Well I had a great - if tiring - day at the Supreme. It's the biggest show of the year and I start getting butterflies weeks ahead of the big day.
Anyway, for me the real success of the day was actually getting Pearl to the show - those of you who know me well are aware of Pearl's allergy issues. Still, we made it to the Supreme in one piece and, despite my paranoia, sailed through vetting-in.
The judging for her class was intense and you could see it was really close. Too close to call to be honest. I was chewing my fingernails down to my elbows - dunno about you, Dawn, I just hoped you enjoyed watching Pearl being judged... She put up a great show as always, but came second in her class - for the THIRD supreme in a row.
It's a fantastic result given the stiffness of the competition in the class
- Miss Consistency Strikes Again, but admittedly it's just aaargh!
Having said that, I spoke to the judge after the class was over - just to say thank you really, and she was really lovely. Said she wanted to award equal firsts but couldn't - it was *that* close between Pearl and Sue Sue. But I told her that Pearl was a former feral and the judge's face, bless her, was a picture.
After the judging was over, Pearl put on her "Feline PR" hat and spent most of the rest of the day meeting and greeting and being an ambassadress for the Household Pets and rescue cats. She was a real hit with young and old alike and it's always a pleasure to share my special girl.
I'm just thrilled that so many board members swung by to dispense cuddles to Pearl.
It was great meeting all of you - those whom I've met before and those whom I only met for the first time yesterday. You really all made it such a special day.
The cherry on my cake yesterday was finding out that I'd won the decorated pen competition.
I had such fun putting the pen together (as you all know) and I got a real kick out of people enjoying it. I also got asked on a number of occasions whether I was a Pagan or a Witch. I also had some press peeps take pics of my pen and of my special girl.
My prize is going to arrive in the post - they were supposed to present it on the stage, but they had problems with non-winners trying to claim it... The prize is a set of crystal glasses and a bottle of champagne. And me - well I'm teetotal...
Still, a great day - as only the Supreme can ever be. I got home around 9:30 last night, though I did stop at Boxworth Services (Cambridge) for a bite to eat. As usual, it was a McD chicken legend meal and Pearl had about half the piece of chicken - she was sooooo hungry, bless her.
Attached are some pics of Madam and her pen.
