"I just told him that a stink snake had vomited on my clothes and he just let go!" he said, which made me laughBrother Pieter frowned "What's so funny...about that? It took me three days to remove the smell!" he said.As we approached a droid that I hadn't seen before held up his hand, "Please stop. This area is technically part of the Droid Federation, and is therefore not of this world." He said standing defensively.I held up my hand and Al went into standby mode. "My name is John, and I've come. Erika stepped forward to take it and Tony said quietly, “It’s alright Miss I’ll see to it. You go with the rest and keep an eye on things,” he finished with a wink.Erika looked at him for a moment before returning the wink and following the rest into the Lodge.“The Earl has informed me that the Lodge is going to become a school,” said Peter as he settled into his armchair. The three women had already taken seats around the small reception room and appeared tense as the tone of his statement. They looked down the slope of Fenby Wold onto their rear neighbour’s property. Whereas the gardens of Constable Crescent fanned into a wide wedge shape, those of their southern neighbours tapered, soJanet and Peter shared a boundary with three gardens. One hot June afternoon, as the sun came round to glare down on their bedroom window, Janet set aside her spinning. She went upstairs to close their bedroom curtains and so stop the room overheating. As she drew them to a close she paused to look. Karen motioned to Dan, who immediately took Wendy’s hand in his.“Finally, we are a real family!” Brad exclaimed, hugging his parents. Diane and Brenda did the same. “I’ll make several copies of your marriage licence and completed application to change my last name to Hayward,” Brad offered.“And our applications to become Hayward are ready to go in the mail,” Diane said for her and Brenda.“Thank you, both so very much. It means the world to me for you to take Hayward as your last names.” He.