My idea of a good night out is a good night in - Jack Rosenthal
Welcome to my great Thursday out and about 🎇
Breakfast and Brew.
I got dressed.
We dropped off younger son off at the bus stop as he is going out with a friend to Warwick Castle.
Gets back home for a nice early coffee.
Out of the house we go.
We listened to Pop Master in the car.
The first person taking part got 21.
The second person got 33 out 39!
On to Kidderminister we go.
Hubby donated some pictures to the Carpet Museum.
Hubby's late dad and late granddad worked in the Carpet Factories in Kidderminster.
We parked in the Aldi car park.
We packed the rain macs just in case it decided to rain.
Time to hit the charity shops!
Oh dear, not good this time.
We did get some Pork Scratchings off the market.
Some great Dvds, pity I got them already↓↓
Off for coffee and nibbles.
We got 50% off the food ;)
We nipped TK Maxx....
A woman was trying it on at the other till over a watch she bought, (Didn't keep the receipt) and trying to buy the same watch but the price was higher than the previous watch she bought. Arguing with the Manager that she should be charged at the price of the old watch.
That wasn't going to happen!
Visits two more Charity Shops.
Drops off the things in the car, then into Aldi to gets some bits.
We put our shopping on the belt.
The woman in front, saw our milk and went off to get some, and then came back and said she only had enough for her bottle of wine and lemonade!
The woman on the till was having a good chat with the two people in front of us.
The man behind was getting inpatient and grumbing about being made to wait.
We paid for our things and left.
While we were walking back to the car, we got a lovely phone call from our friend Tracy who lives in Blackpool.
She had her flowers delivered this morning and she phoned up to say thank you for the flowers and Birthday card.
I said,"You are only 60 once, and it's a Big Birthday!"
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:
1:
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.
Stay centred by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate - Chuang-Tzu
Welcome to my Sizzling Hump of the week 🐪
I was up at 5.30am to make a brew....
(My throat was so dry)↓
Hubby woke up later.
Time for hug and another brew↓
We had breakfast.
Gets dressed.
We were out the door before it too hot↓
It's getting well warm↓
Sat out in the garden with a much needed coffee↓
My parcel arrived.
Put my Basil herbs in it↓
Kenny time↓
I made a carrot cake tray bake.
Once it was put in the oven.
Outside I went to enjoy the shade!
Once I took out the cake to cool down.
It was light lunch time↓
I decorated the carrot cake....
Just in time for...
Tea at 3
I gets yesterday 's blog post wrote.
We got 5/6 on the Tv Tunes quiz.
Quick look in the newspaper↓
Phil Harris was an American comedian, actor, singer, and jazz musician. As a voice actor, he played Baloo in The Jungle Book (1967), Thomas O'Malley in The Aristocats (1970), and Little John in Robin Hood (1973).He would have been 116 years old 🎈
He died aged 91 in 1995
Arthur Brown is an English rock
singer and songwriter best known for his flamboyant and theatrical
performances, eclectic (and sometimes experimental) work and his
powerful, wide-ranging operatic voice, in particular his high pitched
banshee screams. He was also notable for his unique stage persona such
as extreme facepaint and burning helmet.He is 78 years old 🎈
Jeff Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of the three noted guitarists to have played with the Yardbirds (the other two being Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page). Beck also formed the Jeff Beck Group and with Tim Bogert and Carmine Appice, he formed Beck, Bogert & Appice.He is 76 years old🎈
Mick Fleetwood is a British musician and actor, best known as the drummer, co-founder, and de facto leader of the rock band Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood, whose surname was merged with that of the group's bassist John "Mac" McVie to form the name of the band, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.He is 73 years old 🎈
Andy McCluskey is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. He is
best known as co-founder, lead singer and bass guitarist of the electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD).He is 61 years old 🎈
David Tomlinson was an English stage, film and television actor and comedian. Having been described as both a leading man and a character actor, he is primarily remembered for his roles as authority figure George Banks in Mary Poppins, fraudulent magician Professor Emelius Browne in Bedknobs and Broomsticks and as hapless antagonist Peter Thorndyke in The Love Bug. Tomlinson was posthumously inducted as a Disney Legend in 2002.He died aged 83 in 2000.
Nice fish tea.
Off to work I go↓
Big tune to start with↓
Then one to sing along with while washing up↓
When I got back it was still well warm↓
Which pair of pale legs will be dangling out of the bird's nest screaming "Worm!"?↓
Watching the sun go down↓↓↓
I watched the Sky review of the tomorrow's newspapers...↓
Nice cup on the mantlepiece↑
We slept on top of the 16 tog duvet as it was well warm in the bedroom......
