Stopping That Noise!!!

It may be that your sole purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others - Anon

Welcome to my Thursday 💄

After spending a lot of night trying to get comfortable on a 2 seater sofa, it was time for a much needed cup of tea!

 Sleeping Beauty rose and made breakfast.

We got both sons up.

(One son is going into work)

While I was getting dressed, hubby fetched the newspaper and filled his car up with fuel.

Then he dropped son off and came back to pick us up.

The postman arrived and gave me my mail.

I had a reply from one of the prisoners on Death Row, I wrote to at the beginning of the month.

Now onto another Road Trip...

We looked around the market.

Now to hit the Charity shops..

Now for a coffee...

They didn't have Full Fat Milk (Blue)

So had soya milk with my Americano

Now to get back on the Charity Shop Hunt.

Got lots of bargains!

Now back home.

Got the soup maker out....

The soup didn't taste as good as yesterday :(

Live and learn. 

Hubby went out to get some Ear Plugs, as it would have been another night for me on the sofa as my Ear Plugs from Amazon wasn't coming until tomorrow.

He found some!

Hubby then went out with son to do the week's shopping (And next door's shopping)

One Black Audi travelling with no headlights, actually went off the highway and went back on.

Hubby was glad it turned left at the Road Traffic Island.

I got on with writing the blog from yesterday.

When he returned, I helped put the shopping away.

Now for tea.

 Now to watch the second film...

Now to read today's newspaper.

Skeeter Davis (born Mary Frances Penick;) was an American country music singer who sang crossover pop music songs including 1962's "The End of the World." She started out as part of the Davis Sisters as a teenager in the late 1940s, eventually landing on RCA Victor. In the late 1950s, she became a solo star. One of the first women to achieve major stardom in the country music field as a solo vocalist, she was an acknowledged influence on Tammy Wynette and Dolly Parton and was hailed as an "extraordinary country/pop singer" by The New York Times music critic Robert Palmer.

She would have been 90 years old 🎈

She died aged 72 in 2004

Charles  Westover , better known by his stage name Del Shannon, was an American rock and roll country musician, singer and songwriter, best known for his 1961 number 1 Billboard hit "Runaway". 

He would have been 87 years old 🎈

He sadly died aged 55 in 1990. 

The Beatles' "Hello Goodbye" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks in 1967.

British singer-songwriter Ray Davies, of The Kinks, is awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II in 2016.

Then on to watch the News, and the review of the newspapers.

Sleep Tea Time.

Ready to celebrate another New Year tomorrow..

 

 

Escaping......That Noise!

The person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused - Russ Dudley.

 Welcome to my Hump of the Week 🐫

Nice hug to start Hump Day with 🐫

Brew with Breakfast.

Thermal vest goes on.

Dressed.

Younger son had finished another puzzle \o/

He is starting another one after breakfast.

Now out for another road trip...

Now to start visiting some Charity Shops.

Pub had caught fire last year.

It was left to the last two Charity Shops when we found some things we needed.

We put the shopping trolley in the car and went to pick up some bits from Waitrose.

I used the scanner to keep an eye on what I was spending.

Went to scan it out, and had to be checked on what I bought.

Unloaded it all at the next available Cashier.

Only to be told, I only had to be checked for 5 items at the self service.

I replied to that gem was:

"Last time I was checked, the whole lot had to be rescanned...."

"That's been changed now,"I was told.

Just about to pay for it all, and my card wasn't being accepted by the card reader!

Quick wipe and the computer said "YES!"

I need a drink after that!

Now back home to unpack all the shopping.

But first the new soup maker goes on.

Bargains.

Hubby now has a big and small Hulk guarding his Rum! 

Now for the homemade soup.

Then I constructed a little film about Coffee and Rum...

It didn't take too long to do.

Speaking about Coffee....

It's time for one...

My perfume arrived :)

I wrote yesterday's blog post.

Now to get the tea ready.

Put on a good film to watch.

Nice easy Veggie Tea.

Someone put their 1979 Misty annual on Twitter.

She was commenting on how much people were selling copies of it.

I have 7 Misty Annuals and missing 1979.

Next a good film starts at 9pm.

All Because The Lady Loves Milk Tray↓

Quick read of today's newspaper.

USA No.1 on this day in 1973:

 Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle

UK No.1 on this day in 1987: 

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind 

Sleep Tea Time.

As we were getting ready for bed, my ear plugs had disappeared.

I'm not putting up with loud snoring no way!

I went back downstairs to sleep on the sofa instead...

Night all 

x

 

 

Ralph? I Know Of Another Ralph.....

Behind every successful man stands a woman. And behind her stands his wife - Fay Weldon

 Welcome to my Tuesday 💪

Nice warm hug.

Brew with breakfast.

Thermal vest goes on.

Dressed.

Now to leave the house.

Fetches the newspaper on the way.

Sees my gold diggering brother at the Petrol Station.

My mobile phone decides to play up when needed.

One driver all over the road, goes past, 

and he has his mobile phone stuck to his ear when we went past him.

Then he overtook us,

(started to slow right down)

He slowed down even more coming up to the Road Traffic Island, just to make it bit more amusing, two cars jumped into the space that was left between us and him.

We parked in the car park, and now to look for some bargains.

We went into The Works, and picked up two boxes of charitable Christmas cards for next year. We had a look in the Craft Shop.

Next to look in the Garden Centre.

I got a few bits.

Nice glasses pity I don't drink alcohol!

Now went for a much needed coffee.

I had a Americano with Almond Milk, 

As they don't do full fat milk!

Now for lunch!

Now to walk it off!

I met a dog called Ralph and had a yak with his owner.

The only other Ralph I knew was:

Now back on the road, home.

Gets back home.

Unpacks the small amount of things we got.

Now for a very strong cup of coffee...

My son's Air Frier came out to do their tea of chips and fishcakes.

We were still full up from lunch.

We watched a great film...

Now to catch up with some Christmas Specials of Top Of The Pops.

1986.

Then onto 1978 Christmas Special.

I got on with writing yesterday's blog post.

Then a quick look in today's newspaper.

Chas Hodges was an English musician and singer who was the lead vocalist of the musical duo Chas & Dave.

He would have been 78 years old 🎈 

He sadly died aged 74 in 2018.

Paul Walden , commonly known as Guru Josh, was a Jersey musician, active in the British post-acid house scene, best known for his debut single "Infinity", initially released in 1989 on Walden's record label, Infinity Records. The song was re-released in 1990 by BMG Records, and then re-released in 2008 by Darren Bailie, who created the Guru Josh Project. The song was released again in 2012.

He sadly died on this day in 2015 aged 51.

News time.

Sleep Tea Time. 

Bed early as having a road trip to Alcester tomorrow!