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Showing posts with label Dusty Springfield. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dusty Springfield. Show all posts

Thursday 16 April 2020

Didn't Use The Bird This Time!

Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity,animals,weather, and their own content - Paul Valery
Welcome to my lockdown Thursday🎈
The sun was shining😎↓
 Had a warm hug and a cup of tea↓
 Has breakfast.
Gets dressed.
Now off for the walk...↓
 Road still closed↓
Gets back home↓
Hubby had to go back into his office.
Gave him a sloppy wet πŸ’‹ before he left.
Quick read of the newspaper↓
 Sir Peter Ustinov was an English actor, voice actor, writer, dramatist, filmmaker, theatre and opera director, stage designer, screenwriter, comedian, humourist, newspaper and magazine columnist, radio broadcaster and television presenter.He would have been 99 years old 🎈
 He died aged 82 in 2004
Bobby Vinton, is an American singer and songwriter who briefly appeared in films. In pop music circles, as a teen idol he became known as "The Polish Prince", as his music pays tribute to his Polish heritage. His most popular song was "Blue Velvet", a cover of Tony Bennett's 1951 song, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963 and number two in the UK in 1990. It also served as inspiration for the film of the same name.He is 85 years old 🎈 
 Dusty Springfield, was an English pop singer and record producer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano sound, she was an important singer of blue-eyed soul and at her peak was one of the most successful British female performers, with six top 20 singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 and sixteen on the UK Singles Chart from 1963 to 1989. She is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and UK Music Hall of Fame.She would have been 81 years old 🎈
She died aged 59 in 1999
Gerald Rafferty  was a Scottish rock singer-songwriter. His solo hits in the late 1970s included "Baker Street", "Right Down the Line" and "Night Owl", as well as "Stuck in the Middle with You", which was recorded with the band Stealers Wheel in 1973.He would have been 73 years old 🎈 
 He died aged 63 in 2011
  Loads up dishwasher.
Puts that on.
Washing machine on.
Washing put out on the line.
Finished decorating the cake I made yesterday↓
 I made a quick fruit pie.
In the oven that went!
Now to enjoy coffee and nibble↓
 I went outside to enjoy the coffee and some vitamin D↓
 The sun is coming across the garden↓
 Fish and Chips↓
Followed by a light lunch↓
 
 My friend who I used to see on a Tuesday,
phoned me to see how things are doing, since my dad's funeral.
Hubby then phoned,
He can't wait to work from home!
The fruit pie was ready
(Just forgot to add the bird!)
 I got in the mood for work later↓
 One son was enjoying the sunshine↓
 I need to keep my hands busy.
Out comes the wool↓
 A few pom poms made↓
 We had another announcement from the Government↓
Lockdown for another 3 weeks!
Nice treat of having a Fry up!
 Off to work I go↓
Comes back to catch up on the events from America↓
 Watches the Newspaper review.
Then to watch Trump↓
 The Friday Feeling 🎈 is back tomorrow
  

Tuesday 16 April 2019

No Pain, No Gain!

"Tuesday: The day after Monday that reminds you that you still have four more days of not trying to slap a fellow co-worker." 
Getting used to this walking....
Pity I woke up early...
 In need of tea↓
 I went back upstairs to enjoy a cuddle.
Followed by a coffee in bed...↓
Gave hubby a big πŸ’‹ before he left.
I got the kids up, as we were walking to town this morning..↓
 We got the newspaper, 
Now on to town we go...
Through the underpass↓
 
 
 I can see Dunelm from here...↑
 New maze.
I had to go to three shops to get my supplies for Hunt for Red October due soon...
Enjoyed coffee and a nibble in the library.
 On the way home, I found a bit of a Reward certificate from the local High School↓
 Finally gets back↓
A lot of walking done↓
 I needed my lunch↑
I went to work and brought back some cake for my kids.
(Lent doesn't finish until Thursday)
 

 While the chicken was cooking in the oven,
We went down to Morrisons to get a top up on the shopping until Saturday.
The sun is going down↘↘↘ 
After the evening meal was ate...
I had a quick look at the Birthdays.
Sir Peter  Ustinov:Was a British actor, voice actor, writer, dramatist, filmmaker, theatre and opera director, stage designer, screenwriter, comedian, humourist, newspaper and magazine columnist, radio broadcaster and television presenter. He was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career.  
He would have been 98 years old.
He died aged 82 in 2004
Stanley Robert Vinton, Jr.  known professionally as Bobby Vinton: Is an American singer and songwriter who also briefly appeared in films. In pop music circles, he became known as "The Polish Prince", as his music pays tribute to his Polish heritage. His most popular song was "Blue Velvet", a cover of Tony Bennett's 1951 song, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963 and number two in the UK in 1990. It also served as inspiration for the film of the same name. 
He is 84 years old.
 Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien  professionally known as Dusty Springfield: Was an English pop singer and record producer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s. With her distinctive sensual mezzo-soprano sound, she was an important singer of blue-eyed soul and at her peak was one of the most successful British female performers, with six top 20 singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 and sixteen on the UK Singles Chart from 1963 to 1989. She is a member of the Rock and Roll and UK Music Halls of Fame. International polls have named Springfield among the best female rock artists of all time. 
She would have been 80 years old.
(She died aged 59 in 1999)
Gerry Rafferty : was a Scottish rock singer-songwriter known for his solo hits "Baker Street", "Right Down the Line" and "Night Owl", as well as "Stuck in the Middle with You", recorded with the band Stealers Wheel. 
He would have been 72 years old. 
(He died aged 63 in 2011)
 David Graf : Was an American actor, known for his role as Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry in the Police Academy series of films.
He would have been 68 years old.
(He died aged 50 years old in 2001)
Sir David Lean : Was an English film director, producer, screenwriter and editor, responsible for large-scale epics such as The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965) and A Passage to India (1984). He also directed adaptations of Charles Dickens novels Great Expectations (1946) and Oliver Twist (1948), and the romantic drama Brief Encounter (1945). 
He died aged 83 in 1991.
Albert Hofmann accidentally discovers the hallucinogenic effects of the research drug LSD. He intentionally takes the drug three days later on April 19 in 1943. 
I had to put my feet up,
All these walking is good...
Alas
No pain no gain!
We caught up with....
Then having fun trying to insert new ear plugs to block out the snoring......