Domestic Goddess

Domestic Goddess

Wednesday 30 January 2019

Freezing Brass Monkeys Time

Monday for wealth,Tuesday for health,Wednesday the best day of all,Thursday for crosses,Friday for losses,Saturday no luck at all - Old English Rhyme.
Welcome to my Hump of the Week 🐫
We left the heating on,
The house was lovely and warm...
Enjoyed our cup of tea in bed...
 Gave everyone big 💋💋💋 when everyone left.
I enjoyed a nice hot shower...
*The thermal knickers went on!*
Once I dried by hair.
It was to choose what hat I was wearing today....↓↓
 We had a good frost last night
Freezing Brass Monkeys Time 
Sexy Beast needed scraping...↓
 Blue skies and sunshine...
However it is so cold...↓
  All scraped!
Dishwasher and washing machine went back on... 
Early liquid lunch..
 At least the sun is moving over...
 Now off to see my dad.
 He was watching Star Trek.
I had a slow drive to work as the roads were a bit slippy.
Birthdays Time.
 Gene Hackman:Retired American actor and novelist.(Films include, Bonnie & Clyde, Superman the Movie) is 89 years old.
 Phil Collins: English drummer & singer (Genesis) is 68 years old.
Frank Finlay: British actor (Bouquet of Barbed Wire), dies at 89 in 2016
Jeremy Beadle: British television host (Beadle's About), dies of pneumonia at 59 in 2008
"I Fall to Pieces" single released by Patsy Cline (Billboard Song of the Year 1961)in 1961
Onwards into work:

 Everyone liked my hat.
I had a slow drive home afterwards.
At least the temperature is going up ↗↗↗
I had my parcel from Amazon...
 Opened the box to reveal.....↓
 It will do, as I have to oven to cook on...
Came back from Job 2 
Are we having any snow tomorrow???
We caught up on our favourite programme↓
The dishwasher was put on again(by me).
(One less job to do tomorrow) 
The snow shovel and snow boots are ready to be used tomorrow....⛄☃

 

Tuesday 29 January 2019

Waiting For The White Stuff...

Tuesday isn't so bad....It's a sign that I've somehow survived Monday - Anon
The snow plough is on order for later...
It was bitterly cold sticking my toe out from under the duvet, until the heating came on...
Now to enjoy tea in a warm bed..↓
 I gave everyone a big 💋 before they all left.
I meanwhile, put the dishwasher and washing machine on...
Nice early liquid lunch↓
 I had to leave early as Sexy Beast needed filling up....
Then the light rain came down🌧
 They didn't have the I newspaper in the petrol station, so I popped into Tesco's Express. I was nearly having to wait for a woman with a trolley full of shopping. I nipped to the self service, and I was out of there...
Around to see my dad, younger brother turned up and done his breakfast for him.
He was watching his Star Trek programme.
Now off to work I go....
*Car full of songs to sing along with...* 
Birthdays Time...↓
 Tom Selleck:Actor (Magnum P.I,Blue Bloods)
is 74 years old. 
 Marc Singer: Actor (V, Dallas), is 71 years old. 
Roddy Frame: Rock vocalist/guitarist (Aztec Camera) is 55 years old. 
 Alan Ladd: American actor (Shane, Carpetbaggers), dies from an accidental overdose of drugs and alcohol at 50 in 1964
Leif Erickson: American actor (Invaders from Mars, On the Waterfront),dies aged 74 in 1986
"Down Under" by Men At Work hits #1 on UK pop chart in 1983 
Into work I go in this horrible rain.
 
 
 Paralympian Darren Harris came into school.
 He was a really nice person to talk to.:)
*Still no sign of the snow we were supposed to have...*
Back home... 

 Time for coffee...
  My hot plate arrived↓
 Went to Job 2.
Nice tub  for me...
Tubes for gerbils↓
 Gets back home to use the hot plate...
  Nice bit of Stir Fry with noodles.
with
coffee....
 The snow may not come today....
But Thursday afternoon, we will be having a dump of..........Snow instead... ⛄⛄⛄

 
 

Monday 28 January 2019

Pulled It Off Too Quick!

Today is one of those days that even my coffee needs a coffee - Anon
I'm back on the wobbly work wheel
(after suffering from flu for 2 weeks!)
 It was nice to enjoy tea in bed🛏
 That's better!
Gave everyone a nice 💋 when everyone left.
I meanwhile loaded the dish washer,
tidied kitchen and living room.
Henry had a little play with Hubby yesterday.
Now for some little liquid lunch↓
 Oh dear,
*Pulled it off too quick!*
It's broke off!!!!
Good job I had a tin opener to hand!
 Lovely!
I helped my neighbour with his shopping bags before I left to go back to work...
 Nice sunshine!😎
 I popped into see my dad's before I wemt to work...
He is looking better....
Watching Star Trek..
Now off to work...
Looked at the Birthdays ...↓
 Alan Alda, [Alphonso D'Abruzzo]: American actor (Hawkeye Pierce-M*A*S*H),is 83 years old.
 Acker Bilk: English clarinetist who was part of the traditional jazz revival of the 1950s and 1960s,would have been 90 years old.
(He died aged 85 in 2014) 
 Dave Sharp: Rock guitarist (The Alarm) is 60 years old.
Billy Fury [Ronald Wycherley]: English singer (Halfway to Paradise),dies at 42 in 1983.  
Jim Capaldi: English singer and songwriter (Traffic),dies age 60 in 2005
Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after lift off from Cape Canaveral, with all 7 crew members killed, including Christa McAuliffe who was to be the first teacher in space in 1986.
Wow how many albums from this list have your got in your collection?↓↓
Now into work...


Everyone was glad to see me back!:)
(Even the kids :))
Back home as I have a visitor to look at the oven... 
Lemsip and vitamin C.
My visitor came and said I need a new oven....
I went off to Job 2.
(They missed me too)
I come back for a early tea...
Now to watch some movies...
My younger son commented on my singing time in Morrisons yesterday.
"You don't dance but sing in the supermarket"
I replied,"If there was room, I would dance while I sing!" 
then we watched:
Kids went to bed after the film...
I might have to carry on watching a certain film where I left off  last night....
 I might have to get a snow plough ready for tomorrow.....