When I looked up my family tree I found out I was the sap -
Rodney Dangerfield
Bank Holiday Monday
Welcome to my Bank Holiday Monday 💂
Nice warm hug ;)
Brew with breakfast.
Thermal vest goes on.
Dressed.
Now to take out Sexy Beast for a little ride.
We pick up the newspapers on the way.
First we nipped into the garden centre for some bargains.
Lots of Nutcrackers soldiers in the sale.
Hubby got two small ones off a display.
One customer gave my hubby a look for doing it.
Next stop was the Co-op to get some bits.
The Easter eggs are coming out now↓
Now back home to unpack everything.
Coffee time.
Ex-plum came to visit his kids.
His wife did some really nice crochet items for me.
Found a place for the little santa hats.
Once Ex-plum dropped of our kids, he left with 2 pieces of Christmas cake and a Christmas card.
Time to hit Sainsburys!
Got some more bits, including things for next year's Christmas Cake.
Back home to unpack.
Wrote yesterday's blog post.
Then got on with the Meat-Free Stir Fry.
Tea is served.
Soon after I had hot shower.
Now to visit some Louis I haven't watched before.
When Louis Theroux met Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee
Sadly Paul Daniels passed away aged 77 in 2016
&
When Louis Theroux Met Keith Harris
Sadly Keith Harris died aged 67 in 2015
(Photo from Mr H's Hot Pot You Tube)
Sleep Tea time.
Quick look into today's newspaper.
Sir Alan Bates, CBE was an English actor who came to prominence in the 1960s, when he appeared in films ranging from the popular children's story Whistle Down the Wind to the "kitchen sink" drama A Kind of Loving.
He died on this day aged 69 in 2003.
Mae West performs Adam & Eve skit that gets her banned from NBC radio in 1937.
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do - Walter Bagehot
Boxing Day
Welcome to my Boxing Day 🎁
Nice warm hug.
Brew with breakfast.
Thermal vest.
Dressed.
Now out for some much needed fresh air.
We bought the newspaper and some 25p hand gel.
Now onto see my parents.
I see the gold-digging younger brother dropped a wreath down with a blue ribbon.
Now to get home out of the rain!
Now for a hot cup of coffee!
Nice hot sandwich with hot cheese inside.
Now to watch a 3 part spin off of series from
I Am a Killer - Released.
We put the chicken in the oven, as well as the stuffing balls, and pigs in blankets.
I must have a 20 minute nap as I missed the last episode.
Tea is ready to be served up!
Now to catch up with some telly....
Then to watch a great film that is over 20 years old↓
I looked inside today's newspaper.
"The Philadelphia Story" film directed by George Cukor, based on the Broadway play of the same name, starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and James Stewart, is released (Academy Awards Best Actor 1941) in 1940.
"The African Queen", directed by John Huston and based on the 1935 novel of the same name, starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, is released in LA, California (Academy Awards Best Actor 1952) in 1951.
The Beatles' I Feel Fine single goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks in 1964.
UK No.1 on this day in 1974:
Mud - Lonely This Christmas
Time to dip into the box....↓
I had a early Sleep Tea...
I watched the last episode of I Am A Killer - Released.
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.
