Poor Sgt Maj Bob

We think he's been having withdrawal symptoms since the piano has gone. He likes to be spontaneous and that piano was always a good outlet for him. We'll have to get the new one in pretty quickly before he finds some other form of spontaneity!

Well Done Chino!

We had some really sad news in the village this week, with 1 family losing their dad, their home and all their possessions. The lady (carol Hopkins) from the Council came into the pub and asked us if we would help them to collect some money so that the family could get some urgent essentials and so we put a pot on the bar. When my friend Chino heard about this he came up with a cunning plan, and has been asking all the regulars to guess the score of the rugby game today. So far we have collected over £100 and we haven't even started yet today. Lets hope we can get lots more before the game starts this afternoon.

Sneaky Preview

Well here's a few to go on with...

You will see that Julie & Karen tried desperately to persuade Angus & Ross to pose nicely but James eventually took over and resorted to tying poor Ross to the fire!

Spot the pics of Me & Maggie showing them how it's done... and James trying to get in on the action...

Photo Shoot

If any of you are wondering what's going on today at the pub, we are having a photo shoot for our christmas cards. All the furniture has been rearranged and there's a bright red carpet going down at the moment. I'm just about to get a very severe brushing which I am not looking forward to at all and I have a sneaky suspicion that I may have to wear a ridiculous hat again. Angus and Ross will be here too and we may even get a really good picture of all of us together, which we can put on the bar wall (Angus & Ross spend as much time in there as me!). I'll put a preview of the best pic on my blog as soon as it's ready...

Just back from Yorkshire

James had to visit his Mum this week and so Maggie and I went along for the trip. He booked us into a lovely hotel near Driffield called The Old Mill:

http://www.old-mill-hotel.co.uk/index.php

The man that owns it is a Vet and so he was quite happy to let me and Maggie stay provided that we were on our best behaviour, which we naturally were...

It was a bit weird having to put up with other dogs guarding the bar though as that's my job at home, and at The Old Mill there was 2 Chocolate and 1 Black Labradors on patrol. Julie thought that they were very well behaved and has invited them to come and stay with us if ever they come to Wales.

We also went to the beach whilst we were there and had a run around which was the best fun ever. It's a shame that the beach at the sea wall in Redwick isn't quite so nice.

I Love a Parade!

Some time ago James showed me a video clip on "You Tube" of a Westie Parade in America, which apart from the fact that they were all dressed up in ridiculous santa suits was quite spectacular. My good friends Angus and Ross (that are nearly as big as me now, although not quite as smart), managed to persuade Chino that they would like to have their own parade right here in Magor Square and so it looks as if we will. We already have our own Sgt Maj Bob to make sure we all keep in step, so as soon as I know the date I will let you all know.

P.S. Note that it is a Westie Parade and not a Scottie Parade...

Pumpkin Competition

Well, the Pumpkins that attacked me and Maggie in the car looked a bit different last night after the staff had set about them with knives and fancy decorations. Last years entries were all fantastic, but this year they took it even more seriously and there were some very strong challenges to Fiona's Pumpkin Crown!

1st Place - Fiona Neil (Haunted House)

2nd Place - Josh Cox (Devil)

3rd Place - Emily (Werewolf)

Plus some more very scary pictures...