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Showing posts with label Sam And Dave. Show all posts

Wednesday 13 January 2021

Keeping The Hump Excited!

Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where the fruit is?
- Frank Scully 
Welcome to my Hump of the Week 🐫
Brew with hug.
Breakfast.
Gave hubby a sloppy wet 💋 before he went to work.
Dressed.
Got the kids up ready for on-line learning.
Quick coffee
Then on to writing yesterday's blog post.
Once that was done.
Out for some fresh air!
Wet hump day!
The freezer is still sat on the pavement from last week..↓
Gets the newspaper. 
Goes past my late dad's house.
Nothing is parked in the drive except my younger brother's limo and his wife's car.
Quick look in the newspaper↓
Patrick  McGoohan  was an American actor, screenwriter, and director. He began his career in the United Kingdom in the 1950s, relocating to the United States in the 1970s. His career-defining roles were in the British television series Danger Man (US: Secret Agent) and the surreal psychological drama The Prisoner, which he co-created. During his career, he received two Primetime Emmy Awards and a BAFTA. He was of Irish descent. 
He died on this day in 2009 aged 80.
Then I chopped up some onions,mushrooms and peppers.Fried them together.
Then pan fried some sausages and pieces of chicken for tonight.
Added it together and left it in the oven for later.
Light lunch time.
My kids had their lunch with me.
Once back to their on-line learning, 
I did my Jukebox on Twitter.
Finished just in time for Tea at 3.
Back on the sewing!
Just finished the last facemask as hubby walked in through the door!
He has a sloppy wet 💋
Tea is ready!
Film night again.
This time it is number 3.
I had a nice hot shower afterwards.
Followed by Sleep Tea.
Tried to keep my eyes open for the newspaper review, however we went gave up trying and off to go under that 16 tog duvet!
More Hump Excitement 🐪





 

Monday 17 August 2020

Hold On, It's Coming Soon!

A perpectual holiday is a good working definition of hell 
- George Bernard Shaw
Welcome aboard my tiny Wobbly Work Wheel 🎡
 The anti-snore pillow is working well :)
 Brew and hug↑
Followed by breakfast.
Dressed.
I am not trusting the weather at all..
I didn't fancy getting wet coming back from our walk.
Go in Sexy Beast instead↓
 
 I gave hubby a sloppy 💋 before he went 
First coffee of the day↓
Quick peek in the newspaper↓
 Anthony Valentine  was an English actor best known for his television roles: the ruthless Toby Meres in Callan (1967–72), the sadistic Major Horst Mohn in Colditz (1972–74), and the suave gentleman thief title character in Raffles (1977)He would have been 81 years old 🎈
He died in 2015 aged 76
 Robert  De Niro  is an American actor, producer, and director who holds both American and Italian citizenship. He is particularly known for his collaborations with filmmaker Martin Scorsese. He is the recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. In 2009, he received the Kennedy Center Honor. In 2016, he received a Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President Barack Obama.He is 77 years old 🎈
Belinda  Carlisle is an American singer, musician, and author. She gained worldwide fame as the lead singer of the Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female bands in history, and went on to have a prolific career as a solo artist.She is 62 years old🎈
Afterwards.
Kitchen gets tidied up.
Washing machine gets put on twice.
Tumble drier gets emptied, and clothes put away....
(I am leaving my play with Henry for tomorrow!)
Back on to catching up with the blog.
The weekend fun was posted.
Out comes the sewing machine.
I updated all my facemasks to include the pleats at the front.
 I had a box come for me↓
It contained the blue suit I won off Ebay last week for my son to wear in Sixth Form from September.
His black jumper (To wear in the winter in Sixth Form) also arrived.
I also have some black trousers coming to go with the two suit jackets that arrived last week.
Tracksuit bottoms, t-shirts, for his boxing will hopefully come by Saturday...
The much needed belts to keep his school trousers up, will hopefully come by the start of September!
Next week it's going to make sure they have everything for school, including stationary.
Check list being wrote as I write this blog! 
Even better, I got more funky fabric coming to make yet more facemasks!!!!
Lunch time
 Let's see how HOT it is in the USA↓
 At least in the UK it's gone cooler....from last week!
The desk fan that arrived on Friday is still in the box......
Back on the sewing...
Belated Tea at 3.↓
I got more facemasks before hubby got home↓
 I gave hubby a wet sloppy 💋 when he got home.
Then the rain and thunder started!
I managed to get 3 Chilli peppers out of the back garden to add to our Stir Fry...
 Nice Chicken Stir- Fry with Naan Bread↓
 We started Season 6 of NYPD Blue...↓
 Off to work I go...
 
 Not so well.
I couldn't get my playlist to work↓
 Good job I have some music on my phone to sing along with↓
 Nice and dark when I got home↓
 I needed a early night...
I took my sleep tea upstairs with a tired hubby↓
Fingers crossed anti-snore pillow will work its wonders tonight! 

 


 
 

Saturday 15 February 2020

Spreading The Love

 I've got a hair in my mouth.That takes me back - Lily Savage
Welcome to my Saturday.
The alarm went off...
We listened to the final hour of "Sounds of the 60s".
Followed by tea and hug in bed↓
 We were all up and ready to leave the house↓
 Storm Dennis is bringing some strong winds...
Off two lose 2 stone in weight↓
 Pixie hair cut time↓
I got the back shaved to a number 3 to give it chance to grow.
Visited the charity shop.
My sole buy↓
We gots lots of reduced food from the near-by Co-op...
Nibble time↓
 Now to get some steak for tonight's belated Valentine's meal↓
  Back home to unpack all the lovely meat.
Son was dropped off at his boxing lesson.
We wrote a small shopping list.
Coffee and nibble time↓
 Off out to do some shopping and pick up my dunelm orders↓
 we did our little food shop.
I found someone's receipt and they did a smaller shop than we did↓
Now to look in Dunelm↓
 I got a large glitter red tablecloth for £5 instead of £20.
Red glitter placemats was down to £2.
I picked up my orders as well.
I have a nice new rug in the living room↓
 I finished my hubby's Valentine's presents I made for him↓
(The picture is from Dunelm)
 Pom Pom wreath, & red shiny 💗
The table is ready for the Valentine's Meal↓
 Big steak time!
 Hubby's presents↓
 Mine↓
Now to let the tea go down before we start on the pudding...
Catch up time on the telly.
The Graham Norton Show
On the sofa are Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick, co-starring in Trolls World Tour, Strictly star Oti Mabuse talking about The Greatest Dancer, and Alan Carr. With music from Sam Smith.
Found a way to pimp up my sideboard my late mum gave me...↓
 I looked in the newspaper for the birthdays↓
 Mick Avory, British rock drummer (The Kinks),is 76 years old 🎈
 Nat King Cole, was an American vocalist and jazz pianist. He recorded over one hundred songs that became hits on the pop charts.He died aged 45 in 1965.
 Now for the pudding followed by chocolates...
Now to drag a tired husband to the warm bed....