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Monday 31 January 2022

That's A Big Hedgehog!

What a nasty mind you have Bruce.
Where did you learn to think like a woman? -
 Frank G. Slaughter
Welcome aboard my Wobbly Work Wheel 🎡
Nice warm hug to start Monday with.
Brew with breakfast.
It was still a bit windy outside.
On goes that Thermal vest.
I looks through the net curtain covering the front door and notices a large round shape on the front lawn.
That's a big hedgehog!
(A bit difficult to see in the dark)
I gets ready to leave and see what is on the lawn.
It turned out to be my purple topiary ball that hangs by my front door!
I gives hubby a sloppy wet 💋 before I leave.
There was a chance of rain,
So on went the boots, as well as winter hat and gloves.
I turned on my lights.
Now onto the fun with my big stick 🍭
I had a few BOINGs to deal with.
One van driver gave a black look after he went around the bus and had to stop to let me cross some kids over!!!
I swore blind that blue 20 plate Skoda went past, that I have been hunting down since last year, when she drove around my hand and up the pavement.It might help if I had remembered the licence plate the first time!
It did start to rain just before I finished.
Finished in one piece!
I collected the newspaper on the way home.
Coffee machine went on.
Knock on the door, the Hermes delivery man was glad to find me, he had been all over the estate to find me.
(I forgot to add house to the address)
I also had a knock of the door, it was my Postman.
(At least he has no trouble finding my house)
I was supposed to have a delivery of anti-hippo wrinkle eye cream.
The box had been damaged in the delivery process, so was send back to Amazon.
I just had a tiny nib of cream left!!
Put another order in, so hopefully it will here tomorrow in one piece!
Going back to my Dunelm order from Christmas Eve......
No refund after I requested one 3 weeks ago.
Fobbed off left, right and centre.
Friday's message was waiting to hear from the store's manager to give the ok for a refund.
Today's message: Can't find your order at all!
We have to see the IT team.
(Funny I have a record of the amount going out of my bank account and the order number!)
Not having much luck at all with this order!
Coffee time!
I had a chat with my friend up to lunchtime.
Time for some homemade soup.
Now to do the afternoon shift.
No low lying sun to worry about!
On goes my winter hats and gloves.
I saw my friend and his dog going down the alley.
(I will meet up with him later on)
I go and put on my lights.
My friends arrive for a rabbit.
We all say what we have been doing the weekend etc.
That half an hour went quick.
Said goodbye to everyone.
Now for fun number 2 🍭
Plenty of BOINGs given out!
Some looks could kill from some car drivers when they have to stop!
The sun poked through the clouds at one point.
Low lying sun alert!
At least I finished in one piece!
Hometime.
Time for a quick brew...
I wrote and published yesterday's blog.
Now to get on with meat-free Stir Fry.
Yum
Afterwards to look in today's newspaper.
Harry Wayne Casey , better known by his stage name K.C., is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his band, KC and the Sunshine Band, as a producer of several hits for other artists, and as a pioneer of the disco genre of the 1970s.
He is 71 years old 🎈
UK No.1 on this day in 1960:
Michael Holliday - Starry Eyed.
UK No.1 on this day in 1963:
Jet Harris & Tony Meehan - Diamonds
UK No.1 on this day in 1964:
The Searchers - Needles and Pins
UK No.1 on this day in 1966:
The Overlanders - Michelle
UK No.1 on this day in 1970:
Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where my Rosemary goes) 
UK No.1 on this day in 1974:
Mud - Tiger Feet.
UK No.1 on this day in 1976:
 Abba - Mamma Mia
Hubby's snooker time was 2-0 down when I asked how it was going.
I went off to have a hot shower.
When I asked him again,
He won his match \o/
It was now level 2-2.
I had my Sleep Tea.
His team won 3-2 \o/
I kept the bed warm on his return.



 

 

 



Sunday 30 January 2022

Time For Another Rabbit?

If your eyes hurt after you drink coffee, you have to take the spoon out of the cup - Norm Crosby.
Welcome to my Sunday 💗💓
Nice lie-in.
Nice warm hug in bed.
Then it's brew and breakfast.
The thermal vest goes on.
Now for a ride in Sexy Beast. 
Now to test the tyres...↓
I fetched a much needed coffee↓
Now off to see my mum and dad.
The second anniversary of dad passing away is this Saturday  :'(
Now to give Sexy Beast a little run down to the Co-op.
I just walking over to the car park, who did coming out of the Co-op?
One of my friends I chat to in the afternoon during the week!
He was in a garden centre on Friday afternoon, that's why we didn't see him.
Good rabbit for 30 minutes.
Wished him a good Sunday afternoon.
Then in we went.
Didn't have the newspaper we wanted.
Got some reduced food.
(Forgot the Soy Sauce for tomorrow!)
The light kept turning red again....
Once finished, put the shopping in Sexy Beast, we nipped into Tesco Express to fetch today's newspaper.
Now back home with the shopping.
Coffee machine goes on.
Now to chop the veggies that are going in the Soup maker.
Washing machine goes back on,
As well as the Tumble drier.
Soup Maker goes on.
Coffee time.
Now for Turkey, Parsnip,Sweet Potato Soup.
Afterwards we sorted out the first load of washing that had been dried in the tumble drier.
Two more loads of washing goes into the Tumbler Drier.
I leaves hubby to get on with the tea for tonight.
(Oh dear won't be doing that again soon)
Writes yesterday's blog post.
Tea is ready...
(I told him before he started, to pan fry the chops before putting them into oven. He could have used up the stuffing but didn't.
The mash didn't turn out right and was uneatable. Good job we had cheesecake for afterwards!)
Hubby went for a shower soon after.
I finished writing my blog post. 
I looked inside of today's newspaper.
 Phil Collins LVO is an English drummer, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is best known as the drummer/singer of the rock band Genesis from 1970 to 1996 and for his solo career which began in 1981. Between 1982 and 1990, Collins scored three UK and seven US number-one singles as a solo artist. When his work with Genesis, his work with other artists, as well as his solo career is totalled, he had more US top 40 singles than any other artist during the 1980s. His most successful singles from the period include "In the Air Tonight", "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)", "Sussudio", and "Another Day in Paradise". 
He is 71 years old 🎈 
 
On this day in 1961, "I Fall to Pieces" single released by Patsy Cline 
(Billboard Song of the Year 1961)
'Brown Eyed Girl' by Van Morrison, released by Stateside in 1967. 
On this day in 1987, Starship released Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now, the theme song to the movie Mannequin.
USA No.1 on this day in 1999:
 Britney Spears - Baby One More Time 
Sleep Tea Time.
The Wobbly Work Wheel 🎡 has come around once more.....


 

Saturday 29 January 2022

Third Time Lucky!

When a man brings his wife a gift for no reason, there's a reason 
- Molly McGee
Welcome to my Saturday fun 🎶
Nice big hug to start Saturday with.
Brew with Breakfast.
We listened to "The Sounds of the 60s"
while having brew with breakfast. 
The UK Top Three from 1965. 
3: Moody Blues - Go Now↓
2: Kinks - Tired of Waiting For You↓
1: Righteous Brothers -
You've Lost That Loving Feeling↓
Thermal vest goes on.
Off we go to do the food shopping.
We dropped off son at his work.
Now onwards to the food shopping.
That's the newspaper got!
Lots of sewing stuff!
My younger son forgot the neighbour's list!
He got what he could remember.
We gets back home.
Unpacks our shopping.
Had a much needed coffee.
Hubby goes back with younger son with the list this time. While son is getting the rest of the shopping, the idea was to get two new tyres fitted to his car!
I had some nice sewing stuff to play with!
Sorted out the large sewing bag.
Hubby came back, he couldn't get the tyres fitted as the queue was too big! 
He will try again for the third time when he drops me at my course later.
Now to try some Lidl soup.
Not as good as my homemade soup.
Back out to do my Crystal/Tarot course.
That hour went quick!
Hubby got his new tyres fitted.
Third Attempt of Trying!
He picked us up afterwards.
I will try out some Crystal Healing on hubby next week...
Practice, Practice!
Now to write yesterday's blog.
Then we had tea.
We caught up on two weeks on Tops of the Pops from 1992.
The first episode was quickly fast forwarded.
At least the number 1 was alright!. 
It didn't help they cut off the ending video :(
Onto the second episode.
Annie Lennox was on again for the second week running with:
(I much prefer this one↓)
It was number 1 again↓
We watched the first episode of:
It was first shown on BritBox.
Itv showed first episode last Tuesday.
Someone has downloaded all 3 episodes on You Tube :)
Save us waiting to watch it on ITV,
We binged on the other two episodes!
Sleep Tea Time:
Now to look inside today's Newspaper.
UK No.1 on this day in 1969:
 Fleetwood Mac- Albatross
US No 1 on this day in 1981:
Blondie - The Tide Is High
UK No 1 on this day in 1982:
Shakin’ Stevens -  Oh Julie↓
US No 1 on this day in 1982:
Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do) 
US No 1 on this day in 1988:
 INXS - Need You Tonight 
Finished watching all about the Krays.
Now off to that warm bed!
Night all!