Showing posts with label War is Over - if you want it. Show all posts
Showing posts with label War is Over - if you want it. Show all posts

Sunday, 25 December 2016

Happy Christmas John and Yoko.

Oh I was tired on Christmas eve morning and I got up far too late.

In the end I put off all the difficult things as I was too sore and boiled my ham instead.

I do it every year - lots of memories.


It has to be said that I've been fairly good; I'm largely vegetarian these days, but occasionally like Christmas I weaken. Robyn is much better than I am.

It never used to be as painful boiling a ham but I made it.....with a couple of carrots, some onions, celery, garlic, peppercorns, cloves, bay leaves.

It's going to be nice.

Then after lunch and a rest I set out equipped (allegedly) for theft. I headed down to historic, evocative Ankerwycke because I know there is Mistletoe to be had there.

And there was;


There's lots, the ancient trees were heavy with Mistletoe this year. The Druids symbol of new life in mid winter.

This looks good - not too high for me.


As I said, I had equipment with me;


Lots of berries, Christmas is complete.

Even if I was fairly shattered by the time I got home.

So, I'd like to wish you a very happy Christmas; I'm drinking Robyn's eggnog which means I've got to stay up late to take my antibiotic.

I've still got to put up the holly and the mistletoe and some balloons but there's time.

Meanwhile every year I put up a link top Yoko Ono's page commemorating her and John Lennon's 1969 poster campaign and 1971 single; "War is over - If you want it", where you can download this slogan in any language or buy a T-shirt and become a 'Small pebble person'.

http://imaginepeace.com/warisover/



Happy Christmas John and Yoko.





Neil Harris
(a don't stop till you drop production)
Home: helpmesortoutstpeters.blogspot.com
Contact me: neilwithpromisestokeep@gmail.com

Friday, 25 December 2015

Happy Christmas. War is over (If you want it).

Happy Christmas everyone - here are some photographs from 1969;


They are from John Lennon's advertising campaign;


opposing the Viet-Nam war and which ended with the release of their single "War is Over (If you want it) in 1971, written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono and sung by them with The Harlem Community Choir.


They appeared in cities around the world although the single was only released in Britain the following year.


Christmas greetings to all my readers wherever you may be;


If you want the billboard in a different language you can go to the official site at;

http://imaginepeace.com/warisover/

Currently they have over 100 languages and welcome new translations;


Happy Christmas from Robyn and Neil!

Neil Harris
(a don't stop till you drop production)

Home: Helpmesortoutstpeters.blogspot.com
Contact me; neilwithpromisestokeep@gmail.com

Wednesday, 24 December 2014

Christmas Eve!







 
 
 
           Happy Christmas John and Yoko!
 
Neil Harris
(a don't stop till you drop production)
 
 
 
 

Saturday, 20 December 2014

War is over - if you want it!.







 
 
 
It's Christmas and you should visit this site;
 
 
 
Where you can listen to John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 1972 Christmas hit and you can download the posters from their advertising campaign in all the languages of the world.
 
     Happy Christmas John and Yoko.
 
We are struggling.....I haven't been able to fix the bathroom sink because I've been ill and now the toilet is leaking. I spent a frustrating hour this morning trying to fix it without success.
 
Then we went to spend some time with my Mum in hospital and stopped off at Wickes. There I discovered what I already knew - they don't sell the fittings any more - we would need a new toilet and a new sink. It's Christmas and I can't leave my Mum at this time; we just can't sort it out.
 
So, I've bought a fitting that isn't going to fit. I'm going to try to bodge it.
 
I'd post pictures but I seem to have lost my camera.
It's that kind of time.
 
Neil Harris
(a don't stop till you drop production)