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Wednesday 24 July 2019

House Of Many Colours!

To survive, you must tell stories - Umberto Eco
Welcome to a hot hot Hump of the Week🐫
I slept on top of the bed last night, 
It was that warm!
I gave hubby a sloppy 💋 before he left for work...
I made full use of this warm weather...
More washing went on the line to dry.
Gave all my plants a little drink as well.
Now for a drink for me!
  Got the kids up...
No morphing on the sofa for them!!
Rooms need tidying!!
Tool boxes are at hand↓
Time for Alexa to play some Rock and Roll tunes to speed up the painting process....
She was playing some great tunes↓
 
 Now to repaint unit in a different colour....↓
 Another delivery of what???
 Paint!
 Painted the kitchen door.
From white to black :)
 More paint has been delivered!
 I have run out of black paint...
Now sourcing some more 
Lunch time↓
 Nice read of the newspaper
 I leave the house for the first time today.
Solid wall of heat...
 I need a sucky to cool down when I got back
 After tea I went to my other job..
With some great music...
It was still light when I got back
 Our 3 recycle bins are rammed.....
(They are being emptied tomorrow)
 Now to put up the new curtains up in our son's room↓
 The nice curtain pole is looking good too.
I might have to play with the drill tomorrow.....
(Shelves need to go into cupboard) 
It's going to be well warm tomorrow...
Bikini Time \o/ 
 
 

Friday 5 April 2019

Nice Bit Of Plum!

“Friday. The golden child of the weekdays. The superhero of the workweek. The welcome wagon to the weekend. The famous F word we thank God for every week.“- unknown
I really need that Friday Feeling!
I woke up early to enjoy that cup of tea..
 I gave everyone a big sloppy kiss💋 when they all left.
It was my turn to leave ....
 Still not very warm...
 Time for some great tunes to sing along with..
 B3
 Webbs Experience
 They knew I was coming \o/
 My coffee and nibbles↑↑
I had a good yak yak
I said goodbye...
I relaxed before I went into work...↓
 
  Birthdays Time
Bette Davis:  was an American actress of film, television, and theater. With a career spanning 60 years, she is regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history. She was noted for playing unsympathetic, sardonic characters, and was famous for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films, suspense horror, and occasional comedies, although her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas.
She would have been 111 years old. 
(She died aged 81 in 1989)
 Crispian St. Peters (born Robin Peter Smith): was an English pop singer-songwriter, best known for his work in the 1960s, particularly songs written by duo hits, The Changin' Times' including "The Pied Piper" and Ian & Sylvia's "You Were on My Mind".He would have been 80 years.
(He died aged 71 years in 2010)
 Allen Clarke:Is an English pop rock singer, who was one of the founding members and the original lead singer of The Hollies. He retired from performing in 1999, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.He is 77 years old.
Stan Ridgway:Is an American multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter and film and television composer known for his distinctive voice, dramatic lyrical narratives, and eclectic solo albums. He was the original lead singer and a founding member of the band Wall of Voodoo.He is 65 years old.
Gene Pitney: Was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and sound engineer.
Pitney charted 16 Top 40 hits in the United States, four in the Top 10. In the United Kingdom he had 22 Top 40 hits, and 11 singles in the Top Ten. He also wrote the early 1960s hits "Rubber Ball" recorded by Bobby Vee, "He's a Rebel" by the Crystals, and "Hello Mary Lou" by Ricky Nelson. In 2002, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.He died aged 66 in 2006.
Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter): Was an American actor and political activist.
As a Hollywood star, he appeared in almost 100 films over the course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film The Ten Commandments (1956), for which he received his first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, He also starred in Touch of Evil (1958) with Orson Welles, Ben-Hur (1959), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, El Cid (1961), Planet of the Apes (1968), The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), Secret of the Incas (1954), The Big Country (1958) and The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965).He died aged 84 in 2008.
The Beatles receive their first Silver Disc for their album, Please Please Me in 1963.
At least the sunshine is coming out!

 It was a dry dinnertime.
It had reached double figures by the time I got home..\o/
 
 I go to the final job of the week..
One co-worker leaves me a lovely note in the toilet before I clean it...
 If she wants to clean the toilet she only has to ask!
Once I finished.
I was out and off to:
 I got some garden stuff including..
&
Nice bit of  plum coloured..↓
I gets back,
There is something in the sky...
 Clouds look nice...
We got tea sorted.
Friday Film Night...
Roll on the weekend...... 
 




Sunday 17 February 2019

Thanking My Lucky Stars

"Listen, hon', I know you're dumb, but that's O.K., you don't have to look so glum" - Dean Friedman
It was nice to have a lie-in without being woken up by hubby's snoring...
Nice cup of tea in bed 🛏
 After a cuddle and kiss.
I got up to go to work...
 The sun trying to come out.
Gets back to enjoy some coffee!
 Hubby went to do the food shopping.
I had to tidy up the Dining Room after Thursday's Valentine's Day meal.
Just to stretch out that day a bit more.
 Nice to enjoy a nibble we bought yesterday↓
The sun is out,
Out goes the washing...
Spring is coming soon.....
 Finished tidying up,
Now to enjoy some cauliflower cheese↓
 
 We watched the first episode of "Top Gear".
I checked the Birthdays.
Hal Holbrook:An American actor, television director and writer(All the President's Men, Mark Twain) is 94 years old today. 
 Barry Humphries: Australian comedian, actor and author known for his stage alter egos (Dame Edna Everage, Sir Les Patterson), is 85 years old today.
John Leyton:An English actor and singer (Wild Wind, Johnny Remember Me) is 83 years old today.
 Gene Pitney:American vocalist/songwriter (Town Without Pity) would have been 78 years old today.
(He died aged 66 years in 2006) 
Richard Briers: English actor,(Ever Decreasing Circles, The Good Life) dies at 79 in 2013.
TV comedy M*A*S*H, adapted from the movie, starring Alan Alda, Loretta Swit and Wayne Rogers debuts on CBS in the US in 1972
 John Sullivan's excellent Dear John.... first aired on this date in 1986.

 I caught up on the programme about R Kelly everyone is talking about.
 Back on the Wobbly Work Wheel 🎡 tomorrow..