Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone. Normally on Sundays we do beginnings, but I thought something Irish would be good today. But in all my writing – the #ChetandBernie series and the rest – nothing Irish came to mind! What a dreadful long-lasting lapse! But at least there are a few Irish names, such as Trimble. Here’s Mayor Trimble in A Fistful of Collars – on digital sale for $1.99 btw.

“This must be Chet,” said Mayor Trimble. “What a handsome dog!” The mayor turned out to be a round little guy with more than one chin, very big ears and a string tie. In short, what wasn’t to like? “Happen to have some nice rawhide chews,” he said. “Can he have one?”