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Showing posts with label parents. Show all posts
Showing posts with label parents. Show all posts

Tuesday 2 June 2020

Putting The Bikini Away.......

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles at it 
- Margaret Fuller
Welcome to my Tuesday.
Busy bee in the sunshine today.
 Brew and hugs followed↑
Breakfast, then gets dressed.
Out for our daily walk↓
 Blue skies↓
 The sun is still out when I got back↓
 Coffee and nibble time↓
 Jimmy Jones was an American singer-songwriter who moved to New York City while a teenager. According to Allmusic journalist Steve Huey, "best known for his 1960 R&B smash, 'Handy Man,' Jones sang in a smooth yet soulful falsetto modeled on the likes of Clyde McPhatter and Sam Cooke."He would have been 90 years old 🎈
 He died aged 82 in 2012.
Charles  Haid III  is an American actor and film director, with notable work in both movies and television. He is best known for his portrayal of Officer Andy Renko in Hill Street Blues.He is 77 years old 🎈 
 I catches up with yesterday's blog post.
Now out for a little ride↓ 
 It's getting warm!
  First stop was to water the plants on my parents's grave.
 I had a word about their Prodigal son again↑
Off to Dunelm to pick up my orders↓
 The click and collect orders are in the not used coffee shop. In the bag they were, and out I went.
This was half of my order↓
 The yellow valance sheet was put on the bed.
Followed by a new yellow sheet on top of the mattress.
Changed the duvet cover...↓
After all the huffing and puffing changing the bed.
Time for a light lunch↓
 
 
 
 While I was upcycling my lamp shade↓
 
 Dion was being interviewed on the radio about  his new album...
I love listening to a bit of Dion..
His new single↓
Time for Tea at 3↓
We got 2/6 on the TV Themes Quiz.
The DJ was talking about the list of  films that make you cry, that the BBC has compiled.
Hubby said "The Boy in Stripped Pyjamas"
He emailed his film↑ and my answers:
"The Guardian of the Galaxy 2" 
and 
"Avengers:End Game"
The DJ then read out that due to crying session in End Game, I couldn't reach my tissues that was in my handbag, on the floor in complete darkness....
 
1.Coco2017
2. Marley and Me 2008
3. Schindler's List 1993
4. Up 2009
5. Terms of Endearment 1983
6. Toy Story 3 2010
7. Avengers: Endgame 2019
8. The Green Mile 1999
9. The Notebook 2004
10.Beaches1988

 I surprised Titanic & Steal Magnolias weren't in that top ten.
I sat outside enjoying the sunshine.
We watched one  episode of:
Followed by tea↓
 Digging up the pavement and road was the cause of the noise earlier↓
 Some big tunes to listen to at work↓
 I gets back to see the moon out↓
 Back to more of series 6 of:
We watched the newspaper review of tomorrow's newspapers.
Time to put the bikini 👙 away as the rain and cold is coming back tomorrow...
No Hot Hump for me then! 
 

Wednesday 20 May 2020

Ahoy..Scorchio

Call on God, but row away from the rocks - Indian Proverb
It's going to be 
On this Hump of the Week 🐪🐪
Start the Hump with hugs and tea↓
 Has breakfast.
Gets dressed.
Off for our daily walk.
 
Sun still shining when we got back↓
 The yellow rose has come out in my garden↓
Hubby went to work.
I meantime had things to do.
Unload and load up dish washer.
Put wet clothes on the line.
Put the breadmaker on.
Now to enjoy the sunshine..
 
 
 Then off to see my parents again in Sexy Beast.
Nice CD to put on↓
 
 The plant has been put in↑
The red stones has been put down↓
 
The grave is looking well nice :)
Off to fetch my Dunelm order.
Picks up my order.
I got 6 Lavender plants from Lidl↓
 It's getting warm↗↗↗↗
 All ready to be planted↓
 The sun is nearly getting to my legs↓
 Some nice cups↓
 Light lunch time↓
 This is being rehomed↓
 Tea at 3pm↓
 We got 4/6 on the TV Themes Quiz.
The new hand towel goes well in the bathroom↓
 I made a Key Lime Pie
Blue cheese & Spring Onion Tart
Now to sit in the garden with a brew↓
 
 It's done↓
 
 Blue cheese & Spring Onion Tart↑↓
 Quick look in the newspaper↓
 Joe Cocker  was an English singer
Cocker's recording of the Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends" reached number one in the UK in 1968. He performed the song live at Woodstock in 1969 and performed the same year at the Isle of Wight Festival, and at the Party at the Palace concert in 2002 for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. His version also became the theme song for the TV series The Wonder Years. His 1974 cover of "You Are So Beautiful" reached number five in the US. Cocker was the recipient of several awards, including a 1983 Grammy Award for his US number one "Up Where We Belong", a duet with Jennifer Warnes.He would have been 76 years old🎈 
 He died aged 70 in 2014.
Cher is an American singer, actress and television personality.She is 74 years old🎈
  Off to work I go↓
With some great music↓
 It's still daylight when I got back↓
 Sat in the garden enjoying the quiet↓
I had a nice shower.
We caught up with one episode of "Hill Street Blues" series 5.
I'm not sleeping under the 16 tog duvet tonight......