Tricia's cat, Miss Marple, plays a major part in the Booktown Mysteries. Cats play a major part in my life as well.

Miss Marple is based on my cat Cori-Belle.
She was a lovely little lady with long gray hair,
and the sweetest personality. She lived to the ripe
old age of 20 and is still terribly missed.

I currently have three cats.
Betsy, and our boys,
Chester and Fred. This is Betsy, our little princess.
She prefers fresh catnip and and likes to play with her toys.

Bonnie was our beauty (and Betsy's sister).
Doesn't she look regal
sitting there on her cushion?

We lost our darling girl on 11-22-11.
(She was 15.)

Chester was a Christmas present to
my husband (from me)! He's our
dominate cat, although he's not
exactly fearless. (He evaporates
during thunderstorms.) He loves cat
cookies and shrimp, and as a "wool eater,"
likes to hunt down dangerous dust clothes
and rogue mittens and gloves.

Fred is a gorgeous Tuxedo,
and boy does he know it!
He's spoiled rotten
(and guess who spoils him?).
Fred likes to think he's
dominate cat--but Chester knows better.