I meant to write about the newest member of our clowder at her 6-month gotchaversary. But, for some reason, I had in mind that her gotcha day was at the end of November, when it was actually the third. So, I’m a month late, but I don’t think she’d mind. If you want to keep up with our clowder, check out their Instagram account.
Before we start
Jim originally named our girl Jane, since he felt she seemed no-nonsense, rather like Jane Austen. However, I kept thinking of Jane Bennet — from Pride and Prejudice — and our little girl is most definitely NOT calm and serene. She seemed to agree with me, because she showed no sign of responding to her name after about a month.
After considering her personality, I tried Ginevra — Ginny — from Harry Potter. Our Ginny is small, athletic, smart, and temperamental, so I thought it suited her well. And she must agree, because she was responding to her new name within a day.
So, to make things easier, I’m going to refer to her as Ginny throughout this post, but know that she was Jane until late November.