Domestic Goddess

Domestic Goddess

Saturday 28 March 2020

On A Mission!

Until you've lost your reputation,you never realise what a burden it was - Margaret Mitchell
Welcome to the weekend๐ŸŽˆ
Another day of lockdown.
However we need to escape the house to get some shopping in...
I left sleeping beauty to snore..
I was on a mission..↓
   For tea and nibble↓
 Sleeping Beauty rose from his pit.
Breakfast, and we got dressed.
On the food misson...
We leave the house \o/
 First stop was to fetch the newspaper.
No queueing. I got some bits for dinner as well. I recognised someone at the front of the shop...↓
 My younger brother was stood there,
wearing a face mask.
He couldn't get to me, as a member of staff was filling the shelves and there was a trolley blocking the aisle.
I soon disappeared, paid for my goods and left the shop.
I was sat in the car, and he looked at me when he went past in his van. 
Now onto our local Farm Shop↓
 Cauliflower,bananas,apples,etc.
Off to get some meat for the week↓
 We got some Chicken,mince,pork chop and fish cakes.
We went past Waitrose, there was a nice big queue outside,waiting to get in.
There was another queue outside the Tesco Express, I went in earlier too.
Back home to unload the shopping.
We divided all the meat into small quanties into food bags.
We had half the mince for tonight's meal.
Light lunch time↓
 Read the newspaper too↓
 Chris Barrie, British actor ( Red Dwarf,),He is 60 years old ๐ŸŽˆ
Vince Vaughn,is an American actor, producer, screenwriter and comedian.He is 50 years old ๐ŸŽˆ
 Peter Ustinov, British actor, author, journalist, comedian and broadcaster (Death on Nile, Logan's Run, Billy Budd), died aged 82 years old in 2004
 We caught up with:
Hubby went to do more food shopping with younger son.
I meanwhile caught up with the blog.
&
Start on with the tea↓
 Hubby came back from shopping.
Aldi has now got a Bouncer on the door. One person allowed in with a trolley.
After Aldi, they went into the Euro Supermarket↓
They got some lovely Polish dumplings, Polish sausages, garlic with chilli, with some Polish butter.
Tea is ready↓
 Shepherd's Pie
Movie time↓
 Great film \o/
Just have to find number 3 tomorrow.
I have ordered some great DVDs to watch↓
 
 &
 It's going to be PJ day tomorrow.
Far too cold to venture out there......
As long as I put on jumper over the top.
Now to escape to the bedroom↓
 


 

Friday 27 March 2020

Dancing To The Friday Feeling!

Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood - HL Mencken
Welcome to the Friday Feeling๐ŸŽˆ
 The alarm went off for the last time of the week.
Nice hug and cuppa↓
 Out to get some exercise↓
 The chair was still there↓
The road is being resurfaced on Saturday night.The whole road is closed.
Good job we have lock down.
(You know how busy my Saturday Nights are  ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ)↓↓
 Hubby goes to work...↓
I read the newspaper with a much needed coffee↓
 Anne Ramsey, American actress (Throw Mama from the Train),She would have 91 years old ๐ŸŽˆ
She died aged 59 years old in 1988
 Michael York, British actor (Cabaret, Logan's Run, 3 Musketeers).He is 78 years old ๐ŸŽˆ
 Ralph Bates  was an English film and television actor, known for his role in the British sitcom Dear John and the hugely successful TV drama Poldark died on this day in 1991 aged 51.
 I got the blog updated.
All the missing two weeks have been written and put on \o/
Now for light lunch↓
 Now off to The Happy Place Of Work
I found out my future...
After next Wednesday I am going to be↓
  At least I will get 80% of my wages.
Back home to have some nice tea↓
Polish dumplings, with noodles↓ 
 
 Off to do final job of the week.
Nice view of Venus & the Moon↓
 Some nice music to work with↓
 
 When I got back,
It was time to watch a great film↓
 We will have to dig out the second one for tomorrow night.
Now off to enjoy more Friday Feeling๐ŸŽˆin bed. 
 

Thursday 26 March 2020

It's Finally Filled In!

If you can give your son or daughter only one gift, let it be enthusiasm - Bruce Barton
Welcome to my adventure of being stuck in house๐ŸŽˆ
The alarm went off at normal time.
Nice warm hug with a cuppa↓
 Off to do our exercise in the sunshine↓
Anyone fancy a free chair????↓
At last, the pot hole has been filled in↓↓↓
Gets back to enjoy a read and coffee↓
 James Caan, American actor (Misery, The Godfather),is 80 years old ๐ŸŽˆ
 Steven Tyler, American rock vocalist (Aerosmith-Janie's Got a Gun) is 72 years old๐ŸŽˆ
Hubby goes back to work↓
I go up to the Happy Place Of Work.
Lots of eyerolls from me↓
 I said to my boss:
"The 80%  pay scheme, the Government set up for zero hour workers will be based on my wages from February."
"I don't think that's going to happen with you.You will have a meeting with the finance manager tomorrow," She replied.
(This is the same boss that tried to sack me via email,while I had full sick note!!!!!)
I was glad to get out of there.
One more day to go...\o/
Light lunch time↓  
 
 Then washing machine and tumble drier went on.
Loaded up the dishwasher.
Caught up with the blog.
Once tea was ready,
It is Judge Rinder time!
 Then off to do my final job with some great music↓
  Gets back to watch some more Judge Rinder.

At least it's the Friday Feeling ๐ŸŽˆ is back tomorrow....
D-Day at The Happy Place Of Work๐Ÿ™ˆ 
 




 

Wednesday 25 March 2020

Smash, Bang, No More!

You've got to take the bitter with the sour 
- Samuel Goldwyn
Welcome to my Sunny Hump of the Week ๐Ÿซ
I went to bed early last night.
Woke up at 4.45am.
Up I got.
I left sleeping beauty to snore Zzzzz
 Tea and breakfast↓
 Off to the Happy Place Of Work↓
 It was cold last night↓
 Now for some good music↓
I gets back, hubby is ready for our walk to fetch the newspaper↓
 Nice and quiet↓
 Now to look in the newspaper↓
 Paul Michael Glaser, American actor (Starsky-Starsky & Hutch) is 77 years old๐ŸŽˆ
Neil Jones,former Amen Corner guitarist
Jones played with the 60s group - who had four top 10 singles, including (If Paradise Is) Half as Nice, a UK number one for two weeks in 1969.
He later became an acclaimed photographer - with his work appearing in NME and Melody Maker.He would have been 71 years old๐ŸŽˆ
He died aged 70 in 2018.
Melanie Blatt, British singer (All Saints)is 45 years old ๐ŸŽˆ
  Hubby's first day at home working↓
 I put on yesterday's blog post.
Light lunch time↓
 I go back in to
The Happy Place Of Work
I noticed the signing in sheet I used to sign in this morning was missing??????
I just filled in my times I worked this morning again on top of signing in this afternoon.
I won't have a job next week,
As they are shutting down for 4 weeks.
I don't know whether I will get 80% of my wages or they will make me redundant instead.
I left with a nice red face when I left. 
I had to raid the ice cream to cool down↘↘↘↘
Tea was put on.
Washing machine on as well.
Once ate the tea.
Down to my final job with some great music↓
 I gets back to find hubby holding a plastic bag containing smashed glass.
He tried to change the bulb in the bathroom.
Didn't hold on the frosted glass covering the bulb and it smashed.....
I wasn't happy!
Tried to source another one from where I got it from 9 years ago...
OUT OF STOCK! 
FFS
I must remember what happened last year.
In the space of 9 months, hubby broke 2 cookers!! 
I will try and find another ceiling lamp tomorrow....