My son has just reminded me in a text that the tortoiseshell kitten we brought home, when he was the same age as Adrian Mole in the first book, we called Pandora. Adrian Mole was such a popular book back then.
I too felt sad at the news,she was a very funny writer and her articles which I think could have been in The Sainsbury Magazine were a monthly delight.She saw humour in the most unlikely situations, Adrian's prostate cancer,being one example and her poor health and eyesight must have been a trial to her,but again faced with humour.