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Devon Cattell ( I was born Elaine Devon Cattell, but I changed my name in 1998 in memory of my father) - I'm only wearing black until they make something darker -

I grew up in Champaign, Illinois (faculty brat - University of Illinois). In 1975, I married a wonderful man - I dumped him after three years, but we still keep in contact.  I came to Stanford with a wonderful man - he dumped me after 5 years and went off to Greece where he teaches math.  Then, after living together for 5 years I married Dan in 1988.  He dumped me "midlife" in December, 2001. I've had enough of dumping; I'm ready for a serious relationship with my cats (though they lack one important feature...).

I live in the hills near Santa Cruz, California.  I have a B.A. in French. I enjoy gardening (mainly flowers, but some vegetables). Singing was my passion, but I don't do that any more.  I like to listen to books on tape (mysteries) and watch old flicks from the 40's and 50's (Hitchcock, Cary Grant, Bogart, Thin Man movies, . . .) and even occasionally newer ones,  and sometimes watch Animal Planet or sci-fi TV shows (Star Trek-all generations, Red Dwarf, Avengers . . .).

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I had posted a family tree here, but because of people's concerns about privacy I've removed it - sorry!

I've compiled a memorial to my Father, who passed away on February 2, 1998, here.

Here are a few photos of us:

• My brother, Rick, and his sons
• Here are some photos of my other brother, Herry, and his branch of the family.
• And here are many more family pictures.

Photos of My Gardens

Here is my current garden on a hill overlooking a redwood forest.

Links - Here are my favorite gardening links:

• Plant Encyclopedia
• Santa Clara County Master Gardeners

• Adam's Artwork
• La Moyne's Artwork
• Troy's Artwork
• Varamon's Artwork
• Nina's Artwork

• Carlo Ponti is Nefret and Ramses's favorite animal friend
• Lola Passino and her Abyssinian babies are from the Napa branch of the family
• Joe, Mama Cass, and Vinny were East Coast family but they've just moved here!
  
• Sam and Maximilian Cattell are from the Illinois branch of the family
• Molly and Newhall Passino are from the East Coast branch of the family
• See "My Animal Photos" below for more animal friends and family
  

• CAT MEDICINE -This is an animal medical information links site. You can start here and surf animal medicine till the cows come home!  Alternatively, you can google the symptoms.
  
• PHOTOS - These are my current favorite cat photo sites:
• Funny cat pics
• Funpics - On the menu on the left, choose:  Pictures - Animals - Cat

You can see some of my bird photography in  the "My Animal Photos" section above.

*I'm published ! *   The local Audubon Society published an article I wrote in their March/2002 issue,  "Birding with Bad Eyesight".

ENature.com has great field guides for birds and other wildlife.  Also, you can access local area specific wildlife guides by entering your zip code.

There are great photos of many local birds at this Stanford site:    http://www.stanford.edu/~petelat1/

If you want to go birding in the Bay Area, many local birding and hiking events are listed on this birding calendar.
 

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Two helpful music information sites are Lyrics World and Harmony Central.

I've found that lyrics sites disappear so quickly that it's best to just Google the song title or artist.

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Here are my favorite movie/actor/actress searching links:

• Internet Movie Database
• Fandango (it gives local theater show times)

Resist Internet censorship

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Click here if you want to email me.

Last modified:  July 15, 2008
Last checked links:  February 14, 2008
Established:  November 26, 1995