What's a zeesstof?!

The name is a blend of the names of our precious (if noisy) Egyptian Street cats: Zhenny, Stripey (Mrs Stripe when being formally introduced) and Toffee.  We brought the three of them with us to Texas when we moved from Cairo to The Woodlands in Texas in 2004.

They took to life in Texas surprisingly well, but the consequence of living in the spore-ridden air of the Texas Piney Woods was that they had to become indoor kitties.

 Allergies and an aversion to the amazing humidity that we sometimes experience has kept them in the air-conditioned comfort of beds (human-sized), cat-trees, linen baskets, cupboard-tops and all the other places they have laid claim to.  It's a wonder they allowed us to stay here with them!

Sadly since the website was first published, we now only have little Toff (to the left - she is a venerable 15 years old; not bad for a Cairo street cat).

Who Am I?

Originally from Aberdeen in Scotland, I am now a fully fledged American (with a blue passport and everything!). I work in the Oil and Gas business and my travels have taken me all over the world.  I am fortunate to have seen so many wonderful places in my life!


I have been taking photographs since I was old enough to hold the family box brownie in the '60s.

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