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Wednesday 5 October 2022

Back to Normal!

You can tell a man isn't handy when he asks the man next door how to get blood off a saw - Milton Berle.

Welcome to my Hump of the Week 🐪

Where has the sun gone?

Now to do all the Heardles..

Heardle 60s:

My results:

Breakfast and Brew.

Today would have been late parent's 54th Wedding Anniversary 🎈

Dressed.

Now out to get out of the house...

I gave hubby a warm hug but no sloppy wet one just yet ❌

It was getting well windy.

On goes winter coat and winter hat.

I gets the newspaper.

Fetches big stick and gloves.

I had to hold onto my big stick while turning on my lights.

Now let's go to work 🍭

It was well windy.

Felt like I was going to take off!

One car put their foot down and sped past me as I walking towards them!

I just make sure my stick goes into the road first!

I had to give 3 BOINGs out for those not stopping!

I was glad to finish in one piece.

Then it started to rain.

(Good job I had left my rain mac in Sexy Beast)

I had to pick up a parcel.

I was looking at the Fridge Freezers in there.

There was nothing I liked or in my price range.

I picked up my parcel and left in the rain.

Back home.

My Amazon delivery from yesterday, turned up and was left under my garden table :)

We now have more Lemax for our Christmas Display.

I have the Lemax Coffee shop.

Hubby has the Lemax Funhouse.

All be revealed soon!

Coffee machine went on.

Emptied all the bins.

Coffee Time.

Then it was time for more cooking...

Used all the white wine I had!

That was put in the oven for later.

Time for a light lunch!

Now to do the afternoon shift.

The Hall car park was full.

I parked in the other car park.

On goes the winter coat and hat.

I see two friends gathering up the pears in the near-by park.

I go go and have a good chat.

They had a good bag of pears which had fell off the tree.

They call it "Scrumping"

I ask "If they want any Bramley Apples?"

"Yes, and they will meet me tomorrow afternoon for them!"

One of my friends I chat to arrived and we all had a good chat.

Then it was time to put on my lights, I said goodbye to my two friends and carried onto turn on the lights with my other friend.

My other friend arrived when we got to the square.The rain held off.

Now for a little rabbit....

It was time to start my shift.

I said "See you all tomorrow!"

At least the wind had died down.

It was still cloudy.

A few more BOINGs handed out.

Testing of the car brakes at the last minute!

Finished in one piece.

Back home I go.

On goes the oven.

Now to write yesterday's blog post.

Hubby came back for a warm hug and a bit of a sloppy wet one 💋

Tea is served.

Using the stock for the soup I making tomorrow or Friday.

Older son took another Covid Test.

Day 5: Postive

Once finished I looked into today's newspaper.

UK No.1 on this day in 1961:

The Shadows - Kon-Tiki

US No.1 on this day in 1957:

Jimmie Rodgers - Honeycomb

US No.1 on this day in 1959:

Bobby Darin - Mack the Knife

Now to start on Season 3 of "Yellowstone"

Sleep Tea time.

Hubby got back into the king sized bed.

Then it happened:

First older son was shouting very loudly to his friends in the US at 1.30am, waking up hubby.

Then at 3am, the hubby's snoring was getting so loud, I had double ear plugs in and still could hear it!

Downstairs I went to sleep on the sofa!

No Hump Day Relief for me! 🐫

Thursday 17 February 2022

Breaking In Another One!

A barometer is an ingenious instrument that indicates what kind of weather we are having - Ambrose Bierce

Welcome to my Thursday 🍭

As I was waiting for another lollypop stick, I didn't have to rise early.

That being the case, we both slept in late until 6.50!!!

Ahhhhhh!

Hubby was soon up and doing the breakfast while I got dressed!

One big hug,

Followed by brew and breakfast.

Hubby got dressed,

He had a sloppy wet one from me, and off to work he went.

Me?

I loaded up dishwasher.

Got out the breakmaker.

Tried making a wholemeal loaf.

Then the soup maker was put on as well.

Chicken,Leek,Parsnip & Mushroom.

Now time for a much needed coffee.

The lollipop stick was going to be delivered later on this morning.

Now to get the newspaper and drop son off at school.

Got newspaper and dropped off son.

I was soon back home.

Soon as got through the door.

My boss appeared with my new stick.

I gave her the old one to dispose off↓

I said goodbye to my boss.

The new one went back into Sexy Beast for later use in the afternoon.

I had some great post!

I have the missing MISTY annual!

I was given the other annuals at Christmas from my late parents↓↓↓↓

Now for some nice soup!

The bread was ready!

Now out to break in another lollipop stick!

One winter hat and gloves went on.

Now to show off my new stick!

After I turned on my lights.

I got chatting with my friend with his dog.

His wife and him went on their bikes out this morning for a ride, instead of tomorrow.

During to high winds.

I said goodbye to him and off to wait for my friends to arrive.

The sun keeps appearing, but the wind is building up again.

My friends arrive and time for a little rabbit.

Then it was time to start.

I said goodbye to my friends.

I kept my lollipop close to me, and cars were stopping!

My golddigging brother went past in his van.

I gave him the "burn" look all the way up the road. That ginger beard is hiding those ever increasing chins......

Then I saw the neighbourhood Policeman go past in this van, he waved at me, drove slow, then parked behind the shops.

Oh, I thought, he might come over and see me.

Nope, went in the shop, came out, back to the van, came out of the car park, and turned right down the road!

I was nearly losing my hat due the high winds!

Everyone was glad I was back, and told the reason why I wasn't here yesterday afternoon and this morning.

Finished in one piece.

Now to get back home.

Time for a brew.

I fried the meatballs, then put in the oven.

Started to cook the pasta.

Now to write yesterday's interesting blog post.

Hubby came back and a sloppy wet one.

Tea is served.

Yum.

Now to look in the newspaper.

John Leyton is an English actor and singer. As a singer he is best known for his hit song "Johnny Remember Me" (written by Geoff Goddard and produced by Joe Meek), which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in August 1961 despite being banned by the BBC for its death references. His follow-up single, "Wild Wind", reached number two in the charts.

Alongside singing, Leyton's acting career saw him appearing in television and films throughout the 1960s. His films included The Great Escape, Guns at Batasi, Von Ryan's Express and Krakatoa, East of Java. In 2009 he also had a small role in the film Telstar, a biopic based on Joe Meek's life in which Leyton himself was portrayed by Callum Dixon.

He is 86 years old 🎈

Gene Pitney was an American singer-songwriter and musician.

Pitney charted 16 top 40 hits in the United States, four in the top ten. In the United Kingdom, he had 22 top 40 hits, and 11 singles in the top ten. Among his most famous hits are "Town Without Pity", "(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance", "Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa", "I'm Gonna Be Strong", and "It Hurts To Be In Love". He also wrote the early 1960s hits "Rubber Ball" recorded by Bobby Vee, "Hello Mary Lou" by Rick Nelson, and "He's a Rebel" by the Crystals. In 2002, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He would have been 82 years old🎈

He sadly died aged 66 in 2006.

UK No.1 on this day in 1978:

Brotherhood of Man - Figaro

UK No.1 on this day in 1979:

Blondie - Heart Of Glass

UK No.1 on this day in the Album Charts in 1979:

Blondie scored their first UK No.1 album when 'Parallel Lines' started a four-week run at the top of the charts, featuring the singles 'Heart Of Glass', 'Hanging On The Telephone' and 'Sunday Girl', 'Heart Of Glass' and 'One Way or Another'

UK No.1 on this day in 1980: