Hi,

My name is Darlene Quick, better known as Debby. I live in the picturesque sea port of Pt. Lincoln, South Australia with my husband Linden. I worked as a veterinary assistant for many years, while my husband was involved in construction work.

Both my husband and I have a deep lifelong  love of all animals, and we spent many decades breeding, training and showing coloured horses, before an accident forced my husband to retire, and our horses became our retired pets, many are very old now ( our grand old foundation mare Shylee shared our lives for over 30 years). It was at this time that a new ‘vision’ appeared on our horizon in the form of a little kitten we named Stubby. Little did we realize then that this unregistered Himalayan, who was given as a comfort to us by a friend, would turn our lives completely upside down, totally enchant us, and lead us on a new uncharted path into the world of cats. Stubby was our friend and mentor, and we owe so much to her.

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I became a registered breeder under the prefix ‘Summaglo’ in June 1990. I started out breeding Himalayans with cats from Jacaranda, Gemara, Sirron, Shan Don, Jady, Leroy and  Wywory lines.

In 1996 I became interested in Exotics also. I purchased my first Exotic girl, Sankaryn Prima Donna, an orange eyed white, who has produced some of my best kittens, and her lines still live on here. I do not show my cats due to distance involved, but those cats I have bred which have been shown by others have done very well.

Over the years I have met and become friends with many breeders, too numerous to name, but all are appreciated. My special thank you goes to the late Sandi Allan (Sankaryn Cattery) for her support, advice, friendship, and entrusting into my care her young stud boy. Thank you also to Lesley Gaze (Spellbound Cattery) for caring for and showing to Grand Champion status my Exotic girl Summaglo Reflections. Thank you to Maria Fincato (Minnamurra Cattery), for her lovely girl Minnamurra Hart O Harts and to Jodie Mc Hardy (Jodenea Cattery) for sending me Jodenea Man About Town, my senior stud. Lastly but by no means least a big thank you to Karin  (Shere Fara Cattery) for her support  and encouragement – for without this lady there would be no website. I also would like to thank Petty (Nightwing's Graphics) so very much for her wonderful design of this site.