Wow, Looking Good After 10 Years!

Don't wait for the storms of your life to pass. Learn to dance in the rain. - Steve Rizzo

We had such a long lie-in...

We missed "Sounds of the 60s"!!!! 

Oh dear, that is two weeks of shows I have to catch up with... 

While we were sleeping, we missed some of the Storm Hannah.......

We had a late cup of tea in bed.

Lots of hugs and kisses followed....

Then we got up...

The wind was getting that bad,

It was shutting the windows!

I looked out of my front door and saw that Storm Hannah had visited and left a mess!

 Oh dear!

I had to tidy that up before we went out...

Now out for a little ride...↓

The wind nearly blew off my hat and nearly blew my skirt up.

I got some nice stuff from Home Bargains for the garden..

 Next stop was to get some veg from Lidl↓

We were blew back to the car....

We got back to the house..↓

 Once we emptied the car,

Had a late lunch,

We went back out to↓

 Got more things for the garden.

It started to rain....

So all the plants had a little drink.

I found some photos of my front garden,

When I moved in 10 years ago...

This is a real eyesore↓

*It has took 10 years to get it looking nice!*
Tomorrow we are changing what is down the path by the Pear tree↓↓

 

It got that cold the heating had to go on.

We had a light evening meal.

Time for another movie to watch...

I checked the Birthdays.

Ann  Peebles : Is an American singer and songwriter who gained celebrity for her Memphis soul albums of the 1970s for Hi Records. Two of her most popular songs are "I Can't Stand the Rain", which she wrote with her husband Don Bryant and radio broadcaster Bernie Miller, and "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down". In 2014, Ann Peebles was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.

She is 72 years old. 

 Sheena  Easton: is a Scottish singer and songwriter. She has a dual British-American nationality. Easton first came into the public eye as the focus of an episode in the first British musical reality television programme The Big Time: Pop Singer, which recorded her attempts to gain a record contract and her eventual signing with EMI Records.

She is 60 years old.

Ruth  Handler : was an American businesswoman and inventor. She served as the president of the toy manufacturer Mattel Inc., and is best remembered for having invented the Barbie doll, although the doll's design was created by missile engineer-turned-toy designer Jack Ryan. 
She died aged 85 in 2002. 

Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history in 1992.

Once I had caught up with my blog posts...
It was..

Time for sleep zzzzzzz 

 

When A Eyeroll Isn't Enough!

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 - Anon  

The Friday Feeling is back again \o/

After such a late night....

It was nice to have a little bit of lie-in..

We had cuddles in bed....

Then all the windows got opened up!

We got ready to leave...

Fresh air time..

 We went round to my dad's who is still unwell.

We changed his duvet covers on his bed.

I took my Henry round as his hoover is crap.

We had to wait for the plasterer to give us a quote on some water damage from one of the pipes in the bathroom.

 Nice cup of coffee.

I chatted with the Plasterer for over an hour....

We gets back home for coffee and nibble↓

 Playing army games in the garden↓

I went to my job.

One co-worker was moaning about there was nothing at the end of the titles of "The Avengers Endgame".

He watched it last night in 3D.

(So did I)

He got upset at the end.

(So did I)

He was pissed the cinema staff told him there was nothing at the end of the titles...

(I knew already) 

I finished mopping the floor, added the yellow sign saying:

One co-worker says:

"You should have rinsed out the mop head before mopping the floor".

I reply with:

&

"I had to get the tea stains off the floor!"

Then she just walked straight onto the wet floor....

I left.......the building...

I needed to get my Superhero trailer finished.......as Superhero Day is nearly here...

After 3 hours of trying to match the trailer to the brilliant soundtrack...

I finished it!

*Here it is for everyone to see...*

 After the Evening Meal was ate.

Another Superhero's film we just had to watch...

I checked the Birthdays.

Duane Eddy: is an American guitarist. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had a string of hit records produced by Lee Hazlewood which were noted for their characteristically "twangy" sound, including "Rebel Rouser", "Peter Gunn", and "Because They're Young". He had sold 12 million records by 1963.

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2008.

He is 81 years old.

Giorgio Moroder :Is an Italian singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer. Dubbed the "Father of Disco", Moroder is credited with pioneering Italo disco and electronic dance music, and his work with synthesizers heavily influenced several music genres such as new wave, techno and house music.

He is 79 years old.

Warren Clarke: Was an English actor. He appeared in many films after a significant role as Dim in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange. His television appearances included Dalziel and Pascoe (as Detective Superintendent Andy Dalziel), The Manageress and Sleepers. 

He would have been 72 years old.

(He died aged 67 in 2014) 

Nerina  Pallot : is a British singer, songwriter and producer, who has released five albums and over a dozen EPs. She was nominated for British Female Solo Artist at the 2007 BRIT Awards and nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for "Sophia" in the category of 'Best Song (musically and lyrically)' in the same year. Besides her own material, Pallot has written songs for Kylie Minogue and Diana Vickers. She mostly tours around the UK and is married to record producer Andy Chatterley. 

She is 45 years old.

George  Jones : Was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including his best known song "He Stopped Loving Her Today", as well as his distinctive voice and phrasing. For the last twenty years of his life, Jones was frequently referred to as the greatest living country singer.

He died aged 81 in 2013. 

 "Iron Man 2", directed by Jon Favreau, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow, premieres in Los Angeles in 2010

  We had to use the last of the Friday Feeling 🍾  before it vanished....

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

The Game Is Ended

"Cause if we can't protect the Earth, you can be damn sure we'll avenge it" - Tony Stark

We have reached Thursday....

I was looking forward to seeing "Avengers:Endgame" tonight.

We had some adult time before we got out of the warm bed...

Fresh air time...↓

 Time for a ride out in Sexy Beast↓

 The view from Car Park 4↓

 Quick coffee↓

 We reached double figures↓

 

 No sunshine when we got home↓

 Had to chase up my wages from Job 2.

As got bills to pay for.

I comes back from work,

The rain has now stopped↓ 

 

 We have a early evening tea, as we are are off out to watch "Avengers:End Game".

I had a check on the Birthdays.

Ella  Fitzgerald : was an American jazz singer sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella.In 1993, she ended her nearly 60-year career with her last public performance.

She would have been 102 years old.

(She died aged 79 in 1996 )

Al Pacino : Is an American actor and filmmaker who has had a career spanning more than five decades. He has received numerous accolades and honors both competitive and honorary, among them an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, four Golden Globe Awards, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award and the National Medal of Arts.

He is 79 years old.

Talia Shire (née Coppola):  is an American actress best known for her roles as Connie Corleone in The Godfather films and Adrian Balboa in the Rocky series. For her work in The Godfather Part II and Rocky, Shire was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress, respectively, and for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama for her role in Rocky.

She is 73 years old.

Andy Bell : Is the lead singer of the English synth-pop duo Erasure. His solo career includes the albums Non-Stop, Electric Blue, and iPop. 

He is 55 years old.

Robert Pickett  known by the pen name Bobby "Boris" Pickett: Was an American singer, songwriter, actor and comedian known for co-writing and performing the 1962 hit novelty song "Monster Mash".

He died aged 69 in 2007. 

 Freda Payne releases "Band of Gold" in 1970  

Blue skies time!

 

 We had to park in the pub opposite the cinema as there were no room in the cinema car park.

 Nice view of the screen from where I was sitting..

 I cried at the end...

(I wasn't the only one)

 It was nice and dark when we got home↓

 The nice 3D glasses to watch the film↓

  We went to bed in the early hours of Friday....