PrettyTiny Film Company -- random pix (Apr. 27)

[Alliecat]

Well, the minis are 6"... Pretty tiny... PrettyTiny, haha!!

Why do people hire house-sitters?

Because travel is stressful for pets, and it's not great for them to be alone all day with someone coming in just for a few minutes to feed them.  Much nicer for them to stay in their familiar territory than be dumped in a kennel where everything is strange and scary.

landed gentry

LOL.  Two kids who've ended up with more of a fixer than they bargained for, for their first house -- hardly landed gentry.
I'd have liked someone trustworthy to stay in my house because like many places there are drugs and stupid kids -- although way less crime than the mainland.  But I'm doing exactly the thing I would never do in my own house -- have some random off the internet stay in it!!   
We do have to have references to join, and once you get a few reviews, it's easier to get more sits.  I guess some people are more trusting than I am!