Gizmo the hamster becomes the latest pet to shuffle off this mortal coil, not that the kids seem that bothered, the heartless buggers. She used to hate the sound of the hoover going round did poor little Giz, so as a compromise we used to let her do the ironing instead. It's just me an Muffy the window cleaning guinea pig now, and I reckon that her hutch will be going to the tip too once the cold weather arrives. Then I'll have to do all the bloody housework myself. Bugger...