Just back from Spain, my wife has decided that a new dog will give the old one a new lease of life

It’s 40C, I have to do pilates and my wife wants me to take her shopping. Isn’t this meant to be a holiday?

Even as we arrive at Gatwick it’s clear all is not well – and my wife doesn’t feel my attitude is helping much either

The standoff between the crow and our cat could have ended bloodily. Lucky I was there to stop it …

Irregular bleeps have been driving me to distraction for months. And yes, it really was that simple to fix …

I pulsate with anxiety as the train manager approaches, while my wife calmly reads her book

The cat refuses to eat the new cat food, but the dog and the tortoise wouldn’t eat anything else

My siblings’ visit reminds me how tricky Britain can be for Americans – particularly our house, with its incontinent dog, tricky loo and sticky front door lock

Once again, I perform the collapsing deckchair trick in the garden. The dog also appears to have lost its legs

We hoped a studio filled with vintage equipment will create a more organic sound – but it just means my mistakes are harder to fix

Her choice of curtain rods are lengths of copper tubing, held in place with pipe fittings. So really she’s asking me to do some plumbing

At 5:30am, I graciously went downstairs to let the dog in. At least, I think I did?

My kids are all absent, but here’s a transatlantic phone call with my brother and our extremely deaf and elderly father to fill my Saturday afternoon

The band has every type of cock-up pretty much covered, but then things go from bad to worse

Invasive feline attention has left me seriously sleep-deprived, but I have appointments with Irish radio – and my wife’s diary

We’re having a weekend away in the countryside, and his behaviour is growing ever more worrying. What shall we do?

I like to play in the kitchen. But my audience isn’t buying it, including the cat

When does a good deal on a love seat become a bad one? When I realise I have to drive to Basingstoke and back to get it

We make a rare visit to London’s West End. What is even more exciting is that Mike the plumber is back to fix the central heating

The central heating is still kaput and now other appliances are getting in on the act. And my wife asks why I’m cross …