Domestic Goddess

Domestic Goddess

Tuesday 23 June 2020

Nice To Have Bungle At Last!

Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers - T S Eliot
Welcome to my Bikini Tuesday πŸ‘™
The sun was shining when we woke up.
 BrewπŸ¦„ and hug time↑
Breakfast.
Dressed.
Out for my first walk of the week↓
 
 Trolley watch↓
  Back home in the sunshine↓
 First coffee of the day↓
 Hubby's summer shoe wear has arrived↓
 My material has arrived to make my own face masks↓
 My Bungle Bear has arrived!
I already had George and Zippy.

 
 Light lunch time↓
 
 The view↓
 
 Time to write the blog....
Tea at 3↓
 We got 4/6 in the Tv Themes Quiz.
I had quick read of the newspaper before I started on the tea↓
  Adam Faith, was an English teen idol, singer, actor and financial journalist. He was one of the most charted acts of the 1960s. He became the first UK artist to lodge his initial seven hits in the Top 5.He was also one of the first UK acts to record original songs regularly.He would have been 80 years old🎈
His last words were:
His last words reportedly were 
"Channel 5 is all shit, isn't it? Christ, the crap they put on there. It's a waste of space."
 He died aged 62 in 2003
Ted  Shackelford  is an American actor. He played Gary Ewing in the CBS television series Knots Landing (1979–1993); since 2006, he has appeared in a recurring role on the CBS soap The Young and the Restless, portraying twin brothers William and Jeffrey Bardwell.He is 74 years old 🎈
   Pork Chops went into the oven,
Once I fried them in apple juice.
Then out for a little ride↓
 
 Lidl time↓
 
 Gets back.
Unloaded shopping.
Tea is served↓
 
 Now to get ready for work.
 
 Big tune time↓
 Daylight still when I got back.
We sat in the garden until at least 10pm.
 Goes back in.
Slips out of the bikini πŸ‘™
Into something more skimpy.....


 

 

Monday 22 June 2020

Bagpuss Monday

Confusion is always the most honest response - Marty Indik
Welcome aboard to my tiny Wobbly Work Wheel🎑
 Monday didn't start well...
I had to sleep on the sofa from↓
 Sleeping Beauty was snoring too loudly.
He woke me up later for a brew↓
 I had a warm hug and breakfast.
Still too tired to go for a walk.
Hubby went for the newspaper.
I gave him a sloppy πŸ’‹ before he went off to the office.
I went back to Zzzzzz to catch up.
Once I got up,
Hot shower to restart the day.
Tidy time.
Tidied up our boudoir.....
Washing machine went on 3 times.
I ordered more Zoflora.. 
 Next up to be tidied up:
Kitchen,
Dining room,
Living room.
Hung out the wet washing.
Quick coffee
 Quick read of the newspaper↓
 Jimmy Somerville is a Scottish pop singer and songwriter. He sang in the 1980s with the pop groups Bronski Beat and The Communards, and has also had a solo career.He is 59 years old 🎈
 Mike Edwards, singer of Jesus Jones, is 56 years old🎈
  Gets my Bagpuss out of the car for Tea at 3 later.
Nice blue skies↓
 Collecting newspaper clippings on Sir Ian Holm who died on last Friday↓
I tried to find his 2004 autobiography.
None was on Amazon, £35 upwards on Ebay.
Waterstones actually had it for £9.99.
I even bought Guinness Book World Records for my youngest son's birthday next Monday. 
Tea at 3 with Bagpuss 
I got 5/6 on the Tv Themes Quiz
I gets the tea in the big wok pan.
It was ready for hubby when he got through the door
(Good Timing)
Meat-Free Stir Fry ↓
 It was nice to sit out in the garden↓
 Now off to work↓
 Big tune↓
 Still sunny when I got home↓
 I had a early sleep tea.
I watched the newspaper review on Sky.
Hubby was falling asleep....
Off, off off to bed we go....
Double ear plugs inserted.....
All ready for the Bikini πŸ‘™ to come out tomorrow \o/

 
 
 

Sunday 21 June 2020

Escaping To The Sofa

"A father carries pictures where his money used to be." 
- Steve Martin
Father's Day
It's going to be a Father's kind of day!
Hubby got his card off our kids...
 
Now for hug and brew↓
 Followed by breakfast.
Everyone gets up, and dressed.
Out of the house↓  
 Off to see my dad with his balloon🎈
 Then off to see my Father- in- Law....
The sun was out, 
Then the clouds came along...
 
 Hubby with his dad↓
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Off to look at the Band Stand↓
 We dropped off hubby's dad off at home.
The clouds were gathering above the house when we got home↓
 Nice light lunch outside↓
 
 Until it started to rain.
Back in the house we go.
My youngest son had baked a Cherry Cake for his science project for school↓
 The cherries were off our cherry tree in the garden.
Snooze time...
Followed by 
then 
Top of the Pops from 1989.
Nice steak tea↓
 It's a good job we can fast forward some songs from 1989.
Some are just crap....
Black Box was forwarded as it's getting on my nerves...
At least Jive Bunny is back at number 1 again↓
We have 1 more week to catch up with tomorrow.
Quick read of the newspaper
 Sir Ray Davies, CBE is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for the Kinks, which he leads with his younger brother, Dave. He has also acted, directed and produced shows for theatre and television. He is often referred to as "the godfather of Britpop". After the dissolution of the Kinks in 1996, Davies embarked on a solo career.He is 76 years old🎈 
  Gets things ready for the tiny Wobbly Work Wheel 🎑 tomorrow.
Off to a warm bed we go....
3am wide awake with the snores for company.
Downstairs I go↓

Quick brew before I fall asleep Zzzzz on the sofa....