Bargain Hunting!

 If it's good, they'll stop making it - Herbert Block

Welcome to my Thursday Fun💙

Looking a bit gloomy out there!

It's Heardle time 

Heardle 60s:

 My son's answers:

Time for some breakfast and brew!

I got dressed.
I gave hubby a sloppy wet one 💋 before he left for work.

I meanwhile had lots to keep me occupied!

Put the washing back out on the line.

I watered all the plants in the garden.

Then to move things about...

Now time to leave the house.

I dropped off younger son at his new job.

I carried onto Sainsburys.

Now to get some bits.

My shampoo I normal buy has gone down to £4.50, instead of £7.

I normally get it when it's on offer.

I got some more bits for the garden as they were in the sale.

Walked about the store a few times.

Now to pay for it all.

I waited for the woman in front to load up all things on the belt.

Never bothered to put a divider between her and my shopping. I stetched over and done it myself.

I overheard the conversation from the next till.

Mother to the till Operator:

"When are the kids going back to school again?"

The son replied to his mum:

"When are you going back to work mum?"

Silence.She smiled,put the final bag in her trolley and walked off with son in toe.

The Till Operator was talking to the two women in front of me, no problem.

Got to me, nothing.

My Nectar card wouldn't scan, he took it off me, scanned it, gave it back to me, I said "Thank you."

He then scanned everything, I put it in the bags.

Paid for the things and off I went.

Loaded up Sexy Beast and off home I go.

I put the coffee machine on.

Unloaded the shopping.

Now to add to the garden a bit more!

Butterflies added to the Pear tree.

Now for a much needed coffee!

After relaxing in the garden.

Time for a light lunch.

Now to write 3 blog posts.

Tea at 3 was needed.

Got the tea on the go once blog posts were done.

Hubby came home and had a sloppy wet one

💋 

Tea is served.

Then kids went off to the Labour CLP meeting.

I looked into today's newspaper.

UK No.1 on this day in 1960:

Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Please Don't Tease

UK No.1 on this day in 1966:

Chris Farlowe - Out Of Time

UK No.1 on this day in 1979:

The Boomdown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays

  We just relaxed in the garden.

The kids popped into Lidl for a bit of bargain hunting....

Hubby picked them up.

Younger son's receipt.

Total was 4p!

Back in for some sleep tea.

We watched last week's Hotel Inspector.

Now off to a warm bed with warm hands.

Friday Feeling is back tomorrow 🎈

&

It's my late dad's 81st Birthday as well 🎈

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finding Loads Of Things!

The happiest time of anyone's life is just after the first divorce -

J.K Galbraith.

Welcome to my Sunday 💓

Nice hug to start Sunday with.

Brew with Breakfast.

A big tune started on the radio.

I just had to join in...

Sung nice and loud!

Starts off Sunday with a big song!

Now to add the layers....

Now to get some fresh air!

First stop was to check the tyre pressures.

Next stop, Pick up a take-away coffee.

Fill up Sexy Beast and grab a newspaper.

Off to see my mum and dad next.

Blue milk added :)

Got one of the hats I bought yesterday, on.

At least it's keeping the head warm.

I had a quick chat with my mum and dad.

It will be the second anniversary of my dad passing away on the 5th February ;'(

Gets back home.

Washing machine goes on.

Now to carry on with sorting out the cupboards in the kitchen.

Loads of things found the cupboards.

Somethings were put in there, when I first moved in, over 10 years ago!

Hubby washed out all the shelves. 

Once the things have dried after being washed,

They were put back in.

The measuring jug went in the cupboard with the other measuring jugs.

Once 3 loads from the washing machine had been done, the tumble drier went on.

We finished off the soup that was left over from yesterday.

Afterwards, hubby went to check his tyres, and fill up for the week.

I meanwhile, had two blog posts to wrote.

The duck went in the oven for tea.

Once finished my blogging,

Tea was ready.

For such a big duck, there was hardly any meat!

We had sweet potato mash, one son suddenly decided he likes it now!

(Can't win!!!)

I had a look in today's newspaper.

On this date in 1973, the iconic western series Bonanza ended a 14 season/431 episode run on NBC. 

UK No.1 on this day in 1977:

 David Soul - Don't Give Up On Us

John Lennon's single "Woman" is posthumously released in the UK in 1981. 

On this day in 1984, Queen released the single Radio Ga Ga from The Works album.  

USA No.1 on this day in 1988:

 George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You

UK No.1 in 1992:

Queen with Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives 

I wrote the letter to the 3rd prisoner in America.

(That is being posted tomorrow)

Sorted through the dry washing.

Time for a much needed Sleep Tea..

Back on the Wobbly Work Wheel 🎡 tomorrow.

&

Tank Watching!

 

 
 

 

 

 

On The Hunt For More Bargains!

My mother-in-law had to stop skipping for exercise. It registered seven on the Richter scale - Les Dawson

Welcome to my Saturday 👣

Nice warm hug.

We listened to "Sounds of the 60s"

The top 3 in 1963 was:

3:

Elvis Presley: Return to Sender

2:

 The Shadows: Dance On

1:

Cliff Richard:

The Next Time/Batchelor Boy

Then Breakfast with Brew.

Get dressed with lots of layers.

Cold outside.

Drops off son at work.

Now onwards to Bromsgrove to look around.

Looked in all the Charity Shops.

Nipped into Asda to get some bits that hubby forgot to get last night.

Gets back home to unpack all our lovely stuff.

 2 vinyl records I got was:

The Tremeloes: Even The Bad Times Are Good.

Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper

Coffee machine and soup maker gets put on.

Back out with my hat I bought.

Now to start the course!

Really good course!

Back home to catch up some telly!

First up was The Apprentice.

Tea Time.

We finished watching "The Enforcer"

Then:

Quick look into today's Newspaper.

American singer-songwriter, Harry Nilsson, died on this day in 1994 aged 52 He’s regarded as one of the best pop-rock vocalists. His best known hits were the UK and US No.1 hit Without You and Everybody’s Talkin’ which featured in the 1969 Hollywood film Midnight Cowboy.

Peter Wyngarde (born Cyril Goldbert,) was a British television, stage and film actor from the late 1940s to the mid 1990s. He was best known for portraying the character Jason King, a bestselling novelist turned sleuth, in two television series: Department S (1969–70) and Jason King (1971–72). His flamboyant dress sense and stylish performances led to success, and he was considered a style icon in Britain and elsewhere in the early 1970s.

He died on this day in 2018 aged 90 

 USA No.1 on this day in 1981:

 John Lennon- (Just Like) Starting Over

The police drama "Hill Street Blues" debuted on NBC today in 1981. The series ran for 7 seasons and aired a total of 146 episodes. In its debut season the show won eight Emmy Awards! 

UK No.1 on this day in 1986: 

Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls 

Reservoir Dogs was released in UK cinemas in 1993.

Sleep Tea Time.

Off to get under that warm 16 tog duvet!