Rolling, Rolling Into The New Year!

May all your troubles last long as your New Year 's resolutions -

Joey Adams.

New Year's Eve 

Welcome to my Friday Feeling 💋

Nice big warm hug.

Goes back to sleep,

Wakes up 8.30am!

Gets up son,

(Who is supposed to be in by 9am!)

Breakfast.

Dressed.

Cuts three pieces of Christmas cake.

Just about to leave the house and it starts raining.

Puts on the rain mac.

Now to leave the house.

I gets the newspaper on the way.

Drops off son with 2 pieces of Christmas cake.

Then off to see my friend with other piece of Christmas cake.

Has a nice chat, coffee.

Wishes her a Happy New Year.

Gets back home.

 Hubby had took all the things off the bathroom wall, ready to apply some nice blue paint to the walls.

The Dunelm order I put in on Christmas Eve, which was supposed to be ready for yesterday, isn't ready, which doesn't help that I had ordered some rollers to paint the wall with!

I put a Click and Collect order with Screwfix for some rollers,

(I checked they had some in stock before I ordered them.)

We went out to Morrisons to get some bits.

(Hoping I would get the text message to pick up the rollers while I was out)

We have a easy lunch when we got back.

With some much needed coffee.

I opened my packets that came this morning.

It didn't help the one sat in the chair, the arm had broken off in the process of being delivered.

Do you think I could find my super glue?

One of the kids used it last time, and didn't give me back!

Great.

I had to go and order some more!

I went to see how hubby was doing on painting the bathroom.

As we had no paint rollers,he had to use a paint brush instead.

I put my hand on a bit of newly painted wall.

I had a nice blue hand ;) 

Time to relax with coffee.

Now to write yesterday's blog post.

Still nothing from Screwfix.

(It is now shut until Sunday)

I have tried to cancel my Dunelm order as my order has frozen in time!

Time for a much needed drink as well.

 Boxes up the Nutcracker Soldiers

&

Christmas House.

As the Christmas Decs are coming down tomorrow.

Hubby starts on his Rum...

We had some party food to eat.

We caught up on a tv programme we recorded earlier on in the week about Terry Wogan.

Wogan:Now You're Talking.

Then onto 

"Have I Got News For You" Best of 2021.

Quick look into today's newspaper.

Eric Nelson  known professionally as Ricky Nelson, was an American singer, musician, and actor.

He died on this day in 1985 aged 45. 

Dean Ford (born Thomas McAleese ) was a Scottish singer and songwriter best known for his tenure as lead vocalist and frontman of the beat pop group Marmalade from 1966 to 1974. Ford (credited as McAleese) co-wrote the group's worldwide hit "Reflections of My Life" with fellow band member Junior Campbell. "Reflections of My Life" has sold more than two million units globally, and in 1998 the writers were awarded a Special Citation of Achievement by BMI for attaining radio broadcast performances in excess of one million in the U.S. alone.

He died on this day in 2018 aged 73.

The Monkee's "I'm a Believer" hits #1 & stays there for 7 weeks in 1966.

The rum is going down ↓↓

Sleep Tea Time.

Time for the Bongs and Fireworks...

Off to the first sleep of 2022!

Happy New Year Everyone! 

 

 

Never Mind The Presents!

 "I've spent 40 years telling people I never worked in a cocktail bar!" - Susan from The Human League

Welcome back to the Friday Feeling 🎈

Last day of being on the Wobbly Work Wheel 🎡

Nice warm hug to start the day with.

Brew with breakfast.

Thermal vest goes on .

Dressed. 

Gives hubby a sloppy wet 💋 before he leaves.

(He is going to his Aunt's funeral with his dad later on this afternoon)

Put's on one winter hat and one glove.

Puts on my lights.

Now to walk down to my spot.

Now for the fun to start!

Already had 3 BOINGs on 3 car roofs as they went under my stick and failed to stop.

Soon the presents were arriving.

I gave the grieving mum who lost her dad, yesterday a present I received to her for her kids for Christmas.

She will a phone call when her dad's funeral will be.

I got chatting to a mum over my time.

Texts my hubby, then I got chatting to the man whose hand is down slowly going after his op.

His wife and he is going to a Christmas meal on Christmas Day for £85 each.

(He is having second thoughts about going)

He also is having trouble with his £500 Spin Bike he bought off Amazon.The firm in Japan where he got it from is not being helpful about something being matter with it.

His wife rides 7 miles a day on it.

He ride 11 miles on it a day.

I can barely do 3 miles on mine!

I forgot I was meeting a friend for coffee and chat.

I wished him a good Christmas.

Now to meet my friend.

Met her in the car park.

Walked up to the coffee shop.

All the tables were all booked.

The owner did squeeze us in.

Now for coffee and nibble.

Once we finished,

Off to look around the Charity Shop.

Nice Russian Doll.

Said goodbye to my friend.

While on the way home, a red car came up by the side of me at the road traffic island.  As I pulled off, it passed me and then it undertook me and I followed it all the way to Ipsley Pool.

I got the newspaper before I got home.

Now for some light lunch.

With another coffee.

Hubby phoned up to tell me he was given the wrong time for his Aunt's Funeral.

He was told 1.30pm, in fact it was 11.30am.

Great!

Now out with my younger son to do the final shift.

We got stuck behind a tractor doing 20 m.p.h, and no where to overtake it.

Puts on my winter hat and gloves.

Puts on my lights.

Now to have a rabbit with my two friends.

I wished them a good weekend.

Now to start the final shift before I break up for Christmas Holidays.

One 4x4 nearly got his windscreen tap and cracked. One Silver taxi nearly had the same fate.

I was given some presents to cap off my Friday :)

The same 4x4 drove past me, and then parked up on double yellow lines for ten minutes.

Home time for us now.

Back next year.  

Hubby was back before us.

Put all my presents together.

Much needed brew.

Then I wrote yesterday's blog post.

Hubby made the tea.

What's behind the Advent Calender door?

I had a look in today's newspaper..

Sir Thomas Hicks, OBE , known professionally as Tommy Steele, is an English entertainer, regarded as Britain's first teen idol and rock and roll star. After being discovered at the 2i's Coffee Bar, he recorded a string of hit singles including "Rock with the Caveman" (1956) and the chart-topper "Singing the Blues" (1957). Steele's rise to fame was dramatised in The Tommy Steele Story (1957), the soundtrack of which was the first British album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart. He starred in further musical films including The Duke Wore Jeans (1958) and Tommy the Toreador (1959), the latter spawning the hit "Little White Bull". By the 1960s, Steele was an all-round entertainer, appearing in West End theatre productions and starring in musical films including Half a Sixpence (1967), The Happiest Millionaire (1967) and Finian's Rainbow (1968). He is also a songwriter, author and sculptor. He remains active as a performer and was awarded the Freedom of the City of London in 2021.

He is 85 years old 🎈

David  Harman, known professionally as Dave Dee was an English singer-songwriter, musician, A&R manager, fundraiser and businessman. He was the frontman for the 1960s pop band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich.

He would have been 80 years old 🎈

He sadly died aged 67 in 2009

 

"Goldfinger", 3rd James Bond film, starring Sean Connery and Honor Blackman premieres in London in 1964

My son asked me if I have used the "My Soundtrack" on Amazon Music.

I said no.

He then grumbled on the songs that was on his Soundtrack.

"Who are that band Gilbert O' Sullivan?"

"It isn't them, is he!"

"Next they play Squeeze, they only had 2 hits!"

He said.

"My favourite not in that two?" I asked.

"Not a chance !" He said.

Then he moaned about Dr Hook!

I will have to see what is on my soundtrack!

We watched "Have I Got News For You."

Now to enjoy the last of the Friday Feeling in bed 🎈