Mad Dogs and Englishmen....

Monday, 9.30pm

Thought for the Day - The freezer will always contain everything but what you fancy for dinner

Pug Status - Trying to pretend she's too old for play-fighting with naughty puppies....

I believe it was Joni Mitchell who told us all 'You don't know what you've got till it's gone'. Whilst the paving of Paradise to put up a parking lot was no doubt praised by those who no longer had to walk so far to the shops, I find myself agreeing in principle with Ms. Mitchell. After moaning about all the wet weather of a few weeks ago I am actually looking forward to a bit of rain and am currently looking through the Oaklands College prospectus in the hope of finding an evening course in Indian Rain Dance....

I acquired myself a fantastic sauna this morning, and it didn't cost me a penny. It's called my car. When I got in this morning it was that humid and fiery I had to check the back just to make sure I hadn't left an asthmatic dragon in there. All it needed was four middle-aged portly Swedish businessmen dressed only in towels idly discussing the merits of the latest Volvo....

Obi Pug Kenobi is escaping from the hot weather by conserving energy, with plenty of rest and lots of naps. Which seems to be her strategy for the cold weather of winter. And those tricky in-between Spring and Autumn days. We had a phone call today about getting some extra cover on her insurance but as she can barely see over the windscreen I didn't think it worth adding her as an extra driver....

Interested to hear Steve's eulogising of a particular brand of kitchen towel on Hertbeat breakfast this morning. I tried cleaning up a particular nasty vegetable oil spillage with a handful of Bounty once; I was picking bits of coconut and chocolate out of the worktop corners for a month....