Last weekend with it being bank holiday my husband John decided that the kio carp hadn't been reading the right books.

I said what are you on about?

He said the book that tells them when to stop growing (Ha Ha)

So he decided to make the pond bigger as you can see it's like a building site, Kobra is in his element in and out of the water and mud, Deepha goe's for the easy life with me in the study just going out now and again to have a play with him.

When John had dismantled the old pond I asked him if he wished he hadn't started it he said yes he had forgotton what such a big job it was.

But now all the digging out has been done and he is rebuilding it he said he will be glad to go to work for a rest (Ha Ha).

All this upheavel is outside my front door, but i'm sure it will be nice when it's finished.

I think it will be more like a lake than a pond.