Thank you for the information! Where is diNapoli cattery? Sam is about 5 now and I still wonder where she came from. The animal control officer got her brother, someone turned him in, and he, not finding the owners, kept him.
I attended a cat show only once. That is a whole other world, isn't it?
I'm showing my age. Marge Naples the last I knew lives outside of Boston IIRC. She may still be actively breeding and showing, but she wrote most of her books in the 60s and 70s (which coincidentally was when I was active on the show circuit). I met her in '78 or '9 at a show, and I corresponded with her for awhile, but I'm ashamed to say I have no idea where she is now. I note from the internet that she received a Cat Fanciers' Association Lifetime award in 1999 (which she richly deserved!)
My Champion BP Male was a great-grandchild of her lovely Gr. Ch. DiNapoli Serenade In Blue. She has forgotten more about Siamese than I ever knew, and she's written several delightful books. The books are a trifle dated now, especially the photos, but she knows her cats inside and out. I can highly recommend her "This Is the Siamese Cat" for lots of helpful info about 'measle idiosyncrasies.