Ruminations of Bing

Born in London NW8 and now living towards the end of the red underground line in `Lowtown’, he trained in Birmingham as an actor and singer, later enjoying several years in the professional theatre, both in the provinces and in London’s West End. A lifetime’s love of classical music eventually found him at the old store in Oxford Street at HMV. Computers were still in their infancy, therefore an encyclopaedic knowledge of recordings was a must. Other jobs have followed and the need to write/scribble has always been there. Oh to be organized!

I first met Bing through his Facebook blogs, and the relaxed and humorous exchanges between him and Tim are little gems. Then really encapsulate the way one imagines a dog's mind would work; Loved this gentle book. Bing's blogs have lifted me during many a down day - he has a delightfully quirky way of looking at the world which cheers me up, however low I am feeling. Now he's in a book so hurrah and such like; A sheer delight. Full of whimsical humour - a book that adults and children will wallow in; Reading about Bing and his two legged companion calms my soul and tickles my funny bone; If you want to be transported for a while into another world then this is the book for you. A sheer delight!

• Introduction; There You Go, Bing; Found and Hounded Out and About; It's That Time of Year Again; A Job Well Done; Times Marches On; Christmas; A Christmas Carol; Just One More Stroll; April Blooming Showers; Spotting the Eyes and Crossing the Teas; Seeing and Getting the Point; Spring; Orchestrated Manoeuvres in the Bark; Henrys and Georges and Such; Brexits and Exits; Somewhere in the Wood of Brent; Stopped for the Moment; Life From 1-6; For Those of You Watching in Black and White; The Thing Is, Ol Wrinkly Chops; The Art of Dozing; Thoughts From France; It's a Var, Var Better Place; Angela Lansbury Will Never Know; Birds of a Feather; From Green Baize to Greenwood; Monks Have Habits; Sunday Morning Guests; Now Where Was I?; My Particular Woad to Recovery; It's All About Whether the Weather is Whatever; Not Quite an O'Henry Tale; Food For Thought; Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind; Letting Sleeping Dogs?; Dairylea and Pineapple Poll; To Sleep, Perchance to Dream; Games Day; One Hundred Not Out; Pep Talks; The Missing Link; Now He Is Four; The Moving Pen Writes; Scents and Sensibility