Wouldn't Fit In The Car!

If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it - J.P.Morgan

Welcome to my Saturday 🎪

Nice big hug :)

Brew with Breakfast.

We listened to "The Sounds of the 60s"

The Top 3 Singles From 1968. 

3:

2:

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Not so many layers to day.

Loads up the shopping trolley into the car.

Going to have a full day of rain!

Drops son off at work.

Then on our road trip to Droitwich...

First stop was to visit the Droitwich Lions Event.

Lots of lovely things!

I bought a Les Dawson and Elizabeth Taylor.

It's on again in 3 weeks.

We said goodbye to them, and moved the car to the other car park. 

Now onto look round some Charity Shops.

The first one had a big map of the world.

There is no room on my son's walls for it,

Plus it wouldn't fit in the car for a start!

I found a book for my Father-in-law for next Christmas.

I got Birthday card for my son's nan whose 80th Birthday is next weekend.

We visited three more, when I spotted a↓

Pity I got one already!

Then we looked in one more Charity shop before we went to put the shopping trolley in the car.

Before we went into Waitrose, we visited one more Charity Shop.

Got some books on soups and some good DVDS.

Now to get some blue milk from Waitrose!

Now for a drink and a nibble when we came out.

Still raining on the way to pick up son from his job.

Once we got home, it was time to unpack all our bargains we got.

The coffee machine went on,

&

Soup maker.

The 2000 piece world puzzle will keep son busy.

Now for much needed coffee.

The soup was lovely!

Sweet Potato, vegetables, tomatoes, herbs and added Chilli for added kick.

I finished it off what was left in the soup maker as it was so nice. 

As hubby didn't go food shopping last night.

He went this afternoon with younger son who was doing our neighbour's food shopping.

I meanwhile had other things to do.

Washing machine went on as well as the Dish Washer.

Now to write yesterday's blog post.

Opened my post that came this morning.

 The lighthouse is going into the bathroom.

The hunt for Chicken Mince was called off, as they couldn't find any.

Younger son was miffed off as so many wasn't wearing their face masks.

Unpacked the shopping.

Time for light tea.

Steak with Lentil Noodles.

Now to catch up with some telly programmes from this week.

First up was:

"Dragon's Den"

then The Apprentice.

Time to open a bottle of non-alcohol fizz.

Quick look into today's newspaper.

Peter  Sarstedt, briefly billed early in his career as Peter Lincoln, was an English singer-songwriter and instrumentalist. He was the brother of musicians Eden Kane and Clive Sarstedt.

Although his music was classified as pop, it generally encompassed ballads derived from traditional folk music rather than traditional rock and roll. He was best known for writing and performing the song "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?", which topped the UK Singles Chart in 1969. Set to a "faux European waltz tune" and described as "a romantic novel in song", it won an Ivor Novello Award. The record remained Sarstedt's biggest hit. He had 1 more hit single and 1 hit album but despite numerous releases never had chart success again. 

He died on this day aged 75 in 2017. 

The Ministry of Food introduced food rationing in the UK, to ensure there was enough food to go round during the Second World War. Britain was particularly vulnerable to a naval blockade as it imported 20 million tons of food per year on 8 January 1940.

TV series "All Creatures Great and Small" debuts on BBC TV, based on the books by James Herriot, starring Robert hardy and Christopher Timothy in 1978.

The first episode of Gimme Gimme Gimme broadcast on BBC2. It ran for 3 series and starred Kathy Burke and James Dreyfus in 1999.

 

Sleep tea time.

We watched caught up with the news.

The deaths were 313 today :(

We have reached the grim total of 150,057 deaths :(

Off to get under that warm duvet cover before the heating goes off!

 

 

On Another Road Trip....

Ill-conceived love is like a Christmas cracker - one massively disappointing bang and the novelty soon wears off -

Edmund Blackadder, Blackadder's Christmas Carol

Welcome to my Saturday fun 👍

I had a lovely warm hug.

We listened to "Sounds of the 60s" in bed. 

The top 3 UK Singles 1963.

3:

2:

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Breakfast with brew.

Thermal vest goes on.

Dressed.

Shopping trolley loaded up.

Drops off one son at work.

Now onto Droitwich.

We park up, now to explore the fun with Droitwich Lions.

We bought some books and DVDs.

Then we moved onto the nearby Charity Shop and bought a cookie tea shaped like a Gingerbread House.

Back to the car we went.

Moved the car.

Now to look around Droitwich Charity Shops.

Bought a Minion and Churchhill the Dog.

 I bumped into a Governor from the school I used to dish up dinners for in Wilkinsons.

That large bag of bird food looked very heavy he was carrying.

I wished in a Happy Christmas and carried on shopping.

While hubby was in Coffee #1

I got some things from the Works.

Went to see the Salvation Army playing.

Goes back to the car to put the shopping Trolley in.

Nips into Waitrose to get some bits.

On the way to Dunelm we listen to Pick Of the Pops from 1965.

We was a bit miffed that he didn't play↓

Even my younger son was miffed off.

He liked the song!

One great song he did play was:

Gene Pitney was there too.

Len Barry as well:

The Beatles were at number 3:

And at number 2:

At Number 1 is:

Time for a coffee and nibble.

They did have blue milk \o/

Got my linings for my curtains.

Nipped into Lidl to get a bag of carrots.

Next I bought a Christmas Wreath and gave them the bag of carrots for their horses.

Visited my mum and dad and gave them the wreath.

Picked up son from work.

Gets back home.

Unpacks the car with all the goodies..

The 4th door of my Advent Calender is:

The Christmas tree is coming down tomorrow.

So I made room for it, while hubby done the tea.

Tea is served!

Quick look in the newspaper afterwards:

Bernard "Bernie" Dwyer was an English Drummer most famous for his work with the 60s Manchester beat group Freddie and the Dreamers.He was the first Drummer for Freddie and the Dreamers when they first formed in 1963. Since he couldn't do The Freddie (A Dance move made by The Dreamers) during performances due to him being sat down, Dwyer would bob his head left to right. He remained in the band until 1971. 

He sadly died aged 62 in 2002

The Beatles release "Beatles For Sale", their fourth studio album in 1964.

We carried on the four programmes on Live And Death Row.
The Mass Execution consists of four 60 or 75 minute episodes looking at the 8 inmates on Arkansas death row who's executions were pushed forward due to the expiration date on the Midazolam used in these executions.

The we watched Series 1 of Life and Death Row.

Episode 1, Execution:

   With unprecedented access inside prison walls, it discovers what it's like to live with the threat of the death chamber, as well as hearing from victims and their families and the family of those on death row - some praying for execution, some hoping for a reprieve. Each episode focuses on a key aspect of the system - execution, trial and appeal.

For two of the youngest men on death row in Texas, execution day has arrived. Victim Nikki Daniels reflects on her kidnapping ordeal by murderer Richard Cobb and battles with her conflicting desires to forgive him, while the mother of death row inmate Anthony Haynes fights to use the final 72 hours to halt her son's execution for the murder of a police officer.

Episode 2:Judgement.

 This film follows the trial of 26-year-old Guy Heinze Jr, with remarkable access to the jury members charged with reaching a verdict on allegations that Heinze beat his father and seven members of his family to death. As the trial progresses, there is legal manoeuvring while evidence about the brutal killings unfolds.

Sleep Tea time.

Now off to bed as the heating has gone off!

 

 

 

Finally I Can Use It Again!

 If you can't take the heat, don't tickle the dragon - Scott Fahlman

Welcome to my Saturday 🐝

Nice hug with brew.

We listened to last hour of "Sounds of the 60s"

Breakfast.

Dressed.

I was hoping to go to Droitwich Lions and give in my late dad's glasses.

(They recycle them)

One son was up to be dropped off at work, the other son wouldn't get out of bed on time.

Hubby was staying at home to wait for the Washing Machine Engineer....

Off we go...

Drops off son, and onto Homebase I go.

Gets some bits I need.

Back home.

Unpacks car.

Coffee time.

Son still wants to go to the Droitwich Lions.

Collects bag of glasses.

Off to Droitwich we go.

Parks opposite Waitrose.

Goes over to see the Droitwich Lions.

They were glad off the glasses.

My son bought some maps of some countries.

I bought a jar of marmalade.

Then off to look in some Charity Shops...

We dropped the trolley back to the car.

Now to get some bits from Waitrose.

There were some nice cars parked outside.

Done a bit of shopping, now for trip home via Hanbury.

I picked up the other son from his job.

The Washing Machine Engineer arrived at my house the same time I got home.

He looked under the sink, the washing machine pipe was missing two washers!

He done the job in five minutes!

Now I can use my washing machine!

While I was away, hubby had been busy.

He went on the Spin bike for 40 minutes, and was watching Squid Games.

He swept up the leaves which covered the path,

He cut the lawn too :)

Now for another trip out...

I heard one of my favourite Christmas songs for the first time this Christmas period...

Gets some Christmas presents for our kids while we were there.

There was a nice E reg VW Polo in the car park.

Back home to hide the pressies.

Once we had tea.

Time to watch episode 3 of Season 3 of Narcos: Mexico.

Quick look into today's newspaper.

Montserrat  Caballé  was a Spanish operatic soprano. She sang a wide variety of roles, but is best known as an exponent of the works of Verdi and of the bel canto repertoire, notably the works of Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti. She was noticed internationally when she stepped in for a performance of Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia at Carnegie Hall in 1965, and then appeared at leading opera houses. Her voice was described as pure but powerful, with superb control of vocal shadings and exquisite pianissimo. 
Caballé became popular to non-classical music audiences in 1987, when she recorded, at the request of the International Olympic Committee, "Barcelona", a duet with Freddie Mercury, which became an official theme song for the 1992 Olympic Games. She received several international awards and also Grammy Awards for a number of her recordings.

She died on this day aged 85 in 2018.

Sleep Tea time.

We have already watched 8 episodes and only 2 left to watch tomorrow!

Off to walk about 4 miles tomorrow!