Alphabet associations - I

[Anna]

where ? which part of the question does this relate to ?

Oh, that's my fault mercia, I posted something silly about Billy Goats Gruff, then deleted it!
The only Herb that comes to mind is Herb Alpert. Is this relevent?

[mercia]

herbs

thyme, mint, basil, tarragon ...............

[Anna]

herbs thyme, mint, basil, tarragon ...............

Not forgetting rosemary (that's for remembrance) Did you know there is, at the moment, a shortage of tarragon? It has had a failed harvest. Not that I care, I can't stand the taste of it. Lovers of it will have to wait for the British harvest. Just a piece of trivia.

[mercia]

I posted something silly about Billy Goats Gruff

so are we saying that "not goats but livestock" relates to "used to be northern" ?

[Flay]

Clue: a fact or idea that serves to reveal something or solve a problem

Flounder: struggle mentally; show or feel great confusion

[Norfolk Born]

Surely a dab hand like you isn't floundering?

[Norfolk Born]

herbs

thyme, mint, basil, tarragon ...............

Sorry -I offered a link which didn't work, but you've probably guessed that it features Simon and Garfunkel...

[Anna]

Flounder: struggle mentally; show or feel great confusion

What you doing here Flay, I thought you had your eight in-laws to keep you amused? Or are you an escapee?
Norfy, your YouTube link don't work

[mercia]

Surely a dab hand like you isn't floundering?

i shall skate over that

[Anna]

i shall skate over that

Indeed mercia, you know your plaice!

[Norfolk Born]

A mon avis, les questions tortueuses de cloughie sont trop difficiles pour la plupart des tortues.

[cloughie]

Oh, that's my fault mercia, I posted something silly about Billy Goats Gruff, then deleted it!
The only Herb that comes to mind is Herb Alpert. Is this relevent?

The Herb is Mr Alpert, the no mates refers to something he played.

[Norfolk Born]

What you doing here Flay, I thought you had your eight in-laws to keep you amused? Or are you an escapee?
Norfy, your YouTube link don't work

As I discovered, hence the edit. Time to escape into the fresh air. A walk by the sea, followed by a light lunch centring on a bacon butty and accompanied by 'Desert Island Discs', after which there'll be enough time to catch up with 'Private Passions' before the big match gets under way.

[Norfolk Born]

[QUOTE=cloughie;139899]The Herb is Mr Alpert, the no mates refers to something he played.[/QUOTE]
Aha! The Lonely Bull?

[cloughie]

so are we saying that "not goats but livestock" relates to "used to be northern" ?

And the other two clues also!