Fenwick says hello

I left Fenwick hiding in my office yesterday. After taking the last photos, she found her way to Gryphon's hiding spot inside the sitting-chair. Gryphon learned from his previous cat-mates (chez Tasha) how to make a hole in the bottom of furniture so that he can climb inside.
I "dumped" her out of the hole this morning by tipping the chair on its side. Picked her up and she was quite willing to join me on top of the chair.
I have discovered that Fenwick is a female Gryphon!
Yes, she twisted and flopped all around me on the chair. I can pick her up, and even though she is nervous and uncertain, I can hold her however. She loves attention. Already she will come out of hiding when I call - after just one cuddle session. She loves being brushed, and like Gryphon, she keeps moving and twisting. It's a good thing I have a fabulous zoom-groom rubber brush for these cats. Between being nervous and this being a shedding season, I gathered a lot of hair from Fenwick! She has a wonderful soft coat like Gryph too.

Fenwick is not declawed, but her foster mom says she does not scratch furniture and that she's good at using a scratching post or the cardboard type. I bought her (and Gryphon) a new toy - a ring with a ball in it and a scratching-board center.

Here is the first good photo without a flash so that you can better appreciate her colours.
Being a brown and caramel tabby-type, she is quite similar looking to Gryphon, but her tortie mixture makes her stand apart. She's also fluffier, although she is still short-haired. Most significantly, whereas Gryph is long and lean, Fenwick is short and squat. When I first saw her I had thought she might be overweight, but now that I've been able to pick her up and check her out a lot, I agree with her foster mom that this is just her build. She has a bit of a saggy-skin belly that hangs, but she is definitely not overweight. She's surprisingly light actually. Also, her foster mom mentioned that because of her short legs, Fenwick does not jump up on tables etc. I may have to reconsider the feeding arrangement since I feed the cats on a table. On the other hand, this is good - it means I don't have to worry about her being where she shouldn't be. I hope she's not a plant eater...

Given that she is similar in temperament to Gryphon, I'm confident that she will fit right in here. Gryphon is very laid back; go-with-the-flow. He's also fun-loving and cuddly.
I carried Fenwick on a little tour of the house (to find the brush). Darla is on a walk with the boys (Robin's friend Jesse is visiting) and Gryphon is sleeping by the sliding door. Gryph saw Fenwick on my shoulder, but didn't move or react (typical of him). I'm not sure if Fenwick saw him. I will introduce them soon, perhaps tomorrow.
Day two is looking good!