While on my travels in London I fell in love with a gorgeous Ginger named Bob. Prior to my first encounter with Bob I did not know that he was a famous, heroic cat who has a book written about him. Once I had met Bob and his owner, or rather his best friend, James, and learned a bit more about their story, I realised that the two of them where quite the personable pair, who shared the most adorable and heartwarming bond.
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| Just a regular day busking on the street for Bob and James |
How did Bob obtain his title of hero you may ask? Well... in a nutshell, Bob was a stray street cat who turned up wounded on the threshold of Jame's flat several years ago. At the time James was unemployed and using heroin and other drugs, but once he met Bob something inside him changed and he felt a sense of responsibility. He says that Bob helped motivate him to change his life from one which revolved around drugs and unemployment to one of happiness and clean living. James explains that he and Bob were two injured souls looking for someone to trust, and that's when they found each other. This story was so touching that James wrote a book about Bob and himself, and called it "A Street Cat Named Bob" by James Bowen. It was published by Hodder and Stoughton and can currently be bought over the internet as well as in and around London. Click here to read more about James and Bob and their strange but surreal relationship.
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| Unfotunatly Bob was less interested in me and more inerested in his owner, James, during our encounter. |
Bob and James move around Covent Gardens a fair amount and they are rarely found in the same place, but I was lucky enough to bump into them twice during my trip, and both times this odd couple completely made my day. I'll admit that I'm quite fond of cats, but not necessarily a crazy, old cat woman, and I was completely won over by Bob's loving nature, gorgeous looks and his complete adoration for his special human friend, James.
