Domestic Goddess

Domestic Goddess

Saturday 16 February 2019

A Mini Drama

“Real adventure is defined best as a journey from which you may not come back alive, and certainly not as the same person.” – Yvon Chouinard
I just caught the last little bit of "Sounds of the 60s".
 
 Bacon & Black pudding sandwich↑
Out on a road trip to Kidderminister....
 The sun is out↑↓
Found the cattle market↓
 
 
 Brinton's Carpets HQ↑
He introduced the Penny Post↑
 I was given a leaflet about Brexit
Now to get some bargains..↓
Pity they didn't have my size↑
Nice hand bag↑
Nice big bottle of Zoflora! 
Nipped into Dunelm↓
 
 We had a coffee and sandwich at Morrisons↓
 We went too the Range.When we got there, we saw two people trying to get a large picture and a ironing board in a Mini. The passenger was squashed in the front seat afterwards...↑↑↑
We got the paint to update our kid's bedrooms.
 Then we had a Boost↓
 We had to have another trolley, as the first trolley was rammed with bargains.
We popped into see my Father-in-law.
He was amazed on how many bargains we got...
He replied:
"I didn't know there was ANY bargains in Kidderminster!" 
Now back on the road ....
Home Time....
Birthday Time.
John McEnroe:American tennis player (US Open 1979-81, 84 / Wimbledon 1981, 83, 84) is 60 years old today.
Salvatore "Sonny" Bono: American actor, musician, vocalist, (Sonny & Cher) and politician (Rep-R-Ca, 1995-98) would have been 84 years old. 
(He died aged 62 in 1998) 
Lesley Gore: American singer (It's My Party, You Don't Own Me),dies aged 68 in 2015.
George Harrison releases "Blow Away" in 1979.
The UK version of"The Apprentice" with British business magnate Alan Sugar premieres on the BBC in 2005.

We were all so tired when we got home...
All in bed by ten pm on a SATURDAY NIGHT! 

 

Friday 15 February 2019

Stripping Off The Layers....

If you can find something everyone agrees on , it's wrong - Mo Udall.
Welcome back to the Friday.....
(It's been a long wait)
Had a nudge for tea.
 Gave everyone big 💋💋💋
I put on my new t-shirt...
I caught up with the blog...
Now for some liquid lunch.
The sun is out!
 
 I pop into see my dad. Who just likes to sit and be waited on. I did his breakfast and had to leave without a chat, to go to work!
Birthdays Time.
 Kevin McCarthy: American actor (Invasion of Body Snatchers, Death of a Salesman),would be 105 years old today.
(He died aged 96 in 2010) 
Michael "Mick" Avory:English musician, best known as the longtime drummer and percussionist for the English rock band the Kinks, is 75 years old today.
John Helliwell:  English musician and the saxophonist and occasional keyboardist, woodwind player, and background vocalist for the rock band Supertramp is 74 years old today.
Ali Campbell: British reggae vocalist/guitarist (UB40) is 60 years old today.

Nat King Cole:American singer (Unforgettable, Mona Lisa), died aged 45 in 1965.

 McLean Stevenson: American actor (M*A*S*H, Hello Larry),dies aged 68 in 1996.

George Gaynes: Dutch-American singer, actor and voice artist (Tootsie, Police Academy, General Hospital) died aged 98 in 2016.
Red Maple Leaf Flag becomes the official flag of Canada in 1965. 
  The sun has got his hat on!
(I take my Winter Hat as it is too warm to wear!)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 It was so warm, I had to leave in just my t-shirt it was so warm↓
 
 Quick coffee before Job 2.
 Plane flying overhead, with the moon in the distance↑
 Back out...
First to Morrisons, then to drop balloons around to a friend, now to pick up my Dunelm order....↓
 Finally back home↓
 The moon is out....↓
  After such a busy day,
It is nice to have a early night for snuggles and more ;)