17th October 2010
The last of our beautiful babies left us today, so we thought it would be nice to introduce each kitten by name with their picture. We were very lucky to have such a lovely littler of kittens, all gorgeous and such fantastic characters - we will miss them very much. Lucky for us we get to keep one, so that helps. She will be at her first show in November, so we will keep you posted of her achievements. Hopefully the new owners will keep in touch and send us pictures, we can then add a few of their pictures to our website as they grow.
First to leave us was
Koreshka Lukasha petname Boris on 9th October
Next to leave was
Koreshka Misja petname Missy 10th October
and on the same day also
Koreshka Sasha-Kittiana or petname Sasha 10th October
The other 2 little girls stayed an extra week as their new family were on holiday,
Koreshka Nika petname also Nika left us 17th October
Koreshka Tamarra petname also Tamarra left us with Nika 17th October
But one stayed
Let us introduce at last - Koreshka Roksana Rusina petname Roksi
A very pretty girl , we hope you will agree - she will be at her 1st show in November, so we are excited to see how she gets on.
it Pretty girl photo shoot yesterday.
That's all for now folks!
10th October 2010
Today we have had two more beautiful babies leave us, first was
Missy aka Koreshka Misja
and then
Koreshka Sasha-Kittiana petname Sasha
We are sad to see them go but happy they have gone to some really nice people and we hope to receive updates on their progress soon.
9th October 2010
Today the fabulous Boris aka Koreshka Lukasha left us, our first baby to leave us, so we are a little sad but happy he has gone to a lovely home. He now lives with a little boy who's previous Russian girl passed away, so we think the boys will become firm friends.
A last moment together for Dad and son.
25th September 2010
Hi all, we have tried our best with the photos today but the kittens are far too lively to make it an easy job these days. They are now 11 and a half weeks, so we only have a couple more weeks to share our lives with them, except for the girl who gets to stay.
We think this lady might stay or it could be the third from last, then apart from those named below the three remaining girls will be Nika, Tamarra or Misja. Our girl will be called Koreshka Roksana Rusina- Roksi for short.
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Introducing : Koreshka Sasha-Kittiana - Sasha for short
Introducing also : Koreshka Lukasha - aka Boris
Or will this girl stay with us?
These ladies will make fantastic companions - such characters but all a handfull!
Hi everyone - just a few photos today as we have had a quiet weekend and the kittens just wanted to sleep this afternoon. See how many cats can fit on one lap!!!!
6 kittens and Aunty Anna
At this stage 5 of us as sis was getting a wash elsewhere from Aunty Anna -look at my leg dangling down says Woody!
We woke up again for a moment as human mummy attracted our attention - well some of us did!
But then we all fell back to slumber on our lap again - just a shame there isn't more room.
12th September 2010
Hi Folks - the kittens are 9 and a half weeks old and boy are they having fun, they have so many toys, they don't know what to play with first. They went for their first vaccinations this week and were very very good, only one gave the vet a reminder that they have teeth, despite a lengthy vet health check including a thermometer going were it shouldn't really, prior to the dreaded needle. All is well in kitten world.
Oh and one last brag, the kittens are now even more special as their Dad became a Grand Champion on Saturday - see below.
Will it no 6 or no 5 or no 4 for us?
No 6
No 5
no 4
Boy kitten - Koreshka Lukasha or Boris!
Inside the box no 6 and 5
5th September 2010
This weeks photos are not brilliant as by the time we could take some photos on Sunday the light was poor and we don't like to use flash. I think you can see how the kittens have grown again. They go for their first vaccinations this week, so we will see how they get on at the vets. There is also a picture each of Mum and Dad so you can have a look and see if there is any resemblance? Both have got fantastic whisker pads - so that is something they should inherit hopefully and some already seem to be showing that to be so.
Best of luck guessing how they will turn out as older cats, we have given up looking for a while as it is driving us mad?
Nici's mini me
Eli's mini me
Mum - Eliana
Dad - Nicolai
30th August 2010
Double treat week everyone - more kitten pics - tried to get their beautiful faces for you to see.
Can you tell who's who in the girls?
29th August 2010
The kittens are 7 and a half weeks old. They are getting quite boistorous e.g. we have had to block off the bottom of the gas fire as they were climbing to investigate, they are running around like mad things exploring all the new toys - kitten play tunnel, pyramid, senses track, scratch post tree, not to mention the furry mice, feather toys and ping ping balls - one of them is a very good dribbler. Today we will get out the super long cardboard box we have saved, in which Dave has cut out holes for them to climb in and out of and bat their siblings through.
Oh these photo sessions are sooooooooo boring!
I look much prettier in this shot!
I am the little boy and I am just waiting for my pet name, I am going to live with a little boy who's elderly Russian has passed away - I am a surprise so I am going to make a little boy happy again, as he misses his pal dreadfully - think we will be soul mates.
This blue background sets my coat colour off a treat or is that cheat?
What a poser, baby sis is turning out to be a stunner?
As is big sis? It's making human Mum and Dads choice of who will stay impossible!
My mission is to stun this toy feather thing!
I might have a play with the toy feather thing myself.
That's it now time for a sleep - batteries are going!
22nd August 2010
The kittens have had lots for visits from some really nice people who are going to give them the special homes we had hoped for. I think it is safe to say, all the visitors fell in love just as we have. They are now 6 and a half weeks and have really grown in the last few days. We have tried to capture each beautiful face for you to see.
No 4 kitten - has a real look of her Mum, is the biggest and has a paler coat.
No 2 kitten - she has a traditional coat colour and is proving to be a dark horse
Kitten 6 temporarily called pudding! She has her dad's temperament and those tufts are fab.
No 1 kitten - she is similar to pudding but has a paler coat.
Our baby girl no 5 kitten - isn't she pretty - another dark horse to keep an eye on over the next few weeks.
Watch this apace to see how they develop in the next few weeks.
14th August 2010
Well all the kittens are doing really well, they are having loads of fun and learning new things by the day.
Try getting us all in the picture and try and try and try and try!
How blooming gorgeous am I going to be when I grow up - seeing as I already am?
Come on, give us a kiss!
Think I will just bat this tail thing for a bit of fun!
Me and my new toy that human mum bought me from the show today!
Sisters at play.
Mum and Dad and a couple of us for good measure.
I am posing and playing with my humans.
but it's so tiring playing and being photographed - I have fallen asleep in the middle of it all, with one leg still in the air- now how could anyone resist me? Im soooooo cute - deny it!
I am cute even when I am trying to look scary!
8th August 2010
I will make the same statement as last week - what a difference a week makes.
This week we have learned lots, how to lap milk from a bowl, eat food, use the litter tray, run, play with toys, bite our siblings ears and fluff up when our human mummy points the camera at us - we are having a great fun.
Getting quite big now and you can hardly see our mum at feeding time!
How sweet am I?
And me?
I decided I was going to make myself big and scare off the big camera thing!
I decided to be brave and investigate the strange camera thing!
I got the close up!
I just looked cute!
1st August 2010
What a difference a week makes
From still quite immobile kittens to -
The Great Escape
Well hardly great but one or two are getting brave- much to their Mums disgust!
How sweet, Mum and Babe cuddled up together
24th July 2010
Sorry to those people on our kitten reserve list and also our friends who have been awaiting new pictures of the kittens but we have not had a good week with the loss of our dear Alex.
So hopefully these pictures will make up for the wait!
Will you all be quiet, some of us are trying to sleep around here!
Everyone pile in
What a beauty their Mum is - do you agree?
Look at those emerald eyes.
Look I know I am cute but enough of the photos already!
Hi Five?
Our Mum is young and playful, so we will all have fun with her in a week or so. 
We are already starting to investigate our paws and give each other a playful bat but we are a bit unsteady on our feet and we topple over quite easily - the photos in a few days will show us standing up for the first time.
See our first attempts here - just holding our weight on our front legs and wobbling at the back!
11 -12th July 2010- kittens 4- 5 days old.
By popular demand by people on our reserve list and also our friends here are some photos of the babies - who are doing really well and putting on a good amount of weight.
Eli has already chosen to move her babies and is now situated under the end of our bed with pillow cases and sheets as curtains to seclude them - she obviously needed a cooler bed in the hot weather and now has a cool cotton bed to nurse her young ones on.
See how content Mum Eli is with her kittens
Look how cute! Adult Eli's paw next to little kittens paw!
Everyone at the Milk bar, 5 girls and 2 boys and a happy Eli.
12th July - What a difference a day makes - they are getting plumper by the second.
How cute am I at 1 day old?
7th July 2010
The kittens have arrived - all seem happy and rested. Less than a couple of hours to have 7, yes you read it correct - 7 kittens. Seems to be an equal share in slightly in favour of the girls but it is rather early to be exact.
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The gorgeous Eli, before just before she decided it was time to complete her journey to motherhood.
Aren't we the sweetest things you ever did see?
And our Mum is blissfully happy too!
27th June 2010
The pregnancy enters it's final week.
So to relax on a very hot day we have had a photo shoot in the garden
The Handsome expectant Dad - Nicolai
Vogue! The absolutely blooming Mum to be - Eliana
We had a bit of a photo shoot to show you beautiful Eliana as she blossoms with her pregnancy. Some shots show her mummy tummy is ever increasing - hope you agree she is a yummy mummy.
18th June 2010
Tummy watch approaches the start of it's 8th week.
Eli's tummy continues to enlarge as does her appetite. She and Anna appear to be having a competition to see who has the largest. She hasn't slowed down yet all though she does have to have a rest after running about - must be the weight of her kittens.
Synchronised sleeping!
11th June 2010
Eli is very rounded now and has started to waddle as she walks, she is eating lots. The kittens have certainly grown well this week She hasn't yet stopped tearing around when she feels like it but she should slow down in a week or so, as she only has about 3 weeks to go from this weekend.
Uncle Alex is a bit poorly today and has been to the vet - we are hoping he picks up soon. Maybe he can share some of Eli's fish!!!!! well they all do!
5th June 2010
Eli still continues to cause havoc in the house - no signs of slowing down. She is not very big yet so she is still up to her mischievous ways - wouldn't have her any other way! Nicolai can't understand why Eli is not interested in him at the moment and why she gave him a whollop on the nose last night for being abit friendly. The others are just going about their business as usual. We still continue to watch the tummy and will post another photo asap.
3rd June 2010
Yep think I can safely say she is pregnant now - signs are much clearer today as the babies put on a spurt of growth in their 5th week. Eli has a massive appetite, she is on about 5-6 meals a day, I am leaving an automatic food feeder while I am out to feed 2 meals. Ok she is not eating it all and gets some help from Anna but to hear her, you would think I never feed her - bless her.
She is getting only the best to keep her happy and healthy - as she is our special lady.
Tummy watch moves into it's 5th week!
Isn't she looking gorgeous and a little bit chubby? Haughty Russian look or what?
Fabulous ear set too - sure hope she passes that on to any kittens - she may be having!
30th May 2010
Tummy watch - continues
Yes we think she is pregnant - either that or she is storing some food in strange little pouches in her abdomen. She will no doubt get more rounded more quickly from now on! Then we might actually believe it is true.
29th May 2010
Kittens ? You've heard of spring watch we now have Tummy Watch !Is she or isn't she?
Nicolai and Eli mated for the first time about 4 weeks ago and she is starting to look a little rounded in the tummy and she is eating for England but then that is nothing new! She is showing other signs that those familiar with breeding will know but another few days should help us confirm it. If she is pregnant she will now start to put on her weight more rapidly. The gestation period for a cat is only 9 weeks - amazing but true.