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Sorry to be a party pooper, but lilies are toxic if dogs or cats eat them. Sweet as Benji the Bichon Frise looks in Silly Pet Selfie on June 1, I couldn’t raise a smile.

Please let his mum know so she keeps him away from them.

Jan Kiff in Sutton, Surrey

Ed: Good public service warning there, Jan.

I really felt for pen pushers after reading your column about burnt-out Brits working from bed on Monday May 31. How they have suffered over this pandemic.

As a plumber, I’ve had it easy lazing under sink units and baths, and having a great time climbing through lofts and under floors. I don’t think I could do their job without getting serious injuries.

In fact I have just stubbed the end of my finger typing this.

Denis Jones, North London

Ed: Do I detect a note of insincerity, Denis? Saying that, at least you’re getting a sun tan hanging from those gutters out there while poor pen pushers probably have vitamin D deficiency and rickets.

Love hearing about The Dark Lord. I remember that time well when my daughters were teenagers.

Fortunately they are now married with children of their own, so it’s payback time for them. But they have also become my best friends.

Janice Duffield, Norfolk.

Ed: I told The Dark Lordette the facts of life when she was about six – and I gave it to her straight. She went quiet, then eventually said: “That’s disgusting. I’m never doing that.” So I may never get my payback time, Janice.