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Showing posts with label Dalziel & Pascoe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dalziel & Pascoe. Show all posts

Wednesday 8 April 2020

Not Using My Finger For It!

Work saves us from three great evils: boredom,vice and need - Voltaire
Welcome to my Hump of the Week 🐫
The sunshine is back \o/
I had a nice hug and cuppa↓
 Off for a lovely walk↓
 No one around↓
 Just had to sing along in the Newspaper shop while waiting to pay for my newspaper.
The song was a classic↓
I picked up a tube of Pringles (RRP £2.49) and a small pot of Pringles (RRP 60p).
(The most expensive price I have ever paid for a tube of Pringles in my life!)
I forgot to pick up Lidl's own brand of Pringles last night when I bought some dips.
(I wasn't going to use my finger for dipping!)
Gets back home.
Washing put on the line.
Washing machine put back on.
Hung the completed Pom Pom Wreath on the wall in the living room \o/  
 Time for coffee and a quick read of the newspaper↓
 
 James  Herbert, was an English horror writer. A full-time writer, he also designed his own book covers and publicity. His books have sold 54 million copies worldwide, and have been translated into 34 languages, including Chinese and Russian.He would have been 77 years old🎈
He died aged 69 in 2013.
John Schneider  is an American actor and country music singer. He is best known for his portrayal of Beauregard "Bo" Duke in the American television action/comedy series The Dukes of Hazzard (opposite Tom Wopat, Catherine Bach and James Best), Jonathan Kent in the 2001–11 TV series Smallville, and James "Jim" Cryer on the television series The Haves and the Have Nots, created by Tyler Perry.He is 60 years old🎈
 I had a delivery↓
 We had the letter from Boris too↓
 &
Season 5 of Dalziel & Pascoe↓
Published yesterday's blog post.
We ate our lunch outside in the garden↓
 
It was nice to soak up some vitamin D.
My youngest son completed my belated Birthday cake.
(As for Lent, hubby and I gave up Chocolate and Cake!)
 Now to get on with the evening meal↓
It's done!
Must have done something right.
All gone!
Now off to do my only job of the day with some great music↓
 
  When I gets back.
Pringles and dips time!
 We have moved onto series 2 of Dalziel and Pascoe
 Then dragged a tired hubby off to a warm bed!
 

Monday 6 April 2020

Catching The Rays!

If you cannot take responsibility for your own wellbeing,you will never take control over it - Jennifer Hudson
Welcome aboard my tiny Wobbly Work Wheel 🎡
 The alarm went off......
I enjoyed hugs and tea↓
 Breakfast and got dressed.
Out for the early walk↓
 
 
 No people and no cars about↑↑
 The sun's rays↑↑
Quick read and coffee↓↓
 Roy Thinnes, actor (Invaders, Falcon Crest, Gen Hospital),is 82 years old 🎈
Michael Rooker is an American actor, best known for his roles as Henry in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986), Chick Gandil in Eight Men Out (1988), Terry Cruger in Sea of Love (1989), Rowdy Burns in Days of Thunder (1990), Bill Broussard in JFK (1991), Hal Tucker in Cliffhanger (1993), Jared Svenning in Mallrats (1995), Merle Dixon in AMC's The Walking Dead (2010–2013) and Yondu Udonta in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and its sequel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). 
He is 65 years old 🎈
Tammy Wynette was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of country music's best-known artists and biggest-selling female singers.She died aged 55 in 1998.
 James Best, was an American television, film, stage, and voice actor, as well as a writer, director, acting coach, artist, college professor, and musician. During a career that spanned more than 60 years, he performed not only in feature films but also in scores of television series, as well as appearing on various country music programs and talk shows.Best with his role as the bumbling Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane in the action-comedy series The Dukes of Hazzard, which originally aired on CBS between 1979 and 1985.He died aged 88 in 2015. 
 Honor Blackman was an English actress, widely known for the roles of Cathy Gale in The Avengers (1962–1964), Bond girl Pussy Galore in Goldfinger (1964), Julia Daggett in Shalako (1968) and Hera in Jason and the Argonauts (1963). She is also known for her role as Laura West in the ITV sitcom The Upper Hand (1990–1996).She died aged 94 in 2020.
 Woo hoo series 2 has arrived \o/
 &
My nice order of Zofora↓
 I had a nice light lunch↓
Published yesterday's blog.
I went outside for some fresh air↓
 Then it was a meat-free Stir Fry↓
Off to do some singing and work↓
 
 Another great tune↓
 Nice bright moon when I got finished↓
 Breadmaker was put back on↓
Now to watch series 2↓
 
 I got through 3 balls of wool,
Carrying on with my Lockdown themed pom pom wreath.
I just have to find one more ball of green wool to finally finish it!
Not far to go...
The bread stopped rising for some reason↓
It looks we have to walk a bit further tomorrow morning to get the Guardian as the newsagents where I get my i newspaper from don't sell it.
At least it's going to be sunny tomorrow \o/
 

Sunday 5 April 2020

Enjoying The Sunshine At Home!

The chance of a slice of bread falling butter side down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet - Murphy's Law
We enjoyed a nice lie-in.
We enjoyed warm hugs and a cuppa to start the day↓ 
 Once we had breakfast and got dressed.
We went outside to get a deep breath of fresh air. The sun is shining!
 Once hubby starts to mow the lawn.
I have another go at making bread.
I found a ideal book to help!
 On it goes again↓
 The lawn is looking nice↓
 The sun is trying to come out↓
 The bread has been done \o/
 Light lunch↓
 I done some weeding,
Tidied up the back garden.
Looking well nice↓
 The wind was getting up.
 We had a light tea↓
 Crispian St. Peters  was an English pop singer-songwriter, best known for his work in the 1960s, particularly songs written by duo hits, The Changin' Times' including "The Pied Piper" and Ian & Sylvia's "You Were on My Mind".He would have been 81 years old🎈
He died aged 71 in 2010
Allan Clarke, English rock vocalist (The Hollies),is 78 years old 🎈
Stan Ridgway is an American multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter and film and television composer known for his distinctive voice, dramatic lyrical narratives, and eclectic solo albums. He was the original lead singer and a founding member of the band Wall of Voodoo.He is 66 years old 🎈
Gene Pitney was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and sound engineer.
Pitney charted 16 Top 40 hits in the United States, four in the Top 10. In the United Kingdom he had 22 Top 40 hits, and 11 singles in the Top Ten. He also wrote the early 1960s hits "Rubber Ball" recorded by Bobby Vee, "He's a Rebel" by the Crystals, and "Hello Mary Lou" by Ricky Nelson. In 2002, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.He died in 2006 aged 65. 
After we watched a little bit of news.
We caught more with:
 More pom pom making too.
The pom pom is nearly finished \o/
We watched the Newspaper Review.
Off to bed with my sleep tea.
I had to renew my ear plugs,as I could hear the snoring coming from Sleeping Beauty! 
 
 Back on a tiny Wobbly Work Wheel 🎡 tomorrow.