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Saturday 18 May 2019

Beg, Steal or Borrow

“Saturday is what gives us a weekend of enjoyment.” -  Anthony T. Hincks 
We had a little lie-in...🛏
We just caught the last half an hour of "Sounds of the 60s" 
 We had a little trip to town...
 Our view from the top of car park 4↓
 
 Going down↓
 We got what we needed the most..
I bumped into a ex-postie who said a fellow postie has passed away, and was trying to find out when the funeral details was.
I said I will try and find out...
Coffee time↓
 I got some new school shoes for my youngest son.
Big feet at size 11!
I bought some new shiny nail polish, as we needed the change to get out the car park.
 
 Those dark clouds are coming over head↓
We gets home to have lunch.
Then we went back out.
 
 Nice car in the car park↑
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 I'm growing one of these in my garden↑
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The new play area↓
 We got 3 of them↓
 Really funny card↓
 We got so many bargains↓
 Popped into see a friend for chat and coffee on the way home.
When I did finally get home, and tried to repot some of the plants,
The dark clouds came over!
 I had to leave some plants outside as the light was fading....
 We had a late evening meal.
I looked at the Birthdays for today.
 "Perry" Como: was an American singer, actor and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, after signing with the label in 1943. "Mr. C.", as he was nicknamed, sold millions of records and pioneered a weekly musical variety television show. His weekly television shows and seasonal specials were broadcast throughout the world. In the official RCA Records Billboard magazine memorial, his life was summed up in these few words: "50 years of music and a life well lived. An example to all."
He would have been 107 years old.
He died aged 88 in 2001.
 James Donald :was a Scottish actor. Tall and thin, he specialised in playing authority figures.He appeared in Bridge on River Kwai, Vikings, In Which We Serve, Way Ahead.
He would have been 102 years old
He died aged 76 years in 1993.
Albert  Hammond OBE : is a Gibraltarian singer, songwriter, and record producer. A prolific songwriter, he collaborated most notably with the songwriters Mike Hazlewood, John Bettis, Diane Warren as well as Holly Knight, Carole Bayer Sager.He is a solo singer in his own right. His biggest (and only Top 20) Billboard hit was "It Never Rains in Southern California", #5 US 1972. Other songs of his include "Down by the River", "The Free Electric Band", "I'm a Train", and "When I'm Gone". For a time he was part of the vocal group The Family Dogg, with whom he had the hit "A Way of Life". He has also produced for a number of artists.
He is 75 years old.
Marta Marrero: known as Martika: is an American singer-songwriter and actress, who released two internationally successful albums in the late 1980s and early 1990s, selling over four million copies worldwide. Her biggest hit was "Toy Soldiers" which peaked at number 1 for two weeks in the American charts in mid-1989. She also played Gloria for the first three seasons of the children musical show Kids Incorporated from 1984–1986 and performed its theme song. 
She is 50 years old.
  Jill  Ireland: was an English actress and singer, best known for her collaborations (totalling fifteen films) with her second husband, Charles Bronson.
She died aged 54 years old in 1990.
"One Night In Bangkok" by Murray Head hits #3 in 1985.  

I wasn't too feeling very well at ten pm.
So after a lemsip,
I left the men of the family watchingThe Eurovision Song Contest.
I went to enjoy a king size bed on my own!
(I really hoped the UK wasn't going to end up bottom of the table)
We should Beg,Steal or Borrow some points!