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Friday 11 February 2022

Let There Be Cake!

You can e-mail me, but I prefer letters that come through conventional mail. Ilike letters that have been licked by strangers - David Letterman
Welcome back to the Friday Feeling 🎈
Nice warm hug to start Friday with!
Brew with breakfast.
Thermal vest went on.
Going to be a dry day \o/
No frost overnight either.
Uncovered Sexy Beast.
Two winter hats and my big big winter gloves went on.
I put on my lights.
Now to enjoy some Friday Feeling 🎈
Oh dear,
Car drivers just going under my big raised stick!
BOING went my stick!
One woman driver came past me, messing with her hair with both hands,
Who was driving the car????
At lot of cars are missing their front license plates!
Too tight to put it back on.
The flower lorry that normally comes on a Thursday, came today with a extra trailer...
All those red roses for Valentine's Day!
I met up with an ex-worker from Royal Mail.
He made my life hell while my I was work!
Finished in one piece.
I got some cake for everyone.
I picked up the newspaper on the way home.
Coffee machine went on,
As well as the soup maker.
All ready for my friend to come around for coffee, chat and cake.
With Lent starting on March 1st.
No cake or chocolate for 6 weeks!
Good job my Birthday is before March 1st!
My friend arrived.
Yak,yak, yak.
The post arrived.
I had a return letter from one of the other 3 Prison Pal Pals to write back.
He has had Covid twice!
I even had the £30 Dunelm gift card.
£40 to spend in store tomorrow!
I said goodbye to my friend.
Now for some liquid lunch!
Then out for final shift of the week.
I got the two doughnuts ready for my friends.
One hat with gloves went on.
Turned on my lights.
Went back to have a rabbit with my friends and hand out the doughnuts!
Said goodbye to my friends.
Now for my final shift of the week!
I had one lucky van go straight under my outstretched big stick.
Limbo dancing time!
Cars not stopping the otherside either!
I was so glad to finish in one piece!
Hometime.
Fish was put in the oven for tea.
I got on writing yesterday's blog post.
Hubby had a big wet one when he returned from work.
Now to dish up the tea.
We caught up with this week's Dragon's Den.
Hubby and son went out to do some food shopping.
I meanwhile loaded up the dishwasher.
Then to look into today's newspaper.
Vincent Eugene Craddock , known as Gene Vincent, was an American musician who pioneered the styles of rock and roll and rockabilly. His 1956 top ten hit with his Blue Caps, "Be-Bop-a-Lula", is considered a significant early example of rockabilly. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. He is sometimes referred to by his somewhat unusual nickname/moniker The Screaming End.
He would have been 87 years old 🎈
He sadly died in 1971 aged 36. 
Sorrell Booke  was an American actor who performed on stage, screen, and television. He acted in more than 100 plays and 150 television shows and is best known for his role as corrupt politician Jefferson Davis "Boss" Hogg in the television show The Dukes of Hazzard.
He died on this day in 1994 aged 64 
11 February 1976. Birmingham born, John Curry (aged 26), became the first Briton to win a gold medal for Men’s Figure Skating at the Innsbruck Winter Olympics. Britain’s previous highest place in Men’s Figure Skating had been 4th place.
No.1 in the USA on this day in 1959:
Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee
No.1 in the USA on this day in 1968:
Paul Mauriat - Love Is Blue
Toy Story 2 was released in UK cinemas in 2000.
I helped hubby put the shopping away.
We watched a bit more of "The Godfather".
Sleep Tea time.
Off to bed to enjoy more Friday Feeling 🎈


 
 


 
 





Monday 4 January 2021

The Kitchen Wall Trying To Move.....

You can stop almost anything from functioning by hitting it with a large rock - Russell Bell 

 Welcome to my Monday 🎈
(No getting on the wobbly work wheel 🎡 due to a TE Day)
Brew with warm hug.
Breakfast.
Dressed.
Gave hubby a wet sloppy 💋 before he went to work.
It turns out the kids had a TE day so no online learning for them.
I got yesterday's blog post wrote.
Opened up my Jukebox on Twitter....
I took my youngest son out for some fresh air.
Still feels cold.
I got the newspaper.
Then off to visit Morrisons for some bits.
Not bad price for a bit of Dirty Harry...
Then we had to face the red light.
Back home for a quick lunch.
Two weeks of post turned up!
I will be alright for fabric for a bit!
Tea at 3
Quick look in the newspaper↓
 
Iain Cuthbertson  was a Scottish character actor and theatre director. He was known for his tall imposing build and also his distinctive gravelly, heavily accented voice. He had lead roles in The Borderers (1968-70),Tom Brown's Schooldays (1971), Budgie (1971-72), its spinoff Charles Endell Esquire (1979-80), Danger UXB (1979) and Sutherland's Law (1973-76). He guest starred in many prominent British shows including The Avengers, Dr. Finlay's Casebook, The Onedin Line, Survivors, Ripping Yarns, Doctor Who, Z-Cars, Juliet Bravo, Rab C. Nesbitt, Minder, Inspector Morse and Agatha Christie's Poirot. 
He would have been 91 years old 🎈 
He died in 2009 aged 79 years old.
Sorrell Booke was an American actor who performed on stage, screen, and television. He acted in more than 100 plays and 150 television shows, and is best known for his role as corrupt politician Jefferson Davis "Boss" Hogg in the television show The Dukes of Hazzard.
He would have been 91 years old 🎈
He died aged 64 in 1994. 
Arthur  Conley  was an American soul singer, best known for the 1967 hit "Sweet Soul Music".
He would have been 75 years old 🎈 
He died aged 57 in 2003.
Mark  Hollis  was an English musician and singer-songwriter. He achieved commercial success and critical acclaim in the 1980s and 1990s as the co-founder, lead singer and principal songwriter of the band Talk Talk. Hollis wrote or co-wrote most of Talk Talk's music—including hits like "It's My Life" and "Life's What You Make It"—and in later works developed an experimental, contemplative style.
He would have been 66 years old 🎈
He died aged 64 in 2019.
Then I got on making a  Cottage Pie.
I got all my things ready for the return back to work tomorrow.
It's ready!
We got ready for Boris Johnson.
Back to another Lockdown.
At least my kids can learn on line.
My younger son is not happy with the cancelling of this year's GCSE's which he was supposed to do.
Sleep tea time.
7 weeks off from doing my Lollipop job!
My kitchen wall is going to move next door from me talking to it too much!
At least my kids can escape to their bedrooms to get away from my singing!
Even my sewing machine is going to moan about being used to much!
And some use out of Kenny too! 



 
 
 




 
 

 

Tuesday 11 February 2020

Turn Off The Light & Take Me.....

You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation - Plato
Welcome to my Tuesday🎈
I put on thermal knickers as it was cold out there....
I enjoyed my warm hug and cup of tea↓
  I gave everyone their sloppy 💋💋💋 
I left the house↓
 
 It's freezing...
It is trying to snow...
Today's tree picture↓
 Yet again, car drivers were failing to stop.
To make matters worst.
The Blue van was back,
Parking on double yellow lines,
On the bus stop,
&
On the pavement↓
 One car had a choice,
STOP
or
Have windscreen smashed..
She chose to Stop!
BONUS 50 PTS DENIED 
I finished in one piece.
Back home↓
 Loaded up washing machine.
Loaded up tumble drier.
Now for a much needed coffee↓
 Followed by a light lunch↓
 It started to snow when I left the house.
Time for some serious singing along↓
I looks in the newspaper↓
 Leslie Nielsen,was a Canadian actor, comedian and producer. He appeared in more than 100 films and 150 television programs, portraying more than 220 characters.He would have 94 years old 🎈
 He died aged 84 in 2010
Gene Vincent, was an American musician who pioneered the styles of rock and roll and rockabilly His 1956 top ten hit with his Blue Caps, "Be-Bop-A-Lula", is considered a significant early example of rockabilly. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.He would have been 85 years old 🎈
 He died aged 36 in 1971
Burt Reynolds was an American actor, director, and producer.He would have been 84 years old 🎈
He died aged 82 years old in 2018 
Sheryl Crow is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actress is 58 years old 🎈
Sorrell Booke  was an American actor who performed on stage, screen, and television. He is best known for his role as corrupt politician Jefferson Davis "Boss" Hogg in the television show The Dukes of Hazzard.He died aged 64 in 1994.
Barry Foster  was an English actor who had an extensive career on stage, television, radio and cinema over almost 50 years.He died aged 70 in 2002. 
Rick Huxley  was an English musician who was the bassist for the Dave Clark Five, a group that was part of the British Invasion.
He died aged 72 in 2013.
Nice views of the field of fun.
 I have a text message off younger brother.
*My dad's funeral is on the 5th March.*
I left with a nice red shiny face.
More singing to do↓
 
 I have a quick coffee.
Out to do more lollipopping🍭
The van is still there↓
 The low lying sun is going to cause problems....I was right!
 3 cars went under the stick.
One car did a emergency stop
or
the windscreen would have gone!
Time and time again I have had some serious misses with windscreens with my stick.
It was getting so cold now.
It started to snow!
Wind was getting up...
One parent and child bought me a hot chocolate to warm me up!
I finished in one piece!
Back home↓
 
 Gets changed.
Then off to Happy Place of Work.
Oh dear, here we go again...
Nit picking time! 
Once I get finished,
Everything gets put on,
Washing machine,
Tumble drier,
&
Tea!
Hubby came home and had a nice hug and 💋
Tea time↓ 
 Now to burn of the tea with some serious singing along↓
 I gets back,
Takes off those hot rollers↓
I flop on the bed...
"Turn off the light.....and take me...Zzzzzz."