elcome to my place. So glad you took the time to stop by. Let me introduce myself: My name is Diane (screen name: Diabella). I live in New York with three cats: Count Dracula, Red-Devil and Tropicana, and loads of plants and antiques.
s a little girl, my fondest dream was to have a cat to call my own. But that was never to be. Time and time again I picked up strays from the street and brought them home with incredible stories: "Look, mom, I found this cat frozen solid in the snow" ... or, "look, mom, this cat was stuck in a drain". It never worked. A few days would pass and and I would hear mom give dad that all too familiar command: "George, get rid of this cat!"
hat was I to do? What was poor dad to do? Mom was bigger than both of us and her word was law. So when the day finally came to leave the nest my biggest thrill was not my new-found independence. It was then that I would finally realize my dream. I immediately began searching the back alleys and in the space of a just few months took in 7 cats. All of these cats have long passed through the rainbow but I remember each and every one of them with a smile.
o read the story and to follow me over the years and meet some of the cats I've rescued, visit My Rescues. You can also view the Aniwa TV-Radio-Online in France interview/write-up on Diabella Loves Cats. Today, my limit is 4... but I will do all that I can to help those without homes which includes online fundraising, cat placement, educating through graphics, and helping those who have cat related problems or questions.
| Position | Administrative Assistant to President of a NYC import company |
| Volunteer Work | Public relations, fundraising, and website creation for Kings Highway Cat Rescue |
| Favorite Holiday | Halloween! View the Halloween graphics I've Created.
(If you'd like any of the cat graphics on this page for your web site, visit our Cat Graphics section. |
| Collect | Turn of the Century antiques including carved oak furniture, costume jewelry, stained glass windows, Roseville pottery, old cat and animal statues, Art Deco prints, witches, vintage paper weights and cookie jars. |
| Hobbies | Computer graphics. See our collection of Free Vintage Cat Graphics and Dog Graphics for web sites.
Fantasy Pet Frames Featuring Your Pets and Custom 10 Piece Banner Sets for your web pages.
Creating one-of-a-kind ornate Necklaces from antique beads and findings. Refinishing oak furniture. Restoring Oldies Found in Antique Shops.
Writing articles and Cat Poetry and illustrated fantasy cat stories such as The Cat and the Faerie Forest
Writing fantasy story books and breathing life into their characters via an attempt at Doll Making. |
| Lifelong Wish | To see the day when each and every stray has a home, a bit of love, and a full belly. Here is the single most important thing we can do to help.
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Caricature created as a gift by Jez Cuer in England from photos he found on this site
Be kind to your pets.
Life is fragile and no-one can
foresee what tomorrow will bring.
