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Showing posts with label Nat King Cole. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nat King Cole. Show all posts

Saturday 15 February 2020

Spreading The Love

 I've got a hair in my mouth.That takes me back - Lily Savage
Welcome to my Saturday.
The alarm went off...
We listened to the final hour of "Sounds of the 60s".
Followed by tea and hug in bed↓
 We were all up and ready to leave the house↓
 Storm Dennis is bringing some strong winds...
Off two lose 2 stone in weight↓
 Pixie hair cut time↓
I got the back shaved to a number 3 to give it chance to grow.
Visited the charity shop.
My sole buy↓
We gots lots of reduced food from the near-by Co-op...
Nibble time↓
 Now to get some steak for tonight's belated Valentine's meal↓
  Back home to unpack all the lovely meat.
Son was dropped off at his boxing lesson.
We wrote a small shopping list.
Coffee and nibble time↓
 Off out to do some shopping and pick up my dunelm orders↓
 we did our little food shop.
I found someone's receipt and they did a smaller shop than we did↓
Now to look in Dunelm↓
 I got a large glitter red tablecloth for £5 instead of £20.
Red glitter placemats was down to £2.
I picked up my orders as well.
I have a nice new rug in the living room↓
 I finished my hubby's Valentine's presents I made for him↓
(The picture is from Dunelm)
 Pom Pom wreath, & red shiny 💗
The table is ready for the Valentine's Meal↓
 Big steak time!
 Hubby's presents↓
 Mine↓
Now to let the tea go down before we start on the pudding...
Catch up time on the telly.
The Graham Norton Show
On the sofa are Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick, co-starring in Trolls World Tour, Strictly star Oti Mabuse talking about The Greatest Dancer, and Alan Carr. With music from Sam Smith.
Found a way to pimp up my sideboard my late mum gave me...↓
 I looked in the newspaper for the birthdays↓
 Mick Avory, British rock drummer (The Kinks),is 76 years old 🎈
 Nat King Cole, was an American vocalist and jazz pianist. He recorded over one hundred songs that became hits on the pop charts.He died aged 45 in 1965.
 Now for the pudding followed by chocolates...
Now to drag a tired husband to the warm bed.... 

 

Sunday 17 March 2019

Adding More To The Hoard!

Cabbage served twice is death - Greek Proverb
I woke up far too early for a Sunday.
Nice early cuppa...
 Wearing a bit of blue today.
Packed lunch we bought from yesterday.
Even bought along the big black trolley.
Out nice and early
 Here we come...↓
 Sunshine and clouds greet us..
 
 
 
Nice chair↓
 Crochet Octopus↓
  A nice top someone made↓
 I sat down to enjoy a quick coffee on the pink carpet↓
 There were some nice sewing machines on sale...↓↓
 
 
 Nice crab
 We had our lunch, and headed back to the car.
Those dark clouds were following us...

 Just got in the car..
Here it comes↓
 While I blew the smoke off my feet...
I just checked to see how many miles we walked around the NEC...
No wonder I feel tired...
Slept all the way home.....
 Dropped off the trolley.
Quick coffee and back out to↓
 Got loads of reduced items..
&
free newspaper↓
 Gets back home to unload the trolley on what I bought at the NEC↓
 Now to enjoy tome coffee and a read↓
  Now to catch up on the housework...
Kitchen done,
Dining room done,
Living room done.
Washing machine goes on twice
followed by the dish washer...
Then the tumble drier went on...
Finally sat down to look at the Birthdays.. 
Nat King Cole: An American jazz pianist and vocalist. He recorded over one hundred songs that became hits on the pop charts.(Mona Lisa)He would have been 100 years old.
(He died aged 45 in 1965)
John  Sebastian:Is an American singer/songwriter, guitarist, harmonicist, and autoharpist, who is best known as a founder of The Lovin' Spoonful, a band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000; for his impromptu appearance at the Woodstock festival in 1969; and for his No. 1 hit in 1976, "Welcome Back".He is 75 years old.
Clare Grogan:
Scottish actress and singer  who with Altered Images had the 1981 UK No.2 single 'Happy Birthday'. Her first film appearance was in the acclaimed film Gregory's Girl, and has since appeared in UK soap Eastenders, Red Dwarf and the comedy Father Ted.She is 57 years old. 
 Alex Chilton:an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, best known as the lead singer of The Box Tops and Big Star.
He died aged 59 in 2010.
Rod Hull: An English comedian, best known as a popular entertainer on British television in the 1970s and 1980s. He rarely appeared without Emu, a mute, highly aggressive arm-length puppet modelled on the Australian flightless emu bird.He died aged 63 in 1999.
Sia releases her single "Chandelier" with a music video featuring Maddie Ziegler in 2014.
While showers were taken.
Nice wind down with some Rock 'n' roll music....
As tomorrow is going to be a sad day...
I am going to another funeral tomorrow..
An ex-postman I worked with, passed away two weeks ago. If I don't make the funeral, I will go to the wake instead and see loads of former co-workers....for a massive catch up!
Bed early...
Back on the sad tearful wobbly work wheel tomorrow🎡