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The day didn’t start too well for Cyril the Squirrel. We spotted him stuck INSIDE a ‘squirrel-proof’ bird feeder in our garden. We’re not squirrel lovers but we couldn’t watch the poor little thing struggling. He’d managed to get his head and upper body out of the feeder but from his waist down he was well and truly stuck. First job was to get properly dressed for the task so we both put some thick leather work gloves on and long sleeved jackets, he was frightened and getting nasty!! We unhooked the feeder from its stand using a thick wooden walking stick, placed it on the ground and thr

Day 14 young Dexters holiday with me will soon be over, collected around dinnertime, looking at him he's lost a lot of weight looks well trim, I have found areas of Wollaton Park that I never knew existed, sure only 30% is used? I've walked him miles, he's eaten my mail, including my Splendour & Crystal Palace tickets, now replaced. Still convinced me the only dogs coming here will be sort term visitors.

Out to the docs this morning to bark, whine and complain about the bp meds. He seemed to have plenty of time to chat so we had a good chin wag. I told him I fell over in my veggy garden yesterday. I've lost my balance a couple of times. Upshot of it was he told me to stop one med altogether then in a couple of weeks we'll see how things are. Seems like a plan to me. I'd rather work with one med at a time than mixing them.

My mum used to boil a sheep's head from the butcher for my dog, Scamp, in the late fifties. It smelled dreadful, but he liked it! He also ate the scraps from our meals. I remember mum buying a tin of Chappie as a treat for him, but he actually rolled in it!! He often roamed by himself and followed me to school one morning (with a bit of encouragement from me..). He did go out on a lead as well, but whenever I took him to the park and let him off, he often went home by himself...

Agree with you entirely Ben, just finished watching Khan thrash Billy Dib. His corner through the towel in to save him getting a pasting. What I saw of the Fury fight was a shambles. Peter should have disqualified earlier, he even gave the ref a bloody nose ! First scrap, useless, Patel didn't do anything. As for the audience, what an unruly shambles !! Switched off and going to bed. I've got a brilliant ' penny dreadful, western to read. Night all...

One of our frequent visitors had the audacity to dig out a petunia from one of the wall troughs whilst burying his peanuts. It dropped on the path, and the little bu66er didn't even put it back !

Squirrels are really bad mannered Lizzie

My wife suggests 'Pie Thorn' hill. The fruit of thorn bushes from which you can make pies! Is there a prize for the winner?

Shocking no cycle helmets!

I allus thought that the scouse pronounciation of Kirkby was "er Keerby'.

What about letting the contract run out for a week or so and then start again as a 'new'customer..

I once knew a bloke in Glasgow, a Polish Jew, who came over during the war. He adopted the Scottish way of life to the full, wore a kilt to the office and called himself Henry Gordon. Being both Scottish and Jewish he was the most tight arsed bloke I'd ever met.

Found this, showing Carlton Square probably in the early 60s. The road directly behind the trolley bus is Burton Road, and the white building just visible to the left of the bus is the "Black's Head" pub.