I just plain forgot my camera, but had a marvelous day. So many gorgeous cats! You can hardly believe it.

I bought a toy for the furkids (feathers on a stick), a new fleece lined bed (at various times both fur-babies have used it. I think Livvy really loves it: she spent close to half an hour earlier kneading it!) and some clothes for my niece's birthday later this month. Oh, and some cleaning solution that I've heard good things about.

The CFA show had something I've never seen before (could be I've just missed it...). They offered each attendee a blue ribbon and mini-form to fill out for our favorite cat on exhibit. I'd been most impressed with a kitten that reminded me of Cassy's early months, but wasn't able to get his number for the form. A little girl (9ish?) who was exhibiting her cat for the first time asked if she could tell us about her fur-boy: he was Shamus O'Kitty, 21 months old, and a little intimidated by the crowd. He reminded me of Sara's Tinky in color and coat pattern. I was more impressed with the little girl's patter and spunk in inviting us to admire her cat so I gave her my ribbon. KAK had fallen hard for a red or ruddy Abby (an adorable cat, really!) and she gave her ribbon at that bench. The abby shared a cage with an adorable Scottish Fold -- there were a lot of ribbons left there, but I'm not sure if they were all for one cat or split between them. The exhibitor with the most ribbons at the end of the weekend wins a prize. I thought this was a neat way to get more audience interaction.

It was a great day, but I must admit I was exhausted by the end of it.

OH! Reminder to self -- We got to the TICA show just as it opened and for once all the cats on the benches were lively and friendly. I'd never realized that time of day means so much to cat's energy levels. Fascinating!