FROM CARS TO BEES AND ALL THINGS IN BETWEEN.

Whoops!!!!!!!!

SUNK ALL BECAUSE OF £2. In order to avoid the £2 fee at a nearby car park, a driver chose to leave his sports car on a public slipway.

But this plan badly backfired when the tide came in and started carrying his motor out to sea, as a watching policeman was powerless to help.- The Daily Mail (18/07/2011)

See, FaceBook isn't all bad .....

FACEBOOK PRANKSTER LEAVES GNOMES. Naughty gnomes in need of some manners are being mysteriously left on doorsteps in parts of Derbyshire in the hope they are given some lessons in "social etiquette".

The surprise deliveries have left people in Borrowash and Draycott baffled, with the only clue to who is behind the pranks coming in the form of another garden ornament called Freddie Fisher.

Freddie has set up a page on social networking site Facebook, leaving clues to his true identity and letting people know when he has made deliveries in the dead of night. - Derby Telegraph (18/07/2011)

Another mystery ...... Why would anyone want to steal all these door knockers? I can't help but think this may be a good plot for one of Dorte's wonderful stories. (Click HERE to follow her last one).

THIEF JAILED AFTER STEALING 100 DOOR KNOCKERS. A thief who stole more than 100 door knockers has finally been locked up.

Neville Watson was given a chance to keep his freedom earlier this year after the bizarre stealing spree.

But just hours after getting a community order he was back to his thieving ways - this time on his own street. - The Chronicle (19/07/2011)

Reminds me of my in-law's dog Ellie who also started life as a police dog but failed her training when the vet found her to be 'totally lacking any intelligence'.

VEGAS RETIRES. A police dog that is scared of children and too timid to bite has been retired from Northumbria Police's dog training section.

Northumbria Police stopped trying to train Vegas when it became clear she was too "hesitant and tentative".

Police dogs are expected to track criminals and missing people, ignore loud noise and bark or bite on command.

Vegas is frightened of noise and does not get on well with other dogs, the force said. - BBC News (20/07/2011)

Queen Elizabeth - The Doll

Queen Elizabeth - As she was aged 2.


A 1920s doll modelled on the Queen as a child, but never mass-produced, is to be so sold at a Birmingham fair. It is said the Royal family did not endorse the doll because it was "too chubby". The Telegraph (21/07/2011)

And now for the  ..........

Scary picture of the week.

LO KNGJIANG COMPETES IN BEE BEARDING CONTEST. - The Guardian (18/07/2011.)Click on article link for more photos.

PLEASE NOTE : Wherever possible I will endeavour to bring you the links to articles I have used in my Media Monday posts but this is not always possible.