About Purr 'n' Fur Purr 'n' Fur developed during the second half of 2003 from ideas my sister and I had, and it has gradually expanded since then. We are both lifelong cat aficionados, first as a result of cats our parents had over the years, and later of course from having our own. Currently she is cat-less, having lost both Poppy and Socks in the last two years, but I have two tabby 'girls' and in November 2007 took on also two black, male brothers about 4 months old. Photos of the kits will be added in due course, but pictures of all the others, as well as of now-departed feline friends, can be found on the site. I do the writing and much of the research, while AJ looks after the design and production of the web pages. I work as a professional proofreader and copy-editor, so things are checked carefully and I hope you find the writing to be of a good standard! (See The Cat's Whiskers for more information about me or my work.) My sister also has her own website, of dingbat font links and downloads, where you will find several fonts of (or including) cat outlines: Dingbats-UK.

There are numerous other excellent sites devoted to cats and cat lore, so we aim to provide at least a few features that aren't found elsewhere. One of our most visited sections is Famous Felines, where we relate the real-life stories of cats that have become better known than the average feline for one reason or another, such as Socks Clinton and his Downing Street counterpart Humphrey; but undoubtedly the most celebrated of them is Simon, ship's cat of HMS Amethyst and the only cat to have been awarded the prestigious Dickin Medal. This section is now being supplemented, under Featuring Felines, by shorter tales of cats that aren't world-famous but are perhaps well known in their local area, or have had interesting adventures we'd like to pass on.

We're very proud of our Feline Philately pages about cats on postage stamps, which are regularly updated and fully illustrated; and also of our gallery of UK inn signs picturing cats (in Feline Fun); you won't find these topics treated so comprehensively anywhere else. There are also some cat jigsaw puzzles; a collection of quotes about cats, with many pictures; and a gallery of photos of amusing cat situations.

Fabled Felines consists of pages about cats in fairy tales, legends and festivals, with a good collection of photos from the last two Cat Festivals (Kattenstoet) held in Ypres, Belgium. Feline Fragments is a miscellany of mostly short 'cat stuff' that we feel is worth passing on, Feline Folios takes a look at a selection of books about cats that we have enjoyed, and Feline Flotsam has some unique desktop wallpapers for download. Most sections have a cat picture at the top of the page to 'keep you company' throughout that section, with a brief account of them in a 'Featured Feline' paragraph at the foot of each page.

The majority of sections will expand as time permits, although our collection of inn signs is now almost complete. There are also plans for new topics further on down the line. We recommend that you visit from time to time so as not to miss anything!

Patrick

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