 The author's second son, Patrick, who lived in the house, stated in a 1994 interview in "The Miami Herald"'s "Tropic" that his father had peacocks in Key West and that he owned cats in Cuba.However, a photo on display at the Hemingway Home in Key West shows Patrick and his younger brother, Gregory, in front of the Cuban water jar near the swimming pool, and Gregory is holding a white cat named Snow White.In addition to the photo showing Patrick and Gregory with Snow White, Hemingway's wife at the time, Pauline, wrote the following in a January 22, 1937, letter to Hemingway (who was staying at the Barclay's Hotel in New York City)