So sorry for you. Thinking of our last one just yesterday. They all gave us and the kids such joy over the years. The lovely little noises they made - 'Weeeep, Weeeep, mmmmmmmm' or something like that!
Thanks all for the kind words. There is the upside that we still have George (noticed a theme with the names yet). Hopefully he'll still be with us for some time.
I'll certainly be following this, as the amount of times I've stayed opposite the station in the old railway cottages is starting to become innumerable...