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Showing posts with label Alcester. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alcester. Show all posts

Saturday 18 December 2021

How Much For Christmas Doughnuts?????

Anything you buy will be in the sale next week - Erma Bombeck
Welcome to my Saturday 💕
I got a nice warm hug.
Now to listen to "Sounds of the 60s"
The Top 3 from 1960.
3
2
1
Brew with Breakfast.
Thermal vest goes on.
Dressed.
Now to drop one son off at work.
We was going to visit Alcester.
To spend the voucher at Waitrose.
&
To look in the Charity Shops.
However, the car park was rammed due to there being a  Vaccine Centre giving out Covid-19 Boosters.
No where to park.
Moving onto the nearby Waitrose in Stratford.
Wiped the trolley down.
Facemask on.
Now to get some reduced food, bargains,...
&
Nice drink and nibble when we got back to the car.
Then on the way to buy some large steak..
Then back home to unpack the bargains!
Coffee machine went on...
Now for coffee!
After lunch, we went to get some bits from Sainsburys.
Nice price for Doughnuts.
Went to see my mum and dad afterwards.
Gave them two windmills.
Tidied up the grave.
Wished them a Happy Christmas.
It is the 1st Anniversary since I last spoke to my younger brother. Calling me a Gold Digger sealed it! 
I found Tony Boot's grave,
He was a ex-postman who I worked with↓↓↓
Dropped one son off, now to take the other son for his second Covid- 19 vaccine.
Then off to do some more food shopping.
We gets a few bits...
My son did the shopping for our next door neighbour. Not much in the veggie option at Lidl.
I found a veggie option at Morrisons.
Back home to unpack the shopping.
Once it was put away,
Tea was made,
&
Ate.
What's behind the Advent Calender door?
A good film to watch...
Looked in today's newspaper.
Roger E. Mosley  is an American actor, director and writer best known for his role as the helicopter pilot Theodore "T.C." Calvin in the CBS television series Magnum, P.I. which originally aired from 1980 until 1988
He is 83 years old 🎈 
The Pink Panther" film premieres, directed by Blake Edwards and starring Peter Sellers and David Niven, with theme by Henry Mancini in 1963.

Second remake of "A Star is Born" film, directed by Frank Pierson and starring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, premieres in 1976.
"Wonder Woman" debuts on ABC in 1976.
We watched three episodes of season 2 of I Am A Killer.
Owning It
After an unsuccessful attempt to kill his father, drug user Charles "Billy" Armentrout later murdered his grandmother and was sent to prison for life.
Crossing The Line.
 Kansas native Cavona Flenoy agreed to a date with a liquor store clerk, but the evening took a deadly turn when he tried to assault her.
A Silent Order
 At a New Year's Eve party in 1996, Brandon Hutchison killed two brothers, a crime he admits -- but there are conflicting versions of the story.
Sleep Tea Time.
Now to get back into that warm bed,
As the heating has gone off!


 
 
 
 




 




 


 

Saturday 30 October 2021

Being The Singing Sensation!

 I can live for two months on a good compliment - Mark Twain
Welcome to my Saturday 💪
As normal I woke up early after having a early night.
So while drinking hot tea, we listened to "Sound of the 60's" from 6am.
The top 3 from 1962 were:
3:
2:
1:
It was really raining hard outside.
We postponed the trip to Pershore and decided to visit Alcester instead.
Breakfast.
Dressed.
Now to leave the house...
We collected the newspaper on the way of dropping son off at work.
Lots of surface water on the road. 
Parks in Waitrose car park.
Now onto the first Charity Shop.
On came a good sing-a-long with:
I started to sing and two men in the shop really enjoyed me singing!!!!!!!!
Hubby paid for his CDs.
I waited until the end of the song, before I left.
The men thanks me for my singing and it made their day!
"It made mine,"as I left.
Moved on further down the High Street.
One charity shop wasn't open until 10am, so we had coffee and nibble...
Nice sign by where I sat.
While we were waiting to pay. The woman paid in advance for some cocktails that was being drunk there tonight.
The price was £68.
(Special offer was 2 cocktails for £12)
Goes to two more Charity Shops....
Gets more bargains...
Now to nip into Waitrose...
Finds the zero salt stock cubes I was looking for.
Now back home.
Unloads the things I bought today.
Jars are for one son for his seashell collection.
The Red lampshade is for the other son.
I am going to make a fabric Advent Calender for Christmas...
Coffee time.
Light lunch time.
Now to watch a good film while having lunch.
Really good film 
Now to check the types of Sexy Beast.... 
Back home.
I wrote yesterday's blog post.
Then we carried on watching 2 episodes of Hell's Kitchen.
Tea Time.
Then out to get some magic bags.
When we got back, let's have a look inside.
The milk was out of date by 2 days :(
My Father-in-law is having the bread and 3 packs of Chicken Kievs.
We enjoyed the number 2's of the 1970s.
Plenty of newspapers to read..
Michael Winner  was an English filmmaker, writer, and media personality. He is known for directing numerous action, thriller, and black comedy films in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, including several collaborations with actors Oliver Reed and Charles Bronson.
He would have been 86 years old 🎈
He died aged 77 in 2013. 
Jerry de Borg, English pop guitarist (born in Kentish Town, London).
Plays guitar in the band Jesus Jones. 
He is 61 years old 🎈
Sleep Tea Time
Must remember to turn all the clocks back an hour...