Murder in the Village!

Julie and James went to see the Magor Players play last night and came back looking as though they had had a really good time. Roger played the baddie again! If I were him I think I'd be a little worried about being typecast, but then again he may need a few more acting lessons before he could play the hero...

I have been considering joining the cast for some time and have just heard that the pantomime after Christmas is going to be "Dick Whittington". I do know a lot about cats, having lived with 2 all my life so may put myself forward for the role!

Attacked by Pumpkins!

Julie took me and Maggie to buy some pumpkins today for the pumpkin competition. When we got back to the car we discovered that james had left the boot full of rubbish which should have gone to the tip and so some of the pumpkins had to come on the back seat with us. This was all well and good until James took the corners at speed and maggie and I got bowled over by a load of massive orange things. We'll never be the same again!

Seeing off the witches...

We had a witch in the restaurant on the weekend! Maggie and I tried to see her off but she stood her ground and sat and ate her dinner with the humans. Apparently we are going to be getting lots more in this weekend so we are in training at the moment to make sure we can keep them all out. The postman is good for training on, but he always runs as soon as he see's me so I don't always get the opportunity of trying out my really scary growls. Anyway we'll be ready for saturday night so witches look out!

Party Time!

All my followers are cordially invited to join Maggie and I for a little soiree at the Lion next Tuesday evening (Julie & James will also be there). We are celebrating the anniversary of us moving to Magor and Maggie's 1st Birthday. There will be suitable nibbles in each bar and special doggie bowls for mine and Maggie's friends.

See you there!

Hamish xx

Big Heads!

Maggie and I (and all our customers) got abandoned this evening whilst Julie & James went off to the Groes Wen to see my friend CJ.

The customers in Penhow, clearly aren't quite as bright as they are in Magor as they managed somehow to come 2nd in the quiz. Apparently even CJ was speechless!

Another Reminder...

James said that he had a lovely birthday and enjoyed all the "Happy Birthday's" he got from all the regulars and even villagers walking by who had heard it was his birthday. We had birthday cake too. There was cake everywhere yesterday as it was also Steve's birthday and Toby's christening.

There will be more cake again next week as it's Maggie's 1st birthday, which also coincides with the day that me, Julie & James bought the pub. I think that they may even be planning a party...

Don't Forget!

It's James's birthday tomorrow.

I already have my card and after thinking long and hard about what to give him for his birthday I have decided that what he would love most is to be
taken for a lovely long country walk on his birthday.... after the cake that is!

What is it about CJ?

The Lounge was jam packed last night with the humans customers all trying to prove how clever they were. Julie had to keep finding tables and move them into the Lounge to the point that me and Maggie lost all our cosy resting places and had to watch where we sat in case we got trodden on.

CJ was his usual brusque self, taking no nonsense and having no sympathy for any unfortunate humans that weren't as clever as him. Julie & James came 4th with a little help from Val. (Austin was supposed to be helping but he probably peaks early in the morning, just before Maggie sends him into a rage by pinching his broom or tools) and somehow think that they may win next week...

Perhaps CJ should do a doggie quiz for me and my friends!

How Many Humans Does it Take to Deliver a Box of Pills ?

You may not all know this, but John Gallimore, one of my regular customers at The Lion has been in hospital this week. James's Guinness sales are right down so he hopes that John is back home really soon. If you don't know John, he's the man with the same colour hair as me and has a really loud laugh!

Anyway, John needed his pills collected from his house and taken to him in hospital so he asked his neighbour, another John to go and get them from his cupboard and bring them into the pub, which he did. He went to the house and collected a white box (quite a heavy white box!) and gave them to James. James took them and put them safe until Austin came in and then Austin took them into the hospital and handed them to John's nurse.

Now, I'm a dog and I even I know the difference between a box of nails and a box of pills. Can you believe that John, James & Austin (and Austin's supposed to be a handy man, so he should know a box of nails when he see's one!)all managed to carefully look after this box of nails and ensure that it got to the hospital safely.

Humans!

More Laughing Humans

There was another evening of laughter in the Upstairs room of the pub last night. Every month (on the first Tuesday of the Month) lots of humans come into the pub and eat pies and curry and other human stuff, then they all disappear upstairs at around 8.30pm. I sneaked up there and found the place is dark except for the far end of the room - where a stranger is standing telling stories and making the other humans laugh.

By all accounts, it was a "another great night" at the Magor Comedy Club and everyone went home happy. I managed to sneek a couple of pictures during the evening of Ashley Free - The compare and Karen Bailey, the Headline Act.

The Times

Page 36, Saturday 3rd October... Take a look!