Morning all.



Just in for a short time again today.



Most obvious one - HARVEST FOR THE WORLD - Duran Duran

HARVEST MOON - Neil Young, or (Preferably) Blue Oyster Cult



Of course, anything by Barclay James Harvest

FIELDS OF GOLD - Sting

Awwwwwww Alex - I was going to post something deep and meaningful then read the words "Duran Duran" and am now all a-flutter!



Simon, Nic and I saw Paul Weller at V last month and he was absolutely blimmin' amazing! I had the utmost respect for the fella before he took to the stage but (a) after seeing him and (b) the fact that he suggested brothers and sisters in the audience stop throwing missiles/bottles and spoiling it for everyone else, he went up to 11 (Spinal Tap ref!) in my estimation.



Do you think he'll do a live version of You Do Something To Me? THat song just makes me quake every time I hear it (and yes, it stopped us both in our tracks at V and we had a smoochy dance to it amongst all the chaos and mayhem of the festival!)





Other harvest related songs?



Something by Barclay James Harvest or maybe even a bit of Korn!!?!?



Back later.



Deevs



x

DON'T FEAR TEH REAPER - Blue Oyster Cult

Alex - I loathe that Sting song with a passion. Sorry! x

Morning All



Sorry Simon - I consider myself duly told off. And many thanks for the mensh yesterday.



How about



HARVEST FOR THE WORLD by the Isley Brothers.



Deebee X

TURN, TURN, TURN (TO EVERYTHING, THERE IS A SEASON) - The Byrds or Judy Collins

#6 Deevskibooo, I can understand that.



It is one of those marmite songs I think.

Morning Everyone.



I was also going to suggest HARVEST FOR THE WORLD but prefer THE CHRISTIANS.



Then there's always THE WURZELS COMBINE HARVESTER!



Cheers...



BP

Anyfink by Frank Ifield!?



x

morning all :-)



'harvest' Neil Young

'harvest home' Big Country

and a seconf for DB



The Isley Brothers 'harvest for the world'

Morning all



#9 I like the Sting version Alex - but then again, I like Marmite too! So, I'll just second this choice (mine never get chosen anyway :( )



Well done to everyone who got mentions yesterday.



Simon, it was good to hear Bill Bailey, but I hope you didn't catch his cold!



Tortie x

anything by BREAD....given a choice 'everything I own'

Sorry, Deebee - how's your Mum today?

'all on a misty morning' Paul Weller....seasons of mist and mellow fruitfulness......

Morning Simon and fellow poppets!



Good to know you read our musings, banter and bon mots, Simon and thank you for explaining the mention selection process. We will be patient and await our turn which will come one day.



A forward request for an ARF - please please play "Twilight" for our very own Tooth Fairy and in memory of Mike Edwards. I look askance at all hay bales now - they seemed so innocent before but are now somewhat sinister.



Anyhoo, to todays choice:



Jammin' - Bob Marley



(Well, we made tons of jam at the weekend from our plum harvest so it does kinda fit)



Alex-Girl



PS Deevs - I am with you on Fields of Gold but the Eva Cassidy version is good.

Good Morning Each! So, songs for the harvest, eh? Hows about...



'Gathering Time' by Black Uhuru



'You'll Always Reap What You Sow' by The Stranglers



'Reap What You Sow' by Geno Washington



'Reaping The Rich Harvest' by The Icicle Works



'Harvest Moon' by Runrig



'Shadow On A Harvest Moon' by Everything But The Girl



'Shine On Harvest Moon' by The Inkspots.





Yesterday evening i told that I intend to betray a long standing confidence, here on this blog. Suffice to say, that a very, very famous celebrity (not Simon), imparted a secret of the highest order to me. A secret I have kept solemnly for the best part of thirty five or so years, and which I shall divest myself of later today. This as a direct result of the aforementioned celebrity betraying me, and certain friends of mine. I hope that celebrity is reading this, and is quaking in their boots. The secret is coming out, and anything Wayne Rooney may have wanted covering up, pales in comparison. I will give it a short while further, before I divulge what I know. The celebrity in question may want to avoid this unnecessary embarrassment, by contacting me. The damage could still be repaired. Watch this space.

'last day of summer' Kirsty MacColl

#14 The mensh is yours - I had one yesterday.



#17 Bit of a rough night again - she finds it very hard to get comfortable in bed. I really feel for her, but it's a slow healing process. And for goodness sake, please don't apologise! I don't want to fill the blog up with my family problems.

Hopefully to make people smile -



WHEATUS - TEENAGE DIRTBAG !



BP

Morning all, hope we're all well. As some of the more obvious songs have been bagged I thought

I'd go with some more 'tenious' tunes. So here's hoping ... !



OUT IN THE FIELDS - GARY MOORE AND PHIL LYNOTT



SCARECROW SONG - LINDISFARNE



AUTUMN GIRL SOUP - KIRSTY MACCOLL



COME SEPTEMBER - NATALIE IMBRUGLIA



I AM A CIDER DRINKER - THE WURZELS



Later all.



G_C

#24 You definitely deserve the HOIB for that last one, Glenn.



For people who suffer from hayfever/asthma at harvesttime:



WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS by Green Day.



Deebee X

Morning All,



'Reap the Wild Wind' Ultervox



Have a good day everybody

My U2 offering for the day "Cedars of Lebanon", but would be great to hear "Harvest for the World" by The Christians as mentioned by several esteemed bloggers already.



Apparently bloggers is not yet in my on line dictionary as it wants to spell check it every time I write it! What's that all about?

#27 If it doesn't like 'bloggers', Simon, what's it going to make of some of our other splednid words?!

Perfect Day - Lou Reed



you got to reap what you sow ....



x

# 25 What can I say Deebee, it's me roots!

Harvest Song - Anthony Brown



Fields of Barley - Sting/Eva Cassidy



anything by Barclay James HARVEST!



John Barleycorn by Traffic [or Steeleye Span]



Harvest Song by Opeth



Autumn: Harvest Song by Johnny Collins



Harvest Song by Tom Harell



Harvest Moon by Cassandra Wilson



King Harvest (Has Surely Come) - The Band (The Band 12 of 12)



Harvest Time by Don Carlos



Shine On Harvest Moon by Laurel & Hardy



Harvest by Clinic



End of the Harvest by Neurosis



The Harvest by Sonata Arctica



Harvest Of Sorrow by Blind Guardian



This Ending by Dead Harvest



Bringing in the sheaves by Chuck Wagon Gang



Popcorn by Hot Butter



WURZELS!!

and a soulie one...



'apples, peaches, pumpkin pie' Jay and the Techniques

Morning All,



Deebee, Simon must have read your post yesterday!! It's nice to know he cares.



Well, hopefully Philippa didn't choose this one! (are you sure Philippa is not a nom de plume for CDF?)



CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' by THE MAMAS AND PAPA'S (...all the leaves are brown etc)



Toodle pip for now!





Mcw x

Morning Everyone and, of course, Simon and The Team



Just a quickie today - very busy with a building survey - blimmin' 2 hours of dictation - it'll take me all day :(



Anyhoo, no time to catch up with happenings from yesterday or indeed this morning. I hope all's well with everyone {HUGS} to those that need them.



THREE WORD TUESDAY:-



TEN MINUTE MILES - v chuffed - did 4.5 miles in 45 mins last night - not bad for an old duffer who just took up running in January.



Fingets crossed I can poop by later.



A very smiley GailyB x

Whoopee - just realised it's actually Wednesday today so please swap Wednesday with Tuesday in previous comment.



GailyB who really does have her head down and is working hard

PS Our poor farmers have faced a difficult harvest this year, with very adverse weather. Saw a combine out in the field yesterday, normally harvest is all done and dusted here by the end of July. So I'd also like to request:



CRUEL SUMMER by BANANARAMA



for all the farmers!

Simon & team - thanks and Hi to fellow bloggers





Woohoo - a veritable cascade of tune suggestions above!



I shall just request one of my favourite ULTRAVOX tracks REAP THE WILD WIND



but in the unlikely event of it being played, please 'no names no pack drill'



xx

#37 Katy - change your name to 'Tortie' then you'll have no chance of being mentioned! : )

Pooping in, as you do!



Thanks Alex, I live in hope! Actually, I did live in Hope (North Wales)for a short while.



Everyone, Hi to all of you.



Simon, howzabout "Windmills of my mind?"



Or Les moulins de mon coeur, if you are feeling a bit more... Ooh la la!



Paul, I think you have given 'said' celeb enough warning, now spill. I need to get on with stuff!



Multo cheerios.



MTF.xx

Multo = multi of course!!!

A quick in and out ...



CORNFLAKE GIRL - TORI AMOS



I'm gone ... !

Morning all



I am seconding Billie Pepper's suggestion, as I requested this the other week for different reasons, but love this jump about toon.....



Also, GailyB - please can you give a run down of your training plan, just briefly as don't want to clog the blog....but need a starter for 10. And seriously well done!!!! Wow!



Finally, sorry, but can't stand Paul Weller! Used to like his earlier stuff, but now he's trying too hard and his voice annoys me....probably goes back to a concert I went to a number of years ago when he started out doing solo stuff, came on, played all his new stuff which noone knew at that time, never said one word to the audience and then left....sorry Paul, but I came for old and new and a bit of banter!



dreamer

Hi Glenn, just pooped down to Devon first thing this morning. Its still there.



Actually, it was glorious.



MTF.xx

#33 Indeed, MCW! I'm feeling slightly shamefaced this morning, but it was a fair assumption. Mr Bee regularly get our children's ages wrong.



#34 Well done Gaily. I'm very impressed. I haven't been swimming for a couple of weeks, so no doubt I'll be struggling a bit when I go back.



#38 Have patience hun - have you read Simon's blog this morning? You're time will come, I'm sure. In the mean time, here's a (((hug)))

Having a breather for a couple of mins - just had a flashback to when dear old Tel was on the breakfast show and he had correspondence from the Bushes, Tudor and Henrietta - well it has given me a little giggle as I type about a Tudor chimneystack.



Sorry, I seem to have hit post comment without actually commenting.



Hoping to get the #50 - it'd be the highlight of my day so far.



GailyB - returning to the grindstone. X

Earlier this morning, following on from a declaration I made last night, I issued an ultimatum to a well known celebrity, warning that if he didn't alter the course his actions seemed to be taking, then I would have no choice but to betray a confidence that the said celebrity shared with myself and other selected like minded people. In order to stop my revelations, all the celebrity had to do, was to undertake to abandon the course he had set out upon. I have to tell you, no such undertaking has been received.



Therefore, it seems that the time has come. It is with a heavy heart that I now do what I must do.



A tale to tell.



In 1978(ish) I parted with the sum of 75p(ish), and in return was granted LIFETIME membership of an exclusive club. It seems that this was just weasel words, in order to dupe me out of my hard earned cash, as that club has now been wound up, and is to be replaced with a website. I ask you, a website.



Dennis The Menace (for it was he) promised a lifetime of secret club greetings, and a positive gamut of secret codes, that could only be discerned by fellow club members, armed with the knowledge of what the wearing of the club badges meant, when worn in different formations. messages such as 'I haven't done my homework' could be secretly passed to fellow members, simply by positioning the hairy Gnasher badge, and the tin Dennis badge in differing areas of your clothing.



However, the biggest secret of all was the secret club greeting, which up until today, I have NEVER divested to anyone that wasn't a Dennis The Menace Fan Club member. Occasionally, over the years some folk have tried to get me to offer up this secret, and I have had the pleasure of leading them up the garden path by telling them that the secret club greeting, only to be used when greeting a fellow member, and only then if not within earshot of a non clubbie, was in fact 'G-hello!' This, however, it is not.



It pains me enormously to now tell what the secret club greeting is, but as our hero has now chosen to callously cast us all aside, with no regard to our feelings, and not a smidgen of respect for our 75p's, I see no point in keeping up the defence of a secret for a club which has been so viciously dismantled.



The club greeting was an acronym, of the words Dennis Is Never Good. (DING) The correct response was to use another acronym, DONG. (Dennis Owns Naughty Gnasher.)



That is it. It may not seem very much, but to me and fellow club members, it is as a dagger to the heart. In the final outcome, it seems we were all menaced. Menaced most severely, by the Master!

Well Paul, I think you have dashed any chances of a refund now!



MTF.xx

Dreamur - it's very simple really - I started walking a couple of years ago but decided I wanted to give running a go so I've been running on a Tuesday with a running club since January. In the winter, we do about 4.5 to 5 miles round the streets and in the summer, we do about 6 miles off-road. I've also been getting in a shorter run myself - I have two routes one of 3 miles one of 2. I run the 2 miles as fast as I possibly can (usually on a Friday with Simon and the ARFers in tow). I've been watching what I'm eating and I think losing a bit of weight has also helped my speed increase. if you want to discuss it a bit more, I'm on bloggers' FB - I'm very easy to find.



GailyB who has taken her foot off the gas a bit as my boss has said there's no rush on this job - phew!



PS (a gait analysis is helpful as the right footwear is essential.) Also, apologoes for being a blog clogger :-)

Me???

Anyroad up, the oldest of oldies....



'Digging My Potatoes' by Washboard Sam.

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# 43 Thanks for the update MTF, glad to hear that everything is still ship shape. To be honest I've been so busy recently that I've not had a chance to get homesick yet. Although I must say I haven't yet found a decent pasty up here anywhere. It's all flaky pastry and pureed veg and mincemeat :-(

And no clotted cream ...

Paul,



I understand your pain. At the age of 5, I joined the Tufty Club. My father warned me about this, sharing his own experience of being an Ovalteeny (sp?), silver grade no less. That faded into nothing and turned him forever from joining any club or society. I learned the lesson the hard way as Tufty was thrust aside to make way for the Green Cross Code Man and the Club just vanished. I think of Tufty every time I cross the road and have been known to wish the pesky squirrel under the wheels of a bus (which go round and round).



You have made your voice heard and I hope that Dennis now realises the impact of his actions.



Hold you head high - you have nothing to be ashamed of in sharing that secret.



Alex-Girl



PS Well done on the 50 Gaily!

PPS Three Word Wednesday - Ding Dong Dennis!

!!50 Well done Gaily 50!!

#54 Be thankful Glenn - clotted cream on a pureed veg and mincemeat pasty is revolting.

Glenn, if you are not that far from the Lancashire border (?) you might be able to acquire Hollands pies. Very popular amongst certain CLP bloggers!



Alex, was that a challenge?



I think it sounds quite nice!



MTF.xx

# 57 Very true Alex_Girl, but on a PROPER pasty, mmm yummy!



8-d

#58 MTF we stayed overnight at an hotel near Manchester Airport and there were some people there who were shooting an advert for Hollands Pies - I'd never heard of them, but apparently it (the advert) has something to do with the 50th anniversary of Corrie!

I'd never heard of them either Tortie. But one of our fellow bloggers has them shipped down to Brizzle, so they must be good!



MTF.xx

Just next door in Cheshire MTF, I'll have to go on a pie scouting mission!

Three word Wednesday - SPEED AWARENESS COURSE

The clue was in your blog name Glenn, lol.



MTF.xx

Alex H.... Ouch!



MTF.xx

i going to go 4 ""patches by clarance carter"" 4 the harvest song

# 64 Doh!

HEY!



#42 Thanks dreamurdream.



#58 #60 Hollands Pies (other pies etc.) are delic! They can be bought in supermarkets. But better still are their Puddings. Delicious S&K in Suet Pastry.



Another suggestion. The lanes are full of them so why not



BLACKBERRY WAY - The Move?



BP

I'll second #26...



Ultravox - Reap The Wild Wind



And raise you a....



R.E.M. - West Of The Fields (Bet Simon doesn't play that).



And that Sting song is horrible. That's something you use to clear the room at a wedding when you want the guests to go home ;-)



Paul Weller is superb and a member of the Brit club along with Billy Bragg, Noel Gallagher, Elvis Costello, Kate Bush, and a multitude of others. Class.



Three word Wednesday..........Smelly cheese alert!!



Carry on.

Thank you Unc.



Lunch time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



x

'Lucille' Kenny Rogers...not getting the crop home for harvest

Deebee - Just pooping by to say, I got your text - v busy at work today. Yep I saw it and chuckled. Will try to FB later.



GailyB

Simon,



Much respect for top man Mr Weller. He was fab at V - much better than watered down pretenders K.O.L and Kasabian.





Nic

#58 - Nope, no challenge!! Next time I am in the West Country, I will try the combo with a proper pasty!!

No Alex, I thought someone may have challenged you to it, as it sounded like you had already tried it.



Methinks that it would work better with a fruit based pasty :)



Unless Glenn knows better of course!



MTF.xx

#75 unless, of course, AG has something to tell us, something that would result in a lady having strange tastes in food?



GailyB *head still down and nearly half way through the tape*

#75 & #76 - nothing to tell, honest! Haven't tried it but it does sound revolting! A scoop of clotted cream on top of a vanilla ice cream cone - now that works!!



Can't seem to get myself going today - tons to do and I am just dabbling round the edges of it all.



Wanders off to look for some focus..............

# 75 Something my gran used to do, clotted cream on a pasty, and from what I remember it was rather nice (although that could just be my rose tinted fond childhood memory glasses kicking in!)

# 77 And yes Alex_Girl, clotted cream on vanilla ice cream is a real treat 8-)

Oh, and at the risk of a hat, hows about ...



COUNTRY HOUSE - DAMON 'ALBRAN' (and the other Blur boys of course)

Dreamer - have had notification of the request, will accept soonly. No access to fb at work :( Running clubs are great if you struggle to get out on your own. I lacked confidence to go on my own but that has improved too. Good luck my lovely. x

Glenn, at least its not corny.



Right, back down to Devon again.



Any requests?





Keep smiling.



MTF.xx

3 word Wednesday....



Delivering dazzling dentures!



MTF.xx

I've just seen this year's Strictly line-up. Blimey O'Reilly.... They must be 'aving a laff. On the plus side, I should be "allowed" to watch it this year. Mr Bee has a thing about Felicity Kendall.

looking forward to Paul Weller tonight, saw him in Sherwood Forest last summer, he did songs from his Jam and Style Coucil days which went down really well, also his more recent solo songs...top night



....the guy's who dressed and had their hair like him were a little creepy though....

My 3 word Wednesday ......



Bored To Tears!



x

PSL - if you thought the Paul Weller looylikeeees were a but creep, you want to try a Marilyn Manson gig! Some sights to behold, and not all in a good way I can tell you!



Dead funny tho!



x

But creep!?!?!!?



I'm outta here before I do anymore damage ........



x

#88 Oooh-err Missus!



I second your 3 word Wednesday.........



Paul, if you are about - there is a Have Your Say on the Beano Club etc. You are not the only disgruntled member and nor were you the first to reveal the secret greeting!!

#87 went to the Sex Pistols gig at Hammersmith Apollo sept 08 and the crowd were possibly up there with your MM crowd!

Three word Wednesday....



Sneaked back home!



MTF.xx

So, to reiterate my post 83....



No-one wants teeth!!



MTF.xx

So, gardening clothes on, off to trim some bushes back at the lab.



A spot of foraging might well take place too.



MTF.xx

#84 Deebee - re. SCD - why are they 'avin a laff'? Just curious



:^)

MTF - a rare evening off?

#93 Forage on, Macduff! Have discovered a quiet passion for it myself. There is a crab apple tree down our lane at the bolthole and I am keeping my beady eye on it's ripening status!!



Right, have actually managed to complete 2 templates and a process map, despite my lack of get up and go, so now it is nearly time to, well, get up and go! Home to see what the builders have destructed today.



Have a good evening everyone!



Alex-Girl

Hello SomeonefromtheBlog! Your cheeky :^) has given you away!! I won't tell.........

#pedant corner*





Stray apostrophe heaven in here today -



:^)

Thought you might like this...



With all the new technology regarding fertility recently, a 65 year old friend of mine was able to give birth. When she was discharged from hospital and went home, I went to visit her.



"May I see the new baby?" I asked.



"Not yet." She said, "I'll make coffee and we can chat for a while first."



Thirty minutes had passed, and I asked, "May I see the baby now?"



"No, not yet." She said.



After another few minutes had elapsed, I asked again, "May I see the baby now?"



"No, not yet" replied my friend.



Growing very impatient, I asked, "Well, when can I see the baby?"



"WHEN HE CRIES!" she told me.



"WHEN HE CRIES?" I demanded, "Why do I have to wait until he CRIES?"



"BECAUSE I FORGOT WHERE I PUT HIM, OK?!!"





...O.K. I'll get my coat(if I can remember where I put it!)

Oh bums!! Missed the century!