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Showing posts with label Dragon's Den. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dragon's Den. Show all posts

Sunday 5 February 2023

Miss Him So Much!

A woman's dress should be like a barbed-wire fence, serving its purpose without obstrcting the view -Sophia Loren
Welcome to my Sunday 💓
Today is the third anniversary of my lovely dad passing away😢
I will see both parents later with some nice flowers 🌺🌺
We had a bit of lie-in.
Breakfast and Brew.
Heardle time.
Heardle 60s:
My answers:
Now to get up, on goes the Thermal vest with layers!
Off out to see my parents first.
They had some nice yellow flowers.
No sign of the two arsehole brothers as normal!
Now to do some food shopping.
We got 10% off our shopping :)
Back home to unload it all.
Once all put away.
Liquid lunch.
Then for the next two hours we tried to tidy the front garden.
Hubby nearly fell off the step ladder while prunning the Plum tree!
 I nearly came a cropper while getting out of the way of the Plum Tree!
Safer option to get up the leaves of the floor of the Apple Tree.
In need of a brew....
More tidying up next weekend.
Before we run out of day light.
Time to test some tyre pressures.
We just got back as the sun was going down.
I covered up Sexy Beast.
(As it's going to get cold during the night again!)
I starts to write yesterday's blog while hubby starts on the tea.
Just as I finish it, tea is ready!
Yum!
Now to look into today's newspaper.
UK No.1 on this day in 1960:
Anthony Newley - Why
UK No.1 on this day in 1969:
The Move - Blackberry Way
UK No.1 on this day in 1972:
T-Rex - Telegram Sam 
US No.1 on this day in 1977:
Mary MacGregor - Torn Between Two Lovers 
We caught up with Dragon's Den.
Sleep Tea time.
I got all the washing done for the week!
Back on the Wobbly Work Wheel 🎡 tomorrow 
  

 

Sunday 13 March 2022

Back To The Norm!

If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it - J.P Morgan
Welcome to my Sunday Love 💓
The bed was so comfortable!
Time for a much needed brew!
Washed and dressed.
Nice view from our bedroom window.
Now down for breakfast.
The Golfers were warming up↓
It was all you can eat Breakfast.
I declined a Full English Breakfast.
I had toast and Smoothie first.
Then some Museli with fruit.
Hubby had his full English.
Nice view out of the window.
 After we had finished, 
There was a nice door on the way back to our room we noticed↓
Back to our room,
After 10 minutes, now to try out the nice shower and bathmat!
That was so nice!
Now for some coffee!
The diffuser in the window was empty!
We packed our bags.
Put all the rubbish in one bag to help the cleaners and left the recycling out as well.
Went to sign out and was handed the bill for the two drinks we had with our dinner last night.
Next time we are having water!
It took about 50 minutes to get home.
Unpacked our overnight bags.
Washing machine went on.
Dishwasher loaded up and put on.
We had cheese on crackers for lunch.
Then I had to write yesterday's blog post.
Hubby put the tea in the oven.
Finally got through writing yesterday's fun post.
Now for tea!
Yum!
Quick look into the weekend's newspaper.
Geoffrey Hayes  was an English television presenter and actor. He was best known as the presenter of Thames Television's children's show Rainbow from 1973 to 1992. 
He would have been 80 years old 🎈 
He sadly died aged 76 in 2018 
UK No.1 on this day in 1953:
Guy Mitchell - She Wears Red Feathers. 
UK No.1 on this day in 2004:
Britney Spears - Toxic.
USA No.1 on this day in 1954:
Jo Stafford - Make Love To Me!
USA No.1 on this day in 1965:
The Beatles - Eight Days A Week.
USA No.1 on this day in 1999:
Cher - Believe.
Now to catch up with some TV programmes we missed last week.
Dragon's Den. 
The Apprentice
1 episode from Season 2 of Fame.
Sleep Tea Time.
After the fun of the weekend..
It's back on the Wobbly Work Wheel tomorrow 🎡




 
 






 


 

Saturday 5 March 2022

Catching Up With....

 I've just solved the parking problem.
I bought a parked car - Henry Youngman.
Welcome to my Saturday 🔮
Nice bit of Adult fun for a Saturday morning 😍
Then it's brew with breakfast.
Listened to "Sounds of the 60s"
The UK Top 3 in 1962. 
3:
Chubby Checker - Let's Twist Again.
2:
Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Livin' Doll
1:
Elvis Presley - Rock-a- Hula Baby
Thermal vest on.
Now out of the house...
Not going anywhere in Sexy Beast,
As a carer for next door parked over my half of the drive!
Hubby asked if the Carer could just move his car over a bit more, so I could get off my drive please.He did.
Dropped off son at work. 
Got a magic bag from Morrison's in Astwood Bank. Then we nipped into Co-op to get reduced veg for the soup this week.
Goes and gets the tyre pressures checked on Sexy Beast.When we have to wait for the two owners of two cars to finish their conversation.
Then back home.
Coffee machine was put on.
Unpacked the shopping.
Time to put on the soup maker!
Then for coffee...
The washing machine was put on again.
Now for a light lunch!
Chicken,Sweet Potato,Parsnip, and Leek.
Then it's back out to do my Crystal and Tarot course.
That hour went really quick.
Now round to say hello to my parents.
We had a quick look around the graves, as the sun was shining.
Now back home.
I made the Lamb Casserole with Dumplings.
The Red Casserole Dish went into the new oven on low.
I got on with writing yesterday's blog post while the tumble drier went on.
The tea was ready soon after I finished my blog post.
Yum Yum!
Now to catch up on some telly from the past week!
First up:
Dragon's Den.
The Apprentice.
2 episodes of Top of The Pops from 1992↓
Then 2 more episodes of Fame from Season 2.
Now to look in today's newpaper↓
James B. Sikking  is an American actor known for his role as Lt. Howard Hunter on the 1980s TV series Hill Street Blues.
He is 88 years old 🎈 
Michael Warren  is a retired American television actor and former college basketball player, best known for playing Officer Bobby Hill on the NBC television series Hill Street Blues
He is 76 years old 🎈 
Murray Head is an English actor and singer. Head has appeared in a number of films, including a starring role as the character Bob Elkin in the Oscar-nominated 1971 film Sunday Bloody Sunday. As a musician, he is most recognised for his international hit songs "Superstar" (from the 1970 rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar) and "One Night in Bangkok" (the 1984 single from the musical Chess, which topped the charts in various countries), and for his 1975 album Say It Ain't So. He has been involved in several projects since the 1960s and continues to record music, perform concerts, and make appearances on television either as himself or as a character actor.
He is 76 years old 🎈 
Clodagh Rodgers is a retired singer and actress from Northern Ireland, best known for her hit singles including "Come Back and Shake Me", "Goodnight Midnight", and "Jack in the Box"
She is 75 years old 🎈
The Proclaimers are a Scottish rock duo formed in 1983 by twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid who were born on 5 March 1962. They came to attention with their 1987 single "Letter from America", which reached No. 3 in the United Kingdom, and the 1988 single "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", which topped charts in Australia, Iceland and New Zealand. The Proclaimers have sold over 5 million albums worldwide.
First active from 1983 as an acoustic duo, the Proclaimers moved toward band-oriented rock in later works. The Proclaimers' style draws from a diversity of influences, including country, folk, and punk rock. Their playing range has included roots rock, alternative rock and folk rock, and their music is typified by their Scottish accents. The Proclaimers often tour internationally, and have released 11 studio albums since 1987, the most recent being 2018's Angry Cyclist, as well as three compilation albums and a DVD. 
They are 60 years old 🎈 
Patsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley) was an American singer. She is considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century and was one of the first country music artists to successfully cross over into pop music. Cline had several major hits during her eight-year recording career, including two number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country and Western Sides chart. 
She died in a plane crash on this day in 1963 aged 30. 
USA No.1 on this day in 1977:
Barbra Streisand - Evergreen
Sleep Tea time.
Busy Sunday ahead...tomorrow 🔮