Clare Bear

This is Clare Bear, also known as Tubby, Tubbitha and Tubs, because she is so plump. Clare is a very feisty cat with a bossy and jealous character. She loves to be fussed and stroked and likes to eat titbits of ham and chicken. She can usually be found asleep or lying in the sun, warming her tummy. She loves to meet any visitors we have and can be found with Norman, wrestling for optimum position on the visitor's lap. Clare is the sister of Henrietta. We had them as eight week old kittens, just before our wedding, from a friend whose cat had recently had a litter. I have penchant for brown tabbies and went to see the kittens with a mind for only one. We thought it only right that we should have two kittens, so they could keep each other company as they grew up. Quite early in Clare's life here, she went out into the garden and got her head stuck in the mesh of the cat run. We thought we were going to have to call the fire brigade to get her out but luckily, my sister Wen was here and managed to guide her out of the mesh. Clare is nine years old.