Let's find out what everyone is doing, and then stop everyone from doing it - A.P Herbert.
Welcome to the Friday Feeling 🎈
Nice warm hug.
Brew with breakfast.
My Birthday was in the local newspaper..↓↓↓
Hubby gets ready to go to work.
He has a nice sloppy wet one before he goes.
I stop in a warm bed for a little longer.
Then it time to rise.
The thermal vest goes on once more.
Then it's time to go out for coffee and chat.
I get the newspaper on the way...
Parked up.
Then my friend and I went to the Coffee Shop.
Coffee and toast time.
We had a good yak.
Then we paid a visit to the Charity Shop.
I got some good bargains.
My friend gave me a Birthday Card, Birthday Presents and flowers.
She wished me a Happy Birthday for Monday.
Back home I go.
I put my friend's flowers on the doorstep.
Unpacked my bargains from the Charity shop.
Then I started to write yesterday's blog post up to lunchtime.
I got the breadmaker out and tried to make a bread mix of Chedder and Sun Dried Tomato.
I carried on writing my blog post.
The washing machine went on.
(Saves me doing over the weekend)
Tea at 3.
I tidied up the kitchen, ready for the delivery of the new cooker!
Oh dear there was smell of burning coming from the kitchen.
The bread has risen over the pan and some of the dough had dropped on the heated element.
Nice smell of burnt bread!
In the end of the baking programme, the bread wasn't done either!
Will try again tomorrow...
(I will have to go easy on the Yeast this time!)
Hubby came back and a sloppy wet one.
Tea is served!
Wedges with Fish Cakes and Mushies.
Yum
We write out this week's shopping list.
Hubby goes off with younger son to do our shopping and the neighbour's shopping.
Time to look into today's newspaper.
Karl Gerhart "Gert" Fröbe was a German actor. He was best known in English-speaking countries for his work as Auric Goldfinger in the James Bond film Goldfinger, as Peachum in The Threepenny Opera, as Baron Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, as Hotzenplotz in Der Räuber Hotzenplotz, General Dietrich von Choltitz in Is Paris Burning? and Colonel Manfred von Holstein in Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines.
He would have been 109 years old 🎈
He sadly died aged 75 in 1988.
Faron Young was an American country music producer, musician, and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s. Hits including "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" marked him as a honky-tonk singer in sound and personal style; and his chart-topping singles "Hello Walls" and "It's Four in the Morning" showed his versatility as a vocalist. Known as the Hillbilly Heartthrob, and following a singing cowboy film role as the Young Sheriff, Young's singles charted for more than 30 years.
He would have been 90 years old 🎈
He sadly died aged 64 in 1996
Elkie Brooks (born Elaine Bookbinder) is an English rock, blues and jazz singer. She was a vocalist with the bands Dada and Vinegar Joe,
and later became a solo artist. She gained her biggest success in the
late 1970s and 1980s, releasing 13 UK Top 75 singles, and reached the
top ten with "Pearl's a Singer", "Sunshine After the Rain" and the title track of the album No More the Fool. She has been nominated twice for the Brit Awards.
She is 77 years old 🎈
Mark Hollis
was a British musician and singer-songwriter. He achieved commercial
success and critical acclaim in the 1980s and 1990s as the co-founder,
lead singer and principal songwriter of the band Talk Talk. Hollis wrote or co-wrote most of Talk Talk's music—including hits like "It's My Life" and "Life's What You Make It"—and in later works developed an experimental, contemplative style.
He died on this day in 2019 aged 64.
On This Day in 1957:
Buddy Holly and The Crickets recorded the rock ‘n’ roll classic, That’ll Be The Day.
On This Day in 1980:
The first episode of the popular BBC comedy series, Yes Minister, written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, was broadcast on BBC2. It starred Paul Eddington and Nigel Hawthorne and ran in three seven-episode series until 1984.
On This Day in 1987:
Madonna released the single La Isla Bonita from the True Blue album.
If you think it's difficult to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball - Jack Lemmon
Welcome to my Sunday 💗
I got up to make a brew, as I had dry throat.
After half an hour, hubby rose out of the warm bed, to make the breakfast and a hot cup of coffee.
Big hug to start the day.
Thermal vest went on.
As well as loads of layers.
Now to sort out Sexy Beast.
First to get Sexy Beast, washed and polished.
6 cars in front of me.
The white 4x4 behind was sat on my arse the whole time of me waiting.
After waiting nearly 50 minutes,
I'm there!
Sexy Beast is nice and clean.
Checked the tyres.
Now for a much needed coffee!
I nip into the Co-op for some bits.
The self-service doesn't like me scanning the reduced food.
The red light kept going off!
There is a fault with the I.T system when asked about the red light keep going off!
Now finally back home!
Puts on coffee machine
&
Soup maker.
Puts the bits away from Co-op.
Soup is done!
Yum!
Now back out to check hubby's tyres.
We pop and see my mum and dad.
Back home to do some housework.
Dishwasher unloaded again.
Washing machine back on.
I started to write yesterday's blog post.
Tea was put on as well.
Finished blog post just in time for tea!
Followed by homemade rice pudding.
I used brown sugar instead of white.
Plus added some vanilla essence and double cream to it.
Tasted so nice!
After letting that go down.
I was first in the queue for a shower!
Letting the hair dry,
I looked into today's newspaper.
Gil Gerard is an American actor, whose roles include Captain William "Buck" Rogers in the 1979–81 television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
He is 79 years old 🎈
Gordon Kaye , known professionally as Gorden Kaye, was an English actor and singer, best known for playing womanising café owner René Artois in the television comedy series 'Allo 'Allo!.
He sadly died aged 75 in 2017.
UK No.1 on this day in 1980:
The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket↓
The TV series The A-Team premiered on this day in 1983↓
