Oct . 2009 Help my friend win the cat-tree in the cat-thematical puzzle of October. 4 Oct. 2009 Presentation of Pompon's kittens (born 12/13 September) on the 2009 litters' page 30 Sept. 2009 October 2009 screen background with Elfie resting her head on the steps of the cat-tree ladder. 18 Sept. 2009 Find the birth date of two litters in the cat-thematical puzzle of September. 2 Sept. 2009 Presentation of Alaska and Brownie's kittens on the 2009 litters' page 31 Aug. 2009 September 2009 screen background with a beautiful white orchid as a token of adieu to Bouboule 24 Aug. 2009 I helped Bouboule cross the rainbow bridge today. 14 Aug. 2009 Attempt to draw the colour coat of a tortie and white cat in the cat-thematical puzzle of August. 11 Aug. 2009 The colour computation for kittens of a given mating is now available for ALL CAT BREEDS ! 1 Aug. 2009 August 2009 screen background with Alaska when she was 3 months old. 30 July 2009 New pictures of the 2008 chaco'miaous for their first birthday, on the 2008 litter page. 1 July 2009 July 2009 screen background with Brownie dreaming of holidays in front of a tropical beach sunset. 10 June 2009 Help my friend to choose a kitten in the cat-thematical puzzle of June... 31 May 2009 June 2009 screen background with Bouboule licking tenderly her kitten (Aulympus, 2005) 10 May 2009 Discover a very special "best in show" for the cat-thematical puzzle of May 30 April 2009 May 2009 screen background with Pimousse discovering the garden under a spring sun 26 April 2009 Ellipse (aka "Pimousse") and Etincelle have now gone to their new homes. All their pictures on the 2009 litter page. 12 April 2009 notes of the World Cat Congress seminar held 11 April 2009 in Arnhem, Netherlands (in French) 12 April 2009 New cat-thematical puzzle: the story of a cat who met an Easter egg basket floating on the river     All other site updates are listed here

WHO AM I ?

Let me introduce myself: Marie-Bernadette Pautet, aka "Babette", telecom engineer, mother of 3 children and...
... foster mother of an aby and 5 somalis !

My path to happiness involves living and working among these beautiful creatures who constantly tell me, through their eyes and by their behaviour, the trust and love they grant to their human family. This represents for me the real truth of a family cattery, where I am able to live among my somalis 24 hours a day.

This is me with Tikky on my shoulders, during a cat show in 2004

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