It's Christmas!

 I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, toys not included. - Bernard Manning 

Christmas Day

Welcome along to my Christmas Day 🎄

There was no need to rush to get up.

Still had a warm hug.

Followed by a nice breakfast with brew.

Now to take down the presents...

After we opened all of our presents.

3 new editions along my Minions.

It was time to for coffee.

Hubby then went to collect his dad.

I got on with sorting out the Christmas Dinner.

One son went round to see if our neighbour wanted a Christmas Dinner.

He did and he will have.

Hour later, my Father-in Law arrived.

He opened his Christmas presents and had a nice cup of brew.

Once the Christmas Dinner was dished up,

A plate of it went next door.

Afterwards,

We watched the Queen's Speech.

Then onto Sinbad.

I got on with writing yesterday's blog post.

Mince pie anyone? 

Once Sinbad was finished we moved onto:

Then onto....

Then we watched the undiscovered 1970 Christmas special.

A very light tea↓

Hubby then took his dad home.

Now out comes the alcohol free punch.

8 years of being a Tee-total.

Now for a bit of Dirty Harry...

Let's look inside the newspaper.

Maurice  Cole , better known as Kenny Everett, was an English comedian, radio disc jockey and television presenter. After spells on pirate radio and Radio Luxembourg in the mid-1960s, he was one of the first DJs to join BBC radio's newly-created BBC Radio 1 in 1967. It was here he developed his trademark voices and surreal characters which he later adapted for television. 

He would have been 77 years old 🎈

He sadly died aged 50 aged 1995.

Denver  Pyle  was an American film and television actor and director. He was well known for a number of TV roles from the 1960s through the 1980s, including his portrayal of Briscoe Darling Jr. in several episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, as Jesse Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard from 1979 to 1985, as Mad Jack in the NBC television series The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, as well as the titular character's father, Buck Webb, in CBS's The Doris Day Show. In many of his roles, he portrayed either authority figures, or gruff, demanding father figures, often as comic relief.

He died on this day in 1997 aged 77.

"To Kill a Mockingbird", a film adaptation of the novel by Harper Lee, directed by Robert Mulligan and starring Gregory Peck, is released (Gregory Peck - Best Actor Academy Awards 1963)in 1962.

Hubby comes back.

Sleep Tea time.

Now to enjoy the rest of Xmas Day in bed 🛏

 

 

 

Got The Cake Done!

Too much of a good thing can be wonderful - Mae West

Christmas Eve

Welcome back to the Friday Feeling 🎈

Nice warm hug to start the day with.

Brew with breakfast.

Hubby still had go into work for the morning.

I gave him a sloppy wet 💋 before he left.

(He got the newspaper on the way to work)

The coffee machine went on.

The cakes went into the oven.

I wrote two blog posts.

Cakes were baked after 2 hours.

I let them cool down.

What's behind the final Advent Calender Door?

        Time for a early lunch.

Hubby sent a picture of the lunch was brought in for him↓                                    

Didn't look very nice.

I loaded up the dishwasher, 

Put it on.

Now to add brandy flavoured marzipan to it.

Then on goes the white fondant icing.

Added the decorations...↓↓

Christmas Cake

Light tea.

Now to watch a great film.

Then we watched:

Looked into today's newspaper:

Sleep Tea Time.

Now off to bed all ready for the Big Day tomorrow...

 

 

 

 
 

That's A Lot Of Booze & Chocolate For One!

I want to get as thin as my first husband's promises 

- Texas Guinan

Welcome to my Thursday 👍

Nice warm hug to start the day.

Breakfast with brew.

I gave hubby a sloppy wet 💋 before he left for work.

Then I started to wrap the final presents.

Then Thermal vest goes on.

Dressed.

Gets all the kids up.

One son is having his second Covid 19 jab this morning.

We leave the house.

We wait in the car park, while my son has his second Covid vaccine.

Then it's on to make my parent's grave feel a bit more like Christmas.

Then off to Sainsburys.

I picked up my Soup Maker from Argos.

Then I needed 2 more items.

The person in front has 26 items in his trolley.

Lots of tins of Quality Street, and Booze.

His bill came up to £197.

He paid in cash.

My two items came up to £3.50.

Loaded it up in Sexy Beast.

Now back home. 

Coffee machine put on!

What's behind the Advent Calender door?

Lunchtime.

My friend came round soon after.

Coffee, Banana loaf and chat.

Swapped presents.

Wished her a Happy Christmas.

My Cake tins arrived...

Out came Kenny to mix the mixture.

Lots of Brandy added.

(Finished what was left in the bottle)

I had to use another tin as well, as had some mix left over.

4 tier Xmas Cake.

The cake mix was added to the tins, and will be put in the oven tomorrow morning.

Hubby came home to have a sloppy wet 💋.

Dishes up the tea.

Quick look in the newspaper.

Frederick Heath , known professionally as Johnny Kidd, was an English singer-songwriter, best remembered as the lead vocalist for the rock and roll band Johnny Kidd & the Pirates. He was one of the few pre-Beatles British rockers to achieve worldwide fame, mainly for his 1960 hit, "Shakin' All Over".

He would have been 86 years old 🎈

Honey Lantree (born Anne  Lantree, born  in Hayes, Middlesex).She was the  drummer and singer in the 60s band, The Honeycombs.

She sadly died aged 75 in 2018.

We watched the news review.

Sleep tea time.

I hopefully get Christmas Cake made and decorated by the end of the day....

&

The Friday Feeling is back 🎈

 

 

Wrap, Stick, Add Name Tag!

I gave my wife a brand new watch for Christmas - waterproof,shockproof, unbreakable, and antimagnetic. Absolutely could happen to it. She lost it - Milton Berle.

Welcome to my Hump of the Week 🐫

Nice hug to start the Hump with.

Brew with breakfast.

I gave hubby a sloppy wet 💋 before he went off to work.

I stopped in bed for half an hour before getting dressed.

Hubby went and got the newspaper on the way.

Nice picture of the morning sky↓

Once I got up,

Dressed,

Time for coffee!

I wrote yesterday's blog post.

Then I had a pile of presents to wrap up.

Even wrapped one for me, from me↓

Someone's Secret Santa present↑

I have some more I remembered,

but will do them tomorrow.

What's behind the door on the Advent Calender?

Light lunchtime.

Fancied a good DVD to watch.....

Tea at 3

Now to get the tea ready for tonight.

Hubby comes home and has a sloppy wet 💋

Quick look in today's newspaper.

John Robert "Joe" Cocker OBE  was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances that featured expressive body movements. Most of his best known singles were covers of songs by other artists, though he composed a number of his own songs for most of his albums as well, often in conjunction with songwriting partner Chris Stainton.

He sadly died aged 70 in 2014.

"Doctor Zhivago" based on the novel by Boris Pasternak, directed by David Lean and starring Omar Sharif and Julie Christie premieres in NYC in 1965

"The Graduate" American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols, starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft, is released (Best Director 1968) in 1967. 

Rupert Holmes was No 1 in the US top 100 Singles charts in 1979 with "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)

Found more presents to wrap up tomorrow.

We all had a piece of banana loaf for dessert.

Left for some for my friend tomorrow.

My cake tins are arriving tomorrow,

So the Christmas Cake can be made.

Sleep Tea time.

Wrapping & Cake Making tomorrow!