Rolling, Rolling Into The New Year!

May all your troubles last long as your New Year 's resolutions -

Joey Adams.

New Year's Eve 

Welcome to my Friday Feeling 💋

Nice big warm hug.

Goes back to sleep,

Wakes up 8.30am!

Gets up son,

(Who is supposed to be in by 9am!)

Breakfast.

Dressed.

Cuts three pieces of Christmas cake.

Just about to leave the house and it starts raining.

Puts on the rain mac.

Now to leave the house.

I gets the newspaper on the way.

Drops off son with 2 pieces of Christmas cake.

Then off to see my friend with other piece of Christmas cake.

Has a nice chat, coffee.

Wishes her a Happy New Year.

Gets back home.

 Hubby had took all the things off the bathroom wall, ready to apply some nice blue paint to the walls.

The Dunelm order I put in on Christmas Eve, which was supposed to be ready for yesterday, isn't ready, which doesn't help that I had ordered some rollers to paint the wall with!

I put a Click and Collect order with Screwfix for some rollers,

(I checked they had some in stock before I ordered them.)

We went out to Morrisons to get some bits.

(Hoping I would get the text message to pick up the rollers while I was out)

We have a easy lunch when we got back.

With some much needed coffee.

I opened my packets that came this morning.

It didn't help the one sat in the chair, the arm had broken off in the process of being delivered.

Do you think I could find my super glue?

One of the kids used it last time, and didn't give me back!

Great.

I had to go and order some more!

I went to see how hubby was doing on painting the bathroom.

As we had no paint rollers,he had to use a paint brush instead.

I put my hand on a bit of newly painted wall.

I had a nice blue hand ;) 

Time to relax with coffee.

Now to write yesterday's blog post.

Still nothing from Screwfix.

(It is now shut until Sunday)

I have tried to cancel my Dunelm order as my order has frozen in time!

Time for a much needed drink as well.

 Boxes up the Nutcracker Soldiers

&

Christmas House.

As the Christmas Decs are coming down tomorrow.

Hubby starts on his Rum...

We had some party food to eat.

We caught up on a tv programme we recorded earlier on in the week about Terry Wogan.

Wogan:Now You're Talking.

Then onto 

"Have I Got News For You" Best of 2021.

Quick look into today's newspaper.

Eric Nelson  known professionally as Ricky Nelson, was an American singer, musician, and actor.

He died on this day in 1985 aged 45. 

Dean Ford (born Thomas McAleese ) was a Scottish singer and songwriter best known for his tenure as lead vocalist and frontman of the beat pop group Marmalade from 1966 to 1974. Ford (credited as McAleese) co-wrote the group's worldwide hit "Reflections of My Life" with fellow band member Junior Campbell. "Reflections of My Life" has sold more than two million units globally, and in 1998 the writers were awarded a Special Citation of Achievement by BMI for attaining radio broadcast performances in excess of one million in the U.S. alone.

He died on this day in 2018 aged 73.

The Monkee's "I'm a Believer" hits #1 & stays there for 7 weeks in 1966.

The rum is going down ↓↓

Sleep Tea Time.

Time for the Bongs and Fireworks...

Off to the first sleep of 2022!

Happy New Year Everyone! 

 

 

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