Hi Pat and Welcome.

I’m Gretchen, married to Douglas – 31 years come Wednesday.

Retired nurse, living in Michigan, originally from Rhode Island. I’ve been volunteering in a local elementary school library for 10 years. One son who is married and living in Virginia – with his wonderful wife and my two fantastic grandsons.

6 cats:
Duffy, 12, orange and white, without a mean bone in his body.

Reese, 9, long white hair, found in a parking lot. She rules the roost with an iron paw.

Abby, 8, found her on Petfinder. Sweetest one we have, with long, dancer’s legs. I sometimes call her Cyd Charisse.

Grady, 7. Once lived up the street, but was ignored, so he moved in with us. We think he’s a SMIB (southern Michigan inbred) –his daddy was most likely his older brother. Soft gray fur – a real love.

Red, age unknown – most likely in the 11 – 13 range. Big, orange with one green eye – the other eye had been surgically removed before we found him wandering in the woods and fields around our house. He’s been with us for 6 years now – and still has issues. He and Duffy are best buds.

Charlie, 6. Black and white. Another stray from the neighborhood – maybe from the same house as Grady? He has a bit of Dennis the Menace and Eddie Haskell thrown in for good measure.

My passions, besides cats, are reading, the Red Wings, the Red Sox, and March Madness.

And FYI - Ellie, from Delaware, and I are from the same hometown in RI - went to some of the same schools - a few years apart - I'm older