I've mentioned the rule at the gated community concerning not vacuuming before 11 o'clock on a Sunday.

There is one other rule that is beginning to worry me..............no pets allowed.



Due to a very peculiar set of circumstances I have inherited a llama. He is being looked after by a friend at the moment but the time will come when I'll have to take full responsibility.

I've been on the interweave and discovered I can take a course in llama training for a very reasonable fee. It guarantees that within three weeks I will be able, with a single command, to train Gertrude [a funny name for a male llama I know, but he arrived with it] to stand stock still and look like a hat stand.

On the rare occasions when the President of the Resident's Association knocks on my door, this will be vital.

As yet I haven't dared tell the terrible Goddess about Gertrude but I have a feeling that they'll get on like a house on fire. (Something will be on fire, Peabrain, but it won't be the house. Lo,TG Ed) The llama has the same look of disdain that I've witnessed for years.

[Why is 'getting on like a house on fire' good? - it sounds bloody dangerous to me]. (For the first time in many years - you're right. Lo,TG Ed).