It's all fenugreek to me
Greetings to all bloggers wherever you may be, a manic tail chasing day beckons. An ideal day would consist of calmly preparing for the show, reading the papers, listening to a few new albums, chortling at the latest bunch of confessions, a leisurely lunch with pudding and a stroll through a park. None of that will happen today. Full speed, full on, non stop. Breathless, I will stagger into Drivetime looking forward to a sit down. The most exciting thing will be repeating an interview I recorded with film director Ron Howard. I did one yesterday but it turned out later that nothing recorded. He has graciously agreed to do it all again. Same questions but in a different order I suspect.
Nigel is on today of course and while nothing could top the treacle sponge last week (apart from another one) he has promised something meaty in a spicy thing from abroad. I think that's right. More details to come.
And still on food matters, lets do HERBS and SPICES on the tunes today. Apparently fenugreek is a wonder. It is stuffed full of anti-virals and as such could fend off the colds and sneezes that attack at this time of year. Your curry has lots you know. Eat more, it could be a superfood. We salute the humble fenugreek and its brothers and sisters in the spice rack in song.
Have a cosy and gentle Thursday, see you after 5.
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At 09:29 20th Jan 2011, Julia43 wrote:Good Morning,
SPICE UP YOUR LIFE by The Spice Girls
LOVE GROWS WHERE MY ROSEMARY GOES
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At 09:30 20th Jan 2011, John B Good wrote:Morning Simon, team, NYM and blogtastic people,
SCARBOROUGH FAIR - SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
JBG
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At 09:31 20th Jan 2011, Julia43 wrote:...by Edison Lighthouuse (sorry - a bit too trigger happy!)
Have a good day.x
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At 09:32 20th Jan 2011, Julia43 wrote:Oh, and SCARBOROUGH FAIR by Simon & Garfunkel?
Off to Pilates now.
Laters!
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At 09:35 20th Jan 2011, elaine_mary wrote:Scarborough Fair by Simon & Garfunkle
Spice up Your Life by Spicegirls#
Mellow Yellow by Donovan
spice of life by Manhattan Transfer
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At 09:35 20th Jan 2011, Billie on the Blog wrote:Good Morning again
CINNAMON GIRL - Neil Young
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At 09:37 20th Jan 2011, Julia43 wrote:#2 Sorry JBG, didn't refresh. S & G are all yours mate.x
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At 09:37 20th Jan 2011, Posh Soul Lady wrote:'sitting on the dock of the BAY' Otis Redding
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At 09:40 20th Jan 2011, Posh Soul Lady wrote:'I can't get a hold of myself' Clifford Curry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cznrZgcC-nI
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At 09:40 20th Jan 2011, Irregular Blogger Andrew in Northumberland wrote:Morning blogjoggers
Ride on Thyme - Black Box
Have a good one.
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At 09:40 20th Jan 2011, Billie on the Blog wrote:HERBS & SPICES - Ziggy Marley
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At 09:41 20th Jan 2011, Katy Mac wrote:Hello Simon & Team and Lovely Blogchumsters
Have been distracted by news from Bristol - police have arrested someone for that murder.
#6 That's a cracking song Billie - I love it when Neil Young rocks with Crazy Horse. Must go and have a listen ...
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At 09:41 20th Jan 2011, John B Good wrote:#7 no worries, as we discussed yesterday, "mi casa es su casa".
JBG
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At 09:44 20th Jan 2011, Posh Soul Lady wrote:Toni Basil 'Mickey'
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At 09:45 20th Jan 2011, Billie on the Blog wrote:The Opening sequence to
THE HERBS CHILDREN'S PROGRAMME where he names all the herbs!
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At 09:45 20th Jan 2011, Katy Mac wrote:How's about ..
WHY THE BAY - RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
a double whammy and spoonerism to boot!
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At 09:47 20th Jan 2011, Billie on the Blog wrote:TOO OLD TO CUT THE MUSTARD ANY MORE - ROSEMARY!Clooney & Marlene Dietrich
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At 09:48 20th Jan 2011, Katy Mac wrote:PARSLEY DUTCHIE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE - MUSICAL YOUTH
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At 09:49 20th Jan 2011, Posh Soul Lady wrote:Labi Saffron 'something inside so strong'
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At 09:51 20th Jan 2011, Alex Heney wrote:Morning All,
SUGAR AND SPICE - Madness
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At 09:51 20th Jan 2011, Irregular Blogger Andrew in Northumberland wrote:Elton John - Sorrel Seems to the Hardest Word
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At 09:51 20th Jan 2011, Billie on the Blog wrote:JENNIFER JUNIPER - Donovan
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At 09:51 20th Jan 2011, John B Good wrote:SERGEANT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - BEATLES
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At 09:51 20th Jan 2011, Skeeve wrote:PEACHES & HERB - REUNITED
Anything by RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS. I'll go for AEROPLANE or UNDER THE BRIDGE.
TTFN.
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At 09:51 20th Jan 2011, Posh Soul Lady wrote:'push it' Salt n Pepa
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At 09:51 20th Jan 2011, Alex Heney wrote:THE SPICE OF LIFE - Everything But The Girl
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At 09:52 20th Jan 2011, Katy Mac wrote:Sensible suggestion:
SUGAR & SPICE - THE SEARCHERS 1963
factoid - written by Tony Hatch using the pseudonym Fred Nightingale.
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At 09:52 20th Jan 2011, Skeeve wrote:Sorry Katy - by the time I pressed return I missed your RHCP!! Pesky ringing phones...
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At 09:53 20th Jan 2011, Just Plain Alice wrote:Aahh fresh from my first mensh ever, of yesterday and I find that inspriration has deserted me.
Now I've got the spice girls twirling in my head...stop it now, there's not enough room, hahaha!
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At 09:54 20th Jan 2011, Alex Heney wrote:WILD MOUNTAIN THYME - Large numbers of folk artists have done this - e.g. Sandy Denny, but also Emmylou Harris, The Byrds, Mark Knopfler, etc.
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At 09:54 20th Jan 2011, Just Plain Alice wrote:I did of course mean...inspiration.
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At 09:55 20th Jan 2011, deliasmiff wrote:Hi everyone
Simon would you please play....
SUGAR AND SPICE by The Searchers
Thanks DeliaSmiff xx
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At 09:55 20th Jan 2011, Alex Heney wrote:ROSEMARY - Randy Newman
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At 09:55 20th Jan 2011, Alex Heney wrote:ROSEMARY Rose - The Kinks
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At 09:56 20th Jan 2011, deliasmiff wrote:Just noticed KatyMaty chose the same song as me while I was having a think! :o))
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At 09:56 20th Jan 2011, Billie on the Blog wrote:I've made 5 suggestions.
I'm going back to bed!
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At 09:57 20th Jan 2011, Alex Heney wrote:ONE MINT JULEP - Ray Charles
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At 09:58 20th Jan 2011, deliasmiff wrote:Just thought of another...
Cinnamon Girl ~ Neil Young
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At 09:59 20th Jan 2011, Posh Soul Lady wrote:'the girl from Ipadema' Heb Alpert
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At 09:59 20th Jan 2011, Posh Soul Lady wrote:'miss grace' The Tymes
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At 09:59 20th Jan 2011, John B Good wrote:THE THYMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN' = BOB DILLAN
Coat?! Door?!
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At 10:00 20th Jan 2011, Toots wrote:Good morning Everyone and, of course, Simon, The Team and The Very Nice Young Man :)
HUGE THANK YOU for the mensh last night - it's my first as Toots - made me smile. It was a share with the lovely Spartan 3 :)
Just pooping in before catching up - how's about something by
HERB ALPERT - Zorba the (Fenu)Greek
I have a feeling it may be too early for that kind of nonsense, so I'll be getting my coat ;)
Before I go, please may I have the thinking cap?
A very happy, smiley, GB ~ x
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At 10:01 20th Jan 2011, Posh Soul Lady wrote:ELP 'The Sage'
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At 10:02 20th Jan 2011, deliasmiff wrote:Haha... I like John B Good's Bob Dylan song!! :o))
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At 10:02 20th Jan 2011, Katy Mac wrote:KORMA CHAMELEON - CULTURE CLUB
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At 10:02 20th Jan 2011, Alex Heney wrote:MARTHA's FOOLISH GINGER - Tori Amos
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At 10:04 20th Jan 2011, Posh Soul Lady wrote:'cumin home' Tom Jones
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At 10:04 20th Jan 2011, John B Good wrote:Last one from me..
Drivetime herbs? Must be MINT CAR - THE CURE
Good day all
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At 10:06 20th Jan 2011, Just Plain Alice wrote:#42 Made me positively giddy Toots! Youngest son thought I'd finally lost my marbles, hehehe!
#36 Hope you're feeling OK Billie.
Off to do a bit more work.
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At 10:10 20th Jan 2011, Alex Heney wrote:FOR LIQUORICE JOHN - Procul Harum
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At 10:11 20th Jan 2011, Alex Heney wrote:MEAN MR MUSTARD - The Beatles
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At 10:12 20th Jan 2011, Posh Soul Lady wrote:'after the CLOVE has gone' Earth Wind and Fire
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At 10:13 20th Jan 2011, Katy Mac wrote:VINDALOO - FAT LES
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At 10:15 20th Jan 2011, Posh Soul Lady wrote:#53 love it!
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At 10:15 20th Jan 2011, Katy Mac wrote:For ALEX HENEY - 50th post in this blog
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At 10:17 20th Jan 2011, Katy Mac wrote:SAGE YOU DON'T MIND - COLIN BLUNSTONE
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At 10:18 20th Jan 2011, Katy Mac wrote:PAPPADOM PREACH - MADONNA
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At 10:18 20th Jan 2011, John B Good wrote:#45 and 53 - Katy , what are you on this morning?! Love it. I woke up having one of those "I can conquer the world" moods, so better get productive.
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At 10:19 20th Jan 2011, John B Good wrote:#57. LOL. Coffee at screen.
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At 10:33 20th Jan 2011, Skeeve wrote:Julian Lennon - SALTtwater
Craaaaaig David - What's Your FLAVA?
Terry Jacks - SEASONS In The Sun
Crowded House - Four SEASONS In One Day
Anything by the FOUR SEASONS.
ViSAGE - Fade To Grey
Time to do some work. Sorry if anyone beat me to them...
PS Katy - you're on fire. Keep it up!!!
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At 10:51 20th Jan 2011, Deebee wrote:Good Morning All
Bit late, and only time for a quickie as I'm doing an appraisal in a minute. I'll catch up later, but I suspect most of my suggestions have also been chosen by others, so I'll be asking to share again :o)
I've been tweeting in the loo again - here's some I did earlier:
MELLOW YELLOW by Donovan
SCARBOROUBH FAIR by Simon and Garfunkel
HOT HOT HOT by Buster Poindexter
SITTING ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY by Otis Reading
LOVE GROWS WHERE MY ROSEMARY GOES by Edison Lighthouse
SPICE UP YOUR LIFE by the Spice Girls
Must dash - laters...
Deebee X
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At 10:54 20th Jan 2011, Katy Mac wrote:ANISE SONG - JOHN DENVER
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At 10:55 20th Jan 2011, Ken wrote:Don't really do herbs and spices. Would third the request for Cinnamon Girl though - I've been whistling it since reading the suggestion this morning. I will be hated by the end of the day here in the office.
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At 10:57 20th Jan 2011, Toots wrote:Phew! Another marathon catch up.
Thank you one and all for the congrats from yesterday :) x I think you're right AG - Simon did seem to enjoy saying Toots Dubwaaaaah! I was going to change back to my original moniker but will keep with T~D for the time being, I think.
Spartan - I know what you mean - my GBs thought I'd lost the plot too - now they just look at me in that sad, pitying kind of way - it doesn't stop me dancing round the kitchen tho' :)
From yesterday's blog
Bids, Lovely Lady, you are always welcome here - great to see you pooping by yesterday.
MTF, I was bedding down our wee cutsie pie bunny last night, thinking of you and wondering about your absinthe. Glad you had a wonderful spring-like moment in the midst of the winter gloom. the days are definitely getting longer by a few minutes each week. Haven't noticed catkins / snowdrops yet but we're a bit further north than you so it may take a wee while longer, or perhaps I just need to open my eyes and see what's right in front of my nose :) x
Katy - loving your play on words today - v amusing.
Billie - Hope your ear is soon better.
WISDOM OF THE DAY
On hearing the elderGB shouting out this morning "Aftershave tastes disgusting!" and after having had a similar experience this week myself, I was inspired to share this little piece of wisdom with you. Both he and I have learned that you should really keep your mouth shut when spraying aftershave / perfume - yuk yuk yuk!!! spit. spit. spit!!! tastes horrid!
T~D xx
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At 11:04 20th Jan 2011, Tortie Cat wrote:Morning all
Too busy to make suggestions (again!)
Well done all menshees last night.
#64 - TD - definitely no snowdrops or catkins here yet - our bulbs are only just poking their heads through the (frozen) earth!
Tortie x
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At 11:05 20th Jan 2011, John B Good wrote:HOT STUFF - DONNA SUMMER
THE HEAT IS ON - GLENN FREY (would also have been good for Simon's boiler/heating theme before Xmas)
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At 11:08 20th Jan 2011, Toots wrote:Hey Tortie - I must go and have a look to see if any bulbs are poking through in my garden. The youngerGB's footie training was cancelled last night due to the ground being frozen.
JbG - Hope #3 manages to steer clear of the lurgy. Hope Mrs G doesn't succumb. :)
T~D
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At 11:11 20th Jan 2011, Brandon wrote:Morning All,
'Love Grows(Where My Rosemary Goes)' Edison Lighthouse
Hope a good day for one and all
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At 11:13 20th Jan 2011, Kev Williams wrote:Morning all.
My one and only post today - a week and a half to go-live so all hands to the pumps!
I have tweeted;
GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE THYME - CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD
PUSH IT - SALT N PEPA
T00 HOT - KOOL & THE GANG
and, HOIB candidate of the day...
RING OF FIRE - JOHNNY CASH (Well, someone had to!)
Cheers,
Kev
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At 11:14 20th Jan 2011, TwistyBass wrote:FOUR SEASONS IN ONE DAY - CROWDED HOUSE
SUGAR AND SPICE - SPLIT ENZ
ROCK IT (ROCKET) - HERBIE HANCOCK
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At 11:18 20th Jan 2011, John B Good wrote:Is it time to get silly yet? Katy seems to have started a while ago...
NUTMEG CITY LIMITS - IKE & TINA TURNER
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At 11:20 20th Jan 2011, Irregular Blogger Andrew in Northumberland wrote:Madonna - Salsify my Love
America - A Horseradish with no Name
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At 11:24 20th Jan 2011, John B Good wrote:FENNEL I BE FAMOUS? - BROS
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At 11:25 20th Jan 2011, Posh Soul Lady wrote:love the horseradish pun!
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At 11:27 20th Jan 2011, Toots wrote:Howzabout -
The Byrds - Turn, Turn, Turn - "To everything there is a season..."
T~D
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At 11:27 20th Jan 2011, Irregular Blogger Andrew in Northumberland wrote:Poco - Rose of Cinnamon
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At 11:29 20th Jan 2011, John B Good wrote:ONE DAY I'LL CARAWAY - RANDY CRAWFORD
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At 11:30 20th Jan 2011, John B Good wrote:CAYENNE YOU FEEL IT? - JACKSON 5
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At 11:30 20th Jan 2011, Alex_Girl wrote:Morning!!
How about:
PURPLE SAGE - Jimi Hendrix
Laters
A-G
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At 11:31 20th Jan 2011, John B Good wrote:Somebody stop me, please.
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At 11:31 20th Jan 2011, John B Good wrote:CHIVE TALKIN' - BEE GEES
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At 11:32 20th Jan 2011, John B Good wrote:BASIL BE THE DAY - BUDDY HOLLY
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At 11:33 20th Jan 2011, Irregular Blogger Andrew in Northumberland wrote:John - Chive Talkin'!
That deserves a hat at the very least. Brilliant.
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At 11:33 20th Jan 2011, John B Good wrote:ALOE - LIONEL RICHIE
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At 11:34 20th Jan 2011, John B Good wrote:SORREL SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD - ELTON JOHN
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At 11:35 20th Jan 2011, Irregular Blogger Andrew in Northumberland wrote:-85 - John, see post 21.
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At 11:38 20th Jan 2011, Toots wrote:JBG - have had a few tea on screen moments! Very good. Perhaps a wee bit too much time on your hands, tho'? ;)
T~D
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At 11:50 20th Jan 2011, John B Good wrote:#86 Andrew - ooops. Great minds. Not a chance it'll get chosen thoough!
#87 Toots - just having an extended coffee break!
Last one -
LOVAGE YOU IS SWEETER THAN EVER - FOUR TOPS
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At 11:56 20th Jan 2011, Simonward1964 wrote:Morning just catching up with you all.
How about a U2 suggestion "Wild Honey" springs to mind.
Herbidacious!
GB
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At 11:59 20th Jan 2011, Toots wrote:#88 - likewise - looks like it may spill over into lunchtime :)
Inspired by #88, how's about
Lucky Number - LENE LOVICH (LOVAGE)
T~D x
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At 11:59 20th Jan 2011, John B Good wrote:OREGANO GO MY WAY - LENNY KRAVITZ
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At 12:02 20th Jan 2011, Posh Soul Lady wrote:'hit me with your cinnamon stick' Ian Dury and the Blockheads
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At 12:05 20th Jan 2011, John B Good wrote:PAPRIKA - TOTO
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At 12:11 20th Jan 2011, Brandon wrote:'Thyme Is On My Side' Rolling Stones
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At 12:24 20th Jan 2011, Alex Heney wrote:#55, Thank you Katy.
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At 12:27 20th Jan 2011, Alison from Eastleigh wrote:Oh dear .. tons of punnage today
Please may I suggest Rocket Man by Elton John
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At 12:28 20th Jan 2011, Alison from Eastleigh wrote:Thyme After Thyme by Cyndi Lauper
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At 12:30 20th Jan 2011, Alison from Eastleigh wrote:See My Baby Chive by Wizzard
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At 12:31 20th Jan 2011, Katy Mac wrote:*laughing out loud *
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At 12:32 20th Jan 2011, Toots wrote:Is it still there for the taking?
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