Day 318. Snips and snails, no puppy dogs' tails though.

The fish may have died but the tank lives on for the sake of two snails. Heating, lighting, feeding, cleaning and generally spending money week in, week out for two tiny snails that may have contributed to the death of four fish. They may not not have too which is why they haven't been sent to animal farm. You know, the place where animals go when they get a little old?

Costly.

Day 306. Meet Shimmer.

The latest addition to our family. He's a Siamese Fighting Fish and adds a touch of glamour to our sorry looking fish tank. We also picked up two snails that have already begun cleaning the tank from top to bottom, or rather, bottom to top.

And 'Shimmer'? That's what you get when you let an 8 year old name your pets. Shimmer!

Day 68. She wanted a dog.

Instead she got a fish tank, an artificial crocodile skull (Bea is obsessed with salties) and so far, six teeny tiny fish - 3 glowlight tetras and 3 black neons. In a couple of months, once the tank is well established, she's adding a fighting fish and snails.

It may not be a dog, or even a cat, but they're living creatures and we now have one very happy eight year old.

And the red nose. Well I thought for the next 7 days I'd include a roarsome nose in my photo and for each post I'll make a donation of £5 to Comic Relief. Today seems particularly fitting as this morning Bea woke up with 14 mosquito bites. 14, including one on her eyelid! Tonight she's sleeping under her mosquito net and we're so lucky that we don't need to worry about malaria, only the irritation of very, very itchy bites.

If I post every day until Friday I'll round up the figure to £50 and if you'd like to dare me to take a silly photo and make a donation too, all the better. Here's my page. I'm already thinking about what I can do tomorrow for Mother's Day - I'm at the gym and probably out for pizza. Any thoughts?

Here's my page: https://my.rednoseday.com/sponsor/emmahoneybone