There is going to be an added complication in the gated community; if people do not put their rubbish [trash] in the big bins more thoughtfully, Special Forces rubbish guards are going to be posted.



That will cause a problem when I take Gertrude out for his morning canter. How will I get him get him past the guards unnoticed? I only have pyjamas to dress him in, and quite frankly, that is going to look a mite suspicious. If we have an unexpected visitor knocking at the front door it's perfectly all right passing a llama off as friends appearing in a pantomime, but how would I explain the pyjamas in the great outdoors?

However, I am working on a cunning plan.



The secret will be to cause a distraction every time I take Gertrude out. So what I thought I'd do is either ask the terrible Goddess to streak across the communal gardens [which quite honestly I don't think she'll be too keen on if there's frost on the ground](Or at any other time, Sunshine. Lo,TG Ed) or I'll set off a small firework display and some smoke bombs on the opposite side of the building from the waste bins. Not only will the guards be lured away to go and see what's happening, they'll have to clear the mess up as well.

My only problem now is, how do I get Gertrude back indoors? I'm sure I'll think of something.

[and what did I get from him for Christmas? .......... a fur ball of gigantic proportions!! - gee thanks]