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Wednesday 29 April 2020

Ha Ha Kept My Hands Busy....

If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it - J.P Morgan
Welcome to my lockdown Hump of the Week๐Ÿซ๐Ÿช
 I had a warm hug and cup of tea↑
Hubby went and got the newspaper.
I enjoyed a little bit of bed warmth.
Once dressed.
I tidied up the back garden.
(Lots of room made)
Even filled up the third wheelie bin.
I collected some chives from the front garden.
All chopped and added to the bread mixture. 
 
 Breadmaker on↑
Coffee and nibble 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.As a musician, Voormann is best known for being the bassist for Manfred Mann from 1966 to 1969.He is 82 years old ๐ŸŽˆ
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: The Raggedy Rawney (1988) and Rainbow (1996).He died aged 71 in 2014 
 
  I wrote yesterday's blog.
Then it was time for the light lunch↓
 
 Powernap
Tea at 3pm time↓
 We had a go on the tv themes quiz.
We got 4/6 ๐ŸŽˆ
The cheese and chive bread is ready↓
  The Broccoli & Cheddar quiche I made for tea was ready↓
 Tea Time↓
 Caught up with one episode of:
Off to work I go in the sunshine↓
 With some great music↓
 I got back.
While I was out, Hubby had a quick play with Henry
 We finished series 3 now :)
We watched the newspaper review....
Off to a warm bed before my hands turn cold 
 

 

Tuesday 28 April 2020

At Least I Got That One!

Half of the modern drugs could well be thrown out of the window, except that the birds might eat them - Dr Martin Fischer
Welcome to Lockdown Tuesday๐ŸŽˆ
 I enjoyed a much needed hug and a cup of tea↑
Has breakfast.
Got dressed.
It was raining.
Now to use Sexy Beast↓
 
 Coffee and nibble time↓

A great CD arrived for me↓
 I swept the kitchen floor,
Then mopped.
Light lunch time↓
 Finally finished my Pom Pom wreath↓
 Tea at 3pm↓
We had a go on the TV themes quiz.
At least I knew what number 6 was↓↓
 We got 3/6.
Off for a little ride out to top up on the shopping↓
 
 At least we can wipe the shopping trolley down in Lidl (Unlike at Morrisons last Friday)
Some people were not doing the 2 meter rule.
 I did a bit too much spaghetti for tea↓
 We watched one episode of:
 Off to burn of the evening meal.
Work and singing along↓
 I gets back to watch a interesting programme...↓
 It featured a hotel from Blackpool
(My late parents stopped there years ago)
 At least they didn't finish last!
I caught up with the newspaper review.
I then went to bed with my cold hands....
 

Monday 27 April 2020

One Banana, Two Banana,....

If a problem has no solution, it may not be a problem, but a fact - not to be solved, but to be coped with over time - Shimon Peres
Welcome aboard my tiny Wobbly Work Wheel ๐ŸŽก
 I had the warm hug and cup of tea in bed↓
I was so warm and cosy,
I didn't want to get out.....
Hubby went and fetched the newspaper in his car.
He went to work↓
Once I got downstairs...
I went outside for some fresh air↓
 My younger brother phoned me to say our Prodical brother has admitted to the Solicitor our late dad did give him the car for work carried out on the bathroom.£1900 has been taken off the bathroom invoice, leaving £900.
The Solicitor is now waiting for bank statements from 2018 to see if our late dad did pay the Prodical brother the full £2500 or just £300....
My mouth is dry after all this yakking on the phone.
Coffee, and nibble time↓
 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 73 years old ๐ŸŽˆ
 Pete Ham was a Welsh singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as a lead vocalist and composer of the 1970s rock band Badfinger, whose hit songs include "No Matter What", "Day After Day" and "Baby Blue". He also co-wrote the ballad "Without You", a worldwide number-one hit for Harry Nilsson that has become a standard covered by hundreds of artists. Ham was granted two Ivor Novello Awards related to the song in 1973.He would have been 73 years old ๐ŸŽˆ 
 Ham committed suicide in 1975, aged 27. When he became depressed while embroiled in band-related issues, such as label and management problems, as well as a lack of funds. 
Kate Pierson is an American singer, lyricist, and one of the singers and founding members of the B-52's. A multi-instrumentalist, she plays guitar, bass and various keyboard instruments.She is 72 years old๐ŸŽˆ
  Light lunch time↓
 Hubby went back to work after lunch.
I had 8 bananas to use up.
Time for Kenny Time↓
 Once the cakes were put in the oven.
Time for tea at 3!
 We had a go on the tv themes quiz.
We got 3 out of 6.
(Getting better)
Got the banana cakes out of the oven↓

 Meat-Free Stir Fry with Noodles↓
 We watched one episode of:
Off to burn some of that banana cake.
Walked up and down our road twice.
Then its off to work I go with some great music↓
 
 Caught up on the news when I got back.
Watched the newspaper review.
Off to bed with my cold hands...

 

 

 

Sunday 26 April 2020

Just Above Eye Level!

The difference between light and hard is that you can sleep with a light on - Anon
I was up far too early for a Sunday๐ŸŽˆ
I got dressed...
Down the stairs I went..
 I left sleeping beauty in his warm bed.
I gave Sexy Beast a run out↓
 I just pulled up at Tesco Express.
They were closing for an hour.
I went further down the road,
To the other newsagents.
I got my newspaper and headed back home.
Had tea and a lovely hug↓
 I had my younger brother come round.
I made sure the 2 meter rule was being used.
 He can't believe the Prodical brother is trying to screw us over by those questionable invoices.
He left with some empty boxes from Friday's delivery.
Now for a light lunch↓
 Getting tanned↑
After an hour of the sunshine.
Time for a nap.
Felt a lot better after that.
Not to do the evening meal↓
  Pork Loin,Melon,Rice with Red Onion
Now to bingewatch some more↓
 Van Der Valk was treading on Twitter.
It had been remade.
I much prefer the Barry Foster version↓
(The full length version is the end of this blog post)
Looked in the newspaper for today's Birthdays↓
 Gary  Wright  is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and composer best known for his 1976 hit songs "Dream Weaver" and "Love Is Alive", and for his role in helping establish the synthesizer as a leading instrument in rock and pop music.He is 77 years old๐ŸŽˆ
 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 73 years old ๐ŸŽˆ
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.She is 46 years ๐ŸŽˆ
 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.
Back on a tiny Wobbly Work Wheel ๐ŸŽก tomorrow.....