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Showing posts with label Saturday walk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Saturday walk. Show all posts

Saturday 26 September 2020

Getting Out In The Sunshine!

"Don't let your sorrow come higher than your knees!" - 
Swedish proverb
 
Welcome to my Saturday 🌟
Brew and hug↑
We had to have crumpets for the time being as we didn't have a enough milk for our porridge.
Dressed.
Now out for part one of our walk↓
We went past my dad's house.
The sold sign is on the board now.↑
Back home.
Back out to drop off son for his boxing lesson.
We go into town.
I went to get my glasses tighted up.
As my glasses like falling down over my nose.
I got chatting to my postie friend.
Once glasses were done.
Back to the car with a much needed coffee.
Picks son up from his boxing lesson.
Back home.
Then back out to get some much needed meat.
Light lunch time↓
Quick read of the newspaper↓
Julie London  was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. Born in Santa Rosa, California to vaudevillian parents, London was discovered while working as an elevator operator in downtown Los Angeles, and began her career as an actress. London's 35-year acting career began in film in 1944, and included roles as the female lead in numerous westerns, co-starring with Rock Hudson in The Fat Man (1951), with Robert Taylor and John Cassavetes in Saddle the Wind (1958), and opposite Robert Mitchum in The Wonderful Country (1959).She would have been 94 years old 🎈
She died aged 74 years old in 2000.
Bryan Ferry CBE  is an English singer and songwriter. His voice has been described as an "elegant, seductive croon". He also established a distinctive image and sartorial style; according to The Independent, Ferry and his contemporary David Bowie influenced a generation with both their music and their appearances. Peter York described Ferry as "an art object" who "should hang in the Tate".
He is 75 years old 🎈 
Lynn  Anderson was an American country singer, songwriter and television personality. She is most remembered for her signature recording crossover hit, "Rose Garden." The song was a number one hit in the United States and internationally. Additionally, Anderson had four number one singles and 18 top ten hits on the Billboard country songs chart. She has also been regarded as one of country music's most significant performers.She would have been 73 years old 🎈 She died aged 67 in 2015.
Robert  Palmer  was an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. He was known for his powerful, distinctive, gritty and soulful voice, sartorial elegance and for combining soul, jazz, rock, pop, reggae and blues.He died on this day in 2003 aged 54 
   I writes yesterday's blog post.
Writes out our shopping list and gets the shopping list from my neighbour.
Time to clear the cobwebs...
Another little walk...
2 miles done today \o/
Now to do some shopping.
No big packs of toilet roll left ↑↑↑
I bagged up  my neighbour's shopping.
The only thing we couldn't get was his YUM YUMS ...back here to tomorrow to get them and use up our £10 voucher off more shopping tomorrow.
Nice sunset↑↑↑
Gets back home.
Delivers my neighbour's shopping to him.
We unpack our shopping.
Hubby does the tea..
(Night off for me)
We watch 3 more episodes of NYPD Blue season 10.
With some sleep tea↓
I was glad we had a warm duvet cover to get warm under...
You never know what cold hands can do! 

 



 
  

Saturday 5 September 2020

Fancy A Little Bit More???

I care not so much what I am to others as what I am to myself!" - Michel de Montaigne
Welcome to my Saturday!
We are celebrating our 9th Wedding Anniversary today 🎈
Dish out the presents and cards time!
 
 
 
Hug and Brew time↑
Breakfast.
Dressed.
Out for a small walk today↓ 

 Gets back home.
1.58 miles done.
4,210 steps.
Quick read of the newspaper↓
Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara;) was a British singer, songwriter, record producer, and lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest lead singers in the history of rock music, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range. Mercury defied the conventions of a rock frontman, with his highly theatrical style influencing the artistic direction of Queen.He would have been 74 years old 🎈
He died aged 45 in 1991. 

 With coffee and crumpets↓
I wrote yesterday's blog post.
Hubby dropped one son off at his boxing lesson.
We all then went and picked him up an hour later.
While hubby and son waited in the car,
Younger son and me went into see Joe and Tracey for chat and pick some bargains with 10% off.
 Back home↑
Bargains↓
 My Zoflora order arrived↓
 Lunchtime↓
 Let's see how hot it is in the USA?






 Wow that's warm!!!
Catch up with this week's Judge Rinder↓
 Coffee with nibble↓
 We looked at stopping in a hotel tonight..↓
 However the £27 car park fee put us off...
(£18 breakfast each as well) 
Collects the shopping list from my neighbour and off out to do some shopping↓
 I got a nice pan from Aldi↓
It was far too late to have our Steak Meal.
Nice and easy meal instead↓ 
 Hubby had a drink of brandy for the first time since January this year...
I had a sniff of his drink..
It brought back so many lovely memories
(So rude it would  make your hair turn curly!)
I haven't had an alcohol drink since Boxing Day 2013....
We have finished season 7↓
 Now moved onto Season 8↓
Time to drag a tired hubby off to bed↓