Highlights of 2023!

The truth is more important than the facts - Frank Lloyd Wright

Happy New Year everyone 🎇

Just a quick update on how 2023 went for me.

The Best of 2023 

My older son became a Councillor and started at University.

I too, became a Councillor on two Parish Councils

The sequins made appearance....

My youngest son turned 18!

(Even better is I won't have to see my ex-plum any more \o/)

 We visited Blackpool twice \o/

We visited Bobby Ball's statue↓

We visited Les Dawson's grave↓

&

Keith Harris's grave↓

I came first in a Macmillan Bake Off in aid of my lovely friend who passed away in September.

The minion collection is growing...↓

Third Anniversary of cutting off both of my brothers \o/

The Worst of 2023

We stopped in two hotels and after staying there,we won't be going back again. :(

My lovely friend of 30 years passed away in September :'(

My hubby's brother cut contact with my hubby \o/

Their inheritance was paid out, no contact with hubby for two and half months until after Christmas. When hubby had got badly written message from his brother, asking where the £600 payment from a plan their dad took out for his  brother's kids was?

(Hubby didn't realise there was time limit!)

 Hubby's brother had wanted a huge games machine that hubby  got rid off while clearing out their dad's house.

(Hubby's brother couldn't fit it in his car when he came down on the Sunday after their dad had died, when he grabbed the new 2 week old microwave, and coffee maker from their dad's house)

I hope Hubby's brother enjoys his inheritance!

At least my Hubby is paying for a nice new Gravestone for his  late dad and the 5 family members in the family plot. It should be ready in April just in time for his late dad's Birthday.

We went to see Madness in concert before Christmas.

Oh dear, they only played two old hits in 40 minutes. They played their new album, which we couldn't stand. After 40 minutes we walked out of the concert. At least the DJ before Madness came out played some great tunes!

Now to see in the New Year...

 

Remembrance Day

All a soldier needs to know is how to shoot and salute 

- General John Pershing

Welcome to my Remembrance Sunday 

Breakfast and Brew.

I gets on the sequins and my red hat.

It's not looking very good for the weather!

On goes the rain mac.

Now to leave the house.

Gets down there early to get a car parking space.

I helped with the cakes going into the Social Club.

Then hubby and I went over to the car park for the parade in the rain.

I was at the front of the parade with 5 other Councillors.

We walked to the war memorial which took about 25 minutes.

At 11am it poured down with rain.

Then  we carried on with the parade.

The High Street was closed off to traffic,

However as we were going up the road, car were coming down. 

We finished back in the car park where we started.

Then we off for a hot drink at the nearby Social Club.

Got talking to a lot of people.

Had some nice food.

The coat came off to reveal the sequins.

After the raffle we left to go home.

I must have a caught a chill as I had a lemsip and a sleep to shake it off.

Hubby done the tea.

Then to watch...

We watched 2 of the 3 episodes.

Sleep Tea Time.

Back on the Wobbly Work Wheel  🎡 tomorrow

 

 
 

Must Leave The Large Nutcrackers Alone!

One time I said, "You should jog around the block."

He said,"Why? I'm already here." - Phyllis Diller

Welcome to my Saturday Fun 😎

Breakfast and Brew.

We Listened to "The Sounds of the 60s"

UK Top 3 - 1966

3: Four Tops - Reach Out, I'll Be There

2: Manfred Mann - Semi - Detached Suburban Mr James

1: Beach Boys - Good Vibrations.

Dressed.

Time to add those big big sunglasses.

Now to leave the house.

Off to do some food shopping

Nutcrackers time!

 

We go into Iceland, and Lidl.

Coffee and nibble.

Onto Waitrose.

We stopped at 11am.

However some people in the cafe kept talking and someone was using the coffee machine for a takeaway coffee.

We paid for our shopping.

Back home to unpack our shopping.

Liquid lunch time.

Wrote yesterday's blog post.

Now to try on tomorrow's outfit for the Rememberance Parade.

Pity it's going to rain tomorrow.

It will be hidden by a rain mac.

I had a hot shower.

Followed by tea.

We watched some James Whale.

Followed by the news and newspaper review.

Sleep Tea time.

Early night.

Busy day tomorrow.