Warning, says the sign - dog br bites first, asks questions later br but now the cat rules OK, br runs ahead through the green barn door br into Dad's home within a home. br br A horizontal rainbow of a hundred screwdrivers, br wait to serve, pliers perched above like birds br and Father's scythe, by Time forgotten, br broods high up on a rafter. br br A blue sea of plastic washes up br against a contour map of rusted metal sheeting. br A kitchen chair hovers like a satellite br over a mound of memories and hopes, br old dark wardrobes, doors closed on empty spaces br or filled with mini-skirts and kipper ties, br a vaccuum flask remembering br picnics in the Hollow, br bikes, his, hers and Baby's br waiting for Goldilocks to take them for a spin. br br The vast space below the roof, br home to swallows in the spring, br and down here among the bric-a-brac and DIY br the mice must dodge the yellow eyes of Mag. br She's purring on Dad's chair br beside the iron stove, where br the TV's ready, poised like Dad br to witness Man. United's victory.