Attempting To Be A Domestic Goddess: The Apprentice

Saturday 5 March 2022

Catching Up With....

I've just solved the parking problem.

I bought a parked car - Henry Youngman.

Welcome to my Saturday 🔮

Nice bit of Adult fun for a Saturday morning 😍

Then it's brew with breakfast.

Listened to "Sounds of the 60s"

The UK Top 3 in 1962.

Chubby Checker - Let's Twist Again.

Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Livin' Doll

Elvis Presley - Rock-a- Hula Baby

Thermal vest on.

Now out of the house...

Not going anywhere in Sexy Beast,

As a carer for next door parked over my half of the drive!

Hubby asked if the Carer could just move his car over a bit more, so I could get off my drive please.He did.

Dropped off son at work.

Got a magic bag from Morrison's in Astwood Bank. Then we nipped into Co-op to get reduced veg for the soup this week.

Goes and gets the tyre pressures checked on Sexy Beast.When we have to wait for the two owners of two cars to finish their conversation.

Then back home.

Coffee machine was put on.

Unpacked the shopping.

Time to put on the soup maker!

Then for coffee...

The washing machine was put on again.

Now for a light lunch!

Chicken,Sweet Potato,Parsnip, and Leek.

Then it's back out to do my Crystal and Tarot course.

That hour went really quick.

Now round to say hello to my parents.

We had a quick look around the graves, as the sun was shining.

Now back home.

I made the Lamb Casserole with Dumplings.

The Red Casserole Dish went into the new oven on low.

I got on with writing yesterday's blog post while the tumble drier went on.

The tea was ready soon after I finished my blog post.

Yum Yum!

Now to catch up on some telly from the past week!

First up:

Dragon's Den.

The Apprentice.

2 episodes of Top of The Pops from 1992↓

Then 2 more episodes of Fame from Season 2.

Now to look in today's newpaper↓

James B. Sikking is an American actor known for his role as Lt. Howard Hunter on the 1980s TV series Hill Street Blues.

He is 88 years old 🎈

Michael Warren is a retired American television actor and former college basketball player, best known for playing Officer Bobby Hill on the NBC television series Hill Street Blues.

He is 76 years old 🎈

Murray Head is an English actor and singer. Head has appeared in a number of films, including a starring role as the character Bob Elkin in the Oscar-nominated 1971 film Sunday Bloody Sunday. As a musician, he is most recognised for his international hit songs "Superstar" (from the 1970 rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar) and "One Night in Bangkok" (the 1984 single from the musical Chess, which topped the charts in various countries), and for his 1975 album Say It Ain't So. He has been involved in several projects since the 1960s and continues to record music, perform concerts, and make appearances on television either as himself or as a character actor.

He is 76 years old 🎈

Clodagh Rodgers is a retired singer and actress from Northern Ireland, best known for her hit singles including "Come Back and Shake Me", "Goodnight Midnight", and "Jack in the Box"

She is 75 years old 🎈

The Proclaimers are a Scottish rock duo formed in 1983 by twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid who were born on 5 March 1962. They came to attention with their 1987 single "Letter from America", which reached No. 3 in the United Kingdom, and the 1988 single "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", which topped charts in Australia, Iceland and New Zealand. The Proclaimers have sold over 5 million albums worldwide.

First active from 1983 as an acoustic duo, the Proclaimers moved toward band-oriented rock in later works. The Proclaimers' style draws from a diversity of influences, including country, folk, and punk rock. Their playing range has included roots rock, alternative rock and folk rock, and their music is typified by their Scottish accents. The Proclaimers often tour internationally, and have released 11 studio albums since 1987, the most recent being 2018's Angry Cyclist, as well as three compilation albums and a DVD.

They are 60 years old 🎈

Patsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley) was an American singer. She is considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century and was one of the first country music artists to successfully cross over into pop music. Cline had several major hits during her eight-year recording career, including two number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country and Western Sides chart.

She died in a plane crash on this day in 1963 aged 30.

USA No.1 on this day in 1977:

Barbra Streisand - Evergreen

Sleep Tea time.

Busy Sunday ahead...tomorrow 🔮

Saturday 8 January 2022

Wouldn't Fit In The Car!

If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it - J.P.Morgan

Welcome to my Saturday 🎪

Nice big hug :)

Brew with Breakfast.

We listened to "The Sounds of the 60s"

The Top 3 Singles From 1968.

Not so many layers to day.

Loads up the shopping trolley into the car.

Going to have a full day of rain!

Drops son off at work.

Then on our road trip to Droitwich...

First stop was to visit the Droitwich Lions Event.

Lots of lovely things!

I bought a Les Dawson and Elizabeth Taylor.

It's on again in 3 weeks.

We said goodbye to them, and moved the car to the other car park.

Now onto look round some Charity Shops.

The first one had a big map of the world.

There is no room on my son's walls for it,

Plus it wouldn't fit in the car for a start!

I found a book for my Father-in-law for next Christmas.

I got Birthday card for my son's nan whose 80th Birthday is next weekend.

We visited three more, when I spotted a↓

Pity I got one already!

Then we looked in one more Charity shop before we went to put the shopping trolley in the car.

Before we went into Waitrose, we visited one more Charity Shop.

Got some books on soups and some good DVDS.

Now to get some blue milk from Waitrose!

Now for a drink and a nibble when we came out.

Still raining on the way to pick up son from his job.

Once we got home, it was time to unpack all our bargains we got.

The coffee machine went on,

Soup maker.

The 2000 piece world puzzle will keep son busy.

Now for much needed coffee.

The soup was lovely!

Sweet Potato, vegetables, tomatoes, herbs and added Chilli for added kick.

I finished it off what was left in the soup maker as it was so nice.

As hubby didn't go food shopping last night.

He went this afternoon with younger son who was doing our neighbour's food shopping.

I meanwhile had other things to do.

Washing machine went on as well as the Dish Washer.

Now to write yesterday's blog post.

Opened my post that came this morning.

The lighthouse is going into the bathroom.

The hunt for Chicken Mince was called off, as they couldn't find any.

Younger son was miffed off as so many wasn't wearing their face masks.

Unpacked the shopping.

Time for light tea.

Steak with Lentil Noodles.

Now to catch up with some telly programmes from this week.

First up was:

"Dragon's Den"

then The Apprentice.

Time to open a bottle of non-alcohol fizz.

Quick look into today's newspaper.

Peter Sarstedt, briefly billed early in his career as Peter Lincoln, was an English singer-songwriter and instrumentalist. He was the brother of musicians Eden Kane and Clive Sarstedt.

Although his music was classified as pop, it generally encompassed ballads derived from traditional folk music rather than traditional rock and roll. He was best known for writing and performing the song "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?", which topped the UK Singles Chart in 1969. Set to a "faux European waltz tune" and described as "a romantic novel in song", it won an Ivor Novello Award. The record remained Sarstedt's biggest hit. He had 1 more hit single and 1 hit album but despite numerous releases never had chart success again.

He died on this day aged 75 in 2017.

The Ministry of Food introduced food rationing in the UK, to ensure there was enough food to go round during the Second World War. Britain was particularly vulnerable to a naval blockade as it imported 20 million tons of food per year on 8 January 1940.

TV series "All Creatures Great and Small" debuts on BBC TV, based on the books by James Herriot, starring Robert hardy and Christopher Timothy in 1978.