Very short and tearful update

Just freed Herbie, our pet fuzzy caterpillar, into the wilds of Stoke Newington. The poor thing's little Morrisons jar got really filthy, and while I was trying to get him out of his cage to put into another bottle I almost started crying because it was so hard. So with Richard at work and the flatmates in Wales, I decided that the best option was to let him out into the world where there was sunlight and food and pretty garden and stuff. As I set the jar down next to the tomato plants, I said, "Herbie, be free!" I hope he understands.