Today is our wedding anniversary and is also the day that Gino and Birchy left me. They are now sharing their home with a lovely lady in London where they will be very, very happy. It was so much harder losing these 2 than any of the others because they were here with us for that extra time which meant that by the time they left, they were well and truly integrated in our lives as part of the family. After Gerda left with her new babies, I felt rather lost and when I went to bed Monday night, I looked into the hallway expecting to see my 2 girls looking at me from their radiator bed however, they weren't there.

We've now come to the end of the R's diary and Tia Maria has done me proud yet again, as has Ice. It hasn't always been easy and we've had some sad and some worrying moments but looking back, I would do it over and over again. The R's were a simply beautiful litter and I had a lot of fun with them, even during their naughtiest moments. I will admit to finding it very hard work, mainly because I had other litters here as well as some feline boarders so whilst the R's were maturing and growing up, I really did have my hands full. Each and every single R is a truly delightful baby and they are all going to bring their new owners, many years of happiness, joy and love (and no doubt entertainment). I'd like to thank each and every one of the R's new owners for sharing their life with my very special babies, and also for the many updates and reports that I've had since my babies left me. Like my previous 2 litters, I've been so very lucky with the owners of my babies as they are all wonderful people and I know they will have my babies' best interests at heart. I'd also like to thank my vet, Andy Garton, for doing, as usual, a superb job in maintaining the health of our babies and our cats. Thank you also to all of you who have been following the R's progress and hopefully, over time, photos of more "mature" R's will appear in our New Homes Gallery. My one consolation is that I still have the Potters and the Gumnuts here to keep me incredibly occupied but I must admit to welcoming a few months break after my last 2 litters do leave me for their new homes.

Today was supposed to have been the last entry for the R's diary as Gino and Birchy were going to their new home today. They are however, now going to be with me until Monday so obviously there will be a final entry on Monday when my babies leave me. I'm going to be sad to see them go but I have been lucky enough to get a few extra days with them.