Some firsts

Today I achieved one of my life's ambitions. Almost.

I felt a human heart beating in my hand. Felt, note, not held. But there's plenty of time for that.

When I say it's one of my life's ambitions, I'm talking in a surgical sense rather than a Last of the Mohicans sense.

Also, there is a new resident in my house. Although, he's probably been here longer than us. Not seen him in the flesh yet, but he's believed to be murine. And he must be pretty light on his feet as he's managed to allude the traps set by my house mate and myself with a little help from Mr Kippling. The exceedingly good bate was gone and the traps were sprung. But no quarry. Any suggestions welcomed. I fear we may have supplied him with enough food for months now. I suppose we could keep feeding him junk in the hopes of giving him coronary heart disease.