Fire is an exquisite Lady. Everyone responds the same way to meeting Fire for the first time – whether you like her coloring or not – SHE TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY!
Appropriate adjectives for Fire are - Regal, aloof, dignified, reserved, refined – the list goes on. She is a good size female with ample boning, a beautiful profile, chin, muzzle and overall outstanding head type. I am forever grateful and appreciative to Judy Lindemann of Y1Kat for her generosity in entrusted Fire to us. Fire’s highest calling in life is that of a mother . . . She loves her kittens and any others that may be around – she will nurse and care for them all – her whole continence blooms when she is with kittens. SHE IS A TREASURE!

What a story Laurel has!! She was one of five Cabincoon female kittens – all Brown Patched Classic Tabbies with white born to a Blue Tabby with White. I picked her out in the first pictures I saw of the litter. When I visited Gene and Gigi I was told that I didn’t want her – she was shy and the smallest . . . Gigi and I spoke often and gradually #5 become #4. A couple of weeks latter she moved up to #3. Shortly before getting Laurel she had moved to one of the top two! They were right in their reevaluation, and she is a constant reminder to me as to WHEN you make a final decision on kittens to keep!
The judges were equally taken with her. In addition to her outstanding confirmation, her show personality was over the top! She loved it and had the capability to capture the judges’ attention! She is a dense girl with good bone and muscle, fabulous ears and set, with a delightful profile and chin. We have already kept a Red Tabby female from her first litter, Confederate Rose, and are anxiously awaiting her second litter. We definitely have a “play it forward” attitude towards Gene and Gigi for sharing this gorgeous female with us! Their joy and generosity in sharing the best of Koti is overwhelming!

Charlotte is so much like her mother in both looks and personality. Everything that I have said about Fire can be said of Charlotte - in a slightly smaller version and a different color. We are looking forward to the kittens she produces with both “Tank” and “Jack”!

When I heard that “Syd” (Calicoon Agt. Bristow) had a solid blue female kitten out of “Tank” my heart skipped a beat. Early on in my breeding program, I had a solid blue male that I was persuaded from keeping as a stud cat because he was BLUE and SOLID. While I do not regret that decision, I would consider a “do over”. When she tested DNA negative, it became a “done deal”! “Velvet” has a bigger than life/over the top personality! She shows respect only to those who have earned  hers. She is the most interactive involved kitten I have ever had. She still has a slight ghost pattern (Classic), a long, lean, muscular body with a tail to match – easily touches her head! Speaking of her head it is beautifully proportioned in length and width, with a slight concavity to her profile and a strong, deep chin. For my breeder friends - who are “dying for” a dilute Calico – this could be the female that makes it happen . . . You know who you are . . . :)

One of the many joys in breeding and raising Maine Coons is when a kindness is returned! Such is the case with “Bumblebee”! Several years ago, Pennie and Sharon of Coonpaws received a young male from us in return for a future kitten for breeding. As the saying goes, timing is everything. Years went by and I considered the I.O.U. as a “lifeline” for a future outcross. With emotions similar to finding forgotten money in a coat pocket, a treasure was returned - Bumblebee became ours! What a treasure she is - dressed up in a “coat of many colors” with a rock solid, long rectangular body, along with a beautiful profile and muzzle. She has the sweetest/impish expression. I often find myself tugging on her ears a bit and hoping against all logic that she will sprout some tips! Her magnificent plume of a tail CONTINUES to grow – what seems like daily! We look forward to her maturity and joining the ranks of our breeding females. We delight in the possibilities for exceptional solids that she brings to our breeding program.

Rising Starlet

WHAT WAS I THINKING!!
I have my husband to thank for “You need to hold onto that Red Girl for awhile”! I have to restrain myself on the superlatives I want to lavish on this fabulous kitten! At four months she is larger than any male kitten I have raised, every aspect of her confirmation is “text book”, she is constantly purring and loves nothing more then being in a lap. I embrace Forrest Gump’s quote “Pretty is as pretty does.” She is a jaw dropping beauty, but that’s just my opinion