Well, we have quite the James Herriot episode happening at the house right now.

JVL heroically conquered his allergies to permit us to pet-sit a cat (not, as previously thought, a kitten) who is large and grey and named Eddie and he likes to sit and purr and be furry and I am okay with that.

Along with the cat came a dog, a bull mastiff to be more precise, who is extremely large (I think she weighs almost as much as I do), but very loving. Almost too loving, in that she tends to lose it if she isn’t in *constant* physical contact with a human. And there is a lot of gooey drool, which requires dedicated drool-removal rags. But Tia (the mastiff) is obedient and good natured, which is all you really need in a doggie.

And, of course, darling old Bunny-dog. Who is in no way obedient, but at least she doesn’t slobber.

So yes, three animals and three humans in the house at the moment. It’s a bit of a crunch, but kind of circus-y fun, all at the same time.