MJ's little flock

[MaryJanet]

I know lots of people who know it. Sounds like you would enjoy the SCA.
Do you have many of Steeleye Span's albums?
(P.S. I've never looked up the lyrics. I never realized that line was in Latin and just mumbled it incoherently. )


Yay! Another kindred spirit! I bet Lozzy knows it too.

No, I have none of their albums. I heard the song on a tv program, remembered it, and tracked it down. Eventually I stumbled across the Steeleye Span version which blew my mind

What other Steeleye Span songs would you recommend?

The choruses are Latin too.

Caput apres defero
Reddens laudes Domino

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

No, I have none of their albums. I heard the song on a tv program, remembered it, and tracked it down. Eventually I stumbled across the Steeleye Span version which blew my mind

What other Steeleye Span songs would you recommend?

The choruses are Latin too.

Caput apres defero
Reddens laudes Domino

Well there you go. I'll have to stop singing nonsense words now.

They did a version of "Gaudete" if you are interested in another churchy Latin type song. They also did a version of "The Holly and the Ivy" which is very jolly.

They have so many good songs. You may enjoy just having a You Tube browse when you have a couple of hours to spare!

Some of my favourites are : Thomas the Rhymer, Dance with me, Black Jack Davey, Cadgwith anthem and Lovely on the water. Really, most things from the albums "Hark the Village Wait" and "All around my hat".

Other bands with a similar vibe are Pentangle and The John Renbourn Group.

If you enjoy harmony I strongly recommend the two albums released by Silly Sisters. "Silly Sisters" and "No More to the Dance". My favourite songs on these are "Burning of Auchindoon" and "Silver Whistle". "The barring of the door" tells a wonderful silly story and the "Agincourt Carol" is haunting.

Well, that looks enough to be going on with.
Have a chicken.

 

[LozzyR]

Oh yeh, it's very important to get the sun on your tummy!

That’s where the solar panels are!

 

[LozzyR]

I know lots of people who know it. Sounds like you would enjoy the SCA.
Do you have many of Steeleye Span's albums?
(P.S. I've never looked up the lyrics. I never realized that line was in Latin and just mumbled it incoherently. )


Yay! Another kindred spirit! I bet Lozzy knows it too.

You might have to hum it for me.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

You might have to hum it for me.

Just for you Lozzy. Sing it as you bring out your Boar's Head (or main part) of your Christmas feast.

 

[Grammy60]

Good morning/evening MJ and everyone

Very well, thank you last night I met up with my three best friends for sushi and a bottle of wine and to exchange gifts. I was given a tea towel with chickens on it!

How are you? Will you have visitors for Christmas?

I'm doing fairly good, thanks for asking . We are going to our son's house for a few hours to celebrate, but that's it. We might have a zoom visit with our daughter's house.

 

[BY Bob]

Broody update.

I have semi regularly been kicking Edwina and Pepper out of the nest boxes in the early morning and they have been pottering around the yard with Alice for most of the day. Come nightfall however they rush back to the coop as soon as I open it and plonk themselves down in the nest boxes overnight.

I tried messing up the nests and putting egg shells on top last night (as per Shad's suggestion a while ago) and when Pepper rushed into the coop she pulled up short, extended her neck to look at the nest box, looked at me, looked at the nest box and "tuk, tukked" her way back out of the coop. Edwina was looking puzzled when she got in too.
I get the feeling from the looks they were giving me that they knew that I, and not a predator, was the culprit.

I didn't think to mess up the nest box that they hadn't been using so when I checked later Edwina had settled herself in it and Pepper was sitting in a nest with a broken (empty) egg.

The good news is that this morning Pepper voluntarily left the coop to go foraging with Alice. I've messed up all three nests this time and added more shells. Fingers crossed for tomorrow!

It is interesting to see how this works out.

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks

 

[fuentemoon]

Good to know! Have you ever tried turkey eggs?

Nope, i would be interested to know though. I used to own a cafe/juice bar and used to buy duck eggs from a guy just for my quiches

 

[fuentemoon]

Well there you go. I'll have to stop singing nonsense words now.

They did a version of "Gaudete" if you are interested in another churchy Latin type song. They also did a version of "The Holly and the Ivy" which is very jolly.

They have so many good songs. You may enjoy just having a You Tube browse when you have a couple of hours to spare!

Some of my favourites are : Thomas the Rhymer, Dance with me, Black Jack Davey, Cadgwith anthem and Lovely on the water. Really, most things from the albums "Hark the Village Wait" and "All around my hat".

Other bands with a similar vibe are Pentangle and The John Renbourn Group.

If you enjoy harmony I strongly recommend the two albums released by Silly Sisters. "Silly Sisters" and "No More to the Dance". My favourite songs on these are "Burning of Auchindoon" and "Silver Whistle". "The barring of the door" tells a wonderful silly story and the "Agincourt Carol" is haunting.

Well, that looks enough to be going on with.
Have a chicken.
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I look forward to looking these up