I met Karen Crooke at work in 1982. She had an ad for kittens on the company bulletin board so I went around to her office to have a chat. “Come to the cat show in Galveston”, she said. So I did. She showed me several of her cats and then, with a flourish, brought out the last cat. “This is the cat I think would be good for you.” The light shown from above and the cat positively glowed. It was love at first sight! I purchased the beautiful girl (never thought I wanted a calico, but you can’t fight destiny) and that was the beginning of a lifelong interest in the cat fancy. Karen requested that I have one litter with her - well I'll do anything once!