Back From My Holidays?????

 My grandmother was a very tough woman.She buried three husbands and two of them were just napping - Rita Rudner

Welcome aboard the Wobbly Work Wheel 🎡

Nice big hug to start Monday with.

Brew with breakfast.

On goes the thermal vest!

Now to go back to work!

I gave hubby a sloppy wet one before I left.

I only put one winter hat on, with gloves.

I put on the lights.

Now for some fun for a Monday 🍭

Parents and children were glad I was back.

Some asked if I had good holiday?

I replied,"I had Covid, and it's wasn't nice!"

One great big lorry saw at me at he was coming up the road, and my big stick was out, totally ignored me and stick and kept going.

Another van just put up his hand as he went past!

It was nice to be missed!

I was getting well warm, off went gloves and scarf!

Finished in one piece.

I picked up the newspaper on the way home.

Coffee machine went on.

Now to load up the dishwasher.

On goes the breadmaker and soup maker.

The soup I am making is for tomorrow.

As I have a little leftover from the previous batch.

Now for coffee!

Tided up the bedroom until lunch.

Bread came out lovely again!

Finished off the soup.

Now for part 2.

Jumper gets took off.

Big Big Sunglasses goes on.

I gets stuck behind a ice cream van going 25 m.p.h half way to my job.

On goes the summer coat and summer hat.

Goes puts my lights on.

Now for a good catch-up with my two friends in the lovely sunshine.

Those sun's rays were so lovely!

I said goodbye to my friends.

Now to enjoy some fun 🍭

Some parents who I didn't see in the morning, asked how the holiday went?

"No holiday, I had Covid!"I replied.

It looked like a lot of people have had Covid and some suffered more than others.

I finished in one piece.

Back home for a much needed lolly!

Now for a early Meat Free Stir Fry.

Yum.

Now to look in today's newspaper.

Sir Peter  Ustinov CBE FRSA (born Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov) was a British actor, filmmaker and writer. As an internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career. An intellectual and diplomat, he held various academic posts and served as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF and president of the World Federalist Movement.

Ustinov was the winner of numerous awards during his life, including two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Emmy Awards, Golden Globes, and BAFTA Awards for acting, and a Grammy Award for best recording for children, as well as the recipient of governmental honours from, amongst others, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. He also displayed a unique cultural versatility which frequently earned him the accolade of a Renaissance man. Miklós Rózsa, composer of the music for Quo Vadis and of numerous concert works, dedicated his String Quartet No. 1, Op. 22 (1950) to Ustinov. 

He sadly died on this day aged 82 in 2004 

UK No.1 on this day in 1963:

The Shadows - Foot Stepper 

UK No.1 on this day in 1981:

Shakin' Stevens - This Ole House.

UK No.1 on this day in 1987:

Mel and Kim - Respectable

UK No.1 on this day in 2009:

Lady Gaga - Poker Face.

USA No.1 on this day in 1981:

Blondie - Rapture.

Wrote yesterday's blog post.

Time for a hot shower....

Then Sleep Tea Time.

Hubby won his snooker match \o/

His team won 4-1 in the end \o/

Now to keep the bed warm on his return!

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

Living The High Life!

There are three things I've to do: opera, rodeo, and porno 

- Bea Arthur

Welcome to the Friday Feeling 🎈

Nice warm hug and 💋 to start the Friday.

Breakfast.

Dressed.

Hubby has a day off work...

But he won't be living the high life with me,

He is cleaning his dad's kitchen,bathroom and living room.

He goes and gets the newspaper....

I put on the kettle...

First coffee of the day.

Then hubby goes off to collect some cleaning things from Dunelm then onto his dad's house.

I meanwhile got down to write yesterday's blog post.

My younger son's new matress arrived for his bed↓↓

They drag the old mattress outside in the back garden.

I will have to pay the Council £18 to take it away next week....

The sun might be out, 

but it ain't half cold in this house!

I had to drop off son at his job.

(For doing all this running about, he was paying for the coffee!) 

Out comes the big ones..

Gets 1 mocha, and 2 hot chocolates.

I drop off son and comes back home.

Only for the lid of my mocha to come off, 

The mocha leaks into the bag,

I just get the bag out of the car before it pours out everywhere out of the car!

Just enough to drink...↓

Once I tied the pom poms I made yesterday to my pom pom wreath.

 I got down to make some more.

I now have another job interview tomorrow \o/

Tea at 3.

I had to drop off younger son to help with delivering leaflets..

Big big sunglasses went on again..

It didn't help a BMW nearly took out my driver's side after trying to pull out of a side road.

Didn't I half give him a look for that!

Trying to find somewhere to park to drop my son off safely was another ball ache!

Waited, and waited for a parking space...

Finally got one!

Back home...

Hubby has spent 8 hours cleaning his dad's house.....

(It took me 6 hours to clean my dad's house when he was alive, and all I got off my dad was:

"You haven't hoovered the stairs!"

Which I replied to:"What did your last slave die of? Oh yes, she is six foot under!")

Hubby was getting takeaway Indian meals for us on the way home...

While I was waiting,

I looked in today's newspaper:

Sir Peter  Ustinov was an English actor, writer, and filmmaker. He was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career. An intellectual and diplomat, he held various academic posts and served as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF and president of the World Federalist Movement.

Ustinov was the winner of numerous awards during his life, including two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Emmy Awards, Golden Globes, and BAFTA Awards for acting, and a Grammy Award for best recording for children, as well as the recipient of governmental honours from, amongst others, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. He also displayed a unique cultural versatility which frequently earned him the accolade of a Renaissance man. Miklós Rózsa, composer of the music for Quo Vadis and of numerous concert works, dedicated his "String Quartet No. 1, Op. 22" (1950) to Ustinov

He would have been a 100 years old today🎈

He sadly died aged 82 in 2004 

 

 

Bobby Vinton  is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. As a teen idol, he became known as 'The Polish Prince', as his music paid tribute to his Polish heritage. One of his most popular songs is "Blue Velvet" (a cover of the 1951 song recorded by Tony Bennett) which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963 and No. 2 in the UK in 1990.

He is 86 years old. 

Mary  O'Brien OBE, professionally known as Dusty Springfield, was a British singer and record producer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano sound, she was a significant singer of blue-eyed soul, pop and dramatic ballads, with French chanson, country and jazz also in her repertoire. During her 1960s peak she ranked among the most successful British female performers on both sides of the Atlantic and her image – marked by a peroxide blonde bouffant/beehive hairstyle, heavy makeup (thick black eyeliner and eye shadow) and evening gowns, as well as stylised, gestural performances – made her an icon of the Swinging Sixties. She is a member of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the UK Music Hall of Fame. International polls have cited Springfield as one of the finest female popular singers of all time.

She would have been 82 years old 🎈

She sadly died aged 59 in 1999. 

Gerald Rafferty  was a Scottish rock singer-songwriter. His solo hits in the late 1970s included "Baker Street", "Right Down the Line" and "Night Owl", as well as "Stuck in the Middle with You", which was recorded with the band Stealers Wheel in 1973. 

He would have been 74 years old 🎈 

He died in 2011 aged 63

Hubby comes back with the takeaway.

We catch up with Dragon's Den.

&

Have I Got News For You.

Sleep Tea Time.

Roll on the weekend...

Another new job???? 

Crash, Bang, For The Third Time!

The first piece of luggage on the airport carousel never belongs to anyone - George Roberts

 Welcome to my Sunday 👻

Nice hug with brew...

Breakfast.

Dressed.

Now out for a little ride...

First stop....

Coffee...

Hubby picks up his grave ornament for his mum's grave from the pick up point (Argos)

Then it's off to see my mum and dad.

The grave has now been turfed over \o/

We went for a walk around the graveyard.

I went to see my friend's grave, Andy Weaver's.

Then onto Dave Messenger who I worked with at Royal Mail,and he was friends with my late dad since the 1960s.

I went over to my parent's grave to say goodbye and see them next week.

Back home.

Much needed coffee.

Lunchtime.

Then we went out for another little ride out..

Out for five minutes.

Back home.

Now to unpack my goodies...

I attempted to put the dog on the tree for the third time...

I went out of the room, and the space of the 5 minutes, the dog was off and on the floor.

👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻

Hubby had to go behind the TV cabinet to get it out.

Leaving it off the tree in the future!

Hubby starts on the tea for tonight.

I catch up with yesterday's blog post.

I just finish it when tea is ready!

Roast Chicken Tea

Afterwards, at quick look at birthdays...

 Sally Carr  is a Scottish singer, best known as the lead singer of the 1970s pop group Middle of the Road. 

She is 76 years old 🎈 

Chris Barrie (born Christopher Jonathan Brown) is a British actor, comedian, and impressionist. He worked as a vocal impressionist on the ITV sketch show Spitting Image and later starred as Arnold Rimmer in the sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf, as Gordon Brittas in the BBC leisure centre sitcom The Brittas Empire, and as Lara Croft's butler Hillary in the Tomb Raider franchise films.

He is 61 years old 🎈 

Sir Peter  Ustinov CBE FRSA  was an English actor, writer, and filmmaker. He was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career. An intellectual and diplomat, he held various academic posts and served as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF and president of the World Federalist Movement.

Ustinov was the winner of numerous awards during his life, including two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Emmy Awards, Golden Globes, and BAFTA Awards for acting, and a Grammy Award for best recording for children.

He sadly died on this day in 2004 aged 82.

Now to watch a film we haven't seen before.

Really good film 

Sleep Tea Time.

Everyone is back on the Wobbly Life Wheel 🎡 tomorrow....