A happy hound and a painted room!

Wednesday, 7.30pm

Thought for the Day - The wetness of the paintwork correlates directly to the proximity of the elbow

Pug Status - Wuffing at unexpected visitors

A busy weekend of DIY - the sooner I find myself another job the better! Renovating the utility room I decided to make a hole in the wall - I've always wanted my own personal cashpoint - which quickly became a doorway. I customised this by adding a little bumper sticker - 'My Other Doorway Is A Porch'....

I then set about painting walls and woodwork (I'll gloss over this part, it's not worth covering) and, as I tend to do, I began to ponder life's little mysteries. Such as, if toast always falls butter side down and cats always land on their feet, if you buttered a cat's back would it never touch the floor? Why is the word 'dyslexia' so difficult to spell? And, if smoking is so bad or you why does it cure ham?

I also tried to come up with some quick money-making schemes to help tide us over whilst I search for work. Being short of cash, I thought setting up a dating agency for chickens could be an ideal way to make hens meet but was worried that it would lead to poultry profits. Obi Pug Kenobi, being very photogenic as you know, suggested she go into modelling, but her paws just wouldn't be able to work the clay....

Our Princess Pug has now fully recovered from her insect-related trauma but has not yet forgiven or forgotten, barking at any Sting songs on the stereo. She is still waiting for the get well soon card and flowers from her 'Uncle Radio Steve' however, and has spent the last couple of mornings interrogating the postman...