To
make a very long story short ... I love animals. I always have and I
always will. I was involved in rescue for quite some time and still on
occasion will rescue a stray who has made it's way to my home (or
street). I could never let an animal in need suffer or feel alone. I am an active member of Purrfect Companions of Norfolk Cat Rescue. It brings me a lot of joy to see the difference just one person can make in the lives of stray, unwanted and feral kitties.
I've
always known that I would need animals in my life to truly be happy.
They have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. As silly
as it may sound, my best friends were my furry pals. They were always
there for me to lend a listening ear, to provide a shoulder to cry on,
to give kisses and nudges. They didn't judge me and loved me for me.
Suffering from depression from an early age made simply living life
quite difficult at times. I was lucky to be diagnosed and treated early
on since it runs in my family and my parents knew the symptoms. But
without my pets, I know getting through those "down days" would have
been much more difficult, if not impossible.
Jerry (my husband)
and I purchased our first home in 2006. We have been blessed with four
wonderful children, two boys and two girls. My mom lives here with us as
well; and I am her caregiver. I am extremely lucky to have been able to remain a stay at home
mom since 2004. It was in 2007 that we purchased our first (pet quality)
Himalayan, Captain Morgan (RIP). We fell in love with him and he soon became
our oldest sons best pal.
While searching the web in 2008 I noticed a
"show quality" black Persian, GC, RW Scrimshaw LL Cool J and I was awestruck. While viewing photos of Persians online I came across a chocolate Persian, and I thought "WOW! That colour on GC, RW Scrimshaw LL Cool J would be the most breathtaking thing EVER!". From that day on, it became my goal to improve the quality of the chocolate Persian. My DREAM was to have a kitten one day sired by the gorgeous kitty that I fell in love with, back in2008 (now 11 years ago!). And THIS YEAR that dream came true! The sire to my beautiful boy, Scrimshaw BurninLove of Heart'nsoul is the famous GC, RW Scrimshaw LL Cool J! To say that I am ecstatic is an understatement!
Fast forward to the present...
We
are incredibly happy with how far our breeding program has progressed since
starting in 2008. Of course, it wouldn't have been possible without the
wonderful breeders who have entrusted us with their fur-kids and without
the advice of so many wonderful breeders, veterinarians and friends. We
owe the great health of our cats and kittens to the wonderful
veterinarians and technicians at Belmont Veterinary Services and Beaver
Creek Animal Hospital. We will be forever grateful to them for all they
have done for us. Without the support of Jerry, my children and my
family I know for sure I would have given up on this wonderful hobby of
mine many years ago as it isn't easy by any means!
We know that we have a ways to go before reaching
our goal but that just makes it all so much more exciting! We enjoy
this hobby, love to show and each and every time we receive updates and
photos from kitten buyers, our hearts smile. We sincerely hope
to be able to provide people with loving, healthy, quality Persian
kittens in the beautiful and rare chocolate and lilac coloring for years
to come!
Heart'nsoul
would not BE without the love of my life and best friend, Jerry, who
has been so very supportive of my dream to own, show and breed these
wonderful cats. Jerry is very helpful, doing as much cleaning
and bathing as I do myself. He is my chauffeur as well, driving me to
ship kittens at cargo or to meet kitten buyers. Sometimes he spends
hours upon hours in the car by himself (or with me) to do this. I am
truly blessed to have such a wonderful husband. Heart'nsoul is a joint
effort and Jerry and the kids definitely deserve just as much credit as I
do.
Although my terrific children don't yet understand, I am so incredibly thankful to them for sharing "mommy" with the kitties and the kitties with mommy!!! They are all so great with the cats (and kittens) and enjoy having them around as much as I do.