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A little bit about us, and a lot about our cats. We live in a small and quiet place called Oppegaard a couple of miles east of Oslo in an old house with a big garden. Here Espen (my fiance) and I live with Lazy DSM our "big muffins" female domestic cat (neutered), IC Ingave's Zita (a Ruddy Abyssinian, at home she goes by the name Cleo) and her son Pharao Ramses (Ruddy and neutered). In the middle of December 2004 we got Ingave's Isis, a Sorrel little miss. In January 2007, EC Ingave's Isis did get her 1. litter, we kept the girl in that litter. Her name is Nefertiti (goes by the name Neffi). In August 2008, EC Ingave's Isis did get her 2. litter, we kept one boy from that litter. His name is Emil and he's also Sorrel. IC Cleo has done very well at shows. EC Ingave's Isis is also a nice show cat and has done well at shows too. Her daughter EC Neffi has turned out to do well at shows also. Pharao Ramses does not like to be on shows, so he's going to stay at home and have a nice time. Emil has attended a number of shows already, and done very well so far. We expect him to continue to do so as he grows older. Has given some nice children as well. At the age of two I got my first cat, and I've had cats more or less since that. When I moved in with Espen we agreed to get a cat, but at that moment we couldn't find a kitten for miles. We ended up finding one way off in Fredrikstad, and that was Lazy. That was January 2002. We didn't have to choose between her and her sister, she chose Espen!!! She quickly became a really "daddy's girl" and a cuddly cat. But I wanted to have a cat as well! I've always been fascinated of the Abyssinian cats, the far east and Egypt. So, an autumn day in October 2002, an advertisement in our local newspaper caught my eye. Someone had Abyssinian cats for sale just twenty minutes away. We went to Inger and Kaare Nave to have a look at Ingave's Zita as she was called. She was so small, and so cute. I'd hoped not to leave empty handed the evening before, and already thought of a new name for her. Her name was to be Cleo, after Queen Cleopatra. Lazy became her new mother at once, and still is in a way. From the beginning Lazy did wash her and told her of when Cleo crossed the line the way only a kitten can. All our cats have their own unique personality and way of behaving. Lazy got her name because she was lazy and delicate as lace when we got her (but she can get her butt around when she needs and want to). Cleo behaves like the queen she is named after. Sometimes she's a trial, and her name at those times is "abyangry". She's a really kitchen cat, that wants to be with me, and the food in the kitchen. She loves Cookies and chocolate, something that's not very healthy for cats (or people), so she ends up stealing some when she can. We have experienced that what she doesn't get, she steels. But when she's in a really cuddly mood, she is fetching her flossy scarf (1 m. long) and is sucking away. Very often she fetches it in the middle of the night when mom wants to sleep and have to go to work early. Pharao Ramses is a hansom (neutered) male. But he can be a really hand full sometimes, or sweet as a lump of sugar the next moment. Isis a darling! She's sweet as honey, but can also turn around and do the silliest things. We've had many a good laugh of the way she behaves. The youngest of our females is Neffi, she is no doubt the big clown in our cat family. Her best toy's a peace of paper rolled to a ball. We toss it over the floor and she's hitting it all around the house and brings it back to us to repeat. The baby in the house is Emil, he's Neffis brother from Isis's litter no. 2. He's a big baby and an even bigger clown than his sister Neffi. He runs like a mad man around the house and sometimes knock things over "by accident". Both Neffi and Emil are crazy with water and often makes a mess. Emil has started to open doors (his father Enzo did that too), so we have to keep an eye on him. Our 6 lovely cats have good company in each other. Lazy is what we call an inn/out cat. Cleo, Pharao Ramses, Isis, Neffi and Emil are only outside in the spring and summer, and even then they must be in the cat enclosure if they are outside, or in a long rope in our garden. These rascals are very good at finding bushes and things to tangle themselves in, and we have to untangle them. Often we can go for a long walk with them in a harness and long rope, just like dogs. Inger and Kaare Nave have been our mentors, so to speak, when it comes down to shows and other situations I have found myself in. So, we are forever thankful for being so fortunate to get Cleo and all the help from them. We have just a small breed of Abyssinian cats and want to use Nave as a good example of how to run a small breed. We have, as Inger and Kaare also have, a standard for our breeds: that the cats shall be of high quality, healthy, and feeling secure. We will also make sure that the cats we are selling, come to good homes (not to much dangerous traffic, allergic homes etc.) were they will be loved and taken care off for the rest of their lives.