I'm glad to see that your...

I'm glad to see that your well-established Gerald Durrell tendencies have resurfaced; I'm sure the Gekkos were delighted with their new names and will do them justice for guests following you. It is just as well that they weren't big spiders or it may have been a different story! Granny Morris would be proud of you! Since you are probably spending sleepless nights wondering about the goldfish you abandoned in Cockshutt, I can confirm that (s)he is taking it well and continuing to grow. However, I am not tempted to put a finger in the tank - I have no desire to loose it. Granny Johnson would have approved of your philosophy about the gene pool-she may have even taken it a couple of steps further!

Heading South?