Three mashups including two with the same piece of Bloc Party [pictured], drawn from their last album mixed respectively with Gwen Stefani and Coldplay, with a third where the Bloc Party are found in front of a mirror.

Three mashups with two of them featuring the same song from Bloc Party’s latest album, Hunting for Witches, against Gwen Stefani first, then Coldplay, more has third one involving Bloc Party against themselves.

Click here to download them [thanks kamichi]

The Hunting for Witches/In My Place mashup is quite interesting.

No doubt about it: Babies are cute. But some are cuter than others. Get ready to count down the babies that make the whole world go gaga: The 20 cutest lil’ A-listers ever.

The premiere was like a big family reunion: Gwyneth's mum Blythe Danner, her brother Jake Paltrow and her godfather Steven Spielberg ("Uncle Morty") all attended the premiere.

When asked by the press whether there are more kids on the way, Gwyneth doesn't hesitate to say: 'No way! Oh my god, this is the first time I've slept in three years! I'm done!' Seems like Will, Guy and Jonny have to provide the next Coldplay babies then!

Quotes from Gwyneth's interviews

- When the interviewer comments on how good her body looks after having two children, Gwyneth deadpans, "You should see me naked - you would change your mind!" She then goes on to say how hard losing the baby weight actually is, saying, "It comes off slowly....you just don't look like this! It's hard work!"

- Gwyneth and husband Chris Martin have completed their family. After having Apple, 2 1/2, and Moses, 9 months, Gwyneth says, "We're done!" The interviewer asks about a possible baby #3 and Gwyneth laughs and says, "No way! Oh my god, this [two nights away from home] is the first time I've slept in three years!"

- Gwyneth reveals that Moses is not the best sleeper. "My son has decided sleep is just not for him, really, so I don't sleep...he just talks and goes back to sleep but I wake up and then I can't go back to sleep," she says. "I need so much caffeine at this point in my life."

-When asked how it is to be away from her kids, Gwyneth says, "I do miss them very much, but it's also nice to...get a little adult conversation. I've gotten to the point in my life where I say, 'You know what, it's okay to do a little bit of my own thing and work a little bit.' You know, I had guilt issues before but I'm dealing with them. I always felt so guilty when I left them but now I feel like, 'You know, I do the best that I can and I really really love them and I'm present when I'm there and it's okay for me to go away and do a business trip for a couple of days.'"

Source: http://www.celebrity-babies.com [Thanks Flying Sparks]

Gwyneth Paltrow is in town at the Sundance Film Festival to support her brother Jake in whose movie "The Good Night" she has a little cameo role. On Wednesday, January 24, she read from the book "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish" to local school children as part of the "Read ACross America" program.

Gwyneth Paltrow read to a group of second grade students from Park City. The reading is part of the National Education Association’s “Read Across America” literacy campaign. Other celebrities will sit down with a favorite book next week.

Watch a video of Gwyneth's readings here

[Thanks Flying Sparks & Séverinne]

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"He even sings well in the shower."

Gwyneth Paltrow lavishes praise on husband Chris Martin's musicianship in the home.

Source: ContactMusic

Following on from Debs' interview last week, Coldplayzone.it put their questions to me, Coldplaying.com webmaster.

Hi Ian. Thanks a lot for accepting our proposal to be interviewed. We are happy to contact one of the most expert person about Coldplay’s world.

How was Coldplaying idea born?

I started a personal website and enjoyed Coldplay’s music at the same time. So I put the two together and created Coldplaying.com!

How much time and how many efforts you needed to bring Coldplaying in the Coldplay’s fans’s hearts as one of the most appreciate site about the band?

I firmly believe you get out what you put in. Coldplaying.com’s visitors appreciate the hard work and effort that goes in to creating the biggest Coldplay site in the world. If they didn't, they wouldn't visit. Simple!

How many hours do you spend as the webmaster and admin of the most important non official site about Coldplay?

As many as it takes! How long is a piece of string?

Did you ever meet the band?

No, and it’s not on my list of things to do either. It’s the music and website I’m into.

The most beautiful memories that you have about Coldplay…

These:

Below: These are the children of a school in Thailand who we have helped, via Isara.com, improving their conditions of learning and instruction, thanks to the solidarity of the visitors of Coldplaying.

This photo testifies the initiative 'USA Loves Coldplay', promoted from Coldplaying.com:

Which was the band’s most wonderful and exciting concert you’ve been to?

Coldplay @ Liverpool University 2002.They'll never play in that small a venue again.

What’s your favourite Coldplay song?

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face

Who is the one you prefer in the band?

All of them. They wouldn’t be Coldplay otherwise.

Someone thinks you have the means to contact the band personally. It is true?

How do I say…’Maybe, maybe not’!

You have the chance to make only one question to the band. What would you ask?

How about ‘Who needs who more... you or your label?’

Your site has thousands of visitors. How much difficult is managing all this structure?

Not difficult at all. You just need dedication and a sense of humour. And of course Stephen & Jen, whose help is invaluable and we wouldn't be were we are without them. And thanks to all the mods: Berrywoman, Fifi, Leaver, LiquidSky, Mimixxx, Knight of Cydonia, Sweet One e Weedy_Gonzalez; thanks to all the CCC admins: lunar1124, an_cat, frostbitepanda and victaniac.

What about you? Tell us something about your private life, if you agree…

You missed out there, you should have asked a more direct question!! I'm a scorpio... which means I'm a perfectionist. Will that do? I live in Manchester, anyway…

You are a ‘supporter’ of this sentence: ‘I’ve the future. I’ve tasted it!’. How do you see Coldplay future? And Coldplaying future?

As long as they remain healthy and dedicated to their work, there's no limit for them. As for Coldplaying.com I've turned down three offers to buy the site. We're in it for the long haul. Coldplaying.com is not for sale!

Coldplaying and Coldplayzone are now joined for one reason: spread the world ‘Coldplay’ as far as possible. What do you think about Coldplayzone? Is it a good site?

Excellent! Keep up the good work!

We need the truth now: what do you think when, at the end of the last BT Digital Music Awards, Coldplayzone ‘defeated’ Coldplaying?

I don't see it as a defeat, I see it as a chance to improve in 2007. 54th place in 2003, 44th place in 2004, and 36th place in 2005, then in Coldplaying's busiest year, 79th place in 2006. Need I say more about DMA’s voting system?!

Anyway, we are joking…We had promoted some events, petitions and collaborations. Do you want to propose anything else to Coldplayzone, maybe in the future?

Absolutely. When something comes along lets talk!

Would you agree to mention and report Coldplayzone into Coldplay.com official links?

I think you should have asked Debs last week! My work at the official site is done!

Do you know our country? What do you think about Italy?

I've never been to Italy, sorry! I’d like to go one day though… when its not too hot!

The situation of british music now with some groups like Coldplay and Muse seems to be improved after years and years of a sort of dark. Do you think that brit music now it's on the right path to re-conquer the world, as Beatles did in the 60's, or Coldplay, Muse and some others are only a little light in an ocean of obscurity?

Music is music. You listen to what you like. If you don't like dark music, go and buy a Spice Girls album. If you don't like Spice Girls buy Led Zeppelin. Muse and Coldplay are just two bands vying for a place in British musical history. British music hasn't got any worries at all. British music doesn't need to re-conquer the world, it didn't lose its grip in the first place.

Very soon in italy, 'Star Wars Coldplay vs. Oasis' will be broadcasted on TV. How do english people see this opposition? What do you personally think about this 'little struggle'?

I have no idea! Can you knock someone's teeth out with a lightsabre?

Apart from Coldplay, which are your other hobbies and passions?

Snooker, chess, badminton, football, gardening

The Italian fans now are waiting for some words from you (not properly in Italian language!). Shoot!

Ciao! (That's all the Italian I know!)

Thanks a lot, Ian!

Thank you!

Ciao Ian. Grazie mille per aver accettato la nostra proposta di essere intervistato. Siamo contenti di contattare una delle persone più esperte al mondo sui Coldplay.

Com’è nata l’idea di Coldplaying?

Avevo creato un sito internet personale e allo stesso tempo mi piaceva la musica dei Coldplay. Così ho unito le due cose e ho creato Coldplaying.com!

Quanto tempo e quanti sforzi hai dovuto superare per ‘portare’ Coldplaying nel cuore dei fans dei Coldplay come uno dei più apprezzati siti riguardanti la band?

Credo fermamente che ognuno ottiene quello che investe nel fare le cose. Gli utenti di Coldplaying.com apprezzano il duro lavoro e lo sforzo che serve per creare il sito dei Coldplay più grande del mondo. Se non lo apprezzassero, non verrebbero a visitarlo. Semplice!

Quante ore trascorri al giorno in qualità di webmaster e amministratore del sito più importante non ufficiale dei Coldplay?

Quante ne servono! Quant’è lungo un pezzo di corda?

Hai mai incontrato la band?

No, e non fa nemmeno parte della mia lista delle cose da fare. Mi interessano solo la musica e il sito.

Il ricordo più bello che hai dei Coldplay…

Questi: (take a look to the pictures attached above into the same answer in the Italian version of this interview, ndr).

Questi sono i bambini di una scuola in Thailandia che abbiamo aiutato, migliorando le loro condizioni di apprendimento ed istruzione, grazie alla solidarietà degli utenti di Coldplaying.

Questa foto testimonia l’iniziativa ‘USA Loves Coldplay’, promossa da Coldplaying.

Questa foto ritrae Zali, bambino del Mali, a cui abbiamo fornito un grosso aiuto economico e un grande sostegno per migliorare le sue condizioni di vita, grazie all’iniziativa ‘Coldplaying Charity Club’ (una campagna di sensibilizzazione fattiva che si propone di aiutare i bambini che vivono nel Terzo Mondo in condizioni disagiate, ndr).

Qual’è stato il loro concerto più bello ed eccitante a cui sei stato?

Alla Liverpool University nel 2002. Non suoneranno mai più in quel posto così piccolo.

Qual è il tuo preferito nella band?

Tutti. Altrimenti non sarebbero i Coldplay.

Qual è la tua canzone preferita dei Coldplay?

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face

Qualcuno pensa che tu abbia i mezzi per contattare la band di persona. E’ vero?

Come si dice di solito…’Forse si, forse no’!

Hai l’opportunità di fare una sola domanda alla band. Cosa chiederesti?

Cosa ne pensate di ‘Chi deve di più a chi: voi o la vostra casa discografica?’

Il tuo sito ha migliaia di visitatori. Quanto è difficile gestirne la struttura?

Non è per niente difficile. Serve solo dedizione e senso dell’umorismo. E ovviamente Stephen e Jen (altri due amministratori di Coldplaying, ndr), il cui aiuto è inestimabile. Non saremmo dove siamo senza di loro. Devo ringraziare anche i moderatori del mio forum e gli admin del Coldplaying Charity Club.

E tu? Raccontaci qualcosa della tua vita privata, se ti va..

Avete perso un’opportunità qui, avreste dovuto farmi una domanda più diretta!! Sono dello Scorpione, il che significa che sono un perfezionista. Va bene così? Comunque, vivo a Manchester.

Sei un sostenitore della frase: ‘Ho il futuro. L’ho provato!’. Come vedi il futuro dei Coldplay? E quello di Coldplaying?

Finchè rimarranno in salute e dediti al loro lavoro, non ci saranno limiti per loro. Per quanto riguarda Coldplaying.com, ho rifiutato tre offerte di acquisto del sito. Siamo preparati ad un viaggio lungo e difficile. E comunque, Coldplaying.com non è in vendita!

Coldplaying e Coldplayzone si sono uniti per una ragione: diffondere la parola ‘Coldplay il più lontano possible. Cosa ne pensi di Coldplayzone? E’ un buon sito?

E’ ottimo! Continuate così!

Ora vogliamo la verità: cosa ne pensi della ‘sconfitta’ di Coldplaying da parte di Coldplayzone agli ultimi BT Digital Music Awards?

Non la vedo come una sconfitta, ma come un’opportunità per migliorare nel 2007. 54esimo posto nel 2003, 44esimo nel 2004, 36esimo nel 2005, poi nell’anno più impegnato di Coldplaying, 79esimo nel 2006. Devo aggiungere altro sul metodo di votazione dei DMA?

Comunque si scherza…

Abbiamo promosso assieme alcuni eventi, petizioni e collaborazioni. Hai qualcosa da proporre a Coldplayzone, magari per il futuro?

Sicuramente. Quando ci sarà qualcosa da fare ne parleremo!

Saresti d’accordo nel menzionare e riportare Coldplayzone come link ufficiale in Coldplay.com?

Penso che avreste dovuto chiederlo a Debs la settimana scorsa! (ironizza sul fatto che sarebbe stato meglio chiedere ciò direttamente a Debs Wild, webmaster e responsabile di Coldplay.com, intervistata proprio la settimana scorsa, ndr). Il mio lavoro per il sito ufficiale è stato fatto! E per voi ho già dato il mio contributo!

Conosci il nostro Paese? Cosa ne pensi dell’Italia?

Non sono mai stato in Italia, mi dispiace! Ma mi piacerebbe venirci un giorno…quando non fa troppo caldo!

La situazione attuale della musica inglese, con alcuni gruppi come Coldplay e Muse, sembra essere migliorata dopo anni di buio. Credi che la ‘brit music’ abbia ritrovato la strada giusta per riconquistare il mondo, come i Beatles hanno fatto negli anni ’60, o i Coldplay, i Muse e qualcun altro saranno solo una piccola luce in un oceano di oscurità?

La musica è la musica. Ascolti quello che ti piace. Se non ti piace la musica dark, vai a comprare un album delle Spice Girls. Se non ascolti le Spice Girls ti compri i Led Zeppelin. I Muse e i Coldplay sono solo due band che competono per un posto nella storia della musica britannica. La musica inglese però non ha alcuna preoccupazione. La musica inglese non ha bisogno di riconquistare il mondo, non hai mai mollato la presa dall’inizio.

Presto in Italia sarà trasmesso ‘Star Wars Coldplay vs. Oasis’. Gli inglesi come vedono questa opposizione? Tu cosa pensi di questa ‘piccola battaglia’?

Non ne ho idea! Si può colpire qualcuno ai denti con una spada laser ?

Oltre ai Coldplay, quali sono i tuoi hobby e le tue passioni?

Il biliardo, gli scacchi, il badminton, il calcio e il giardinaggio.

I fan italiani adesso aspettano alcune parole da parte tua (non proprio in italiano!). Spara!

Ciao! (E’ l’unica cosa che so in italiano!)

Grazie mille, Ian!

Grazie a voi!

Thanks to Patrizio and all the admin at http://www.coldplayzone.it

Gwyneth Paltrow, a mother with two young children who also occasionally appears in films, is still in a nesting phase.

Two years ago, she and her rock-musician husband, Chris Martin, bought a condo with 7,000 square feet of space on three-and-a-half floors in a small two-unit building in TriBeCa for $7.95 million. In August, they bought a summer house in Amagansett, N.Y., for $5.4 million.

And then at the end of 2006, Ms. Paltrow signed a contract to buy the last unsold apartment at River Lofts in TriBeCa, a 4,400-square-foot sixth-floor penthouse with three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a library and two terraces. The sale was put at just over $5 million, somewhat below the $5.5 million asking price. The River Lofts project comprises a restored five-story warehouse with new penthouses on top on Washington Street and an adjacent new 13-story building on Laight Street.

Brokers from the Sunshine Group, which marketed Ms. Paltrow’s apartment for the developer, Shaya Boymelgreen, declined to comment. It was not clear why Ms. Paltrow and Mr. Martin, the lead singer and guitarist of the British rock band Coldplay, had the real estate itch once more. Stephen Huvane, her publicist, declined to comment. “Sorry, but we cannot confirm or deny,” he said.

More on this here [thanks Sam]

Answers:

1. Sir George Martin 2. Troy Aikman 3. Charlotte Bronte 4. Bobby Fischer 5. J.K. Rowling 6. Gerald Ford 7. John Steinbeck 8. Kevin Keegan 9. Bill Cosby 10. Andrea Corr 11. Sylvester McCoy 12. Stephen King 13. Condoleeza Rice 14. Buzz Lightyear 15. Cary Grant 16. Katherine Hepburn 17. Thomas F. Wilson 18. Emma Thompson 19. Boba Fett 20. Rick Moranis 21. Queen Elizabeth I 22. Saturn 23. Rose Bowl 24. Skylon Tower 25. John Howard 26. Marilyn Monroe 27. Evangeline Lilly 28. Jonny Wilkinson 29. Yankee Stadium 30. Terri Irwin 31. Zinedine Zidane 32. Rebelde 33. Lebanon 34. OK Go 35. Shane MacGowan 36. The Kooks 37. Arcade Fire 38. Leona Lewis 39. Miroslav Klose 40. Michael Phelps

Answers on a postcard to http://www.coldplaying.com/index.php?module=MDcontact&func=main

Winners (and correct number of answers) announced in a few days. Real names not screen names required (where appropriate).

Happy new year... and good luck!

Download: Kelly Clarkson vs. Coldplay - 'In My Hazel Eyes (Kelly's Playing In The Cold)'.

Also download: Coldplay vs Peter Gabriel - 'Raining Red Clocks'

More various mashups here

And while there may well be storms brewing here, there's no way it can ever be as bad as this. This makes those previous wet mudfests look postively Saharan. In fact, it's making a laughing stock of Coldplay's Solio gadget/iPod charger.

Yes, the country's most inoffensive tune crooners have got together with Solio and created a special Coldplay-branded eco-friendly portable charger. Ideal for taking to one of the many fabulous UK festivals... if all the UK festivals were moved to the south of France that is.

Source: http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2005/06/coldplays_solar.html

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The couple wed in a secret in Southern California on December 5, 2003. At that time, Gwyneth was already pregnant with the couple's first child, Apple, who was born just 5 months later on May 14, 2004. Moses followed almost two years later, on April 8, 2006.

More on this here

Shoes have been donated by 60 high-profile male and female celebrities, from the world of pop, film, TV, sport and the arts.

MAG employs more than 2,500 people worldwide to help provide safer futures for lives affected by conflict in countries such as Lebanon, Angola, Afghanistan and Cambodia. MAG has cleared millions of landmines and unexploded bombs across the world and saved millions of lives and limbs with its programme of conflict recovery.

The MAG auction can be seen on eBay at ebay.co.uk and magclearsmines.org. It will last for ten days until 8th December 2006.

Please bid generously!

Who would trade golden beaches and glorious Californian sunshine for Britain’s grey skies and fish and chips? The world’s biggest stars apparently. Gwyneth moved to London shortly after meeting her husband, the macrobiotic Coldplay frontman, Chris Martin.

Initially, the couple lived in Belgravia. But they bought this pad in Belsize Park in 2004, shortly after the birth of daughter, Apple. It previously belonged to the actress Kate Winslet and her partner, the theatre and film director Sam Mendes.

The townhouse has five bedrooms, and is conveniently located for the couple’s favourite alternative therapists in nearby Primrose Hill. Shortly after moving in, the Paltrow-Martins applied for planning permission to carry out a £500,000 renovation, completely gutting the interior. Neighbours include Helena Bonham-Carter, Jude Law, and Sadie Frost.

Source: http://news.independent.co.uk

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MAG employs more than 2,500 people worldwide to help provide safer futures for lives affected by conflict in countries such as Lebanon, Angola, Afghanistan and Cambodia. MAG has cleared millions of landmines and unexploded bombs across the world and saved millions of lives and limbs with its programme of conflict recovery.

The MAG auction can be seen on eBay at ebay.co.uk and magclearsmines.org. It will last for ten days until 8th December 2006.

Please bid generously!

In an interview with Spanish magazine 'Hola', Gwyneth told us that Moses and Apple are at home with their daddy Chris and said, jokingly: "We'll see if they survive with him." She also mentioned that Moses is a bit ill and has a temperature, and that big sister Apple is learning Spanish in the meantime, already knowing some words like "agua" (water) and "arriba! arriba!" when she wants someone to take her in their arms.

Gwyneth doesn't have to worry about leaving the two kids with daddy Chris alone anymore - she's already back in London, united with her loving family.

Read the Spanish version here [thanks Divina & Flying Sparks]

After watching Sir Ian McKellen in Lord of the Rings, 6 (!!) parents even decided to call their sons Gandalf - while other toddlers have to grow up with awful "violent gangsta rapper names" like Dre, Tupac, Jay-Z and Snoop.

Two boys are even named Superman - while two Britain girls answer to the name of 'Apple', the name that Gwyneth and Chris gave their prescious daughter in May 2004.

The 'Hung Up' singer has been taking 13-month-old David - who she gained interim custody of on October 12 - to the 'Shakespeare In Love' actress' North London home so the two tots can get to know each other. A source close to the pop superstar is quoted by Britain's The Sun newspaper as saying: "Madonna was keen for David to get friends his own age group."

The two famous babies have also been joined by fashion designer Stella McCartney's 19-month-old son Miller and actress Kate Winslet's three-year-old boy Joe on several occasions. It is believed that Madonna, who is married to British film director Guy Ritchie, took David to meet up with seven-month-old Moses - whose dad is Coldplay frontman Chris Martin - earlier this week.

Meanwhile, Madonna has revealed she is planning to adopt another Malawian baby - but this time a girl.

The 48-year-old singer has said she and Guy intend to return to the Lilongwe orphanage, where David was being cared for, to adopt another child.

When asked if she was going to adopt another baby, Madonna said: "Yes, absolutely. I'm going to adopt another Malawian child very quickly. A baby girl this time, in order to redress the balance."

More on this story here

Chris Martin looks like:

David Spade

M. Shadows

Ronan Keating

Roman Polanski

Alan Rickman

Bjorn Ulvaeus

Zac Hanson

Brian Eno

Jonny Buckland looks like:

Vin Diesel

Jacques Villeneuve

Sharon Stone

David Beckham

Ricky Schroder

Jesse McCartney

Vigo Mortensen

Ben Harper

Al Pacino

Guy Berryman´s face is like:

Ben Affleck

Jim Carrey

Peter Jackson

Josh Duhamel

Ricky Ullman

Matt Dillon

Tom Welling

Sebastien Loeb

Gael Garcia Bernal

Will Champion looks like:

Vince Vaughn

Sean Astin

Jared Padalecki

Lauri Ylonen

Roger Federer

Howie Day

Thanks Leire

On a gorgeous morn like this, I like to dramatically whip the curtains apart, open a window, and let the peaceful village atmosphere wash in. Sometimes the very freshness of the air stings my eyes a bit and makes me sneeze, but I love the feeling of good clean air in my lungs, even when the heady aroma gets all over my best 'Make Trade Fair' pyjamas and Gwyneth has to ask the maids to do a morning wash.

Sometimes the ruffians from the local school walk by while I'm standing there and doing my breathing exercises. I wave at them, making sure they can see where I've written 'Make Trade Fair' on my hand. I think they've realised that I am steely, and determined, and that I will not compromise or bow to pressure in my fight to make the world a better place. That must be why someone has written 'No Bend' on the garden wall, as a gesture of support. Shame the letters have run together a bit, but their solidarity is much appreciated.

This morning, I did ten sit-ups and ten press-ups, and then did a little dance around the bedroom to my disco CD. It gives me a lovely appetite for my morning muesli. I like to add some fresh fruit - like an apple, I love apples - which I get posted to me directly from an African farmer. He lives with his grandmothers in a really poor country called Tesco. Sometimes he sends me his apples, which he says are golden and delicious, and sometimes I get them from his Granny Smith.

I don't really mind which ones I get, I just love apples. To me, apples are like nectar, which is a kind of drink that bees like. Apparently they can't get enough of it. I suppose it must have a flavour similar to a gorgeous pollen, or one of those honey drinks I have sometimes when my throat is a bit hurty. I've even called our darling little baby Apple, which is partly because, as I mentioned, I love apples (I DO!), and partly so I will definitely remember her name and not call her Little Gwyneth any more.

So, once I had finished my bowl of dried apple muesli and apple, in apple juice (Mmm!) I sat down at the piano and had a jolly good think. I try and summon up my personal muse, the Greek deity Appleonia, goddess of all fruit-related products. She was with me on the day I came up with the finest idea for a song ever.

I was thinking about my favourite things - the sun, Gwyneth's silken hair, vanilla ice-cream, a beach, custard on an apple pie crust, Pac-Man...and Appleonia spoke unto me, saying "What is it that these things all have in common, Chris?"

Well, it took several minutes for inspiration to strike, but when I looked at the mental picture in my head, I realised one important common thread, I stood up and cried to the heavens "they are all yellow!"

I was so excited I gave a balletic leap into the air, like I do when Justin Timberlake is on the radio. But my excitement hid from me the fact that we have quite a low ceiling over the piano, and I banged my head and immediately crashed to the ground. Ouch!

Gwyneth was very understanding, and once she'd wiped up the rush of blood to my head, she even brought me a hot apple juice to calm my jittery nerves. It had a little pinch of cinnamon in it, my favourite!

Anyway, nothing has come to mind just yet, apart from a few lines about getting apple skin stuck in your teeth. But I don't want Gwyneth to think I mean our baby Apple, so I won't be able to use them. I shall just have to sit here until inspiration strikes.

That's all for now, pip pip and pass the fruitbowl!

Chris

[Thanks Flying Sparks and gaston70]

[Thanks andyinhr]