Happy Wednesdays all round and Hello Simon, Drive Team & Constructors.



*Survival tip for the day* Always travel two-by-two.



I shan't be tempted to choose any choons this early in the blog.



:^)

First thoughts on todays tunes:-



IF I WERE A CARPENTER - FOUR TOPS



I'M ALWAYS TOUCHED BY YOUR PRESENCE DEAR - BLONDIE



FALL AT YOUR FEET - CROWDED HOUSE



WEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF BEAUTY - ALISON MOYET

Morning Simon, team, NYM, and web-footed bloggers,



Ms Humble is a bit of a hit in our house Even the monosyllabic teenage son perks up when she appears on TV.



Songs of humility?



I DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT – Rod Stewart



IT AIN’T WHAT YOU DO , IT’S THE WAY THAT YOU DO IT – Fun Boy Three & Bananarama



YOU KEEP IT ALL IN – Beautiful South

Good morning, everybody!



Here goes, then:



THANK YOU - DIDO

SHOESHINE BOY - THE HUMBLEBUMS

HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER - THE HOLLIES

LEAN ON ME - BILL WITHERS

PURE - THE LIGHTNING SEEDS



Off to the coffee machine...



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cBzz

Good morning everyone.



Dry here, for the moment.



First thought for the theme is a little taste of very early electronica:



ORBIT AROUND THE MOON by JOE MEEK



Or does it have to be a hit?



Be back later for fun and frolics.

Good morning from a floating, windswept Essex - drought, what drought?



No choon offerings today - Mr needs computer and then we are out for a few hours.



Stay safe and dry all!!



JW

DEMIS ROUSSOS - Sorry



BRYAN ADAMS - Please Forgive Me



TEMPTATIONS - Ain't Too Proud To Beg

Good Morning One and All :)



I enjoyed the Cheiftans & Secret Sisters too, lovely stuff!



It's a wet one this morning, and the rain is set to last all day, or so says the weatherman. Nevermind, we will carry on regardless, and the mister is glad of the rain for his brassicas.



I do hope that train gets Simon to the studio on time :-S



Oldie suggestions..



(OH LORD) IT'S HARD TO BE HUMBLE - MACK DAVIS



JUST THE WAY YOU ARE - BILLY JOEL or BARRY WHITE



I DON'T KNOW MUCH - AARON NEVILLE & LINDA RONSTADT

Actually, I can recycle one of mine from yesterday...



BOY GEORGE - Bow Down Mister

#8 D'oh, I spelt CHIEFTANS wrong, what a numpty!



A couple more oldie suggestions...



SUBSTITUTE - THE WHO



CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING (BUT MY LOVE) - STYLISTICS

ADAM FAITH - Poor Me

Modesty forbids ... but I think you'll agree -





I I WHO HAVE NOTHING – SHIRLEY BASSEY



NOWHERE MAN – THE BEATLES



NATURAL BORN BOOGIE – HUMBLE PIE



TOO SHY – KAJAGOOGOO



FALL AT YOUR FEET – CROWDED HOUSE



LAST NIGHT I DREAMT THAT SOMEBODY LOVED ME – THE SMITHS



WILLIAM IT WAS REALLY NOTHING – THE SMITHS



WHITE FLAG – DIDO



LAYLA – ERIC CLAPTON





;^D

Some self-effacement tunes, eh?...



DUMB - Nirvana



POOR BOY - Nick Drake



Or anything by Uriah Heep ('very very 'umble...)

Morning everyone



Sorry there is so much rain in the south, it's lovely here again!



PLEASE FORGIVE ME ~ Bryan Adams



SORRY SUZANNE ~ The Hollies



PROUD MARY ~ Creedance Clearwater Revival



PEACEFUL EASY FEELING ~ Eagles



AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG ~ Rolling Stones



TOO SHY ~ Kajagoogoo



ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY ~ Ian Hunter

#10

Zoe - ahem. Look again. Chieftains.



;^)

Hi Simon and everyone



Congrats to all menshees last night albeit a bit thin on the ground for the bloggers and thank you Simon for mine. It was a double celebration because have still got big cheesy grin as a result of the mighty Chelsea reaching the Champions League final after Torres scoring when it mattered! Bring on Real or Bayern I say!!!!



Now to be humble:



1. RESPECT - Aretha Franklin

2. I GET WEAK - Belinda Carlisle

3. WEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF BEAUTY - Alison Moyet

4. SHY BOY - Bananarama

5. TOO SHY - Kajagoogoo

6. DONT BRING ME DOWN - ELO

7. COOLER THAN ME - Mike Posner

8. ITS NOT RIGHT BUT ITS OK - Whitney Houston

9. JUST THE WAY YOU ARE - Billy Joel

10. I DONT WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT - Rod Stewart or Everything but the girl.



Oh well lovelies,VAT returns to do.



Stay dry (hopefully!)



Laters



Mandy ;)

Good morning again!



JEALOUS GUY by ROXY MUSIC



OVER YOU by ROXY MUSIC



THe GREAT PRETENDER by FREDDIE MERCURY



ANOTHER NAIL IN MY HEART by SQUEEZE



CARELESS WHISPER by GEORGE MICHAEL



WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS by PET SHOP BOYS



WOMAN IN CHAINS by TEARS FOR FEARS



DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES by ULTRAVOX



That'll be my lot then.



madchick x

Thanks for all your kind thoughts yesterday. All the weekends takings lost plus a laptop, took maintenance hours to fix the material damage to doors etc, but thank God nobody was hurt - and at least we have insurance!



Acquiesce - Oasis

Beat Surrender - The Jam

Cast no Shadow- OAsis

Come Undone - Duran Duran or Robbie Williams

Creep - Radiohead

Dignity - Deacon Blue

Patience- Take That

Sacrifice - Elton John

Sweet Surrender - Wet wet wet

Morning all :-)



AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG...THE TEMPTATIONS



STANDING IN THE SHADOWS...THE FOUR TOPS



PSL xxx



(The Stevie Wonder track wasn't actually mine but in keeping with my theme! The Jean Knight song was mine.)

Morning all. More like November than April out there today.....



Didn't catch the middle bit of the show last night so off to 'listen again' as The Chieftans seem to have gone down very well.



Oldies:

You're the Top - Ella Fitzgerald / various

(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin / Carol King

Why Does it Always Rain on Me - Travis (is that humility or just pessimism?)

Uncertain Smile - The The

Thank You for Loving Me - Bon Jovi



More in a bit must go for a short (I hope) meeting ......

May I humbly suggest what are, in my humble opinion, two very beautiful and haunting tunes...





IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND - GORDON LIGHTFOOT



BEHIND BLUE EYES - THE WHO





:^)

JUST THE WAY YOU ARE.....BARRY WHITE



IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW....HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES



PSL xx

Hmmmmm, I detect problems with this theme :0)

#15 Double D'oh! O_o I'm blaming the lack of sleep, and my addled brain, but more likely that I just can't bloomin' spell! ;D

Has anyone had:



HUMBLE ME by NORAH JONES?



Or:



PROUND AND HUMBLE by IMELDA MAY?





Oooooooooooooooo look at me, mensh chasing ;0)

SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD by ELTON JOHN

As the theme is HUMBLE, cos of Kate Humble, why not...



BEN FOLDS FIVE - Kate

#23 Wassat then, Harry?







IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM? - JOE JACKSON



HE'S GONNA STEP ON YOU AGAIN - JOHN KONGOS



TORN - NATALIE IMBRUGLIA

My #25, I wonder if I can find a way to use that surplus "N"?



Nno?



;0)

Well, that was pleasantly short!



A couple more oldie suggestions:

Ordinary World - Duran Duran

Never Forget - Take That

My Perfect Cousin - The Undertones

Maybe This Time - Liza Minnelli

I Just Don't Know What to do With Myself - Dusty Springfield

Too Shy - Kajagoogoo



Or that perennial favourite for the terrible-song-choice-hat (it has a name but I can't remember it):

I've Never Been to Me - Charlene :))

A couple more (tenuous) oldie suggestions...



THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC - ABBA (I'm nothing special, in fact I'm a bit of a bore...)



AT SEVENTEEN - JANIS IAN

Morning all from a very soggy wet windy Oxon, am taking Katy-macs advice and planting my L O N G list in the midst of the morning mensh (course it's gotta contain a decent tune, eh?!)

Here goes nuthin' here's my list (be it ever so 'umble, see what I did there?):



LET YOUR LOSS BE YOUR LESSON: Alison Krauss (and Robert Plant)

LAP OF THE GODS: Queen

IF I EVER LOSE MY FAITH IN YOU: Sting

I DON'T STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCE WITH YOU: Billie Holiday or Linda Ronstadt

KEEP THE FAITH: Mary Chapin Carpenter

DOWN ON MY KNEES: Bread or Trisha Yearwood



Ciao all, let's see if the choons and names match up tonight...YTS child generating the BBC DT oldies lists last night methinks!

#29 #25

Harry, you could try French: Non! :P



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cBzz

DISHONEST MODESTY - Carly Simon



QUIET LIFE - Japan



THERE'S A KIND OF HUSH - Carpenters



HUSH - Kula Shaker (or Deep Purple as it's MidWeek Mösh Day)







*nerdy linguistic alert*

The word "humility" comes from Latin 'humilis' which means "grounded", or literally "of the earth". So I find it quite appropriate that Kate has chosen to live on a farm and get back to nature.

#30 HOIB

Hat of inappropriate bloggetry?

Good morning Simon, Team, NYM and fellow blogpoppets!



As mentoned on the previous blog, rain stopped train, got drenched, gave up, came home. Ziggy is valiantly trying to do fencing - he looks like a big tattooed raindrop, bless him. Weirdest drought I have ever seen.



All I can think of for the theme is



OH LORD IT'S HARD TO BE HUMBLE - Mac Davies



Must do a bit of work to justify "working from home". And the Big Blue One Who Looks Like Les Dawson has a bit of a smelly bottom so I need to sort that out. Long haired cats = unpleasant jobs.

#35 that's the one Suzieeee!



Can I say, as someone who did get a mensh last night - I thought the choices were great ;)

#32 Suzieeee - I agree re the YTS newbie (see my #142 on yesterday's blog). There's something a bit different about the choon choosing this week. Lord knows what they'll go for today - maybe Bigmouth Strikes Again is in with a chance!

#32 Some fine song choices there Suziee - hope it works for you

:^)



A couple I hadn't thought of earlier ...





MY SWEET LORD - GEORGE HARRISON



LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE - PAUL YOUNG

Good Morning all, from the soggiest West Somerset.



I think I'll put on some flowery wellies and go splash in some puddles.



Happy Days :)

Hurricane Smith, now he was an 'umble sort of chap!



Oh Babe what would you say? - Hurricane Smith.

Morning!



FALL AT YOUR FEET - CROWDED HOUSE



Bit soggy here. Off to read back.

Have had a quick read through the above. Has no-one really suggested this:



ITS HARD TO BE HUMBLE - Mac Davis

Difficult theme this. .... am stumped.



Enjoy your puddle splashing, Sallie!

Hi Simon,



As for Oldies - you could have done BEE oldies and we could have had Buzz Buzz Buzz by Huey Lewis. Nevermind here we go with HUMBLE stuff...

Mac Davis - It's Hard To Be Humble

Crowded House - Fall At Your Feet



That's all I can think of. Tricky today!



Thanks

I have to say that I approve of the blog title today! :D



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cBzz

Lucky Child 3, having a midweek day off school :)

Simon's blog header - Freddy 'BoomBoom' Cannon.

LOL.





*When blog meets current events...*



Quote:

"This is the most humble day of my life .." Rupert Murdoch - 19 July 2011



Am trying hard not to get drawn into the live coverage of 'RUPERT MURDOCH AT LEVESON' - he's already getting grumpy ...

#47 Hi Splish Splash Sal. Child 3 is probably still on vacation.

;^)

Nobodys fault but mine - Beth Rowley.

#47 Hey, Sal, I hope you weren't offended by my comment on Facecloth ................. sometimes, if I think it will be funny, I just say it. I should stop and think little more often :0)

I have to say, there are times I really wish I had Simon's job. I mean, to get to meet Jenny Agutter and Kate Hubble in the space of a matter of weeks are the sort of perks I would love to have...

Harry, it was 'very' funny.



You'll have to try harder than that to offend me!



On second thoughts :O

Katymaty, from earlier....



Havent posted many Guernsey pics yet, its on the very long 'to do' list. The ones that I was referring to of Mcws were from last year.



This being out of work malarky, not enough hours in a day!



Best get on......

#53 Oh Sal, I would NEVER want to offend you. Or anyone else for that matter. But, sometimes I can't help myself and the chance of a laugh is just too much to resist LOL

#52 I meant Kate Humble, obviously, not Hubble. Damned phone predictive spelling!

Bom dia blogueiros!



Apologies to all who have already chosen 'Fall at your feet'. As if I ever thought I would be original. Hey ho.



In reading back, I accidentally pressed a random button on my keyboard and found myself in 'translate' mode. I don't know how worldwide Matchbox went with 'Buzz Buzz a Diddle It' but they would have been pretty safe with their song title not being translated, because it seems to stay the same in most languages (apart from 'it' which, obviously changes every time. Possibly more catchy in Portuguese which is Buzz Buzz a Diddle Lo).



Not satisfied, I checked the translation of 'bloggers'. Pretty much the same, apart from Portuguese - see above.



I did find one interesting fact though, should Simon ever visit Indonesia or Estonia, he would have no problems conversing about unwelcome garden visitors as they too have 'mangey foxes' there.



It is amazing the lengths to which people will go to avoid housework...............

I'M SORRY ~ Brenda Lee



PROUD ~ M People



WHAT I AM ~ Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians



SIMPLE MAN ~ Leonard Skynyrd

Harry, watch my face :) none taken whatsoever.



If anyone thats not on fb is slightly intrigued... it refers to a large coastal bird sometimes mistaken as a cormorant and made me LOL.

48 - Katy - off to do some hurried family history research - this could be my claim to fame!!

#59 Sal, I believe it's a common saying in Australia :0)

Might be one of these then Harry?



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heard_Island_Shag

#62 It could indeed.



I'm sure I first heard the saying in an episode of Neighbours. Joe Mangle told someone to "Stop standing around like a [large coastal bird sometimes mistaken as a cormorant] on a rock" ;0)

raining so hard here I've had to move out of the conservatory as I couldn't hear the radio!



it's a hard topic today and Ive run out of songs!





PSL

My morning so far in a succession of three worders.... Apologies to Wordsworth and Harry Snapper.....



School run over

dog walk time

small dogs excited

owner slightly reluctant



Chose hilltop walk

(rather big mistake)

rain blowing sideways

owner more reluctant



Forgot waterproof trousers

(new jeans on)

dogs wildly excited

so went anyway



No view today

skylarks singing bravely

(despite whizzing sideways)

icy stinging rain



Forty minutes later

bewildered bedraggled dogs

shivering soggy owner

race to car



Back at home

hat moulded hair *

peel jeans off....

jeans dyed legs *



Damp sleeping dogs

blue steaming legs *

hot steaming coffee

bed looks enticing!



*as stylish as ever



As I typed this, I looked out of the window and saw a robin sheltering from the rain under my car. Poor thing. I know how he feels.



See you soon x

A last gasp on the oldies (as sorting through my 80s CD collections threw this one up...)



MISFIT - CURIOUSITY KILLED THE CAT



Going to watch Jools Holland on iPlayer later (if I get time) I forgot it was on, and I wanted to see the Chieftains (Gawd, have I got it right this time? XD ) I believe that Alabama Shakes were also on, and I've been loving their stuff so I would like to see their performance too.

Good Morning All,



'Please Please Me' The Beatles



Have a good day everybody

#62 Sal, I just read to the end of that Wiki link and the Notes and References seem to come mostly from a bloke called "Green" ............. perhaps it's a family trait to be interested in the subject? LOL



#65 Hoffs, never any need to apologise to me, even in jest! Besides, I thought that was really quite ingenious.

Just a quick question regarding Simon's words 'I wish we could film these outbursts of genius' - how come they managed to film the Wombles at Christmas then?

What a great collection of three worders Hoffs and they tell a story too.



Brilliant.



Hope your legs soon return to normal colour.



Brrrrrrr!

#65 Hoffs - love it! I read it in a Pam Ayers voice.



Some fine choices above. And some that I really really really don't get. YTS NYM will be busy looking things up in the Thesaurus, methinks



Loving Katy's auggestion of "William it was really nothing". It's real Smiths weather today.

#62 Blimey! "Heard Island Shags are gregarious, roosting in groups of from 10-20 birds up to several hundred..." Well they would, wouldn't they?



#64 You need to get into the heart of the house PSL. Aga zone.. Me is. Well ... it's a gas range but it's still cosywarm.



#65 Brilliant stuff, Hoffs.



#66 Alabama Shakes were absolutely tip-top Zoe! We love 'em too.



:^)

I eat my peas with honey.



I've done it all my life.



It makes the peas taste funny, but it keeps them on the knife!



I was always led to believe, that Pam Ayres was from Bampton, not that far from me, but another look into wiki wotnot tells me different.

yes a real AGA hugging day today...Brrr

71 - JBG - I hope you a) aren't in an office and b) didnt read it out loud, otherwise people might be looking at you slightly strangely now.....

Thinking waders now, more than flowery wellies.



Ah well, here goes......



Back later :)

#59 Sal, are these the birds you mentioned? We often see big black birds sitting on the rocks on the sea front, with their wings spread out, looking like they're holding thm out to dry and I'm never sure if they're Sh@gs or Cormorants... which are these in the pic?



https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7123/6966185886_b797c5cd32_b.jpg



#66 Zoe, don't forget Jools Holland will be on again on Friday night for much longer, so hopefully we'll see a few more songs from The Chieftains, Nora Jones et al!



Sal, you mentioned peas... I like eating them frozen! I like the fresh taste and the texture of them, especially about a minute or two out of the freezer!

'Take Me I'm Yours' Squeeze

Just spotted this one on fb...





The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel.



Not sure if its up there ^^^ ?

#72 #74,

I'm hoping Mrs CoffeeBuzz-to-be has the stove on all day to keep the house toastie.

The rain is bouncing off the ground here!



If I had an umbrella, the underside would be wet!



--

cBzz

68, 70, 71, 72 - Thanks for the kind comments. I won't give up the day job just yet though..........oh, yes, that's what my real three-worder is meant to be today



JOB HUNT STARTED



(What I forgot to say, but couldn't get into three words easily, was that on my run back to the car, I passed a parked water company van with steamed up windows, driver reading his paper and having a sandwich. Felt tempted to bang on the window and point up to the sky and ask 'will this do?' Poor man, not his fault.



76 - SS Sal - I'd definitely recommend the waders.

So, in the run up to midday, a quick blog round up:



Top choon choices, shags, the weather, keeping warm, brassicas, tattood raindrops, football, Pam Ayres, wet-inside umbrellas...



These bloggers, they'll discuss anything, 24 hours a day.....

Phew....just made it..................morning everyone..........don't think I will talk about the weather today..............................even the ducks look misearable......



Subjective oldie suggestions.......................................................................



I WILL FOLLOW - U2



HIDE IN YOUR SHELL - SUPERTRAMP



HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN



I'M SORRY - BRENDA LEE



IT'S NOT FOR ME TO SAY - JOHNNY MATHIS



EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) - BRYAN ADAMS



SOMETHING INSIDE SO STRONG - LABI SIFFRE



THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME - SINEAD O'CONNOR



AT YOUR SIDE - THE CORRS



FIX YOU - COLDPLAY



FALL AT YOUR FEET - CROWDED HOUSE





Have a good day..........keep dry.................................................................



Dougal x.................................................................................................

#82 But what happened to the new bloggers?

If they're lurking, they need to know that just wading in to the conversation is perfectly acceptable!



:D



Coffee no. 3 beckons...



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cBzz

#80 #82 3WW



AGA warming (_!_)

When our labrador Meg, was a puppy, we gave her one of the childrens soft toys, a rather unloved Winnie the Pooh, that she loved very much and took with her everywhere. This toy was eventually lost on a subsequent walk, and despite our searching we couldn't find it....until one day we saw it proudly adorning the local farmers tractor grille. Reminded me of Pam Ayres' fine ode 'Dolly On The Dustcart'.



Thinking back, how innocent was Saturday night entertainment in the 70's when we all gathered round the TV to listen to Pam Ayres read funny poems?

#65 Brilliant Hoffs!



Ziggy has abandoned work for the day. Holes need to be dug for gate posts and they just fill with water. We are awaiting the collection of a cement mixer so while we wait, Zig and I have been gassing over a coffee. He is a one - not sure how he has fitted so much into his 50-odd years. Not only roadied for Motorhead, but did lighting for Ozzy Osbourne, been in the Black Watch, was a New Age Traveller, has several children, 3 of them born born in the same year, one month apart (and I suspect their birthplace mirrors a Motohead tour schedule). Great stuff.



Cormorant looking birds eh? When I was a wee child in the 60's, we lived abroad. Fashion and hairstyles were different where we were and, on returning to the UK, my Mum had an embarrassing moment which still causes laughter. She needed a haircut so booked into a rather posh hairdressers in London. Her coat was taken, coffee was provided and the stylist asked what madam would like. My Mum replied "I'd like a sh*g please?". She was firmly told it was NOT that sort of establishment! Well, that's what the hairstyle was called where we had been living!



Time to pop the heating on I think.....

Hmm, they might be cormorants Flo?

Morning,





Humble Me - Norah Jones



Caught in my shadow - Wonderstuff



Low - R.E.M



Ordinary People - John Legend



Too Shy - Kajagoogoo



Don't be shy - Cat Stevens

Thats really funny Alex.



You weren't down under were you?? :)

#72 Katy - That's good to know :) I'll try and squeeze it in later...



#77 Florence - TBH I'll probably end up watching the extended version on iThingy too. It's on way past my bedtime, and I never remember to set the recorder :-/



#65 Hoffs - Love your 3 worder summary :)

#87 Alex

Great Ziggy story! Although I couldn't condone the careless seed spillage. Ahem.



As for your Mother's description of a hair-style - ooops. Perhaps the word wasn't used in that context in the 60s? Much like 'gay'?



:^)

#77 Flo, they are shags. The crest on the top of their heads is one sign. Although at that distance it isn't easy to tell, they also look completely black to me, which is another sign. A cormorant has a white flash, with a little yellow, around the throat throat.

#90 No Sal, Caribbean.



#92 I think in the UK the word had the same context as today, but we didn't know!!



There's a 3 worder: careless seed spillage! LOL!!!!!!!! (Do hope Zig doesn't read the blog!)

I think Harry is right, on closer inspection :)

#77 Flo, shag or cormorant?



https://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/c/cormorant/index.aspx



https://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/s/shag/index.aspx

#96 Flo - there's a question you don't get asked every day. Answer carefully.



#87 Alex-G - Ziggy obviously has more than stardust hidden in his denims.



#75 Hoffs - no, thankfully in my home office!

#96 Flo, consider carefully before you answer that one!!

Because I'm so late..............................still mensh chasing..............my alignment is with the meek.......modest........lowly.....submissive type of humble...............





IF YOU WILL HAVE ME - KAISER CHIEFS



JUST THE WAY YOU ARE - BILLY JOEL



SO YOU WIN AGAIN - HOT CHOCOLATE



WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL - RONAN KEATING



WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER - THE POLICE





Me done now.....................................................................................



Dougal x.............................................................................................



P.S So far behind today............haven't even caught up with comments...........must do better x 100!

Blimey.............................nearly got a hat!....................need it today as well!