Domestic Goddess

Domestic Goddess

Friday 22 May 2020

Thanking My Lucky Stars So Much!

When a piece gets difficult, make faces - Vladimir Horowitz
Welcome to the Friday Feeling🎈
 Start the day with hugs and a brew↓
 Had breakfast,
Got dressed.
It was looking like rain↓
 We collected the newspaper in Sexy Beast.
Once we got back.
Hubby had to go into the office for the day.
I gave him a big 💋 
And off he went.
I had a coffee and nibbles while looking in the newspaper↓
 Kenny Ball was an English jazz musician, best known as the bandleader, lead trumpet player and vocalist in Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen.He would have been 90 years old 🎈
 He died aged 82 in 2013.
 I wrote yesterday's blog post.
The table needs a good clean↓ 
 Feels like I'm at work↓
 I loaded up the dishwasher.
Watered the plants.
Got rid of  the cobwebs.
Even found my↓
 I got to play with Henry.
It seems no one besides me realizes Henry does have a bag that needs replacing when its full......
Now for a early light lunch↓
 Did more tidying around the house.
Then it was Tea at 3pm↓
 I did the TV Themes Quiz and got 3/6.
One Birthday items arrived↓
 I had a quick power nap..
Then off into the kitchen to get the evening meal made for later..
Time for some singing along...
 Everything goes in the oven.
Hubby had to work over by 45 minutes.
(Unpaid)
Just as he walked through the door.
Tea was served↓
 Watched an episode of the series six of Hill Street Blues
Off to work I go↓
 With some good music↓
It's still daylight when I get home↓
I watched Top of the Pops from 1989.
Chart rundown↓
 Jive Bunny will be number 1 in the October with↓
We caught up with another episode of "Hill Street Blues" when the app crashed and we couldn't carry on.
Once we watched the newspaper review.
Off to bed we went,
Or
So I thought.
Hubby started to do the really loud snoring.
Even with my ear plugs in,
I could hear it.
Off to sleep on the sofa for tonight↓
 Let's thank my Lucky Stars I have somewhere else to sleep on!


 

Thursday 21 May 2020

Trying To Keep A Lid On It!

I was the kid next door's imaginary friend - Emo Phillips
Welcome to my Lockdown Thursday🎈
 Nice big hugs and a brew to start the day↑
Followed by breakfast,
And gets dressed.
 Off for a daily walk...in the sunshine.
Found a slipper↓
 Hopefully the cloud will lift↓
 The sun is coming out behind the clouds↓
 Hubby goes to work.
I enjoy a quick read of the newspaper.
 Leo Sayer  is an English-Australian singer-songwriter musician and entertainer whose singing career has spanned four decades. He is now an Australian citizen and resident.He is 72 years old 🎈
 Then I got down to writing two blog posts.
I was waiting for a delivery....
When hubby went outside,
He found it, in this state↓ 
 The bottle of Elderflower had broken in the box and ruined some of the items instead↓
 The packet of batteries had fell out in the road and had been run over....
The company wasn't happy that the box was delivered like that. I got a partial refund on the items that was ruined.
Speaking of orders.
My 6 bottles of Zoflora I ordered last week, was delivered up the road.My hubby has been trying to contact any of the people living in the flats by pressing the front door bell.
No one has answered the door :(
It looks like they will be sent back out again by someone else instead of Hermes!
Finish my blog writing just in time for light lunch time↓
 Now to sit outside↓
 
 I make full use of the sunshine until 
Tea at 3↓
 We got 3/6 on the TV Themes Quiz.
Now to get Kenny out for a little play...
Once the cake was cooling down.
Time to put the Salmon Wellington in the oven.....
Once the cake was ready...
Decorate time↓
 Toffee Rollo Cake
Salmon Wellington with Leeks & Cheese Sauce for tea.
 Now off to work to burn it off↓
 With some good music↓
 When I get back,
We watch the final 2 episodes of season 5 of "Hill Street Blues".
 Ordered bits and pieces for a 16th Birthday,15th Birthday that is coming up next month.
As I have time now.
(Found out earlier I won't be needed for both School jobs until further notice)
I have got some big plans for their Birthdays🎈
 Saying no more as I will spoil the surprise for them....;)
Just got to hide the Amazon packets that will be coming....... 
(As they are at home from school)
It is still quite warm. Sleeping on top of the 16 tog duvet tonight.
Going to wake up to the Friday Feeling tomorrow🎈
 

Wednesday 20 May 2020

Ahoy..Scorchio

Call on God, but row away from the rocks - Indian Proverb
It's going to be 
On this Hump of the Week 🐪🐪
Start the Hump with hugs and tea↓
 Has breakfast.
Gets dressed.
Off for our daily walk.
 
Sun still shining when we got back↓
 The yellow rose has come out in my garden↓
Hubby went to work.
I meantime had things to do.
Unload and load up dish washer.
Put wet clothes on the line.
Put the breadmaker on.
Now to enjoy the sunshine..
 
 
 Then off to see my parents again in Sexy Beast.
Nice CD to put on↓
 
 The plant has been put in↑
The red stones has been put down↓
 
The grave is looking well nice :)
Off to fetch my Dunelm order.
Picks up my order.
I got 6 Lavender plants from Lidl↓
 It's getting warm↗↗↗↗
 All ready to be planted↓
 The sun is nearly getting to my legs↓
 Some nice cups↓
 Light lunch time↓
 This is being rehomed↓
 Tea at 3pm↓
 We got 4/6 on the TV Themes Quiz.
The new hand towel goes well in the bathroom↓
 I made a Key Lime Pie
Blue cheese & Spring Onion Tart
Now to sit in the garden with a brew↓
 
 It's done↓
 
 Blue cheese & Spring Onion Tart↑↓
 Quick look in the newspaper↓
 Joe Cocker  was an English singer
Cocker's recording of the Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends" reached number one in the UK in 1968. He performed the song live at Woodstock in 1969 and performed the same year at the Isle of Wight Festival, and at the Party at the Palace concert in 2002 for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. His version also became the theme song for the TV series The Wonder Years. His 1974 cover of "You Are So Beautiful" reached number five in the US. Cocker was the recipient of several awards, including a 1983 Grammy Award for his US number one "Up Where We Belong", a duet with Jennifer Warnes.He would have been 76 years old🎈 
 He died aged 70 in 2014.
Cher is an American singer, actress and television personality.She is 74 years old🎈
  Off to work I go↓
With some great music↓
 It's still daylight when I got back↓
 Sat in the garden enjoying the quiet↓
I had a nice shower.
We caught up with one episode of "Hill Street Blues" series 5.
I'm not sleeping under the 16 tog duvet tonight......