About a month ago, two new kittens came into my life. These adorable dominant calico Persians were born on May 11th and exactly four months later, their breeder, Pam Rutan Dillmuth of Top Shelf Persians, topshelfpersians@aol.com delivered them to my home. I became aware of this breeder when my friend, Grace Coddington, the Creative Director of Vogue, used some of Pam's cats in a photo shoot for the magazine. These three-color calicos are extraordinarily beautiful creatures and Top Shelf Persians is well known in the world of cats. Empress Tang and Princess Peony have acclimated nicely to their new home and are so joyful, as only kittens can be.
Look at Pam’s denim jacket! This spells serious cat lover!
Pam introducing one little beauty
And her sister – another beauty
Of course, Francesca and Sharkey were very curious to know what was in the cat carrier.
Lots of sniffing going on!
Bartok is a bit wary of new cat smells in the house.
Up in the craft room, Verdi approaches the carrier with caution.
Vivaldi tries to act as though nothing is happening.
Pam is having a tearful goodbye.
She is so fluffy and soft.
Purrrrrr
Sweet dreams, Princess
Princess Peony enjoys snuggling in my bed.
Here are my new kittens Empress Tang and Princess Peony.
She is a very playful cat and likes a lot of attention.
Empress Tang is hiding behind a stack of books in the craft foom
Princess Peony is very shy and came out of hiding for a brief moment.
I just love her facial markings!
Empress Tang is the bolder one of the two kittens and likes wandering around the house.