If You Go Into The Woods Today....

Every Monday morning is new hope. - Maria Kalman

It's back on the wobbly work wheel after 2 weeks off...🎡

Back to using the alarm clock...

I had the nudge to wake up for breakfast..

 I gave 3 sloppy 💋💋💋 to everyone before they left.

I had loads to do...

That's even before I get to work...

At least the sun is back!

 Big big sunglasses time..

 I had nip into Lidl and Dunelm..

I got two French Lavender plants for £5 :)

 Then into Dunelm..

 

 I have got 2, I don't need a third :D↑

 PVC material for kitchen table↑

I went to see the staff on the tills,

When a customer was there already shouting at the two staff on the tills..

Some of the conversation I was witness to:

"Where's the receipt?"

"Like my wife said on the telephone, we haven't got one,I will explain this to Rachel at 1.30 this afternoon, when I come back in!"Shouted the the customer.

"Do you know what this Rachel looks like? As we have 3 Rachels here."

"I don't know, as my wife spoke to her on the phone yesterday!"He shouted.

"Ok Sir see you later." 

One of the staff sorted my order out.

It was discounted some more.

He said to me about the previous customer's order," No Dunelm bag, no sticker on the bag or no receipt, Dunelm isn't the only place that sells the material they bought."

I said,"You have a bad moment this morning,and good moment helping me with my order."

"Hope so,"He said.

"Yin and Yang"I said.

When I paid for my fabric, the staff couldn't remember the abusive customer.

I did, and sung the following song so they could remember his name...

"If you go down into the WOODS today,

you're sure of a big surprise
If you go down in the WOODS today, you'd better go in disguise..."

My bargain↓

Then I go to my dad's and wait for the plasterer to come 9.50 - 10.40.

Coffee Time
I then leave once they start,
I collects my newspaper and drop off a perscription.
Talk about busy bee 
Finally get to work!

 Birthdays Time
Klaus Voormann: Is a German artist, musician, and record producer. He designed artwork for many bands including the Beatles, Harry Nilsson, the Bee Gees, Wet Wet Wet and Turbonegro. Voormann's most notable work as a producer was his work with the band Trio, including their worldwide hit "Da Da Da". As a musician, Voormann is best known for being the bassist for Manfred Mann from 1966 to 1969, and for performing as a session musician on a host of recordings, including "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon and on many recordings of the former members of the Beatles.
He is 81 years old.

Tammi Terrell (born Thomasina Winifred Montgomery) was an American recording artist, best known as a star singer for Motown Records during the 1960s, most notably for a series of duets with singer Marvin Gaye.   
She would have been 74 years old. 
(She died aged 24 in 1970)

 Tommy James (born Thomas Gregory Jackson;  also known as Tommy Tadger: is an American pop rock musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, widely known as leader of the 1960s rock band Tommy James and the Shondells.

He is 72 years old.

Uma  Thurman: Is an American actress and model. She has performed in a variety of films, ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action movies. Following her appearances on the December 1985 and May 1986 covers of British Vogue, Thurman starred in Dangerous Liaisons (1988). She rose to international prominence with her performance in Pulp Fiction (1994), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award, the BAFTA Award, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Often hailed as Quentin Tarantino's muse, she reunited with the director to play the main role in both Kill Bill films (2003–2004), which brought her two additional Golden Globe Award nominations.
She is 49 years old. 

 Sir Alfred  Hitchcock : was an English film director and producer, widely regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Known as "the Master of Suspense", he directed over 50 feature films in a career spanning six decades, becoming as well known as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, his cameo roles in most of his films, and his hosting and producing of the television anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1965).
He died aged 80 in 1980

Bob Hoskins : was an English actor.His work included lead roles in Pennies from Heaven (1978), The Long Good Friday (1980), Mona Lisa (1986), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Mermaids (1990), and Super Mario Bros. (1993), and supporting performances in Brazil (1985), Hook (1991), Nixon (1995), Enemy at the Gates (2001), Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005), A Christmas Carol (2009), Made in Dagenham (2010), and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). He also directed two feature films. 
He died aged 71 in 2014

"Respect" single released by Aretha Franklin (Billboard Song of the Year 1967) in 1967.

It was a good first day back for everyone!
The sunshine helped! 

 After I finished work,
I popped into see how the Plasterer was doing...
Nearly finished when I left↓

 I have a quick sandwich, and then off to do my other job...
When I got back,
I did a nice meat-free Stir Fry..

I go and see the Plasterer about doing more work at my dad's once he comes back off his Holidays(The Plasterer that is)

I then leave my house to visit my dad↓ 

 The rest of the ceiling will have to be boarded and plastered and redectored at a later date↓

Back home,
I got changed and off to my other job!
Came back,
I was asleep before my head touched the pillow!
No need for ear-plugs tonight!

 

Erecting It The Right Way

“Sunday already! Now where is the remote so I can hit the rewind button.”....

We had a much longer lie-in than we really needed....

We had a late breakfast,

Followed a nice kiss and cuddle....

Once we left that nice warm bed.. 

I got ready for work..

Hubby got the kids ready to erect things for the garden...  

 I go to work....

With some great tunes to listen to....

  When I got back,

One of the garden frames was up...

The plant I bought yesterday,

Hopefully will grow around the arch.

The ground under the Pear Tree was done also...

 The old bamboo fencing we put on Free to A Good Home on FB...

Someone came and collected it.

My youngest help put up the Green House in the back garden, and potted the plants from yesterday along with the seeds..:)

We also growing some running beans. 

The Plasterer is coming to my dads tomorrow,

So we had to move some of the stuff out of the way, so he can get to the ceiling....

My middle brother had got round to putting in the new bath yesterday.....woo hoo!

When we got back..

Showers were had.

Evening tea ate.

School uniform were sorted out...

As tomorrow, it's back to work and back to school...for us...

I had a quick look at the Birthdays.. 

 Carolyn  Jones: Was an American actress of television and film. Jones began her film career in the early 1950s, and by the end of the decade had achieved recognition with a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Bachelor Party (1957) and a Golden Globe Award as one of the most promising actresses of 1959. Her film career continued for another 20 years. In 1964, she began playing the role of Morticia Addams (as well as her sister Ophelia and the feminine counterpart of Thing, Lady Fingers), in the original black and white television series The Addams Family. 

She would have been 89 years old.

(She died aged 53 in 1983) 

 Penélope Cruz : is a Spanish actress and model. Signed by an agent at the age of 15, she made her acting debut at 16 on television, and her feature film debut the following year in Jamón Jamón (1992). Her subsequent roles in the 1990s and 2000s included Belle Epoque (1992), Open Your Eyes (1997), The Hi-Lo Country (1999), The Girl of Your Dreams (2000) and Woman on Top (2000). Cruz achieved recognition for her lead roles in the 2001 films Vanilla Sky, All the Pretty Horses, Captain Corelli's Mandolin and Blow. 

She is 45 years old.

Robert  "Dabbs" Greer  : Was an American actor who performed many diverse supporting roles in film and television for over 50 years. With hundreds of guest appearances on episodes of numerous television series, Greer may be best remembered as a series regular as Coach Ossie Weiss in the sitcom Hank and as a series regular as the Reverend Robert Alden in Little House on the Prairie. Greer may be better known to later audiences as the 108-year-old version of the character played by Tom Hanks in 1999's The Green Mile.

He died aged 90 in 2007.

Mutiny on the Bounty: Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 sailors are set adrift and the rebel crew returns to Tahiti briefly and then sets sail for Pitcairn Island in 1789  

 I didn't even get time to wear my Superhero outfit :( 

As it's Superhero Day!

Oh well, how sad, never mind, I'm sure there will be another time ;)

It's back on the Wobbly Work Wheel 🎡 tomorrow...

 

 

 

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