Morning All



Good week this week , after spending last weekend in Northern Ireland , which i must say it is a wonderful part of the world and then Simon playing the marvious “People Get Ready “ by The Impressions on the Olympic theme day.



My good mood was furthe improved during the drive into work this morning by hearing two great British pop songs bridging Vanessa and Chris’s shows , these being “It Friday , I’m in Love” and “Cars and Girls”.



Anyway another Friday and a week off after today , the only black spot being trying to complete all my paperwork for the month end and then try to leave things originised for other to cope with my during week off !

As for my request for ARFO it is as usaul another great British pop song :-



COMMOM PEOPLE – PULP



Wharfedale Andy

might as well request



ALL BY MYSELF !!!



it seems very lonely here !!!

Hi Andy... (and hello to anyone else who pops in while I'm thinking of a song) I'm here as well!



Nice of Simon to sort out the blog, to update us with brief holiday mini-blogs!!! I'm not sure whether to go for a holiday type ARF today or not, but I may as well include one for Simon and Rebecca's holiday



SUMMER HOLIDAY ~ Cliff Richard



BORN TO BE WILD ~ Steppenwolf



Have a great holiday everyone who's off next week!



xx

I'm here too Andy!



Morning all



What a great idea, Simon, doing the occasional mini blog so that we can all keep chatting - thank you!



ARFO today, please



BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU - Robert Palmer



Back later



Tortie x

I forgot to say - I hope everyone who is going on holiday has a wonderful time!

Morning Andy, Luciesmum, Tortie :-) hope everybody goes well today.



I've never been to Northern Ireland, nor indeed the Irish Republic. Should address this sometime soon.



May everybody's Friday be merry and bright, and can I just pop an ARFO down here:



Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure



Deasant Play



MP

Hi Andy,



You are not alone, I'm here too, albeit briefly!



Simon, have a great holiday. How can they say you are not 'fun'? You always sound as if you are having great fun on the Drivetime show, and that is one of the reasons it is such a success. Children can be so cruel sometimes! ;-)



Anyway, I am going to request two of my favourite tunes. I do hope that you and the NNYM give them some thought and consideration. Like MTF, I have never been

lucky enough to wear that elusive ARF crown. (Mind you I must admit I don't look good in hats!)



Please consider:



LIGHT MY FIRE by THE DOORS (a fab song to drive home to)



or:



EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD by TEARS FOR FEARS (because it is just great!)



Have a great weekend all,



madchick x

I also forgot to wish holiday-goers a wonderful time, so will do so here.

Good Morning Everyone



Will be able to pop in and out now and again to say "hello". Miserable weather here again.



My choice for Simon today is "I Feel Good" - James Brown



See you all later

Hi Simon and Bloggers.



Ditto from me too...happy holidays to you Simon and everyone else who is going away!



My little belters are as follows:



1. LIVING IN PARADISE - David Lee Roth

2. AINT GONNA CRY - Bryan Adams ( from Reckless)

3. HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS - Bob Seger and his silver bullets

4. RIO - Duran Duran

5. WILD BOYS - Duran Duran

6. TWO TRIBES - Frankie goes to Hollywood

7. RIDE ON TIME - Black Box

8. LIFE IN THE FAST LANE - The Eagles



Must go, got a Partners Summary to write...oh how I live in the the fast lane!!!!



My mate is my slave today on his day off as a postie.....paying him to erect my fence panels, paint my exterior woodwork, put my new lounge curtains up, de weed very out of hand garden and put up a memo board!!!! That should keep him busy til I pick him at 4.30 as he has a private lesson at 5 then we had kids sparring at 6 and then our session sparring at 7! I guess he will relish me time as his 2 small kids crave a lot of attention!!!



Catch ya later



Mandy ;)

Morning LuciesMum , Shona_W , Malcolm_Powder , madchick , Tortie-cat, and any one else who is now on line



Malcolm , you will not regret going to Ireland , accept that last time i was in Dublin Guinness was 5 Euros a pint ! it a lot cheaper in the north ! about £2.30 in a Belfast bar last week end.

#11 noted Andy - it's on the list of places to go at some point. Got a few friends over there, so visits will be in order some time.

Morning Simon / all!



Hope you have a great holiday - after all, waht's the worst that could happen (don;t answer that!)



My ARF for this week is;



DUDE LOOKS LIKE A LADY - AEROSMITH



Cheerio!



Kev

#13 Kev that is an IMMENSE tune. I was fortunate enough to see Aerosmith perform live in Abu Dhabi and was gutted they didn't play that.

#10 Mandy



I'm not being pedantic , but did you know there is no "The" in the band Eagles !



i did not till last week and i was watching a programme on BBC4 , you live and learn

or, of course;



HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS - BOB SEGER



Cheers,



Kev

Good Morning Bloggers All



Happy Holidays to Simon & Family and to all other holidaymakers.



Please may I request



THE BEAT - by The Look ?



A wall of sound from the beginning.



It is the most rhythmicallyinspiringsteeringwheelanddashboardthumping song from the very first second to the very last..



AND – as I’ve said before –



IF IT WASN’T FOR THE BEAT – THERE WOULD BE NO MUSIC AT ALL!



Thanking you



BP

Good morning, good morning.



Very grey here on the West Somerset coast, but hey ho, what can you do?



Have a great holiday Simon and enjoy yourselves. The idea of pooping in with a mid hols blog is such a thoughtful one.



For my ARF......



*** Twilight *** by ELO.



Like MCW not really a hat type person, but would be willing to give it a go.



Pity Lisa cant drop by on the blog from time to time, I think she might enjoy some of our discussions.



Right then, thats me, off to pick the first plums, a huge variety called Edward! Its a bit of a battle trying to beat the blackbirds to them, so must look sharp.



Bring on the weekend :)



MTF.xx

Morning all



Nice to hear about everybody's holiday plans - and very good of his Lordship to be so considerate of our blogging needs in the coming weeks. You are indeed a top dude.



For today's ARFO, I give you:



SINCE YOU BEEN GONE - Rainbow



SHE'S NOT THERE - Santana



DO ANYTHING YOU WANNA DO - Eddie and the Hotrods



and of course...



JOHNNY BE GOOD - Chuck Berry





Good Friday to one and all.

We would really like to hear 'Ace Of Spades' by Motörhead. Thank you Simon and have a great holiday.

Morning all,

And especially the escapees - I'll be away week after next, then again the week the DT dude gets back - PANTS!



#1: I stayed with a friend in NI in Coleraine, he took me to Portrush beach, Portstewart, Bushmills (best Guiness ever) and of course the Giant's Causeway, where his ancestors used to ply the tourists with 'invigorating waters' in the 19thC...till they were turfed out as Charlatans.



As regards the ARFO, I like to stick to one, or at very most two of my very favourite tub-thumpers and I know that traditionally, following a mensh, (as I had last night- touches forelock in deferential way), it's polite to take a back seat - but this is the LAST shot at the ARFO crown for me, let me see, for four weeks!



So going to give it my bestest shot:





DANDY WARHOLS: BOHEMIAN LIKE YOU



OR



I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL: JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS

(because clearly, we do or we would be listening to another station/programme!)



Have a lovely weekend, y'all - and especially those who are hitting the roads/skies/seas - hope your travel is smooth and your holidays are a tonic.

Morning!!



#17 I like that one too Billie!!



ARF idea

#22 THINK WE DO NEED AN EDIT BUTTON



As I was going to say



VIEW TO A KILL- Duran Duran.



have a good day each and nice hols those that are going away today & over the weekend.



Mrs B x

#18 MTF: you never know, it could be ELO's week!

Don't forget they are played on BBC R6, so it's not like the BBC have banned them, or anything!

Re picking plums - isn't everything early this year?!

The dratted birds have pecked away at our 'bumper' crop of pears (by which I mean 7, 4 up on last year) which are now rotting on the tree.

Anyone know how many bunches of grapes it might take to make a bottle of wine? Our vine is particularly fecund this year - and we might give it a go, James May stylee, with a plastic bucket and some eager feet!

Hi Suzie, fortunately I cope very well with disappointment :) Really must check out this R6 at some point.



The blackbirds have taken a lot of my figs too, even with a protective fleece style cover, they just go under it.



Can someone request MUSIC TO WATCH GIRLS BY -ANDY WILLIAMS.





My money so far, is on KEV. Sounds like the kind of rocking good tune that will kick the weekend off.



MTF.xx

I've just realised, when I'll only have 3 days with Simon before I go on my hols again - must work on my timing!



T xx

Morning one and all. Ditto ditto ditto to all of the lovely warm wishes sent over the blog this morning. As the majority are abaout to go on holiday my suggestion for the ARF crown is:



BORN TO BE WILD - STEPPENWOLF



.......get your motor running..........head out on the highway.........



Mr Dougal would like his suggestion to be (again)



GET IT ON - T.REX



Warm wishes for a safe and satisfying Friday.



Dougal x

#23, ooooh what a tune!!!



I will also go for Duran Duran - VIEW TO A KILL or another James Bond classic by Carly Simon - NOBODY DOES IT BETTER., or even LIVE & LET DIE by Wings., I feel a theme for my Friday is set - hurrah!



Happy holidays to all!



Squiffless x

Good Morning all



Have a great holiday Simon.



Suggestion for the start of todays show and for your 3 week break:-



HOLD ON I'M COMING - SAM & DAVE



Enjoy

Morning all :-) happy holiday Mr M, already had mine but fingers crossed may get a sneaky second after eldest GD's wedding...yikes only 9 days to go!



....useless info the drummer with The Motors was from The Shire too Bram Tchaiovshy (just plain Pete Bramall back then!)



THIRD FINGER LEFT HAND MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS



for my daughter and groom to be :-D

Sorry Simon and other holiday makers. I forgot to wish you a nice holiday earlier!



Have a nice holiday one and all!

Good Morning All :)



Firstly, may I wish all those departing on their holidays, a Bon Voyage! May you all have lovely weather and great times, and return to us safe and sound at the end of it all :)



I have 3, yes 3 (I'm greedy like that!) ARFO suggestions...



DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY - THE COMMUNARDS



THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT - TIGHT FIT



ROCK ME AMADEUS - FALCO



All because well, I'm in an 80s cheese mood today, and the first choice is for those off on their hols...Don't leave me this way! :(



Seriously, I shall miss you all, but as I'll probably be up to my neck in twin shenanigans for the next 5 weeks, I dare say i won't get that much time to blog anyway.



How lovely of Simon to think of blogging on his hols though, to keep the home fires burning, so to speak! And of course, that is why we love him so, and will miss him whilst he is away. But the break is well deserved, and I have noted that Mr Mayo isn't one of those DJs who is always off on holiday at the drop of a hat *cough* *mutter* unlike some!



Hope everyone has a fabulous Friday and a super spiffing weekend! xxxx

Top Dude Simon! Hope your family appreciate you as much as we do.



Looking forward to your occasional 'holiblogs' - perhaps you can drop in a clue and then we can guess where you are at that time?

You know me - any excuse for a quiz or brain teaser

:^)



Dear friends of the Mayoblog - congratulations on all the fine menshness this week - and enthusiastic Bon Voyages to all those who are vacationing and staycationing over the next few weeks ...



... this blog was magnificent in all its creative self-generation during Simon's summer break last year and set the bar with many fascinating, illuminating and OK ... downright silly - long-running threads. This year, given the arrival of so many fine and funny new bloggers [Hello!] in the words of D:Ream and Cass Elliot ... . . . .





♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥

Good Morning All - oops, it's nearly afternoon!



Simon, it would be lovely if you could give us the occasional holiday blog. Maybe you could write it postcard style, along the lines of 'Weather's lovely, wish you were here'.



Trying to get everything done this morning so I can leave work at lunchtime to start my own holidays, which is why I wasn't around earlier.



So, for that all important ARFO request - how about:



NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS by Tina Turner



Or of course there's always the brilliant:



SOMETHING ABOUT YOU by Level 42



I'll try and poop by later.



Deebee ~X~

Yes - it's me again.



Did I mention that, during my travels, I managed to get my dongle to work on my netbook - the netbook that has my Mayoblog File with all the hats and cakes and scarfs and b'day banners and little flourishes and blogpics and lists I've designed over the last 18 months ...?



My bids for the ARF Opener Crown - ARFOC doesn't really work if you say it out loud - are:



SUMMER IN THE CITY - LOVIN SPOONFUL



REWARD - TEARDROP EXPLODES



WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY - LEVELLERS



LAYLA - DEREK AND THE DOMINOS





♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥

Hmmmm, midday count up tells me only 41 and a half requests so far.



Anyone done a roll call?



Katymaty, whats your weather doing up there?



MTF.xx

#11 Wharfedale Andy... you mentioned that Guinness is cheaper in the north and having worked behind the bar in the West Country, Cheshire and Largs in Ayrshire, I learned that prices do vary between north and south for pints! This set me wondering about the price of fish and chip prices around the UK!



Where I live, the last fish and chips I bought about six weeks ago, were £5.50 each and seem to have been that price for some time (so the guy told me when I said "how much") - since if we get them, hubby usually goes out for them!



Yet a while back when we were in East Anglia visiting my sister-in-law, we got fish and chips when we were out walking and they were only £2.75 and some time back when we were in Newcastle they were £3, so the other day at work we were chatting about the price of fish and chips (or fish suppers as they call them up north) and wonder why there seems to be such a variation in the cost of them!!



What do they cost where bloggers live (that is if any of you buy them now and again)? I think £5.50 is a rip-off, and must cost a fortune to feed a large family on holiday or whenever!



x

#36 MTF - how can we have half a request?

Morning all



Not enough Moody/Marsden era (proper) Whitesnake on the radio. So how about for today's ARFO:



"Don't Break My Heart Again"



Saw a later incarnation of them at Wembley (all American guitarists and big hair) and hated it. Really would have loved to have seen them at Hammersmith early on.

Tortie # 25...



Half hoped that someone might follow it up.



Anyway, whatever happens, lets hope that one of our bloggers is sporting the crown, for us to admire for the next coupla weeks. Where is it at the moment?



MTF.xx

First song suggestion -



John, I'm only dancing by David Bowie

#30 Posh sould lady - you say you daughter is getting married tomorrow.....Hmmm Maybe as a loyal subject, Marm I should curtsey & wish Zara and Mike all the best!!! :-)



Anyway my ARFO is a surfing song as I'm off sailing & surfing this weekend:



BEACH BOYS - WOULDN'T IT BE NICE



Happy holibobs every one of us!

Hi everyone. This weeks ARFO: I guarantee that if the following song is played, you will have thousands of people in a wrung out, emotionally floored mess, all deliriously happy with a definite "What in the name of.......Just happened?" dopey grin on their face. I know, it happens every single time I hear it. it is....



And I'm telling you I'm not going- By JENNIFER HOLLIDAY. Accept no substitutes, (particularly Jennifer Hudson....Doesn't even come close. )This performance is nothing short of sensational.

Just 'u' tubed the above Driza.



Now thats what I call a fine pair of shoulder pads!



Off to work now. Have a great arfternoon everyone. Will be standing by with a cheer at 5.05 ish.



Cheerio.



MTF.xx

Hi all, I'd like to second #1 please. Particularly since Pulp are back up and running!

Good afternoon one and all,



Hope everyone who’s pegging it away on holiday has a wonderful time – remember Edina’s mantra in Ab Fab: ‘Money, keys, passport… money, keys, passport…’



Whilst I’m staying firmly put in Robin Hood county for the foreseeable future, I will be having a taste of the exotic this evening as I’m cooking a Middle Eastern mezze for friends for dinner tonight. Will be using aubergines I’ve grown myself, don’t ya know. I’ve spent a fair bit of time diving in the Red Sea over the years and love the local Egyptian cuisine; you can’t go wrong with a good falafel I always say.



Anyways, I’d like to suggest two songs for the ARFO this week – probably far too late now but here they are anyway:



Give Me Some Lovin’ – Spencer Davis Group



Slightly holiday inspired with the line “So glad we made it!”



Night Boat to Cairo - Madness



Inspired by many great days and nights in Egypt and my culinary exploits this evening.



Have fun on your holibobs people – and don’t forget the sunscreen. :-)



N x

#45



Thank you very much carolynao and i hope you have a great weekend

Simon,

My wife (Mrs Moose) and my son (Mooselet number 2) share their birthdays on Sunday...my son would love to get SOS by Abba as the opener on ARF...don't ask me why, just his favourite song from his favourite film - Mama Mia!

Cheers

Moose

#27 Dougal... you and I (#3) have both chosen Steppenwolf's Born To Be Wild for our ARF today, so on the rare (highly unlikely) chance of it being played, would we get an ARF crown each, or is there just the one? Has it ever happened that two people have shared the ARF tune?



xx

LuciesMum - how spooky. Must admit that I only had time to whizz thru blog this morning. Not holding out much hope for our fantastic suggestion though.....as I've not had any menshes at all. So would be a huge step up to get one half of the ARF crown. But if we do then we could share it with you having it half the week and me t'other!! Or maybe we could ask Katy to size it down to couple of tiaras!!

Fingers crossed

Dougal x

P.S Great to hear Beach Baby last night. I impressed my hubby by saying that First Class sing this you know :-))

#43 LSR no she gets married on the 7th but it would be extra nice if Simon gave her the ARFO Tiara to wear :-) he 'helped me' with my MotB outfit in Feb as a homework sucks Q!



PSL x

Afternoon all! Two days in a row... Hi to Lucie's Mum, Katy, PSL, Mr Gas from Wharfedale, MTF, ZoeWW, TC et al. If Al is still online that is. Has Harry also retired?



I'm out of the country, and won't be able to listen, but this week, for your benefit and not mine, the ARFO MUST be...



PRETTY IN PINK - The Psychedelic Furs (which I know everybody loves, so it's a shoe-in!)



Have a good holiday Mr Mayo, and your family too. Send us all a postcard hey?

Hi B & B... your choice is a song I have always loved and gave up asking for it as an ARF a while back after asking for it then hearing it played as a request from someone on a car journey!!!



Coincidentally Richard and Tim Butler's parents used to live a couple of minutes from me, but moved back down south a while back... and my next door neighbour was at Tim's wedding many moons ago!!!



It would be great to hear Pretty in Pink tonight as the ARF!!! :o)

im back home now had a great holiday didnt wont 2 come home

How nice hearing from you Happy Hornet! Have missed hearing your name this week! Glad you enjoyed your holiday!!!

arf song



rolling in the deep-adele

thanks luciesmum wish i didnt have 2 come home missing it already

Arfta-noon. Hope everybody's Friday is going well. I had to poop into town to do some business. Also had to fill out the forms The New Company has sent me and send them straight back, ready to start with them Monday. Think of us workers while holidaying please folks!

Happy hols, Mr M, missing you already.



Cracking suggestions for ARF, but my money is also on one of Kev's choices. Mind you, JBG's are great too, and so are Mandy's ................... aw shucks, Mr M, wouldn't like to have to choose!!! :o)



Have a great weekend, everyone!

#52 Well hello yourself, B&B :) Nice to see you again, stay safe on your travels xx



I'm so tired this afternoon, I hope ARF is good and lively today, to help keep me awake!



No vacation or even stay-cation for me, just weeks of hard labour ahead :( Never mind though, eh? It's the school holidays, so maybe we might get at least one day trip to the seaside, a change is as good as a rest, and all that jazz!



Good luck for the ARFO everyone. May we wrest it back from the muggles today! Share and share alike! :D

Have a fantastic holiday Simon!



Things have gone from manic to snowballing here in the office but we'll get there!



LED ZEPPELIN - IMMIGRANT SONG

CONGRATULATIONS Nadine C..... wear your ARF crown with pride for the next three weeks! :o)



x

Yahoooooooooooooooo for Nadine-C. Nothing like a bit of Madness. Well done you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dougal x

PS: I wonder if Simon's going to Egypt....

My money is on the Mayo family heading to Suffolk........Southwold area?

Dougal x

Nadine C, well done!



csn. xx

Very few peeps celebrating a blogger crown?

Dougal x

Hi folks - hi Zoe. It's past midnight down here, so I got to go, but have a lovely weekend everyone. Byeeee.

Good one, Nadine C!! Enjoy your aubergines .... yum yum, deeelish! :o)

Yipeee! Oh my word - wasn't expecting that! Thank you sooooo much for playing my song Simon - that's got me right in the mood for my Egyptian feast tonight now! I shall wear the crown with pride whilst dishing out the baba ganoush later!



Don't wory folks, I'll take extra good care of it while everyone's away - I've got a special cushion ready and waiting :-D



Also, a Nottingham hat-trick at the top of the show - big up the Hood!!



Thanks again Simon - hope you and everyone else that are off on their hols have a fantastic time - 'see' you when you get back.



N xx

Hi All



You know what? Most Fridays I'm sitting at home in my kitchen, listening to ARF and hearing Sally talk about the dreadful Friday traffic, and feeling ever so slightly smug... Well, guess where I am right now? Yup, on the M25 going at a snail's pace (it's okay, Mr B's driving - I'm not blogging at the wheel).



Anyway, just wanted to poop by to say WHOOP WHOOP NADINE!!! Well done to you - wear that crown with pride!



~X~

Oh...........................Dreadlock Holiday.........................I wanted this to be played yesterday................................but 24hrs later it still sounds great!

Dougal x

Afternoon/Evening All -



Just a quick visit to say Congratulations to Nadine on the ARFO! Welldone You!



Haven't read back yet so can't comment.



Have Nicetimes Everyone .............................

#65 Dougal... Southwold would be much healthier for a holiday than Egypt! ;o)

#74 LuciesMum - well if Simon is still mini-blogging I'm guessing he won't be relying on Egyptian WiFi!!!

Dougal x

Got to go now.......so have a fab time everyone.........enjoy!!!!

Dougal x

well done Nadine just out of the hairdressers in time to hear you!



PSL x

Thanks for the all the congrats - have a wonderful weekend everyone.



N xx

A belated well done from me Nadine - heard your request and smiled wildly.



I will also check out how much a "fush supper" costs here. I think around £4.75?



Also, I said that the weather wasn't good here this morning but just want you to know that if Toots made it up the motorway, she was heading into the warmest, sunniest weather in Scotland!



What a blast in the afternoon!



xxx

We don't actually sell "fush" in Scotand. I meant "fish"



Night night!



Happy weekend



xxxx

Evening all,



Not been around much this week, but heard the start of the show, heard the ARFO, heard the mensh, and well done to Nadine for keeping the bloggers on top.



Fish 'n' chips is around a fiver in these parts. But a special small portion can be had for £2.75 which is better for your wallet, your waistline, and for avoiding that bloated "seemed like a good idea but now I'm not so sure" feeling.



Have a nice weekend all, and hope the weather behaves better than the cruddy greyness and dampness we've had today.

All polished and shiny - the ARFO Crown for Nadine_C!



Well ... it resembles a crown on some servers ... but not all - so if you're receiving a mish-mash- never fear, the thought was here

xxxxxx







★.★.★.★.★.★

!/\/\/\ARFO/\/\/\!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

.......◒ . ◒.......

.......╰--╯

#80 Hi Shona!





...and yet - if you say 'fush' rather than 'fish' - it sounds Scottish. Try it out loud and you'll see what I mean.



[Trust me - I married a Scot - which is where the Mac part of KatyMac comes from]





:^D

Welcome back to Blighty, Happy Hornet a.k.a. Gazza a.k.a. Gazmondo

x

As usual both early and late to the Party !!



Sorry Nadine-C. for being the last for the congratulation on wearing the ARFO crown for 3 week .



But well done !!!!!

(((hidey)))

)))BOO(((





Heartiest of all congratulations to our new blog ARFQueen, Nadine.

Yikes!!



Paul, you made me jump out of my skin.



Nadine, whoop whoop, was coming back through Wellington at the time. Great choice, hope evening is going well.



Another ELO second song, ho hum, actually was really pleased to hear it again.



Dark here, but didn't really get light today.



Have booked a decent weekend for everyone. Nice to share eh?



MTF.xx

Hello All,



Well done Nadine, and good luck with your evening gave a big cheer stuck in a jam outside Chichester,



Simon, thanks for another good week of shows. Hope you and all the family have a great holiday.

Thanks also for letting us know about the mini holiblog, its very nice of you to think of it

Yikes, spare a thought for the poor blog moderators who have been deeply dropped in the brown smelly stuff by their lords and masters today.



In finest political style the Beeb sent their Head of F1 over the ramparts to try to justify the F1 decision, after the Director of Sport had already ill-advisedly proclaimed this as a great deal for everybody using the "we want to be at the heart of the national events" argument they've consistently used to justify their sharply reducing live sport portfolio.



He was like a lamb to the slaughter. Comment count 2283 and counting - on a pre-moderated forum!

For some reason, I often get the 88 post!!



Nice to see you Brandon. I missed all the holiday traffic that poor Sally was reporting on.



Been a very quiet week for people needing teeth.



MTF.xx

Yikes indeed Ken!



Keep this one quiet will you. LOL.



MTF.xx

Evening all.



A very quick drop in...



I love glamping in our garden. Down comes the kingsize vi spring mattress and all necessary comforts.



Its a lot of fun roughing it when the kids are tiny, but I think you reach a certain time in life, when you need a better bed to lie in, so to speak.



To wake up to the sound of the birds singing and the tide lapping in, priceless.



Have a lovely weekend all.



MTF.xx

Oh yikes, was intended for next door, not used to having two blogs on the go...



Hope can remember how to C&P....



MTF.xx

Mission successful.



MTF.xx

Good Morning All



Finally got to Mum's at 7.30, having left home at 3. The only up side was we were able to listen to the whole of Simon's last show for a while. Will miss him.



A bit overcast here this morning, but it's supposed to be brightening up later and the wedding isn't till 2.30. Fingets crossed.



Had a surprised phone call just before we left home yesterday, from a pal I used to work with BC - we kept in touch when our children were small but sort of lost touch when I went back to work and she didn't. I haven't seen or heard anything of her for about 10 years. It was lovely to hear from her, and I was only sorry I couldn't chat for longer. We're going to meet up when I get back from my hols.



I'll try and poop by now and then over the next week. I've got my laptop and I think there's free wifi in the hotel we're going to be staying in.



Hope everybody has a good weekend.



~x~

Afternoon everyone!



Once again, apologies for absence. Welcome to bloggers new, and big congrats to NadineC!



New job starts Monday. Initially a 3 month contract but could go on for 18 months. It is with a well known bank with a black horse and I suspect their internet security will preclude blogging. I will pop in whenever I can but I may be an absentee blogger for a while.



In other news, house still not sold. Big blue cat is wearing a big blue satellite dish and seems to making a good recovery. Stitches (30 of them, bless her) come out next Friday. Bloods showed indication of malignancy but we will cross our fingets. She is only 6 years old and I am not prepared to lose her. All else in our world is good, except that I am missing you all hugely.



Hope everyone is well, enjoying the sunshine and being good. Happy holidays to all!



A-G

Good Morning All



A special hi to Alex_G - lovely to 'see' you, and congrats on the job! Fingets crossed for the house move and your gawjus mogpoppet. X



The wedding yesterday was lovely. Possibly one of the poshest I've been to - the service was held in the choir stalls at Salisbury Cathedral, an amazing setting. The acoustics were fantastic, and as some of you know I love to sing! The bride looked lovely (it's a rule) - her dress was ivory, fairly plain and straight, sort of 1920s style. And the sun came out as we left the cathedral. The reception was held at the bride's parents' home, in a big marquee on their lawn. There was an 18 piece jazz/swing band and a disco. They cut the cake outside at about 9.30, to the accompaniment of fireworks. Oh, and I have to mention the 'facilities' - because there were about 150 guests they'd hired a portaloo. And in keeping with the rest of the wedding, that was fairly posh too!



The holiday proper starts today - off to Shropshire for some ancester digging. There was quite a bit of discussion amoungst Mr B's cousins yesterday, so he has something to work on.



Have a good day!



~X~

Morning all



Hope good weekends were had by all.



#97 Good to see you Alex. Sorry to hear about the big blue mogpoppet though - fingers and paws crossed for her!



Back later



Tortie x

Good Morning Everyone



A busy weekend but not on the blog?



Hope everyone's OK.