Domestic Goddess

Domestic Goddess

Wednesday 22 April 2020

I Just Called To Say....

Cherish all your happy moments:they make a fine cushion for old age - Christopher Morley
Happy Lockdown Hump Day๐Ÿซ
 I had a nice cup of tea and a hot hug.
Breakfast and dressed.
Out for the daily walk↓
 The road is empty↓
 Back home↓
 Hubby went back to work...↓
Toasted some of the bread I made yesterday.
Added some Lemon & Lime jam I bought from the Farm Shop we visited at the weekend.
Coffee and quick read of the newspaper↓
 Glen Campbell  was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, television host, and actor. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television from 1969 until 1972.He released 64 albums in a career that spanned five decades, selling over 45 million records worldwide, including twelve gold albums, four platinum albums, and one double-platinum album.He would have been 84 years old ๐ŸŽˆ
 He died aged 81 in 2017
Peter Frampton  is an English-American rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and guitarist. He was previously associated with the bands Humble Pie and the Herd. After the end of his 'group' career, as a solo artist, Frampton released several albums including his international breakthrough album, the live release Frampton Comes Alive!. The album sold more than 8 million copies in the United States and spawned several hit singles.He is 70 years old ๐ŸŽˆ
 Paul  Carrack  is an English singer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist who has recorded as both a solo artist and as a member of several popular bands. The BBC dubbed Carrack "The Man with the Golden Voice" while Record Collector remarked: "If vocal talent equalled financial success, Paul Carrack would be a bigger name than legends such as Phil Collins or Elton John." He is 69 years old ๐ŸŽˆ
  I sorted  my cupboard out.
The one that contains flour,sugar, etc.
I found some bread mixes that were from 2013......
They had turned yukky!
Made some room now for the delivery of 15kgs of bread flour that is coming later today.
In need of another coffee after that↓
 My flour and food order came↓
 Then I had a phone call from my Dinner time boss to see how I am doing.....
Plenty of making, and baking, and enjoying my time at home was my answer!
20 minutes later, my lollipop ๐Ÿญ boss phoned to see how I was doing.
She is baking bread by hand.And getting good at doing it.
I said, "I cheat,I have a bread maker
and keeping the lollipop warm!"
I put all the food order away.
Now to sit outside to enjoy the sunshine↓ 
 
 Light lunch time↓
 Blue skies↓
 I walked up and down my path a few times↓
 Quick power nap.
Followed by the last of the cake I made with a cup of tea↓
 We watched the Government Press Conference.
I was listening some expects on Sky News afterwards.
Someone working in Education, suggested that Yrs 6, 10 and 12 will probably go back to school on June 1st.
Some towns and cities do a 2 tier system.
Yr 6 leaves First School to go High School.
(They leave in July, and starts High School in September)
(We tried to do the 2 tier system in Redditch and it FAILED badly!)
We have a 3 tier system in Redditch.
Yr 4 leaves First School to go to Middle school in July.(They start Middle school in September)
Yr 8 leaves Middle school to go to High School in July.(They start High School in September).
Year 11 leaves High School after their final GCSEs exams. (They carry on to Sixth form or college in September)
Year 13 leaves Sixth Form after their final A-levels (to go to University, or get a  job or Apprenticeship in September)
While I get the tea sorted.
Hubby nips off to Lidl for a top up shop.
He walks through the door and tea is ready↓
 We watch one episode of:
Then off to do work with some big tunes↓
 I comes back tired.
I think a early night away from the news.
Snuggles and a dose of sleep tea.....
Leaving riding the pony for the weekend....
 

Tuesday 21 April 2020

Tea & Cake Are The Answer!

An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support 
- John Buchan
Welcome to another lockdown Tuesday๐ŸŽˆ
 I enjoyed a cup of tea and a warm hug↑
We had breakfast,
Got dressed.
Now for our daily walk in the sunshine↓
 Blue skies↓
 We had extended walk to the pillar box.
On our way there, someone had put out a leather settee, matching armchair & a Asda shopping trolley in their front garden!
Back up the road under the bridge we go↓
 Back home↓
 Hubby goes to work↓
Time to enjoy coffee and nibble↓
 Robert Smith  is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is the lead singer, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the rock band The Cure, which he co-founded in 1976. He is 61 years old ๐ŸŽˆ
Prince  was an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, actor, and filmmaker. A guitar virtuoso and multi-instrumentalist known for his eclectic genre-crossing work, flamboyant and androgynous persona, energetic live shows and wide-ranging singing voice.He died aged 57 in 2016.
  The breadmaker has been on↓
 Kenny the Kenwood comes out for a quick play↓
 Put the cake mixture in the oven.
Out to enjoy the sunshine at dinnertime.
The sun might be out,
So is the wind!
On goes the big jumper!
 Trying to tan the white legs↓
 Light lunch↓
 Someone was trying to water the plants from the bathroom window↓
 Blue skies with a dash of wind!
 Stretching the leg muscle↓
 The bread is ready↓
 So is the cake↓
 Tea with cake :)
 Later on, it was time to chop up some mushrooms,onions, garlic and a use of lemon.
Then added to the rice...
We got Lemon, Mushroom, Risotto↓
 We caught up with one episode of:
Then off to work with some big tunes↓
I came back in the daylight↓
 I got my pjs on.
Sleep tea.
Caught up with the newspaper review.
Followed by the Trump press conference↓
 Hopefully we won't have a windy Hump tomorrow.....:)


 

Monday 20 April 2020

Sun Hat With Added Jumper!

A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first though of - Burt Bacharach
Welcome to the Monday Motivation๐ŸŽˆ
Back on the tiny wobbly work wheel ๐ŸŽก
 The sun is out↓
 I enjoyed a hug and cup of tea↓
 Had breakfast.
Got dressed.
Now out for the daily walk↓
 The sun is shining bright↓
 All done now↓
 Back home↓
 Hubby goes back to work.
I enjoy coffee,nibble,and look in the newspaper↓
 Bjรถrn Skifs  is a Swedish singer, songwriter, actor, and screenwriter.As the lead singer of Blue Swede  the band had a No. 1 hit on Billboard Hot 100 in 1974 with a cover of Mark James's "Hooked on a Feeling".He is 73 years old ๐ŸŽˆ
 Tina Cousins  is an English singer, songwriter and former model. She has had five singles in the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart, both as a solo artist and in collaboration with others, including "Mysterious Times" with Sash!, which reached number 2 in the UK in 1998.She is 46 years old๐ŸŽˆ
Benny Hill  was an English comedian and actor, best remembered for his television programme The Benny Hill Show, an amalgam of slapstick, burlesque and double entendre in a format that included live comedy and filmed segments with Hill at the focus of almost every segment. Hill was a prominent figure in British culture for nearly four decades. His show proved to be one of the great success stories of television comedy and was among the most-watched programmes in the UK with the audience peaking at more than 21 million in 1971. The Benny Hill Show was also exported to 97 countries around the world.He died aged 68 in 1992.
   Tidies up the Dining room.
Sorts out the filing cabinet,
I had from dads.
The bottom draw is filled with some nice books I got from my dads house.
We can actually get in there now!
The sun might be out,
However there is a cold wind making it a lot colder out there!
Pity the weather wasn't hot like last year,
When I had fun being the Super Hero,
Super Whippy↓
 Light lunch↓ 
 Nap time...
Nice cup of tea when I woke up↓
 Goes off into the kitchen to make a chicken and vegetable pie.
While that was cooking in the oven.
Time for a bit of ↓
 The bird is singing↓
 Now to burn it off,
Singing and working↓
It's daylight when I got back↓
 Gets more balls of wool.
Now to bingewatch more of:
 We watched the newspaper review.
Followed by Trump Press Conference↓
 Now to rub my cold hands over my lovely Sleeping Beauty!