I'm sure with my outspoken views about today's event hasn't made the most popular person on the blog but can I request:



I WANT YOUR LOVE by TRANSVISION VAMP

I'm signed in again but can I comment?

Hurrah!!



Thanks for the heads up Harry!



Blog back, bounce and all!



Back in a mo' with a Homework Sucks question which requires collective blog wisdom.....

Is there anybody out there? It sure is lonely in here!

Junior Poppet has been set history homework which has me stumped. The assignment:



Write about a building on the Royal Wedding procession route that was restored by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire of London.



I think either junior poppet wrote it down wrong or history teacher is a numpty because:



- Great Fire petered out at Fetter Lane which is Fleet St, Chancery Lane so did not reach that far west.

- a gust of wind did take flames to Westminster Abbey but the towers affected were restored by Hawksmoor, not Wren.

- Wren did restore the Palace of Whitehall after fire, but that was a fire of 1698, not 1666.



Any ideas?



A-G

hello all only 4 posts



my arf song



something about you-level 42

Hi All -



Poor Harry. I've felt very sorry for you on your lonesome all day.



You might get the ARFO as yours will have been the only suggestion!



Sorry Alex - can't help.

alex girl i think its st pauls cathederal



gazza

Hi Gazza -



Poor Harry's been locked in blogland all day and no-one could sign in to reach him.

#8. You would think so but St Pauls wasn't on the wedding route!

so billie and katy got married lol



i hear thay are going to called the duke and duchess of cambridge i thought deebee was already the duchess of cambridge lol



gazza x

From last night -



#174 Julia - A "Jacob's Join" is when people get together and each brings a dish they've prepared and they're all shared. Prob. doesn't happen these days with H&S.



#176 Katy - What a SPLENDID cake!

alex been on wikipedia 4 you does this help



St Benet Paul's Wharf

St Clement Eastcheap

St James Garlickhythe

St Margaret Lothbury

St Margaret Pattens

St Martin, Ludgate

St Mary Abchurch

St Mary Aldermary

St Michael, Cornhill

St Paul's Cathedral

St Peter upon Cornhill

St Stephen Walbrook



gazza x

Thanks Gazza - that's sweet of you. That's why I am stumped - none of Wrens churches were on the route. Think poppet must have written the question down wrong.

your welcome alex if you go on wikipedia you can click on the places it will have more info



gazza x

hi billie x

Thought it was you there, Harry! But not to be - this week anyway!

Now it lets me in!!!!



Shucks!



MTF.xx

I've been knocking but couldn't come in....................

Good Afternoon Each! Well, I am no Royalist particularly, but neither am I a Republican, subscribing, I suppose to the view espoused by Simon yesterday, that of 'Stephens Nose'. That said, I only caught snatches of todays ceremonies, and I must say that I found the whole thing delightful.As a nation, we do do do's, if you see what I mean, rather well I reckon. And the blogpoppets seem to have done rather well for the happy couple too, gifting them all we could, collectively, that being our blogspace for a bit. Congratulations to the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (is that right).

Poppets and Mr P are playing baseball, using plastic skittles as both bat and bases. Quite bonkers but they are having fun!! Bless.

I think Simon quite liked Julia!!



MTF.xx

i see rodger walters from pink floyd is on the show next weds

Evening all .. what a shame the blog hasn't been working today (again) ..



Echoing Paul's sentiments, watching the wonderful coverage on the BBC made me so proud .. no wonder other country's are so envious of our history and pageantry ..



BBQ stuff now washed up, garden cleared and we're sitting down after a lovely day, with no rain contrary to the weather reports ..



And I'm heading to London town tomorrow to see The Jersey Boys with my sister and niece .. it's a thank you present from my sister and a fantastic treat ..



See you tomorrow x

No rain here either.



Any more reports?



MTF.xx

A report. No rain here, either.

No rain in London either.



Poppets have crashed. Thank goodness. I have been introduced to Justin Bieber. Please. I keep trying to think of my love for David Cassidy so I can keep perspective.

Alex.....https://youtu.be/wJYSu2OVCGM





MTF.xx

Good evening,



Didn't get to listen to the show tonight. Went to (an any excuse to have) a party and had a grand time.



# 1 Harry, What's that saying attributed to Voltaire (I think)? Something along the lines of "I disagree with what you say but I will defend, to the death, your right to say it."



#5 Alex, I'm afraid I can't help either. Sorry.



#12 Billie, Thank you for clearing that up for me.



#20 Paul, what a lovely post.



#22 MTF, Was there another Julia on the show or does Simon not like me anymore?!



#24 Alison, Hope you enjoy the show!



Night night.x

not many posts today



billie and katy will be spending there first night together as a couple lol



it wasnt nice of the queen 2 strip deebee of the duchess of cambridge name to give it to katy and billies the duke lol

Gazza, you are incorrigible!!



What a wonderful day.



I might plan my next one along the same lines!!



MTF.xx

Hello All,



Rain here, but won't spoil a happy day (well I'm not going outside now!)

Its been such a happy day.



The blog can bounce as much as it likes!!! Frankly my dear....



MTF.xx

Is the blog bouncer having to work overtime because he got the morning off?



Won't change my cheeriness

Boing boing :)



MTF.xx

First one up this morning?





MTF.xx

Morning!



Beautiful day here.



Off to bolt hole with poppets for more estate agent shenanigans. Such fun.

Good Morning All



It's good to see the blog's all betterer. I missed you all yesterday.



I'm away with my church this weekend not far from one of Lord Ammo's favourite haunts in Suffolk. It's a gorgeous morning here. Don't think I'll be doing any paddling though - the sea looks a bit rough!



Gazza, thanks for the kind thought. Maybe I could be the dowager Duchess of Cambridge - on second thoughts though, that makes me sound rather old!



I probably won't be around much for the next couple of days as phone blogging can be a bit of a nightmare, so can I wish everybody a great weekend, whatever you're doing.



Deebee ~X~

Morning All,



A bright start here,



Hope its a good day for everybody

So much to do.



So little time!



So why am I here?



Just to say Hello and hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. If anyone fancies sending a bit of sunshine to Somerset, that would be most kind. Thank you.



MTF.xx

For some reaosn only just been allowed to sign in; hangover from yesterday?



So, a belated good day to you all.



#40 MTF - All is not right with the world if we have sun up here and you don't! If I can't send you some real sunshine can I send you a little of the metaphorical kind?



Hope today is bringing everyone great things.

Any kind is very kind Harry. Glad its nice with you, but hope its not affecting custom?



MTF.xx

MTF. I'll swap a bit of sunshine for an apple...



҈

Custom is just fine and well above average which is muchly needed :-)

Apple is on its way Paul.



Sunshine at last. Yippeeeee!



Better make the most of it. Well above average is good news Harry :)



Cheerio.



MTF.xx

Be not afeard. The isle is full of noises,

Sounds and sweet airs that give delight and hurt not.

Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments

Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices

That, if I then had waked after long sleep,

Will make me sleep again; and then, in dreaming,

The clouds methought would open, and show riches

Ready to drop upon me, that when I waked,

I cried to dream again.

Afternoon all from a sunny but very windy East Yorks.



#46 Harry is that 'Caliban' you are quoting from 'The Tempest' and if so, why?



Thoroughly enjoyed what I saw of the wedding - Mr T watched more than me, most of the time with a tear in his eye!



Simon, your evening walk sounds lovely; one of the few times (IMHO) when it would be nice to live in London!



Unfortunately, the ironing is now beconing, so I will love you and leave you, and hopefully get back on Monday!



Enjoy the rest of the weekend.



Tortie x

#47 Tortie, 'tis indeed Caliban. I was here in the blog on my own with no one to talk to so I just wrote the first thing that came into my head.



It is beautiful, is it not?



They do say the first sign of madness is talking to yourself :-)

I love it that no-one responded to #48, Harry.





Doh!

Mad indeed :-)

Morning all



Back in Eastleigh after my day out in the big city seeing Jersey Boys .. what a great show .. so many songs you know all the words too, but Frankie Valli's vocal range fat outstrips mine ..



Saw lots of red, white and blue too, especially along The Mall on our way back to Waterloo (cue another song) ..



And the very nice guard on the train upgraded us to First Class .. I definitely wouldn't pay the extra though ..



Planning on taking Mr from Eastleigh from a walk today, now that his dancing-related injury has finally mended, so catch up all later ..



Have a super Sunday (it is Sunday, isn't it? The days are all a bit of a blur)



xx

Good morning!



Lovely here in Kent this morning.



All went a it crazy yesterday. Left London at 11am and got to the cottage at 3.15. Normally takes 50 minutes. Car broke down - clutch went right on the dodgiest bit of the A21. Spent an hour and a quarter awaiting the man in the yellow van. He couldn't fix it so towed us to a petrol station just to get us off the road. Then he and Mr P went off to find us a hire car, leaving me and poppets behind. Mr P finally returned with a shiny (working) car and we made it to the cottage. Had to cancel the viewings we had, which was the main reason for coming down here. The poppets thought it all a big adventure!



Back to London later and then take poppets to Waterloo to head back to school. Will miss them.



Big thanks to Harry for the homework help!



Have a good Sunday everyone!



A-G

Good Morning one and all.



It appears that someone snatched April from under our noses. Shame really because I was really enjoying it.



So, white rabbits, pinch punch and any other tradition that I may have missed out!



Come on May, you've got a lot to live up to.



Off to pick a big bunch of Lily of the Valley. Now that 'is' traditional.



Happy Days.



MTF.xx

Hello Everybody,



A bit overcast here this morning, but still quite nice.



Hope it is a good day for one and all

Hi Everyone -



The sun is shining and the sky is blue but there's a fiercely cold blustery wind.

Nothing much to report. Mostly being lazy.



#52 Alex Sorry to hear about the car.



#46/#48 Harry - A composer from New Zealand called David Hamilton has written a beautiful setting of Caliban's words for mixed voice adult choirs - called "Caliban's Song". I can find references on Wiki etc but no link on UTube. Maybe you could find it somewhere else.



Have Nicetimes All.

#52 Alex-G, not sure I was much help really but I enjoyed reading up on Wren. Please remember to let me know how it turns out.



#55 Thanks for that, Billie. I'll try to find it.



I've been working in Tynemouth today and it's been great. I hope you've all had a good Sunday too.

It really has been cold here today in spite of the sun in the blue sky - The Wind is the problem. We've lit the burner already.



However, we're going to be Springy/Summery indoors. We're having Stuffed Marrow which is really a July meal when the Marrow is British. This is from Spain (I know -

shame! Bechod! But don't they say the plane was coming anyway?) and I'm going to keyboard some suitable music -



An apparently Ancient Cornish Folk Song called "May Day Carol" which is beautiful and then some Summery things - "Summertime", "A Summer Place", "The Summer Knows" etc.



There's a new Drama tonight - EXILE - John Simm & Jim Broadbent - looks good.



Have Nicetimes whatever you're all doing.



Love



BP

Evening all.



Have been out to buy new deckchairs, came back with everything but!!



Still, came back via Wimbleball lake which is looking worryingly low for so early on in the year, but is in such a beautiful setting.



Then on request, I was dropped off at the top of the Brendon Hills and followed a bit of the old mineral line, then took the leafy lanes back down towards Roadwater. The abundance of wild flowers was once more breathtaking and I did my best to capture their beauty on my camera. If help is available, they may be on fb later.



I have been looking forward to watching the Exile drama tonight, great line up Billie.



We are dining a la M&S tonight, it was a big mistake though going food shopping on an empty stomach! The fridge is full to bursting!



If the sun would just come out tomorrow, life would just about be perfect.



Well almost!!



And another Monday off, how lovely.



MTF.xx

Hello All,



A bit chilly compared to last week, but maybe we were spoilt.



Had a stroll around the local wildlife reserve, plenty to see even though the tide was out



All in all a lovely spring day



Hope the day has been good for everybody

Just off to work. Opened the curtains to see a fox being mobbed by a couple of magpies. I'm sure this sort of thing only happened in the countryside when I was a lad.

Good morning,



Bright and breezy here. First day this the weekend where we have no plans. I wonder what the day will bring?





#56 Harry, what's Tynemouth like?





#57 Billie, thanks for the reminder - had forgotten about marrow when planning our allotment.



#58 MTF, what a lovely post.



#59 Brandon, Yes, I think we have been spoilt with all the lovely sunshine lately.



#60 Paul, I saw a fox strolling down the street as we left a friend's house in urban Gravesend on friday and we seem to be getting more magpies by the day.



Going to hop off now before this jumping blog throws me on the floor.



Have a good day.x

Good morning one and all. Another beautiful sunny day here in Cumbria but the wind is quite cold.



#61 Julia - Tynemouth is a lovely little town with a ruined castle and a gorgeous beach. Like most British seaside towns though it has seen better days. I spent all day on the railway (metro) station: every week they have a flea market there but from May to October they hold a bi-monthly book fair on one of the platforms. There are always plenty of customers but I mainly go to buy; it's a good place to find decent stock at reasonable prices. I did well both buying and selling. Next one is on 3rd July.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiibBq4ssvs



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSwvtUPFd7Q&NR=1&feature=fvwp

Good Morning All!



And how lovely to be back, sun bronzed (despite the rain) and well rested. Back at work today so I can have a day off next Mon post Cambridge blog-meet. I'm the only one in on my corridor so will have to go searching for company. Looks like no problems arose in my absence which is always nice. Got my iPod (other music playing........) turned up loud and proud. The sun has chosen to hide today which is rather more considerate than the wasp that stung me on the finger at 7am yesterday. Ouchy. I don't react well to wasp stings - long story going back to my childhood which I have never forgiven my mother for, tho it wasn't really her fault ;-) - so not best pleased.



Anyhoo, best not ramble on. Hope all is well in blogpoppet land. look forward to catching up at long last. Fingets crossed work calms down now.



X

Morning all .. beautiful sunshine but the wind is blowing a right hooley .. my Wills and Kate bunting's in tatters now ..



Mr from Eastleigh is limping again this morning .. we enjoyed a picturesque walk along the South Downs Way which was very up, and very down .. breathtaking views to the soth coast made it worthwhile ..



Our target destination was Uppark (we have to aim for a tea shop, that's part of the deal), a National Trust property on the Hants/West Sussex border .. in 1989 it was entirely burnt out in a fire caused by a workman leaving his blowtorch on in the attic while he had a cuppa on the lawn .. 30 fire engines attended, and volunteers set up a human chain to remove portable treasures, while firemen worked in small groups removing larger and built-in items ..



The restoration is amazing, although they have left some of the battle scars in place ..



On the way back to the car we gathered some wild garlic to add to the mash we had with our toad-in-the hole .. rather yummy ..

Good Morning All



Weather here same as yesterday. What a Wind!



Enjoyed the posts from last night and this morning.



Have Nicetimes.

Morning everyone :o)



It's nice and warm and sunny here and no wind... for a change!

I'll sit out later, but am watching British Superbikes on TV at the mo!



xx

afternoon all nice day today shame i have 2 work i dont get may day off ;(

Good Afternoon All :)



Hope everyone has had a nice day/long weekend, working or otherwise.



I miss Lord Ammo :( Hope he enjoyed his wind-swept fish and chips though!



It's been a strange old day really (well a strange few days tbh) The Royal Wedding was lovely, but from another era :/ Today I got up (at 5 am!) to news of Osama Bin Laden's demise, nothing to say on that here. Had a nap and drank far too many caffeine filled energy drinks. I feel completely drained by the endless holidays. I miss writing my blog and working on my novel. I miss having even five minutes to myself during the day. Will catch up with Exile on iPlayer in the week. Loving The Walking Dead, even if last night's episode left me with tears in my eyes! Oh and Doctor Who completely messed with my head this week...



Roll on Tuesday!

Evening all.



Has anyone else been listening to Tony B's 1 Hit Wonders? Oh how cringeworthy some of the choons were and most seemed to come from the 80s, which makes it partly my fault LOL, but what fun. Almost made me forget there's no drivetime tonight ;-)



JW and Paul Simon coming up!



X

Hi All



I've had a great weekend away in sunny-but-windy Suffolk. We did some lovely walking, punctuated by cups of tea and ice cream (mint choc chip and clotted cream - yummy!). We spent an afternoon in Southwold, which has to be one of the most picturesque places in England, and sat on the green sampling some of the local tipple ;o) It's actually quite a special place for us - for those of you who know the story of our son, it sort of all started there. Then Mr B and I went to have a look at the harbour, as we've been thinking about taking the boat to Southwold. Unfortunately, it's quite a tricky entrance so you can only really do it in very calm conditions, and there are only a few visitors' moorings when you get inside. Still, maybe one day... On the way back to our base at Sizewell, we went to have a look at Walberswick, another very pretty village just across the harbour from Southwold but about 5 miles away by car. In the evenings we had a talent show (at which our GB shone with his rendition of 'Hey Jude'!), a quiz (which our team won, naturally) and karaoke, plus lots of eating and enjoying each other's company (no drinking unfortunately - nothing to do with our church, it was a rule of the conference centre). About 60 people went, ranging in age from 20 months to just short of 90. I'm now exhausted, and looking forward to going back to work for a rest.



~X~

Welcome "home" Deebee!



X

Just lost a long post in the ether, wonder if it will accept a short one?



MTF.xx

Howdy all!!



Glad your weekend was good Deebee. You were in my homeland. Happy holidays in Walberswick as a child. Glad you liked Southwold - mother in law lives in the vicinity and said it was a nightmare to be avoided over Easter.



Back to work tomorrow. Yuck.



Hoping car is fixed for Cambridge - cross fingers!!

Good evening,



Some really lovely posts today. It's so nice being able to glimpse at other peoples' lives on this 'ere blog!



Alison, Mr 39 (38 actually) is also limping a little again. Went over on his ankle down an unexpected step. Hope your Mr E's heals quickly.



Harry, What a great use for a station platform! Hope the trip proves to be profitable in the shop this week.



MTF, What's new?



Mo, Ouch - Hope the wasp sting doesn't prove to be too troublesome. Also hope being alone at work didn't make the day drag too much. I caught the last 7 or so songs on Tony Blackburn but didn't know what the chart was for. Seemed weird hearing "Do They Know It's Christmas" over May bank holiday.



Zoe, Hang on in there my lovely.xxx



Deebee, Your weekend sounds just wonderful.



Going to dash to finish off the leftovers from our BBQ with friends yesterday. Includes a lemon salad a la Jamie Oliver and cheesecake.



Billie, What's for dinner?

morning all finished work 4 the day



time 4 a moan now

that 1 hit wonder show is all wrong joan jett had another hit,owl city has a new one coming out,matt cardele has only been going 6 months,goomby dance band had another hit,x factor finilists have had songs out the last 3 years, charity songs shouldnt count it wasnt a true 1 hit wonder show



gazza

Good morning!



Gazza, I suspect it was on sales of records/cds/downloads. That would explain why Matt Cardle (who?) and 2 versions of Band Aid made it.



Harry, I learned something new this morning that you no doubt already know - VAT is applied to ebooks and not to printed books, one of the reasons ebooks can be more expensive. I have just converted back to the paper version! You would have been proud of me for being over on my luggage thanks to the 7 books I had packed (not to mention the 2 that I bought in the airport on the way out and the 1 that was in my hand baggage mid read ;-) )



Hope hobbling OHs get better soon.



Looking forward to the return of missing blogpoppets, the new blog and the return of Lord Ammo!



X

Good Morning All



Another gorgeous day here. Actually, as far as I'm concerned it can rain now if it likes. At least for the next few days - just as long as it's nice again for the weekend.



Alex, I didn't know you were a Suffolk girl. How lovely to have spent your holidays there - I'm sure you have some great memories.



Gazza ... and breathe ;o)



Back to work. 'See' you all on the new blog.



Deebee ~X~

Good Morning Everyone.



Same wind here again but bright and sunny.



I'm confused. Is Simon back today? I thought Gazza had said Richard A. was sitting in so that Simon can have his Bank Holiday Friday.



#74 Julia - You have started something. We don't have DINNER - we have SUPPER.

We used to have Dinner when we were at school - but that was at Lunch time. Now we have lunch and supper - don't know when or why we went posh! We never have TEA either - that could be because we don't have children?



What do others call their meals?



BTW - it was an upmarket Sausage & Mash & Tomatoes made like shepherd's pie in individual dishes and it was lovely.

Morning all, not quite as windy here today ..



#78 Your supper comment made me laugh .. my mum has got posh over the last couple of years, and started calling what we always knew as dinner, supper .. she also calls presents gifts now .. very Hyacinth Bucket :-)

#78 Simon tweeted yesterday that Drivetime is back today but I also recall hearing that Lord Ammo was off until Weds. Hmmmmmm.



Sunny here too but not nearly as warm as it was for me last week.



X

According to the Radio Times (other listings magazines also available) Simon is back today. Maybe Gazza just made a mistake.



~X~

morning all :-) nice to be back



I sent a text to TB on the one hit wonders show....he said 'psl is enjoying the show'...just for the record I said ' oh dear I realise why these were one hit wonders' :-S

#82 LOL I was listening but didn't hear that! Tbh I thought it may have been recorded. Oops!



X

it came just after 'the ketchup song'....I rest my case LOL

Morning All,



Busy, busy weekend, but very enjoyable. I now don't have a kitchen, two walls have been knocked down, dust everywhere! Mtf may have three wheels on her lawnmower, but I only have two rings on my hob! Can't wait for the new kitchen to be installed. A good excuse for a few dinners/suppers/lunches out!



Mo - glad you had a lovely holiday, all suntanned and rested up I hope!



Psl - Glad everything went ok, and I hope you are getting plenty of r & r. TB - don't you just love him? ;-)



Deebee- Suffolk is one of my favourite counties, and as you know, you are guaranteed to get the BEST fish and chips!



Gazza- I take it that you didn't like The One Hit Wonders Show?



Alex - sorry to hear about the 'adventure' you had with the car.



Now just as I post this, a new blog will appear as if just by magic!



Madchick x

Maybe he has forgotten to set the alarm ;-)



X

Alison, I have a wonderful mother-in-law who is very Hyacinth!

Good morning,



***BREAKING NEWS*** Gazza is right. The Good Lord's chair will, this evening, be occupied by the rather marvellous Mr Allinson. Can't help wondering - has it been planned for months or did someone listen to popular opinion?



PSL, Hope you are okay.x



#78 Posh Billie Pepper, LOL! Well my favourite meal is afternoon tea. Thank you to the Duchess of Devonshire for that.



#79 Alison, My favourite "mum" quote is when mine says "I never moan - I merely comment and make observations."



#85 MTF, Oh my word! Lots of take away menus to hand. Will be worth it all in the end.



Have a good day.x

Morning all



Very busy weekend as we organised a surprise party for the OH's birthday - the one where life begins allegedly! Haven't had time to catch up.



We then spent two hours cleaning up the cat's blood on sunday morning as she managed to lose a top tooth, sign of old age unfortunately, but she seems ok now.



Last minute revision for tax exam tomorrow, so I only pooped in quicly to say hello.



Cheers



A

Hi PSL -



You've been missed. Hope you're feeling OK.

Well done Gazza!



And from quite a way back - Alex G did you read "I Think I Love You". Would have helped you with the poppets Justin Bieber devotion ;-)



X

#89 What a busy blogger you are Andy. Good luck with the exam.



P.S. Did you spot my "deliberate" mistake? MTF = Chickster. Sorry ladies.xx

Morning All,



Hope you enjoyed your long weekend, whatever you got up to.



#85 - Madchick, my kitchen was in a similar state to yours a couple of weekends ago. Have to say that it has only progressed so far as freshly plastered walls and a lick of paint. Doesn't that dust get everywhere? No matter how much I try and clear it away, it reappears as if by magic. Hoepfully, the mucky stuff is out of the way now and I'll be able to get some semblance of tidyness, lol! Have still got my slot in cooker wired in...have been working around it...so can still 'throw' together a proper dinner (we ain't posh...yet hehehe!).



#88 Julia39, Does this mean no theme of the day? :-(

Welcome back all blogpoppets who have been otherwise engaged. look forward to having a full house.



MCW, hope it is all over for you soon.



Billie - lunch and dinner for me, although dinner used to be what I had in the middle of the day at school.



X

#93 Alice, Maybe when Harry arrives we could ask him to suggest one.

New Blog! Confused? I certainly am...

*shudders* at flash backs to kitchen project here 5 years ago.....it just went on and on.....BUT it was well worth it :-) getting all the trades folk to come in sequence was an art, and deciding who did what....the floor person wouldn't lay the screed on the underfloor heating *sucking on teeth* that was the electricians job....delay while he came back and laid screed....