Yup, Mittens is tortoiseshell, with lil' white feet - hence Mittens. No digital pics, I'm afraid.

She is spayed, and yes, I think she would like to go outside more. I'm afraid I'm just too overprotective to let her without being able to watch! I've got a little kitty-harness and leash for her, and now spring is here we'll be able to start goin' out again with that. I know it's not the same, an' I feel like a parent that wants to wrap their kid in cottonwool!

I should point out though that when she grabs at my hand, she's not scratching at all, but literally grabbing. I think the claws come out just to show she means business with the grab!

She's got a cat tree/scratching post which gets an awful lot of use, and there's a dog here too, a large Golden Retriever, that she'll play with for hours at a time.

Thanks for the thoughts... I told her she was considered 'sassy'... I think she liked that...