The Lizzara Years – Cats come into Traceys life.

 Ginny Black (Lizzara Birmans and Norwegian Forest Cats)
I first met Tracey & Tim in 1996 when thy approached me for a Birman kitten. Red-teddy-go – a red point Birman born on 28/05/96 he joined them in I think September of that year.  Our friendship grew and in 1997 I entrusted Barbarella, a silver tabby Norwegian Forest Cat who was in need of a retirement home. Tracey was besotted with her & I knew that I had made the right decision. Around that time Karslburg, a brown tabby Norwegian Forest Cat & grandson of Barba joined their growing feline household. Just before we moved to Scotland in 2000 brothers Binki & Bobbi (blue point Birmans) joined their clan. Sadly I never saw Tracey again after we moved although we kept in touch with the occasional phone call or email. I think our last contact was about 2 years ago after their last cat Binki passed at the great age of 18.  
 
Tim recalls:
 
A Norwegian Forrest Cat or a Birman what was it to be with the emphasis on “A” singular.

Extensive research done and “Lizzara” was to be the breed, just what was it to be Norwegian or Birman a kitten of either surely would do. One just recently introduced from the wild the other a lap cat for Kings from faraway places.

So came the day for the visit to the cattery to meet Ginny and her beloved cats so we are agreed one kitten of either breed.

Needless to say the first cat was Teddy soon to be followed by Barabarella and enormous Norwegian who having given birth to champions was reaching the age where she needed a quieter life.  Before long we were joined by Karlsberg, then of course there were the two Birmans “Bobbi and Binki” one with a congenital bend to his tail the other so undersized and not to specification to be shown.
Oh did I mention showing cats well there was a network of shows every weekend all over the country and well having taking a shine to Teddy along came Baba, Karlsberg Bobbi and Binki

So all in all five scrummy cats were to bless the home and many happy miles driven with not so happy felines to shows in village halls and leisure centres all over the south of England.

All now sadly gone but all very much a part of Tracey’s life and all would have said thank you mum for finding us......
 
The move to Leatherhead was also to bring Tracey some of her happiest times as it reintroduced Tracey to horse riding which was a long held childhood passion.