Domestic Goddess

Domestic Goddess

Thursday 22 October 2020

Having Fun With Pop Art!

 If you aren't fired with enthusiasm,you will be fired with enthusiasm -
Vince Lombardi

Welcome to my Thursday 🍾
I still have some nice bruises on my knee from the swelling.
I am still keeping the leg up where possible!
Brew with warm hug.
Breakfast.
Dressed.
I give everyone their sloppy wet 💋💋
I wrote yesterday's blog post.
Now for the coffee!
Now for cut cut...
Pop Art Material↑
Cut all the elastic for the facemasks.
Now for some peaceful sewing.....
Lol...
The bobbin ran out after finishing 3 masks....
I was waiting for a Fabric order when I noticed a blue DPD van go next door .
I checked the delivery process...
My order had been delivered!
I got in touch with the place I got my Fabric to see if it could be redelivered to me.
Light lunch 
Finally got 5 facemasks made!
The Pop Art masks really stand out!
Another sewing pattern arrived for me to try out.
At least Amazon found me!
Belated Tea at 3.
The driver redelivered my parcel \o/
Some nice fabric!
Then watched the last two episodes of series 3 of the Great British Sewing Bee.
I gave hubby a wet sloppy 💋 when he came home.
He in return, gave me today's newspaper.
 Bobby Fuller,was an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known for "Let Her Dance" and "I Fought the Law", recorded with his group The Bobby Fuller Four.He would have been 78 years old 🎈
He died aged 23 years old in 1966.

Shelby Lynne (born Shelby Lynn Moorer,) is an American singer and songwriter and the older sister of Allison Moorer. The success of her pop rock album I Am Shelby Lynne (1999) led to her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist (despite being her sixth studio album). She released a Dusty Springfield tribute album called Just a Little Lovin' in 2008. Since then she has started her own independent record label, called Everso Records, and released three albums: Tears, Lies and Alibis, Merry Christmas, and Revelation Road. Lynne is also known for her distinctive contralto voice.She is 52 years old 🎈
A nice beef Stir Fry for tea.
Then we moved onto Series 5.
Hubby went down to do my job.
Brusing is appearing on my knee due to the swelling :(
When hubby gets back, we move onto 1970s episode, where they have to make flares!
Out comes the Sleep Tea.
At last the Friday Feeling arrives tomorrow 🎈








 


 




Wednesday 21 October 2020

Attempting To Update!

A woman is like a tea bag - You never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water - Eleanor Roosevelt
 
Welcome to my Hump of the Week 🐪
The swelling is slowly going down \o/
Brew and hug time.
Breakfast.
Dressed.
Storm Barbara has arrived! 
Hubby went to fetch the newspaper and more milk....
I gave everyone their sloppy wet 💋💋💋
Now to enjoy some much needed coffee.
Quick look in the newspaper↓
 Manfred Mann (born Manfred Sepse Lubowitz) is a British keyboard player, guitarist, and vocalist, born in South Africa, who became best known as a founding member and eponym of the bands Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann Chapter Three and Manfred Mann's Earth Band. 
He is 80 years old 🎈
 

 I picked up a bread mix from Waitrose last Saturday. Time for the bread maker to come out.
I got Kenny the Kenwood out for a very quick play too.
Then to rest the leg, by writing yesterday's blog post....
The chocolate orange tray bake turned out alright ;)
Light lunch
My sewing pattern to make my own skirts arrived in the post.
My friend phoned and suggested watching 
The Great Sewing Bee.
I managed to track down Series 4.
The bread turned out to alright as well.
My youngest son has a bit and loved it!
He sat and watched a episode of The Great British Sewing Bee.
Hubby went to shop in Aldi after work.
Much better in there, there was a cleaning station for the trolley and your hands.
Ordered more fabric to make some skirts for me.
The books from the Great British Sewing Bee show was bit expensive for me.
I have another book coming tomorrow to help with my tasks of improving my wardrobe!!!
Tea was ready.
Vegetarian tonight!
Hubby went to do my job.
I watched more of the Sewing Bee.
We caught up with the news when he came back. 
Some fun in Parliament earlier↑↑↑
Sleep Tea.
More sewing to do tomorrow,
With the leg up of course!


  




Tuesday 20 October 2020

Kissing The Knee!

 He makes people pleased with him by making them first pleased with themselves - Lord Chesterfield
Welcome to my Tuesday.
Another day to let the swelling go down around my knee...
A 💋 on my knee might have me feel better,
The swelling isn't go down much :(
Brew and Hug time.
Breakfast.
Dressed.
 My son went got my newspaper for me.
"Good Lad"
I gave everyone a sloppy wet 💋
Early coffee time!
Quick look in the newspaper.
Tom Petty was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor. He was the lead vocalist and guitarist of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, formed in 1976. He previously led the band Mudcrutch, and was also a member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys.
He won have been 70 years old 🎈
He died aged 66 in 2017. 
  I wrote yesterday's blog post.
I did my normal search of the internet for some interesting fabric.....
Ebay was too expensive.....
Found it on Etsy instead.....↓
Plenty of facemasks to make next week!
I phoned up my Doctors about the swelling of my knee.
Doctor will phone me back this afternoon. 
Early lunch time.
I finished the last 2 episodes of Godless on Netflix.
Tea at 3.
Time to watch a favourite film of last year!
 I put the tea in the oven.
4 Packets of noodles went in the saucepan.
The Doctor phoned.
Gave me some tablets for the swelling.
Got to keep off my foot this week.
Texted hubby to fetch the doctors from the Chemists.
He comes home to have a nice sloppy wet 💋 from me.
Food is ready.
Chicken with Green Pesto on Top with Noodles
Take the first tablet with it.
Hubby went down to my job again.
It flashed up on Sky News that Spencer Davis had passed away at the age of 81...
When hubby got back.
Time to watch Great British Bake Off.
With some Sleep Tea.
(Time to kiss the knee!)
Let's hope we have a half decent Hump Day tomorrow!




 


 
 

Monday 19 October 2020

When It Blows Up Too Much!

There is always more misery among the lower classes than there is humanity in the higher - Victor Hugo
No Wobbly Work Wheel 🎡 today.
Due to the Baker's Cyst on the back of the leg making my knee grow 3 times the size!
Brew and hug time.
My knee has gone down a little bit over night.
Still painful to walk...
I had to let my employers know I wasn't coming to work today!
Had Breakfast.
Dressed.
Made a slow way down the stairs.
One son fetched the newspaper for me.
"Good Lad"
Gave everyone their wet sloppy 💋💋💋 before everyone left.
I hopped to the kitchen to make a much needed coffee...
&
Quick look in the newspaper.
 
Jeannie C. Riley (born Jeanne Carolyn Stephenson ) is an American country music and gospel singer. She is best known for her 1968 country and pop hit "Harper Valley PTA", which missed by one week simultaneously becoming the Billboard Country and Pop number-one hit.She is 75 years old 🎈
Leg raised up on the sofa.
Caught up with the last week's newspapers.
There was a good interview with OMD in Saturday's I newspaper.
I looked through Netflix.
I like anything to do with the Wild West.
There was a series called Godless.
I had a small lunch.
More Godless to watch...
Tea at 3
I tried switching from a hot pack to a cold pack to put on my rather large knee.
The cold was making it worst.
Kids came back from school.
Told me all about their day.
One button needed to be put back on the blazer.
I managed to put the pie in the oven.
No pizza or Stir Fry today.
Gave hubby a sloppy wet 💋 when he got back.
Pie was ready!
Hubby had to do my other job as I was not in no fit state to do it.
I got out my sewing basket to sew on the button back on the blazer.
I will have to wear a mask at my second job from next month.
More masks to make....
I have the time next week to make more as it's half term \o/
I have made some already.....
Gives me an excuse to look for more fabric ;P
Hubby comes back from my job, looking pleased with himself.
We caught up with Judge Rinder..
With some sleep tea.
(No doggy tonight due to the swelling of the knee!)
Then off to a warm bed and to keep the leg raised up ↗↗↗