CHARLIE the guinea pig was the love of my life – cute, full of character, demanding but easily pleased, and utterly adorable. This cute furry creature lived in our hallway in winter, and in the garden

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Beth smiles when, through her bedroom window, she sees the sun attempting to peep through the grey clouds. Looks like it will be a nice day, exactly as it was when she married George, fifty years ago.

After a break-up, I’d got a dog for company. But she had plans of her own.

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