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Welcome back, Jamie

I've got a plethora of Germany inspired avatars to choose from. It might be a long time before I go back to using Schultz. What I wanted for this year is a more peaceful image. I've been doing a good job. On the flipside, Going Solo by The Kinks keeps playing in my mind. What do I need to go solo about? I don't see any need. WP is a great place. Maybe I need to go solo from my parents.

When Going Solo plays in my head like that, the best thing for me would be to listen to a nice German song. Going Solo is a very sad song. I wish I never looked up that Return to Waterloo version of that song.

Changing the flowers in my room has been on my 'to do' list for an embarrassingly long time. For some reason, I just don't want to do it. There are lovely yellow roses blooming that would go beautifully with the tile around the fireplace - each day I walk past and sniff them. But nope. For some reason I really just want to keep staring at the mummified dahlias.

Mystifying.

What sort of German songs do you like, Cockney Rebel?

These days I know... Ich habe genug and that's all theoretically I learnt a couple of Lieder in school but I seem to have repressed those.

I also like beer drinking songs.

Mmm, beer

The Kinks Word of Mouth album was released in the November of 1984. Maybe that's why that song is on my mind.

This is a clip from the Ed Sullivan Show from November 29, 1964. I'll think about this instead.

Puppies!!

I like that piece, Cockney Rebel! If I were still out in the countryside I'd get the awld wans dancing to it

Somehow I know one (1) drinking song (Gaudeamus igitur). My shame as an Irishwoman.

There must be more.

Lots of Irish 'getting drunk' songs come to mind but not so many 'drink and be merry'

Here's a drinking song.

Let's all be jolly fellows I like that. Well done UK Auto-harp Society.

Right. I'll sing it a few times, get it well lodged. One drinking song - pfft. I can do better!!

I enjoyed the illustrations too, actually. Reminded me of some of my favourite pastoral scenes from George Eliot.

There's Sebona Fi, of course, which I think counts as a drinking song:

Oh, life is fine!
The taste of grapes is in the wine
and the company's not bad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4t8bi33D4k

^ obnoxious pop, my weakness. There was a summer when this song made the rounds. And I've just realised it was 10 years ago

At least my sister's Birthday is coming up on the 15th. She'll be turning 48.

October forever, November never. Whoever wants Remembrance Day can have it. It's up for grabs.